.menu{
    font: bold 15px Tahoma,Georgia,Arial;
    padding-left: 46px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1589;
}

.menu ul{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
position:relative;
z-index:1589;
}

.menu ul li{
position: relative;
display: inline;
float: left;
z-index:1589;
}

.menu ul li.active {
    background-image: url("images/hmenu_ecke.jpg");
    background-position: 17px 35px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    display: inline;
    float: left;
    height: 47px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1589;
}

.menu ul li a.active{
    background-image: url("images/hmenu_ro.jpg");
    background-position: 0 4px;
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    color: #FFFFFF;
}

.menu ul li a{
   color: #FFFFFF;
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    line-height: 18px;
    padding: 11px 27px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

* html .menu ul li a{ /*IE6 hack to get sub menu links to behave correctly*/
display: inline-block;
}

.menu ul li a:link, .menu ul li a:visited{
}

.menu ul li a:visited{
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
}


.menu ul li ul li a:visited{
color:#8E8E8E;
text-decoration:none;
}

.menu ul li a:hover{
color:#FFFFFF;
background-image: url("images/hmenu_ro.jpg");
background-position: 0 4px;
background-repeat: repeat-x;
}
	
.menu ul li ul{
    background-color: #E9E9E9;
    border: 0 none;
    display: block;
    left: 0;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
    padding-top: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    visibility: hidden;
    width: 150px;
    z-index: 1850;
}

.menu ul li ul li{
    background-color: #E9E9E9;
    display: list-item;
    float: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    padding-left: 4px;
    padding-right: 4px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 89;
}

.menu ul li ul li ul{
top: 0;
z-index:1900;
position:relative;
}

.menu ul li ul li a{
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
    color: #8E8E8E;
    display: block;
    font: 12px Arial,Verdana;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 9px 15px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E4E4;
}

.menu ul li ul li a:hover{
background: #eeeeee; /*tab link background during hover state*/
color: #646464;
display:block;
}

.menu ul li ul li a.subactive{ 
background: #eeeeee; /*tab link background during hover state*/
font-weight:bold;
color: #646464;
}

.downarrowclass{
position: absolute;
}

.rightarrowclass{
position: absolute;
}