#modalContainer {
    background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    position:absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    top:0px;
    left:0px;
    z-index:10000;
    background-image:url(tp.png); /* required by MSIE to prevent actions on lower z-index elements */
}

#alertBox {
    position:relative;
    width:300px;
    min-height:100px;
    margin-top:50px;
    border:1px solid #666;
    background-color:#fff;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background-position:20px 30px;
}

#modalContainer > #alertBox {
    position:fixed;
}

#alertBox h1 {
    margin:0;
    font:bold 0.9em verdana,arial;
    background-color:#3073BB;
    color:#FFF;
    border-bottom:1px solid #000;
    padding:2px 0 2px 5px;
}

#alertBox p {
    font:0.7em verdana,arial;
    height:50px;
    padding-left:5px;
    margin-left:55px;
}

#alertBox #closeBtn {
    display:block;
    position:relative;
    margin:5px auto;
    padding:7px;
    border:0 none;
    width:70px;
    font:0.7em verdana,arial;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    text-align:center;
    color:#FFF;
    background-color:#357EBD;
    border-radius: 3px;
    text-decoration:none;
}

/* unrelated styles */