/*=================================== Vertical Navigation ================================*/
.left_menu { 
	width: 264px;  
	background: url(images/left_menu/left_menu_button_big.png) no-repeat; 
	padding-left: 0;
	}

*html .left_menu { 
	background: url(images/left_menu/left_menu_button_big.gif) no-repeat; 
	width: 214px;  
	padding-left: 0;
	}
	
.left_menu li { 
position: relative; 
/*left: 0; */
width: 264px; 
height: 105px; 
list-style: none;  
vertical-align: middle;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}
	
#left_menu .left_menu_item { 
	height: 105px;
	}
	
.left_menu .left_menu_item_active{ 
height: 105px; 
}
	
.left_menu li a { 
display: block; 
position: relative; 
/*left: 0; */
height: 30px;   
font-size: 22px;  
font-family: "Times New Roman";
font-weight: bold; 
text-shadow: black 1px 1px 3px; 
color: #383838;
text-align: center;
top: 32px;
vertical-align: middle;
line-height: 22px; 
}

.left_menu2 { 
width: 158px;  
background: url(images/left_menu/left_menu_button2.png) no-repeat; 
padding-left: 0;
}	

.left_menu2 li { 
position: relative; 
/*left: 0; */
width: 158px; 
height: 51px; 
list-style: none;  
vertical-align: middle;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu2 .left_menu_item_active{ 
height: 51px; 
}

.left_menu2 li a { 
display: block; 
position: relative; 
/*left: 0; */
height: 30px;   
font-size: 22px;  
font-family: "Times New Roman";
font-weight: bold; 
text-shadow: black 1px 1px 3px; 
color: #383838;
text-align: center;
top: 15px;
vertical-align: middle;
line-height: 22px; 
}

.link_description{
	font-size: 16px;
}




#left_menu_div{
	/* position: fixed; */
	margin-top: 10px;
	width: 270px;
}

.left_menu_table{
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border: none;
	width: 203px;
}

.left_menu_table_topcenter{
	background: url('images/left_menu/menu_table_top.png') no-repeat;
	height: 45px;
	font-size: 20px;
	font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, "Arial Black", sans-serif;

	text-shadow: black 1px 1px 5px;
	color: #350000;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	text-align: center;
	vertical-align: middle;
	}

.left_menu_table_centerleft{
	width: 6px;

}

.left_menu_table_centercenter{
	width: 183px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid black;
	border-left: 1px solid black;
	border-right: 1px solid black;
	border-top: 1px solid black;
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu1_table_centercenter{
	width: 183px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid black;
	border-left: 1px solid black;
	border-right: 1px solid black;
	border-top: 1px solid black;
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu_table_centercenter ul{
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu_table_centerright{
	width: 14px;
	background: url('images/left_menu/menu_table_right.png') repeat-y left;
   padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
   margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu_table_bottomleft{
	width: 6px;
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
   margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

.left_menu_table_bottomcenter{
	width: 183px;
	background: url('images/left_menu/menu_table_bottom.png') repeat-x;
	height: 8px;
}

.left_menu_table_bottomright{
	width: 14px;
	height: 8px;
	background: url('images/left_menu/menu_table_bottom_right.png') no-repeat;
}