.left_menu {    
    font-size: 1.0em;
/*     font-weight: bold; */
    padding: 20px 0px 20px 15px;
    background-color: white; 
    /*border-right: 1px solid #aeaeae;*/
}

.menu_item {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

/*.heading {font-weight: bold;font-size: 1.05em;
    background-color: #666;
    margin: 20px 0 6px 0;
    padding: 0.25em 0.8em 0.20em 0.8em;
    color: #aecdae;
}*/

.heading {/*font-weight: bold;*/ font-size: 1.05em;
    background-color: #248249;
    margin: 10px 0 4px 0;
    padding: 0.10em 0.5em 0.10em 0.5em;
    color:  #dbe6c3;/*#d1e3d1;*/ /*#bedcca;*/
}

.menu {width: 15em;
    color: #444;
    margin: 2px 0 2px 0px;
    padding: 0.16em 0.5em 0.16em 0.0em;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.sep {
    height: 30px;

}


.menu_item a:link,
.menu_item a:visited,
.menu_item a:active,
.menu_item a:hover {
/*     margin-left: 1.3em; */
    padding-left: 1.3em; 
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #38483e;
}

.menu_item a#active
 {
    background: url(../img/punkt.gif) repeat-y left center; /*background-color: #eaeaea;*/
}

 
.menu_item a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}