/*   
~ ~ ~
*/
#sideMnu {
	background: #3F5877;
	width: 155px;
	margin: 1px auto 1px auto;
	color: white;
	/*Some cool shadow and glow effect*/
	box-shadow: 
		0 5px 15px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 
		0 0 200px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
/*list items*/
#sideMnu li {
	list-style-type: none;
}
/*heading styles*/
#sideMnu h3 {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 34px;
	padding: 0 10px;
	cursor: pointer;
	/*fallback for browsers not supporting gradients*/
	background: #003040; 
	background: linear-gradient(#4975b0, #294569); /*#003040, #002535*/
}
/*heading hover effect*/
#sideMnu h3:hover {
	text-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}
/*iconfont styles*/
#sideMnu h3 span {
	font-size: 16px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}
/*Lets hide the non active LIs by default*/
#sideMnu ul ul {
	display: none;
}
/*links*/
#sideMnu ul ul li a {
	color: white;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 27px;
	display: block;
	padding: 0 15px;
	/*transition for smooth hover animation*/
	transition: all 0.15s;
}
/*hover effect on links*/
#sideMnu ul ul li a:hover {
	background: #003545;
	border-left: 5px solid lightgreen;
}
#sideMnu li.active ul {
	display: block;
}
.icon-dashboard, .icon-tasks, .icon-about, .icon-heart {
	background: url('images/bgOppba.gif') no-repeat left center;	
}
.active span{
	background: url('images/star.png') no-repeat left center;	
}