last time i used the jQuery.pulsate method from the UI effects bank i found the IE with ugly rectanglish outline box. without outline-radius it was annoying. unluckily enough, the pulsate method doesn't give you the opportunity to switch the outline off. the following customized jQuery.pulsate method call is enriched by the outline-option:
outline: false
completed with others:
$(".element").pulsate({ color: '#00a', reach: 50, speed: 2000, pause: 3, glow: true, outline: false, repeat: true, onHover: false });