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Hmm, a main menu link is usually great. Have you double checked to make sure those links are in HTML, so Google can read them?

Yes, you should receive the juice!

More importantly, you want a healthy ratio of Followed and No Followed links.  If all of your links are followed, it will look like it was done on purpose. Look at your competition and see how many of their links are followed, vs. not followed, and try to keep a somewhat similar ratio. No Follow links are a natural part of the Internet, so if you focus your SEO on ONLY building Followed Links, you're going to be doing great Link Building, but overall horrible SEO, because your profile will look manipulated. No Follow Happens.  Embrace it.

Thanks. I'll give it some time.