a.messageclose {
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  float: right;
  color: #000000; 
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
  line-height: 13.5px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #ffffff;
  filter: alpha(opacity=30);
  -khtml-opacity: 0.3;
  -moz-opacity: 0.3;
  opacity: 0.3;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0 1px;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

a.messageclose:hover,
a.messageclose:focus,
a.messageclose:active {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: none;
  filter: alpha(opacity=60);
  -khtml-opacity: 0.6;
  -moz-opacity: 0.6;
  opacity: 0.6;
}