i tried the code you suggested in template_css.css in the css subdirectory under the template, but it didn’t work. the only way i was able to get it to work was to take the sponsors.png and cut out all the logos (so it is totally transparent, crop it to 900×35 and then put it at the top of user2 before the scroller news. this bumps down the scroller but doesn’t cut off the picture in effects rotator.
but its not a pretty work around.
so if you have another suggestion, i would appreciate it.