Help with Div allignment

[cssDude98]

I've spent quite a bit of time trying to get these 2 issues resolved, but with no luck. Seems simple - but not for me.

The first issue has a button in a text row that needs to be middle alligned.
Second issue has a floating orange button over an image, but then the text under both of those images has a big space above it.

Here's a screenshot of the problems.

Here's the site with the problems.

Any insight/solution would be fantastic!!!

[Nile]

For the first issue give the style:

vertical-align: middle;

Then, the second issue has to do with the relative position of the red span.