.panels {
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 180px;
border-bottom: 0px;

position:relative;
top:-18px;
}

.panels li {
border-bottom: 0px;
}

.panels li a {
background: #ffffff url(sidebar_bg.jpg) no-repeat left top;
font: bold 11px arial, "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana;
display: block;
width: 180px;
padding: 10px 0; /* Vertical (top/bottom) padding for each menu link */
text-indent: 5px;
text-decoration: none;
color: black;
border-bottom: 0px;
}

.panels li a:visited {
color: black;
border-bottom: 0px;
}

.panels li a:hover {
background: #ffffff url(sidebar_hover.jpg) no-repeat left top;
color: black;
border-bottom: 0px;
}

.panels li a:active {
background: #ffffff url(sidebar_bg.jpg) no-repeat left top;
color: red;
border-bottom: 0px;
}