/* Some stylesheet reset */

.left_content > ul{
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0px;
	vertical-align: baseline;
	line-height: 1;
}

.left_content > ul li ul {
                background-color: #c0c1bf; 
  margin-top: -10px; 
  padding-top: 10px;
}

/* li without a href hand cursor*/
.has-sub {
  cursor: hand; 
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* The container */
.left_content > ul {
	display: block;
	position: relative;
	width: 190px; 
}

	/* The list elements which contain the links */
	.left_content > ul li {
		display: block;
		position: relative;
		margin: 0;
		padding: 0px;
		width: 190px;	
	}
    
		/* General link styling */
		.left_content > ul li a, .a{
			/* Layout */
			display: block;
			position: relative;
			margin: 0;
			padding: 8px 0px 0px 20px;
      height: 24px;
			width: 160px;
      margin-bottom: 10px;

			/* Typography */
			font-family: Calibri, Tahoma, Arial;
      font-size: 15px;
			color: #5e5f61;
			text-decoration: none;
			font-weight: 300;

			/* Background & effects */
      line-height: 1;
      font-weight: bold; 
			background: url('../pics/left_link.png') no-repeat;
		}    

		/* The hover state of the menu/submenu links */
		.left_content > ul li>a:hover, li>.a:hover, .left_content > ul li:hover>a, li:hover>.a {
			color: #c95ccd;
      text-decoration: none;
      line-height: 1; 
      font-weight: bold;
			background: url('../pics/left_link_selected.png') no-repeat;
			border-color: transparent;
		}  
    
    /* Advent */
    
		.left_content > ul li.active-advent a, li.active-advent .a{
			/* Layout */
			display: block;
			position: relative;
			margin: 0px 0px 10px -13px;
			padding: 8px 0px 0px 33px;
      height: 24px;
			width: 193px;
       
			/* Typography */
			font-family: Calibri, Tahoma, Arial;
      font-size: 15px;
			color: #5e5f61;
			text-decoration: none;
			font-weight: 300;

			/* Background & effects */
      line-height: 1;
      font-weight: bold; 
			background: url('../pics/left_link_gift.png') no-repeat;
		}    

		/* The hover state of the menu/submenu links */
		.left_content > ul li.active-advent>a:hover, li.active-advent>.a:hover, .left_content > ul li.active-advent:hover>a, li.active-advent:hover>.a {
			color: #0ea40e;
      text-decoration: none;
      line-height: 1; 
      font-weight: bold;
			background: url('../pics/left_link_gift_selected.png') no-repeat;
			border-color: transparent;
		}   
    
     /* END - Advent */ 
    
     /* The arrow indicating a submenu */
  		.left_content > ul .has-sub>a::after, .left_content >ul .has-sub>.a::after {
			content: '';
			position: absolute;
			top: 12px;
			right: 10px;
			width: 0px;
			height: 0px;

			/* Creating the arrow using borders */
			border: 4px solid transparent;
			border-left: 4px solid #8f0302; 
		}
    
    /* The same arrow, but with a darker color, to create the shadow effect */
    .left_content > ul .has-sub>a::before, .left_content > ul .has-sub>.a::before {
			content: '';
			position: absolute;
			top: 12px;
			right: 10px;
			width: 0px;
			height: 0px;

			/* Creating the arrow using borders */
			border: 4px solid transparent;
			border-left: 4px solid #fff;
		}

		/* Changing the color of the arrow on hover */
		.left_content > ul li>a:hover::after, .left_content > ul li>.a:hover::after, .left_content > ul li:hover>a::after, .left_content > ul li:hover>.a::after {
			border-left: 4px solid #dc3332
		}

		.left_content > ul li>a:hover::before, .left_content > ul li:hover>a::before {
			border-left: 4px solid rgba(57, 197, 42, .25);
		}
    
		/* THE SUBMENUS */
		.left_content > ul ul {
			position: absolute;
			left: 190px;
			top: -9999px;
			padding-left: 0px;
			opacity: 0;
		}

		/* Showing the submenu when the user is hovering the parent link */
		.left_content > ul li:hover>ul {
			top: 0px;
			opacity: 1; 
		}