diff --git a/view/theme/blog/nav.tpl b/view/theme/blog/nav.tpl
index 06cfee7760..483886d073 100644
--- a/view/theme/blog/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/blog/nav.tpl
@@ -10,13 +10,98 @@
         <img width="1000" height="288" alt="" src="~blog.header.image~">
     </a>
     
-     <form id="searchform" action="$baseurl/search" method="get">
+     <form id="searchform" action="$baseurl/search" method="get" role="search">
         <label class="assistive-text" for="search">Search</label>
         <input id="search" class="field" type="text" placeholder="Search" name="search">
         <input id="searchsubmit" class="submit" type="submit" value="Search" name="submit">
     </form>
     
     <nav id="access" role="navigation">
-    
+        <div class="menu">
+            <ul>
+                {{ if $nav.home }}
+                    <li class="$sel.home"><a id="nav-home-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.home.2" href="$nav.home.0" title="$nav.home.3" >$nav.home.1</a></li>
+                    <span id="home-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
+                {{ endif }}
+
+                {{ if $nav.community }}<li class="$sel.community"><a id="nav-community-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.community.2 " href="$nav.community.0" title="$nav.community.3" >$nav.community.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+
+                {{ if $nav.login }}<li class="$sel.login"><a id="nav-login-link" class="nav-login-link $nav.login.2" href="$nav.login.0" title="$nav.login.3" >$nav.login.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+            
+                {{ if $nav.register }}<li class="$sel.register"><a id="nav-register-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.register.2 " href="$nav.register.0" title="$nav.register.3" >$nav.register.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+            
+                {{ if $nav.apps }}<li class="$sel.apps"><a id="nav-apps-link" class="nav-link $nav.apps.2" href="$nav.apps.0" title="$nav.apps.3" >$nav.apps.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+
+        {#<li><a id="nav-search-link" class="nav-link $nav.search.2" href="$nav.search.0" title="$nav.search.3" >$nav.search.1</a></li> #}
+
+                {{ if $nav.directory }}<li class="$sel.directory"><a id="nav-directory-link" class="nav-link $nav.directory.2" href="$nav.directory.0" title="$nav.directory.3" >$nav.directory.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+
+                {{ if $nav.help }} <li class="$sel.help"><a id="nav-help-link" class="nav-link $nav.help.2" target="friendika-help" href="$nav.help.0" title="$nav.help.3" >$nav.help.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+            </ul>
+        </div>
     </nav>
+    {{ if $nav.logout }}
+    <nav id="tools" role="navigation">
+        <div class="user">
+            <ul>
+                {{ if $userinfo }}
+                    <li><a href="$nav.home.0" title="$sitelocation"><img src="$userinfo.icon" alt="$userinfo.name">$userinfo.name</a>
+                        <ul id="nav-user-menu" class="menu-popup">
+                            {{ for $nav.usermenu as $usermenu }}
+                                <li><a class="$usermenu.2" href="$usermenu.0" title="$usermenu.3">$usermenu.1</a></li>
+                            {{ endfor }}
+                            
+                            
+                            {{ if $nav.contacts }}<li><a class="$nav.contacts.2" href="$nav.contacts.0" title="$nav.contacts.3" >$nav.contacts.1</a></li>{{ endif }}	
+
+                            {{ if $nav.manage }}<li><a class="$nav.manage.2 sep" href="$nav.manage.0" title="$nav.manage.3">$nav.manage.1</a></li>{{ endif }}				
+                            
+                            {{ if $nav.settings }}<li><a class="$nav.settings.2 sep" href="$nav.settings.0" title="$nav.settings.3">$nav.settings.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+                            {{ if $nav.admin }}<li><a class="$nav.admin.2" href="$nav.admin.0" title="$nav.admin.3" >$nav.admin.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+                            
+                            {{ if $nav.logout }}<li><a class="$nav.logout.2 sep" href="$nav.logout.0" title="$nav.logout.3" >$nav.logout.1</a></li>{{ endif }}
+                        </ul>
+                    </li>
+                {{ endif }}
+                
+                    {{ if $nav.network }}
+                    <li class="$sel.network">
+                        <a class="$nav.network.2" href="$nav.network.0" title="$nav.network.3" >$nav.network.1</a>
+                        <span id="net-update" class="nav-notify"></span>
+                    </li>
+                    {{ endif }}
+                
+                {{ if $nav.notifications }}
+                    <li class="$sel.notifications">
+                        <a id="nav-notifications-linkmenu" class="nav-commlink" href="$nav.notifications.0" rel="#nav-notifications-menu" title="$nav.notifications.1">$nav.notifications.1</a>
+                        <span id="notify-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
+                        <ul id="nav-notifications-menu" class="menu-popup">
+                            <li id="nav-notifications-see-all"><a href="$nav.notifications.all.0">$nav.notifications.all.1</a></li>
+                            <li id="nav-notifications-mark-all"><a href="#" onclick="notifyMarkAll(); return false;">$nav.notifications.mark.1</a></li>
+                            <li class="empty">$emptynotifications</li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </li>
+                {{ endif }}	
+                
+                {{ if $nav.introductions }}
+                    <li class="$sel.introductions">
+                        <a id="nav-notify-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.introductions.2" href="$nav.introductions.0" title="$nav.introductions.3" >$nav.introductions.1</a>
+                        <span id="intro-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
+                    </li>
+                {{ endif }}
+	
+                {{ if $nav.messages }}
+                    <li class="$sel.messages">
+                        <a id="nav-messages-link" class="nav-commlink $nav.messages.2" href="$nav.messages.0" title="$nav.messages.3" >$nav.messages.1</a>
+                        <span id="mail-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>
+                    </li>
+                {{ endif }}
+            </ul>		
+        </div>
+    </nav>
+    {{ endif }}
 </header>
+
+<script type="text/plain"  id="nav-notifications-template"  rel="template">
+	<li class="{4}"><a href="{0}"><img src="{1}" height="24" width="24" alt="" />{2} <span class="notif-when">{3}</span></a></li>
+</script>
diff --git a/view/theme/blog/style.css b/view/theme/blog/style.css
index 82694e2e26..b3b84fe7ab 100644
--- a/view/theme/blog/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/blog/style.css
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ a:focus, a:active, a:hover {
     margin: 0 auto 6px;
     width: 100%;
 }
+#access div {
+    margin: 0 7.6%;
+}
 #access ul {
     font-size: 13px;
     list-style: none outside none;
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ a:focus, a:active, a:hover {
 #access ul li:hover > ul {
     display: block;
 }
-#access .current-menu-item > a, #access .current-menu-ancestor > a, #access .current_page_item > a, #access .current_page_ancestor > a {
+.selected  > a, #access .current-menu-item > a, #access .current-menu-ancestor > a, #access .current_page_item > a, #access .current_page_ancestor > a {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 #branding #searchform {
@@ -338,9 +341,86 @@ a:focus, a:active, a:hover {
 }
 #branding #site-location {
 	font-size: 0.7em;
-	color: #666666;
+	color: #BBBBBB;
 	position: absolute;
     right: 7.6%;
     text-align: right;
-    top: -1.4em;
+    top: 13.5em;
 }
+
+/* user bar */
+#tools {
+	background: -moz-linear-gradient(#444444, #222222) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+    clear: both;
+    display: block;
+    position: fixed;
+	top: 0px;
+	left: auto;
+    margin: 0 auto 6px;
+    width: 1000px;
+}
+#tools div {
+    margin: 0 7.6%;
+}
+#tools ul {
+    font-size: 10px;
+    list-style: none outside none;
+    margin: 0 0 0 -0.8125em;
+    padding-left: 0;
+}
+#tools li {
+    float: left;
+    position: relative;
+}
+#tools a {
+    color: #EEEEEE;
+    display: block;
+    line-height: 3.333em;
+    padding: 0 1.2125em;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+#tools ul ul {
+    box-shadow: 0 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    display: none;
+    float: left;
+    left: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 3.333em;
+    width: 188px;
+    z-index: 99999;
+}
+#tools ul ul .sep {
+	border-top: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;
+}
+#tools ul ul ul {
+    left: 100%;
+    top: 0;
+}
+#tools ul ul a {
+    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #F9F9F9;
+    border-bottom: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;
+    color: #444444;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    height: auto;
+    line-height: 1.4em;
+    padding: 10px;
+    width: 168px;
+}
+#tools li:hover > a, #access ul ul *:hover > a, #access a:focus {
+    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #EFEFEF;
+}
+#tools li:hover > a, #access a:focus {
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#F9F9F9, #E5E5E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
+    color: #373737;
+}
+#tools ul li:hover > ul {
+    display: block;
+}
+#tools img { 
+	width: 16px; 
+	margin-bottom: -5px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
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