.messages {
  background-position: 8px 8px; /* LTR */
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
  margin: 6px 0;
  padding: 10px 10px 10px 50px; /* LTR */
  color:#fff;
}
.messages a:link,
.messages a:active{
  color:#000;
}
.messages.status,
.messages.ok {
  background: #23bb00;
}
.messages.warning {
  background: #840;
}
.messages.error {
  background: #ee322b;
}
.messages ul {
  margin: 0 0 0 1em; /* LTR */
  padding: 0;
}
.messages ul li {
  list-style-image: none;
}