diff --git a/bootstrap.css b/bootstrap.css
index 9c88ab04640f..1d4627ceb135 100644
--- a/bootstrap.css
+++ b/bootstrap.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Mon Oct 31 23:21:58 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Mon Oct 31 23:27:57 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -1815,6 +1815,10 @@ footer {
 .alert-message.info:hover {
   color: #ffffff;
 }
+.btn .close, .alert-message .close {
+  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+  line-height: 18px;
+}
 .btn.danger,
 .alert-message.danger,
 .btn.error,
@@ -1973,10 +1977,10 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   font-weight: bold;
   line-height: 13.5px;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ffffff;
-  filter: alpha(opacity=20);
-  -khtml-opacity: 0.2;
-  -moz-opacity: 0.2;
-  opacity: 0.2;
+  filter: alpha(opacity=25);
+  -khtml-opacity: 0.25;
+  -moz-opacity: 0.25;
+  opacity: 0.25;
 }
 .close:hover {
   color: #000000;
@@ -2015,9 +2019,8 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
 }
 .alert-message .close {
-  *margin-top: 3px;
-  /* IE7 spacing */
-
+  margin-top: 1px;
+  *margin-top: 0;
 }
 .alert-message a {
   font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/bootstrap.min.css b/bootstrap.min.css
index 6e5158e32d06..f1b2fb663b22 100644
--- a/bootstrap.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap.min.css
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ a.menu:after,.dropdown-toggle:after{width:0;height:0;display:inline-block;conten
 footer{margin-top:17px;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #eee;}
 .page-header{margin-bottom:17px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);}.page-header h1{margin-bottom:8px;}
 .btn.danger,.alert-message.danger,.btn.danger:hover,.alert-message.danger:hover,.btn.error,.alert-message.error,.btn.error:hover,.alert-message.error:hover,.btn.success,.alert-message.success,.btn.success:hover,.alert-message.success:hover,.btn.info,.alert-message.info,.btn.info:hover,.alert-message.info:hover{color:#ffffff;}
+.btn .close,.alert-message .close{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:18px;}
 .btn.danger,.alert-message.danger,.btn.error,.alert-message.error{background-color:#c43c35;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ee5f5b), to(#c43c35));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #ee5f5b, #c43c35);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #ee5f5b, #c43c35);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ee5f5b), color-stop(100%, #c43c35));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ee5f5b, #c43c35);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #ee5f5b, #c43c35);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #ee5f5b, #c43c35);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ee5f5b', endColorstr='#c43c35', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#c43c35 #c43c35 #882a25;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
 .btn.success,.alert-message.success{background-color:#57a957;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#62c462), to(#57a957));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #62c462, #57a957);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #62c462, #57a957);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #62c462), color-stop(100%, #57a957));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #62c462, #57a957);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #62c462, #57a957);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #62c462, #57a957);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#62c462', endColorstr='#57a957', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#57a957 #57a957 #3d773d;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
 .btn.info,.alert-message.info{background-color:#339bb9;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#5bc0de), to(#339bb9));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #5bc0de, #339bb9);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #5bc0de, #339bb9);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #5bc0de), color-stop(100%, #339bb9));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #5bc0de, #339bb9);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #5bc0de, #339bb9);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #5bc0de, #339bb9);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#5bc0de', endColorstr='#339bb9', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#339bb9 #339bb9 #22697d;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);}
@@ -292,8 +293,8 @@ footer{margin-top:17px;padding-top:17px;border-top:1px solid #eee;}
 .btn.small{padding:7px 9px 7px;font-size:11px;}
 :root .alert-message,:root .btn{border-radius:0 \0;}
 button.btn::-moz-focus-inner,input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;border:0;}
-.close{float:right;color:#000000;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;line-height:13.5px;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #ffffff;filter:alpha(opacity=20);-khtml-opacity:0.2;-moz-opacity:0.2;opacity:0.2;}.close:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration:none;filter:alpha(opacity=40);-khtml-opacity:0.4;-moz-opacity:0.4;opacity:0.4;}
-.alert-message{position:relative;padding:7px 15px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#404040;background-color:#eedc94;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fceec1), to(#eedc94));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #fceec1), color-stop(100%, #eedc94));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#fceec1', endColorstr='#eedc94', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#eedc94 #eedc94 #e4c652;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);}.alert-message .close{*margin-top:3px;}
+.close{float:right;color:#000000;font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;line-height:13.5px;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #ffffff;filter:alpha(opacity=25);-khtml-opacity:0.25;-moz-opacity:0.25;opacity:0.25;}.close:hover{color:#000000;text-decoration:none;filter:alpha(opacity=40);-khtml-opacity:0.4;-moz-opacity:0.4;opacity:0.4;}
+.alert-message{position:relative;padding:7px 15px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#404040;background-color:#eedc94;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#fceec1), to(#eedc94));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #fceec1), color-stop(100%, #eedc94));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #fceec1, #eedc94);filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#fceec1', endColorstr='#eedc94', GradientType=0);text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);border-color:#eedc94 #eedc94 #e4c652;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);}.alert-message .close{margin-top:1px;*margin-top:0;}
 .alert-message a{font-weight:bold;color:#404040;}
 .alert-message.danger p a,.alert-message.error p a,.alert-message.success p a,.alert-message.info p a{color:#ffffff;}
 .alert-message h5{line-height:18px;}
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index 307bfe4e66c7..edbaf625dbfc 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@ footer {
   &.info:hover {
     color: @white
   }
+  // Sets the close button to the middle of message
+  .close{
+    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+    line-height: 18px;
+  }
   // Danger and error appear as red
   &.danger,
   &.error {
@@ -632,7 +637,7 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
   font-weight: bold;
   line-height: @baseline * .75;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,1);
-  .opacity(20);
+  .opacity(25);
   &:hover {
     color: @black;
     text-decoration: none;
@@ -659,7 +664,8 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
 
   // Adjust close icon
   .close {
-    *margin-top: 3px; /* IE7 spacing */
+    margin-top: 1px;
+    *margin-top: 0; // For IE7
   }
 
   // Make links same color as text and stand out more