[jQuery] Modal Boxes Position Off on Centered Layout

I have a few sites with centered layouts and any modalbox script positions the containing item in a relative position to the parent item instead of left:0; bottom:0; or whatever it will be over to the right in relation to how much space is outside the main site container. So if I have a 900px wide

[jQuery] Transition Background color and hold until mouseout?

I've been searching for a solution to this issue but have failed repeatedly so I'm hoping someone can help. I want to transition the background color to fade in to a "hover" color on mouseover and I want the color to stay until mouseout where it fades back to the non-hover color. Every plugin or e