The down-pointing arrow on the top navigation tabs indicates that this
tab includes sub-sites. You can turn off the arrow.
Navigate to the Tab
Select Site Actions
Select Site Settings
Select Navigation under Look and Feel
Unselect the Show Subsites check box
Select OK.
Interested in seeing the response to the first question. We have the
Logo, a breadcrumb, a tab all within a square inch of screen space and
all roads lead to the same place.