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<table width="98%"  align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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    <td width="15" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/left.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/left.gif" width="15"  border="0" alt="" /></td>
    <td width="100%">

<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" class="sand_header_bg">
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	<td align="$stylevar[left]" valign="top" height="126"><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]"><img src="$stylevar[titleimage]" border="0" alt="$vboptions[bbtitle]" /></a> </td> <td style="padding-bottom:20px;" width="400"> $zointsquote </td>
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		<div id="pageWrapper">
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			 <div id="masthead">	
          
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				<div id="nav1">
				  <ul>
					 <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
                                         <li id="zointsprofile"> <if condition="$show['member']">
				 <a href="#zointsprofile">Zoints</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("zointsprofile"); </script> 
			<else />
				 <a href="$vboptions[zointsprofile_basepath]">Social Profile</a> 
			</if>
</li>
					 <li><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">UserCP</a></li>
					 <li><a href="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="5">FAQ</a></li>
					 <li><a href="vbplaza.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Point Store</a></li>
					 <li><a href="rules.php">Rules</a></li>
					 <li><a href="memberlist.php$session[sessionurl_q]">Members</a></li>
					 <li><a href="blogs/">Blogs</a></li>
					 <li><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">New Posts</a></li>
					 <li><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">Search</a></li>
					 <li id="usercptools"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></li>
					 <li><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">Logout</a></li>
 

				  </ul>
				</div>
			 </div>
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When I try

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it does this (not good) it adds another huge space on the bottom of the logo area.