using the conditional commenting recommended by MS...not stackoverflow.

Foreground.skin.php

@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ class foregroundTemplate extends BaseTemplate {
 
 		<div class="row">
 				<div class="large-12 columns">
-				<!--[if lt IE 9]><!-->
+				<!--[if lt IE 9]>
 				<div id="siteNotice" class="sitenotice panel radius"><?php echo $this->text('sitename'); ?> may not look as expected in this version of Internet Explorer. We recommend you upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or switch to a browser like Firefox or Chrome.</div>
-				<!--<![endif]-->
+				<![endif]-->
 
 				<?php if ( $this->data['sitenotice'] ) { ?><div id="siteNotice" class="sitenotice panel radius"><?php $this->html( 'sitenotice' ); ?></div><?php } ?>
 				<?php if ( $this->data['newtalk'] ) { ?><div id="usermessage" class="newtalk panel radius"><?php $this->html( 'newtalk' ); ?></div><?php } ?>