.column_menu{
width: 199px;
height: 740px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
position: relative;
}

.menu{
display: block;
position: absolute;
left:15px;
top:10px;
z-index: 999!important;
}

.menu ul.special{
float:left;
margin-left:-2px
}

.menu ul.special li{
font-family:rockwell, arial;
float:left;
clear:left;
width:173px;
font-size:15px;
font-weight:bold;
margin-bottom:2px;
line-height:38px;
}

.menu ul.special li a{
text-indent:11px;
color:#fff;
text-decoration:none;
height:38px;
width:173px;
display:block;
background:url(images/title_bar_gradient.jpg);
}

.menu ul.special li a:hover{
}

.menu ul.top{
float:left;
clear:left;
padding-top:5px;
}

.menu ul li.top{
display: block;
width: 165px;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: bold;
position:relative;
z-index: 999!important;
}

.menu li.top a:link, .menu li.top a:visited{
display:block;
color: #7a7979;
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
padding-top:8px;
line-height:20px;
}

.menu li.top a:hover, .menu li.top a:active{
border-bottom:1px solid #cac9c9;
background:url(images/green-arrow.png) no-repeat right 11px;
}

/*css for flyout menu*/

.menu ul.flyout{
display:none;
z-index:999;
}

.menu li:hover ul.flyout{
position:absolute;
left:165px;
top:0px;
background:#e6e5e5;
display:block;
z-index: 999!important;
}

.menu ul li.flyout{
background:#e6e5e5;
border-left:3px solid #fff;
margin:0 0 0 20px;
text-indent: 5px;
color:#fff;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold;
padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;
z-index:999;
}

.menu ul li.flyout_bottom{
background:#e6e5e5;
border-left:3px solid #fff;
margin-left:20px;
height:7px;
padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;
}

.menu li.flyout a:link, .menu li.flyout a:visited{
display:block;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
width: 210px;
padding-top:8px;
margin:0px;
line-height:20px;
}

.menu ul li.flyout a:hover{
border-bottom:1px solid #cac9c9;
background:none;
}

/*styling for the generated links from wp_list_Categories*/

.menu ul li.cat-item{
background:#e6e5e5;
border-left:3px solid #fff;
margin:0 0 0 20px;
text-indent: 5px;
color:#fff;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold;
padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;
z-index:999;
}

.menu li.cat-item a:link, .menu li.cat-item a:visited{
display:block;
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
width: 210px;
padding-top:8px;
margin:0px;
line-height:20px;
}

.menu ul li.cat-item a:hover{
border-bottom:1px solid #cac9c9;
background:none;
}