[kroewe]

thanks for the help mlin. i got it halfway figured out.
oddly, the manila file editing turned out easier than i thought, and that part i got right, only to learn that my knowledge of gimp and photoshop suck even worse.
thanks for the assist santod.
posting the globe i wish to use, if you can just doctor the image up and set the background transparency...
you can cab if you want, if not, i will edit it into the manila file myself.