thats the only place i didnt try 
but still i have not found a fix
i have removed everything one by one to see if anything was conflicting
even tried adding a span#logo
all to no avail
what im not sure is why there are links to elixer2.0 in the template_ie.css
i friggin hate IE
body.style6 #badge {
background: none;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='templates/rt_elixer2.0/images/style6/badge.png', sizingMethod='scale');