does this mean the image will be locked in place no matter what's around it?
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            In context of HTML, absolutely positioning anything means it's essentially "taken out of the flow" - it does not affect the placement of other elements, and other elements don't affect the placement of it
                  Jani Hartikainen
                   2009-08-26 17:05:34