Why is this HTML screwed up?

http://ak74.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/

For some reason, the text that starts with "Ask Questions and see
Questions Answered by Our Tutors on 'Quadratic_Equations'" does not
start on the beginning of a new line, as I intend, despite liberal use
of <BR> and <P>. Instead, it wraps AFTER the ad table, in a quite
unsightly manner. I am stumped.

Any thoughts?

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Previously in alt.www.webmaster, Ignoramus30876
<ignoramus30876@NOSPAM.30876.invalid> said:

> http://ak74.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/

319 validation errors (though that is reduced to 58 if you use the HTML
Transitional Doctype instead of XHTML - most are related to uppercase
tags or unquoted attributes).

> For some reason, the text that starts with "Ask Questions and see
> Questions Answered by Our Tutors on 'Quadratic_Equations'" does not
> start on the beginning of a new line, as I intend, despite liberal use
> of <BR> and <P>. Instead, it wraps AFTER the ad table, in a quite
> unsightly manner. I am stumped.

Not here it doesn't, although the line that starts "Random SAT word..."
just above it does exhibit the behaviour you mention.

Short answer: remove the align="left" from the ad tables.

Long answer: rewrite the page from scratch, and use proper HTML Strict
and CSS.

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Mark Parnell
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