.menu {
padding-bottom:7px;
background-image:url(../images/menufirst.gif); background-repeat:no-repeat;
padding-left:1px; 
position:relative;  
z-index:100;
height:29px; 
}
.menu ul li { 
float: left;
}
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
color:#3F3F3F;
display:block;
text-decoration:none;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-family:"Palatino Linotype", Times, serif;
background-image:url(../images/menur.gif); 
background-position:100% 0; background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.menu ul li a span {
display:block;
padding:8px 20px 6px 20px; 
background-image:url(../images/menul.gif); 
background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
.menu ul {padding:0; margin:0; list-style: none;}
.menu ul li {float:left; position:relative;}
.menu ul li ul {display: none;}

.menu ul li:hover a {
text-decoration: none; 
color:#AE2016;
background-image:url(../images/menura.gif); 
}
.menu ul li:hover a span {
background-image:url(../images/menula.gif); 
}

.menu ul li.active a:link, .menu ul li.active a:visited, .menu ul li.active a:hover, .menu ul li.active a:active {
text-decoration: none; 
color:#AE2016;
font-weight:bold;

background-image:url(../images/menur.gif); 
}
.menu ul li.active a:link span, .menu ul li.active a:visited span, .menu ul li.active a:hover span, .menu ul li.active a:active span {
background-image:url(../images/menul.gif);
padding:8px 19px 6px 19px;
}

.menu ul li.active:hover ul { display:none;}

.menu ul li.left:hover ul {

top:29px;
left:-1px;
}
.menu ul li.right:hover ul {
top:29px;
right:0px;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute;
padding:4px 0 4px 0;
border-right:1px solid #DFDFDF;
border-bottom:1px solid #DFDFDF;
border-left:1px solid #DFDFDF;
background-color:#FFFFFF; 
width:auto;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-image: url(../images/sublia.gif); background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;
color:#3F3F3F; 
font-size:12px;
line-height:14px; 
font-weight: bold;
width:135px;
text-transform:none;	
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover { color:#AE2016; text-decoration:underline;}

.menu ul li.left:hover ul li a {
 background-position:8px 7px;  
padding:0 10px 3px 14px !important;
}
.menu ul li.right:hover ul li a {
background-position:149px 7px;
padding:0 14px 3px 10px !important;
text-align:right;
}