DD Block not working in IE8, Maximum 32 CSS files reached in IE (Fixed)

Additional info. This 'loss of formating' occurrs on both the block embedded into a pannel on the home page as well as in the block's full node: http://www.villacollectionsdesign.com/content/ddblocktest

Attaching pic of the formating loss

Uncommented drupal_set_message to return the following:

array (
  'delta' => '2',
  'output_type' => 'view_fields',
  'pager' => 'custom-pager',
  'pager_container' => NULL,
  'pager_event' => NULL,
  'pager_height' => 63,
  'pager_width' => 195,
  'imgcache_pager_item' => '',
  'pager_position' => 'bottom',
  'template' => 'custom',
  'custom_template' => 'gradient-taupe50p',
  'view_name' => 'news_items',
)stdClass::__set_state(array(
   'nid' => '143',
   'node_title' => 'Artwork',
   'node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value' => 'Artwork',
   'node_type' => 'ddblock_news_item',
   'node_vid' => '142',
   'node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value' => 'Having original artwork displayed prominently as part of your decor will give your room an air of sophistication.',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_fid' => '164',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_list' => '1',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_data' => 'a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}',
   'node_revisions_body' => 'While most of us will never have an original Monet hanging in our homes, having original artwork displayed prominently as part of your decor will give your room an air of sophistication. Original artwork and sculptures have a quality that posters, prints and cheap reproductions do not; so try to shop for original pieces whenever possible.

Traditionalists will find that oil paint and water color paintings are time tested and always add to the elegance and ambiance of their room\'s decor.

For a more contemporary feel, handcrafted art like the "Impulsive Wall Art I" shown above can be a beautiful addition and add additional dimension to your wall art display. Click here to view all the beautiful traditional and contemporary artwork and sculptures.
',
   'node_revisions_format' => '3',
   'node_sticky' => '0',
   'node_promote' => '0',
   '_random' => '0.0494492929889348',
))'news_items'stdClass::__set_state(array(
   'nid' => '143',
   'node_title' => 'Artwork',
   'node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_pager_item_text_value' => 'Artwork',
   'node_type' => 'ddblock_news_item',
   'node_vid' => '142',
   'node_data_field_pager_item_text_field_slide_text_value' => 'Having original artwork displayed prominently as part of your decor will give your room an air of sophistication.',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_fid' => '164',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_list' => '1',
   'node_data_field_image_field_image_data' => 'a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}',
   'node_revisions_body' => 'While most of us will never have an original Monet hanging in our homes, having original artwork displayed prominently as part of your decor will give your room an air of sophistication. Original artwork and sculptures have a quality that posters, prints and cheap reproductions do not; so try to shop for original pieces whenever possible.

Traditionalists will find that oil paint and water color paintings are time tested and always add to the elegance and ambiance of their room\'s decor.

For a more contemporary feel, handcrafted art like the "Impulsive Wall Art I" shown above can be a beautiful addition and add additional dimension to your wall art display. Click here to view all the beautiful traditional and contemporary artwork and sculptures.
',
   'node_revisions_format' => '3',
   'node_sticky' => '0',
   'node_promote' => '0',
   '_random' => '0.0494492929889348',
))

Interestingly, this problem only occurs in Internet Explorer 8.0.6001 and 7.0.5730; though 96% of the site's traffic utilizes I.E.

Tested from multiple machines, at multiple locations. None have versions of I.E. other than the 2 listed above, and all experience this problem.

DD Block works correctly in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Now I am truely stumped...

I found the solution at http://drupal.org/node/699362

Maybe your IE issue is that IE does only support 32 CSS stylesheets. The ddblock stylesheet is one of the last stylesheets added and could be ignored by IE when you have more then 32 CSS Stylesheets.

Setting CSS optimalization at Administer > Site configuration > Performance will give you a solution for this issue. This is what you would do when your Drupal site is in production anyway.
-ppblaauw

Worked like a charm :)

Thanks again :) See, you don't even have to respond to be instrumental in resolving issues with this module because you have been so dilligent in assisting others!

Thanks for the tip Kevin, and as always, thanks to ppblaauw for your world class support and personally troubleshooting nearly any issue with DD Block.

For those interested, the module Kevin found is http://drupal.org/project/unlimited_css . I am installing it to be safe even though ppblaauw solved my issue regarding this earlier in the thread; and thought it may be useful to others ariving here researching this or similar issues :)