#contents { margin-left:12em; position: absolute; top: 0px; } 

#navcontainer { margin-left: 0px; }

#navcontainer ul
{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
font-family: verdana, arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#navcontainer li { 
margin: 0 0 0 0;
border-bottom:1px solid #666666;
}

#navcontainer a
{
display: block;
padding: 5px 10px;
width: 140px;
color: #cccccc;
background-color:transparent;
text-decoration: none;
}

#navcontainer a:hover
{
color: #fff;
background-color:#630000;
text-decoration: none;
}

#navcontainer ul ul li { 
margin: 0 0 0 0;
border-bottom:1px solid #333333;
}

#navcontainer ul ul a
{
display: block;
padding: 2px 5px 2px 20px;
width: 140px;
color: #cccccc;
background-color:#666666;
text-decoration: none;
}

#navcontainer ul ul a:hover
{
color: #630000;
background-color:#8e8e8e;
text-decoration: none;
}