.container .menu {
	width:750px; 
	font-size:14px;
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.container .menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}
.container .menu ul ul {
width:150px;
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.container .menu li {
float:left;
width:149px;
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.container .menu a, .container .menu a {
display:block;
font-size:0.9em;
font-weight: 900;
text-decoration:none; 
color: rgb(8, 40, 142); 
width:139px; 
height:30px; 
border:1px solid #fff; 
border-width:1px 0px 0 0; 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:38px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .container .menu a, * html .container .menu a{
width:150px;
w\idth:139px;
}

/* first level */
.container .menu ul li ul li a {
color: rgb(245,245,245);
}

.container .menu ul ul ul a:visited.hover {
color: rgb(8, 40, 142);
}
 
/* style the second level background */
.container .menu ul ul a.drop, .container .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	 background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/pfeil.png); 
}
* html .container .menu ul ul a.drop, * html .container .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
/* style the second level hover */
.container .menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
        background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/pfeil.png);
        background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/hover.png);
        
}
* html .container .menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
.container .menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
       background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/hover.png);
}
* html .container .menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
/* style the third level background */
.container .menu ul ul ul a, .container .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	/* background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/pfeil.png); */
}
* html .container .menu ul ul ul a, * html .container .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
/* style the third level hover */
.container .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	/* background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/hover.png); */
	color: rgb(8, 40, 142);
}
* html .container .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}

.container .menu ul ul li {
	background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/transparent.png);
}
* html .container .menu ul ul li {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
.container .menu ul ul li a:hover {
	background-image: url(../bilder/system/navi/hover.png);
}
* html .container .menu ul ul li a:hover {
	background: rgb(149, 171, 243);
}
 
 
/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.container .menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:31px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .container .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}
 
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.container .menu ul ul ul{
left:149px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.container .menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-150px;
}
 
/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.container .menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}
 
/* style the second level links */
.container .menu ul ul a, .container .menu ul ul a:visited {
font-size:0.8em;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:129px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .container .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:129px;
}
 
 
/* style the top level hover */
.container .menu a:hover, .container .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color: rgb(8, 40, 142);
}
* html .container .menu a:hover, * html .container .menu ul ul a:hover{
	background: white;
}

.container .menu :hover > a, .container .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color: rgb(8, 40, 142);
}
 
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.container .menu ul li:hover ul,
.container .menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.container .menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}
 
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.container .menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}