.vertical-menu {

  margin-right:10px;
  margin-left:7px;
  margin-top: 9px; 
  padding-bottom: 3px;

  background:#00215A; /* #c9ba65;*/
  color:#ddd;

  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; 
  font-size: 9pt;

  float:left;
}

.vertical-menu-entry{
  margin-left: 6px;
  margin-right: 6px;
  padding-left: 3px;
  padding-right: 3px;
}

a.vertical-menu-entry:link { color:#ddd;  }
a.vertical-menu-entry:visited { color:#ddd;}
a.vertical-menu-entry:hover { color:#00215A; background-color:#ddd;  }
a.vertical-menu-entry:active { color:#00215A; background-color:#ddd; }
a.vertical-menu-entry:focus { color:#00215A; background-color:#ddd; }