#menu_bar { 
  float: left;
  display:inline;
  position: relative;
  height:33px;
  width: 762px;
}

#menu {
  width: 100%;
  float: left;
  display:inline;
  position: relative;
  background: url(../images/menu_bg.png) no-repeat;
  height:33px;
}

.menu_item { 
  top: 7px;
  z-index: 8;
}


#menu ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
/*  width: 127px;*/
  padding-right: 10px;
  height: 33px;
  float: left;
}


#menu a, #menu h2 {
  font: bold 14px/18px "Times New Roman", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-style: italic;
  display: block;
  border: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 2px 3px;
}

#menu h2 {
color: #FFFFFF;
/*background: #000;*/
text-transform: uppercase;
}

#menu a {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: #817ea5;
  /*background: #efefef;*/
  text-decoration: none;
}

#menu a:hover {
  color: yellow;
  /*background: url(../images/yellow_highlight.png);*/
  background-color: #817ea5;
}

#menu li {
  position: relative;
}

#menu ul ul {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 500;
  top: 22px;
  padding: 0;
}

#menu ul ul ul {
  top: 0;
  left: 100%;
}

div#menu ul ul,
div#menu ul li:hover ul ul,
div#menu ul ul li:hover ul ul
{
  display: none;
}

div#menu ul li:hover ul,
div#menu ul ul li:hover ul,
div#menu ul ul ul li:hover ul {
  display: block;
}