.menu_item{
  border:transparent;
  border-width:0px;
  /*border-width:0px 1px 1px 0px;*/
  /*border-color:#ffffff;*/
  font:  8pt Verdana;
  /*color:#10688E;*/
  color:#cccccc;
  padding-right:8px;
  padding-left:8px;
  padding-top:4px;
  padding-bottom:5px;
  background-color: transparent;
  /*background-color:#ffffff;*/
  /*background:url(images/gray.jpg);*/
}

/* link inside the menu box area */
.menu_item a:link {color: #10688E; text-decoration: none;}
.menu_item a:visited {color: #10688E; text-decoration: none;}
.menu_item a:hover {color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;}
/*.menu_item a:hover {color: #036; text-decoration: underline;}*/
.menu_item_selected{
  
  border:solid;
  border-width:0px;
  /*border-width:1px 1px 1px 0px;*/
  border-color:#ffffff;
  font: bold 9pt Verdana;
  color:#000000;
  padding-right:8px;
  padding-left:8px;
  padding-top:4px;
  padding-bottom:5px;
  /*background-color:#cc9900;*/
  /*background:url(images/gray.jpg);*/
}

.menu_item_selected a:link {color: #10688E; text-decoration: none;}
.menu_item_selected a:visited {color: #10688E; text-decoration: none;}


.menu_item_opened{
  POSITION:absolute;
  VISIBILITY: hidden;
/* height:300px;
  WIDTH:120px;*/
  /*border:solid;
  border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;
  border-color:#000099;*/
  BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffffff;
}