--- sites/all/themes/zen/zen/messages copy.css	2008-09-15 03:36:22.000000000 -0700
+++ sites/all/themes/zen/zen/messages.css	2008-10-15 09:18:56.000000000 -0700
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     background-color: #ffc;
     background-image: url(images/messages-status.png);
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: 5px center;
+    background-position: 5px 5px;
     font-style: italic;
   }
 
@@ -62,3 +62,12 @@
     margin-top: 0;
     margin-bottom: 0;
   }
+
+/**
+ * Since message divs already have italicized text, emphasized text needs to be
+ * emphasized in another way besides italicization (browser default).
+ */
+
+	div.messages em {
+		font-weight: bold;
+	}
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