Theme development

Hi,

I have a problem concerning my text area in the center column. I have the theme vodoo dolly and everything works just fine except in the damn IE. The text in the center column moves all the way down and I don't know how to get it back up.

Here's a screenshot for better understanding: screenshot

Any idea?

Cheers,*h

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Just see this jpg

http://www.sinplin.com/photo/view.php?img=05a73bf89199dd13433619326e10521b

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