.side_menu .item1,
.side_menu .item1:hover,
.side_menu .item1-active,
.side_menu .item1-active:hover {
	background:url(img/side_menu_link_simple_bg.gif) repeat-x;
	border:1px solid #7A7A70;
	text-decoration:none;
	text-align:left;
	font-size:14px;
	color:#FFFEFF;
	font-weight:normal;
	padding:7px 0px 7px 9px;
	margin:0px;
	display:block;
	white-space:nowrap;
	position:relative;
}
.side_menu .item1:hover,
.side_menu .item1-active,
.side_menu .item1-active:hover {
	background:url(img/side_menu_link_hover_bg.gif) repeat-x;
	border:1px solid #3E3D39;
	color:#FFFFFF;
}
.side_menu .item1 img{
	position: absolute;
    top: 8px;
    right: 9px;
    border: 0px;
}
.side_menu .item2,
.side_menu .item2:hover,
.side_menu .item2-active,
.side_menu .item2-active:hover {
	color: #FFFEFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	display: block;
	white-space: nowrap;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 500;
	text-align: left;
	vertical-align:middle;
	padding:7px 40px 7px 10px;
	margin:0px;
	background-color:#383733
}
.side_menu .item2:hover,
.side_menu .item2-active,
.side_menu .item2-active:hover {
	background-color:#41403C;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}
.side_menu .item2 img,
.side_menu .item2-active img{
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 3px;
    border: 0px;
}

.side_menu .section {
	border: 0px;
	position: absolute ;
	visibility: hidden;
	z-index: -1;
}
td.hover{
	background:url(img/menu-hover-bg.gif) repeat-x;
}
td.simple{
	background:none;
}

* html .side_menu td { position: relative; } /* ie 5.0 fix */