.left_menu {
	width:95%;
}

.left_menu .item1 {	
	background:#99B2B2;
	border:0px;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color:#000000;
	font-family:"Verdana";
	font-size:80%;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-align:left;
}

.left_menu .subitem1  {
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	background-color:#D6E0E0;
}
.left_menu .item_blank  {
        margin:0px;
        padding:0px;
        background-color:#FFFFFF;
}

.left_menu .subitem1 ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .subitem1 li {
	border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF;
	padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .subitem1 li a {
 	background-color:#D6E0E0;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color:#000000;
	font-family:"Verdana";
	font-size:75%;
	font-weight:normal;
	display:block;
	text-align:left;
	text-decoration:none;
}


.left_menu .subitem1 li a:hover {
	background-color:#99B2B2;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color:#000000;
	font-family:"Arial, Verdana";
	font-size:75%;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-align:left;
	text-decoration:none;
}




.left_menu .item2 {	
	background-color:#A9A9A9;
	border:0px;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color:#000000;
	font-family:"Verdana";
	font-size:80%;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-align:left;
}

.left_menu .subitem2  {
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	background-color:#DBDFE2;
}

.left_menu .subitem2 ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .subitem2 li {
	border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF;
	padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .subitem2 li a {
 	background-color:#DBDFE2;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color: #000000;
	font-family:"Verdana";
	font-size:75%;
	font-weight:normal;
	display:block;
	text-align:left;
	text-decoration:none;
}


.left_menu .subitem2 li a:hover {
	background-color:#A9A9A9;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	padding-left:10px;
	color:#000000;
	font-family:"Arial, Verdana";
	font-size:75%;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-align:left;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.left_menu .login {
  background-color:#DBDFE2;
  font-size:85%;
  font-family: Verdana;
  color:#000000;
  text-align:center;
}

.left_menu .login form {
  margin:0px;
  padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .login ul {
  list-style:none;
  margin:0;
  padding-top:0px;
  padding-left:0px;
  padding-right:0px;
  padding-bottom:0px;
}

.left_menu .login li {
  border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF;
  padding:0px;
}

.left_menu .login input {
  width:90px;
  height:15px;
  font-size: 100%;
  font-family: Verdana;
}

.left_menu .login .submit {
  width:50px;
  height:20px;
}

.left_menu .sponsors {
  background-color:#FFFFFF;
  font-size:80%;
  font-family: Verdana;
  color:#000000;
  text-align:left;
}