*{margin:0;padding:0}
body{ font-family: Verdana;}


#nav {
    float: left;
    width: 196px;
/*    border-top: 1px solid #999;
    border-right: 1px solid #999;
    border-left: 1px solid #999; */ 
}

#nav li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 2px 5px 5px 10px;
    text-align : left;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #333333;
/*    background: #ccc;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #999;  */
    text-decoration: none;

}
#nav li a:hover, #nav li a.active {
/*    background: #999;   */
    color: #333333;
}
#nav li ul {
    display: none; // used to hide sub-menus
}
#nav li ul li a {
    padding: 1px 5px 1px 25px;
/*    background: #ececec;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;   */
}