.menu {
  width: 900px;
  height: 22px;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1000;
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
  width:901px;
  w\idth: 900px;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style-type: none;
}
/* 
.menu ul ul {
  width: 149px;
}
 */
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
  float: left;
  width: auto;
  position: relative;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
  display: block;
  width: 138px;
  height: 20px;
  padding-left: 0px;
  line-height: 19px;
  font-size: 11px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff;
  background: #758279;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
  background: #000000;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover {
  background: #000000:
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
  background: #000000;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
  background: #e2dfa8;
}

/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
  background: #b2ab9b;
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
  visibility: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  height: 0;
  top: 20px;
  left: 0;
  width: 140px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
  top:19px;
  t\op:20px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
  left: 140px;
  top: -1px;
  width: 140px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
  left: -140px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
  background: #000000;
  color: #EAEAEA;
  height: auto;
  line-height: 1em;
  padding: 5px 5px;
  width: 76px;
  border-width: 0 1px 1px 1px;
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
  width: 141px;
  w\idth: 76px;
}

.menu ul ul.submenu2 a, .menu ul ul.submenu2 a:visited {
  width: 120px;
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul.submenu2 a, * html menu ul ul.submenu2 a:visited {
  width: 141px;
  w\idth: 120px;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a:hover {
  color: #857841;
  background: #000000;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
  color: #857841;
  background: #000000;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul{
  visibility: visible;
}

/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul {
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul {
  visibility: visible;
}

A.menu1, A.menu1:visited {
	width: 109px;
  background: url("../images/menu_story.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu2, A.menu2:visited {
	width: 78px;
  background: url("../images/menu_catalog.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu3, A.menu3:visited {
	width: 69px;
  background: url("../images/menu_events.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu4, A.menu4:visited {
	width: 61px;
  background: url("../images/menu_tents.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu5, A.menu5:visited {
	width: 113px;
  background: url("../images/menu_instructions.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu6, A.menu6:visited {
	width: 105px;
  background: url("../images/menu_whatsnew.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu7, A.menu7:visited {
	width: 103px;
  background: url("../images/menu_newsletter.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu8, A.menu8:visited {
	width: 109px;
  background: url("../images/menu_employment.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu9, A.menu9:visited {
	width: 100px;
  background: url("../images/menu_contactus.jpg") 0 0 no-repeat;
}
A.menu1:hover, A.menu2:hover, A.menu3:hover, A.menu4:hover, A.menu5:hover, A.menu6:hover, A.menu7:hover, A.menu8:hover, A.menu9:hover   {
  background-position: 0px -20px;
}