.task-alert{
    position:relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: $four-baselines;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: $light-cyan;
    color: $darker-cyan;
    border-top: 1px solid $dark-cyan;
    border-bottom: 1px solid $dark-cyan;
}

.task-desc{
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: $h3-size;
    padding: 15px 10px;
    text-align: center;
}

.task-close-button {
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: $h4-size;
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    top: 15px;
    width: $doc-margin;
} 

.task-close-button:after {
    content: " ";
    min-height: $icon-height;
    padding-right: $icon-height;
    margin-left: 4px;
    background: url(../img/close-alert-button.png);
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}