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ok well i want to keep each one in columns but since latest entries and latest journals are going to be listed i need to have them in their own table inside a table. so basically my problem is all that extra space. any suggestions on how i can rid of that space or put them in columns?

here the parsed code taking from view source for the table:

<table class="tborder" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="3">Welcome to Vb Journal</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Latest Entries</td><td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Latest Journals</td>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">Journal Links</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<table>
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><div class="smallfont"><a href="journal.php?do=showentry&e=12&j=">another test entry</a> - (05-30-2004 at 08:52 PM)<br /><span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="window.open('member.php?u=1')">Antonbomb22</span></div></td>
</tr><tr>
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont"><a href="journal.php?do=showentry&e=10&j=">test entry</a> - (05-17-2004 at 04:39 PM)<br /><span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="window.open('member.php?u=1')">Antonbomb22</span></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td>
Latest Journals Go Here!
</td>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">
<a href="journal.php?do=gotomyjournal">My Journal</a><br />
<a href="journal.php?do=gotomyjournal&action=addentry">Add Entry To Your Journal</a><br />
<a href="journal.php?do=showjbuddies">Show Journal Buddies</a><br />
<a href="journal.php?do=editjbuddies">Edit Journal Buddies</a><br />
</td>
</tr>
</table>