Customization for the Associate Theme Home page http://wp.me/p2Vyfh-hA

associatethemehome.php

/** REMOVE THIS BIT OF CODE FOR THE ORIGINAL FEATURED WIDGET AREA */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
  'id'			=> 'featured',
	'name'			=> __( 'Featured', 'associate' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the featured section.', 'associate' ),
) );
/** END REMOVE */

/** ADD IN THESE NEW WIDGET AREAS */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'			=> 'featured-left',
	'name'			=> __( 'Featured Left', 'associate' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the featured left section.', 'associate' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'			=> 'featured-right',
	'name'			=> __( 'Featured Right', 'associate' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the featured right section.', 'associate' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'			=> 'home-middle-4',
	'name'			=> __( 'Home Middle #4', 'associate' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the fourth column of the home middle section.', 'associate' ),
) );
/** END ADD */