Index: modules/system/page.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/page.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -p -r1.22 page.tpl.php
--- modules/system/page.tpl.php	28 May 2009 16:44:06 -0000	1.22
+++ modules/system/page.tpl.php	1 Jun 2009 12:14:07 -0000
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@
 </head>
 <body class="<?php print $classes; ?>">
 
+  <?php if ($top): ?>
+    <div id="top-region" class="clearfix">
+      <?php print $top ?>
+    </div>
+  <?php endif;?>
   <div id="page-wrapper"><div id="page">
 
     <div id="header"><div class="section clearfix">
@@ -191,7 +196,11 @@
     </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer -->
 
   </div></div> <!-- /#page, /#page-wrapper -->
-
+  <?php if ($bottom): ?>
+    <div id="bottom-region" class="clearfix">
+      <?php print $bottom ?>
+    </div>
+  <?php endif;?>
   <?php print $closure; ?>
 
 </body>
Index: modules/system/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.705
diff -u -p -r1.705 system.module
--- modules/system/system.module	29 May 2009 03:57:04 -0000	1.705
+++ modules/system/system.module	1 Jun 2009 12:14:07 -0000
@@ -1170,6 +1170,8 @@ function system_theme_default() {
       'footer' => 'Footer',
       'highlight' => 'Highlighted content',
       'help' => 'Help',
+      'top' => 'Top',
+      'bottom' => 'Bottom',
     ),
     'description' => '',
     'features' => array(
Index: themes/garland/page.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/themes/garland/page.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -p -r1.27 page.tpl.php
--- themes/garland/page.tpl.php	28 May 2009 16:44:07 -0000	1.27
+++ themes/garland/page.tpl.php	1 Jun 2009 12:14:07 -0000
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
   </head>
   <body class="<?php print $classes ?>">
 
+  <?php if ($top): ?>
+    <div id="top-region" class="clearfix">
+      <?php print $top ?>
+    </div>
+  <?php endif;?>
+
   <div id="header-region" class="clearfix"><?php print $header ?></div>
 
   <div id="wrapper">
@@ -69,6 +75,11 @@
     </div> <!-- /#container -->
   </div> <!-- /#wrapper -->
 
+  <?php if ($bottom): ?>
+    <div id="bottom-region" class="clearfix">
+      <?php print $bottom ?>
+    </div>
+  <?php endif;?>
   <?php print $closure ?>
   </body>
 </html>
