diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ab036114..77bcb6a6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.9 (2012-09-17 21:32:45) stable
+Version 2.0.9 (2012-09-17 21:37:10) stable
diff --git a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
index f0cdaf63..ac04a0f0 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ h3 {font-size:2.00em}
 h4 {font-size:1.50em}
 h5 {font-size:1.25em}
 h6 {font-size:1.12em}
-th,label {font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap}
+th,label {font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;}
 td,th {text-align:left; padding:2px 5px 2px 5px}
 th {vertical-align:middle; border-right:1px solid white}
 td {vertical-align:top}
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ fieldset {padding:16px; border-top:1px #DEDEDE solid}
 fieldset legend {text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding:4px 16px 4px 16px; background:#f1f1f1}
 
 /* fix ie problem with menu */
-.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
 
 td.w2p_fw {padding-bottom:1px}
 td.w2p_fl,td.w2p_fw,td.w2p_fc {vertical-align:top}
@@ -187,10 +186,7 @@ div.error {
 .web2py_paginator {}
 .web2py_grid {width:100%}
 .web2py_grid table {width:100%}
-.web2py_grid tbody td {
-    padding:2px 5px 2px 5px;
-    vertical-align:middle;
-}
+.web2py_grid tbody td {padding:2px 5px 2px 5px; vertical-align: middle;}
 
 .web2py_grid thead th,.web2py_grid tfoot td {
     background-color:#EAEAEA;
@@ -299,10 +295,16 @@ li.w2p_grid_breadcrumb_elem {
 .web2py_console input, .web2py_console select,
 .web2py_console a { margin: 2px; }
 
-.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
 
 #wiki_page_body {
    width: 600px;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 400px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* fix some IE problems */
+
+.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
+.ie-lte8 div.flash{ filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#222222', endColorstr='#000000', GradientType=0 ); }
+.ie-lte8 div.flash:hover {filter:alpha(opacity=25);}
+.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
diff --git a/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
index f0cdaf63..ac04a0f0 100644
--- a/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ h3 {font-size:2.00em}
 h4 {font-size:1.50em}
 h5 {font-size:1.25em}
 h6 {font-size:1.12em}
-th,label {font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap}
+th,label {font-weight:bold; white-space:nowrap;}
 td,th {text-align:left; padding:2px 5px 2px 5px}
 th {vertical-align:middle; border-right:1px solid white}
 td {vertical-align:top}
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ fieldset {padding:16px; border-top:1px #DEDEDE solid}
 fieldset legend {text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding:4px 16px 4px 16px; background:#f1f1f1}
 
 /* fix ie problem with menu */
-.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
 
 td.w2p_fw {padding-bottom:1px}
 td.w2p_fl,td.w2p_fw,td.w2p_fc {vertical-align:top}
@@ -187,10 +186,7 @@ div.error {
 .web2py_paginator {}
 .web2py_grid {width:100%}
 .web2py_grid table {width:100%}
-.web2py_grid tbody td {
-    padding:2px 5px 2px 5px;
-    vertical-align:middle;
-}
+.web2py_grid tbody td {padding:2px 5px 2px 5px; vertical-align: middle;}
 
 .web2py_grid thead th,.web2py_grid tfoot td {
     background-color:#EAEAEA;
@@ -299,10 +295,16 @@ li.w2p_grid_breadcrumb_elem {
 .web2py_console input, .web2py_console select,
 .web2py_console a { margin: 2px; }
 
-.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
 
 #wiki_page_body {
    width: 600px;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 400px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* fix some IE problems */
+
+.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
+.ie-lte8 div.flash{ filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#222222', endColorstr='#000000', GradientType=0 ); }
+.ie-lte8 div.flash:hover {filter:alpha(opacity=25);}
+.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
index 57e03cd7..ac04a0f0 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ fieldset {padding:16px; border-top:1px #DEDEDE solid}
 fieldset legend {text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding:4px 16px 4px 16px; background:#f1f1f1}
 
 /* fix ie problem with menu */
-.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
 
 td.w2p_fw {padding-bottom:1px}
 td.w2p_fl,td.w2p_fw,td.w2p_fc {vertical-align:top}
@@ -296,10 +295,16 @@ li.w2p_grid_breadcrumb_elem {
 .web2py_console input, .web2py_console select,
 .web2py_console a { margin: 2px; }
 
-.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
 
 #wiki_page_body {
    width: 600px;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 400px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* fix some IE problems */
+
+.ie-lte7 .topbar .container {z-index:2}
+.ie-lte8 div.flash{ filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#222222', endColorstr='#000000', GradientType=0 ); }
+.ie-lte8 div.flash:hover {filter:alpha(opacity=25);}
+.ie9 #w2p_query_panel {padding-bottom:2px}
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
index 3ec64455..4bcb2063 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function web2py_event_handlers() {
 jQuery(function() {
    var flash = jQuery('.flash');
    flash.hide();
-   if(flash.html()) flash.append('<span style="float:right;">&times;<span>').slideDown();
+   if(flash.html()) flash.append('<span style="float:right;">&times;</span>').slideDown();
    web2py_ajax_init(document);
    web2py_event_handlers();
 });