background is broken on 1600x1400 resolution (it loops)
<table width="100" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://www.resident2000.com/temp.jpg" width="600" height="182"></td>
<td>*</td>
</tr>
</table>
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use css an put this into:
background-image: url("source_of_the_image.gif");
background-repeat: no-repeat;