#left_menu div.submenu, #left_menu div.element, #left_menu a {
	display:block; 
	margin:0; 
	padding:0; 
	border:0;
	font-size: 10px;  
	font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
}
#left_menu {
	width: 194px;
	/*height: 225px;*/
	background-repeat: repeat-y;	
	left: 0; top: 100px;
	/*opacity: 0.9; /* nIE */
}
#left_menu div.submenu {
	width: 194px;
	/*min-height: 225px;*/
	/*background: #f4f2f3;*/
	background-image: url(../images/trans.png);
	/*border-left: solid 2px #fff;*/
} 

#left_menu div.element div.submenu { width: 266px; }

#left_menu div.element {
	z-index: 9;
	border: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
	background: #24297a;
	width: 194px;
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
} 

#left_menu div.element img{
	padding-top: 21px;
	padding-right: 10px;
} 

#left_menu .submenu div.element .submenu div.element img{
	padding-top: 9px;
} 

#left_menu div.element div.submenu div.element{
	z-index: 9;
	border: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
	background: none;
	/*width: 192px;*/
	opacity: 0.9;
} 

#left_menu div.element div.element { 
	width: 266px; 
}

#left_menu div.element div.submenu {
	position: absolute;
	left: 194px;
	top: 0;
	/*margin-top: 100px;*/ top: 100px;
} #left_menu div.element div.element div.submenu { left: 266px; top: 0; bottom: 0; }

#left_menu .submenu .element a {
	padding: 17px 0 17px 10px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #fff;
	font-family: Verdana;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;	
	border: none;
	display: block;
	width: 162px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}

#left_menu .submenu .element .submenu .element a {
	padding: 4px 5px 5px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #2E347C!important;
	font-weight:normal;
	border: none;
	display: block;
	width: 236px
}

#left_menu div.element div.element a { width: 212px }
#left_menu div.submenu div.element div.submenu div.element:hover {background-color: #A4A4A4; }		
		
#left_menu div.submenu div.submenu, #left_menu div.element:hover div.submenu div.submenu {
	display:none;
	min-height: 274px;
	z-index: 999;
}

#left_menu div.element:hover div.submenu, #left_menu div.element:hover div.element:hover div.submenu {
	display:block;
	border-left: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
}

#left_menu a.active {
	/*background-color: #E6E6E6;*/
	color:black;
}