.container { /* resets position for modal */
position:static !important;
}

#mask{
        position:absolute; 
        top:0; 
        left:0;
        height:100%;
        width:100%;
        display:none; 
        background-color: black; 
}

.closex {
          background:url(http://images.faithclipart.com/images/img/3/js/x.png) no-repeat;
          width:25px; height:29px;
          display:inline;
          z-index:6000;
          position:absolute;
          top:-18px; right:-19px;
          cursor:pointer;
}
    
.modal_window{
        position:absolute; 
        display:none;  
        color:white;
background-color: #fff; 
}
    
#modal_window{
          height:482px;
          width:802px;
          color:#bbb;
          background-color:#fff;
          border:1px solid #444;
          padding:1px;
}

/* button hover */
#banner { 
position:relative;
	background-image: url(http://images.faithclipart.com/images/img/3/startherepage/starthere-header.jpg);
	height: 281px;
	width: 979px;
margin-top:10px;
	}

#menu a {
   position: absolute;
   height: 65px;
   width: 264px;
   top: 173px; 
   text-decoration: none;
   }

#menu a i { visibility: hidden; }

a#start { left:24px; }
a#signup { left: 690px; }


a#start {
          background: url(http://images.faithclipart.com/images/img/3/siteButtons/btn-signupON.gif) no-repeat 43px 9px;
}
a#signup {
          background: url(http://images.faithclipart.com/images/img/3/siteButtons/btn-startON.gif) no-repeat 31px 9px;
}

a#start:hover, a#signup:hover { border: none; }  /* IE 6 fix */
/* end button hover */