Arrows and Padding Question

I'm wondering if there is a simple code tweak to make the next and previous arrows overlay the articles instead of float on the outside of the articles.

I'm also wondering how I can remove the padding at the bottom where the pagination would normally go if it were enabled. As you can see at hiddenindie.com/index.php, It is adding padding at the bottom. I've set the height of the carousel to match that of the image height but it is still adding the white space.

I figured out problem 2. I no longer have a padding issue there. Still trying to figure out how to overlay buttons if it is possible. Thank you!

Try this:

add to your styles:

.carousel-previous
{
position: absolute;
z-index: 1000;
}

.carousel-next
{
position: absolute;
right: 0;
z-index: 1000;
}