/* CSS Document */

* {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	font-size:100%;
}

body{
	background:#000 url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/top-tail.gif) top repeat-x;
	text-align:center;
	border-bottom:8px solid #212121;
}

img {vertical-align:top;}
a img { border:0;}

ul { list-style:none;}

.left { float:left;}
.right {float:right;}
.clear  { clear:both;}


html, input, textarea, select
	{
		font-family:"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;
		font-size:0.813em;
		line-height:1.385em;
		color:#cccccc;
	}

input, textarea, select { vertical-align:middle; font-weight:normal;}

a {color:#99ccff;}
a:hover{text-decoration:none;}
p {padding-top:18px;}
strong {color:#99ccff;}

/* ============================= main layout ====================== */

.link {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x; display:block; float: right; margin:-2px -2px 0 0; font-weight: normal; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; position:relative; font-family:"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:1em;}
.link span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat; display:block;position:relative;}
.link span span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat; display:block; padding:21px 27px 20px 31px;position:relative;}
.link:hover {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x;}
.link:hover span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat;}
.link:hover span span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;}

.link2 {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x; display:block; float: right; margin:-2px -11px 0 0; font-weight: normal; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; position:relative; font-family:"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:1em;}
.link2 span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat;}
.link2 span span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;}
.link2:hover {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x;}
.link2:hover span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat;}
.link2:hover span span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;}

.link3 {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x; display:block; float: left; margin:-2px -11px 0 0; font-weight: normal; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; position:relative; font-family:"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:1em;}
.link3 span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat; display:block;position:relative;}
.link3 span span {
	background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;
	display:block;
	padding:21px 27px 20px 31px;
	position:relative;
	background-image: url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link-left-bg.gif);
}
.link3:hover {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-tail-bg.gif) top repeat-x;}
.link3:hover span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-right-bg.gif) top right no-repeat;}
.link3:hover span span {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/link2-left-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;}

li {color:#0f7ee0; line-height:1.769em;}
li a {font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;}
li a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

.imgindent {margin:-9px 0 0 -46px; float:left; position:relative;}

h1 {font-size:2.0em; line-height:1em; color:#a4cd0c; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:16px;}
h2 {font-size:1.6em; line-height:1em; color:#a4cd0c; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:16px;}
h2 span {font-size:0.576em; color:#fff; display:block; font-weight:normal; line-height:1em;}
h3 {font-size:1.0em; line-height:1em; color:#fff; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:px; padding-left:27px;}
.title1 {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/title1-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 9px;}
.title2 {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/title2-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 9px;}
h4 {font-size:0.688em; }

cite {font-style:normal;}

#main { width:980px; margin:0 auto; text-align:left;}

.col-1 {width:251px;}
.col-2 {width:207px;}

.col-1, .col-2, .col-3 {float:left;}
.container {width:100%; overflow:hidden;}
.container2 {width:100%;}

/* ============================= header ====================== */

#header {height:260px; background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/header-bg0.gif) top left no-repeat; text-align:center; padding:25px 0 0 0;}
#header2 {height:180px; background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/header-bg0.gif) top left no-repeat; text-align:center; padding:25px 0 0 0;}
.menu {padding:38px 0 0 273px;}
.menu ul {width:485px; float:left;}
.menu li {float:left; line-height:1em;}
.menu li a {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/menu-bg.png) top repeat-x; display:block; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; width:169px; height:89px; text-align:center; font-weight:normal; margin:-30px 0 0 -17px; position:relative; cursor:pointer;}
.menu li a:hover {text-decoration:none;}
.menu .active a {background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/menu-act-bg.png) top repeat-x;}
.menu span {display:block; padding:41px 0 0 0; position:relative;}

/* ============================= content ====================== */

#content {padding:0px 168px 0px 153px;}

.line {background:url(images/line-tail-bg.gif) bottom repeat-x;}
.line .right-bg {background:url(images/line-right-bg.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.line .left-bg {background:url(images/line-left-bg.gif) bottom left no-repeat; width:100%;}
.line .indent {padding:0 100px 0px 120px;}

.line2 {background:url(images/line2-tail-bg.gif) bottom repeat-x; margin:0 0px 0 0px;}
.line2 .right-bg {background:url(images/line2-right-bg.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.line2 .left-bg {background:url(images/line2-left-bg.gif) bottom left no-repeat; width:100%;}
.line2 .indent {padding:0 0 12px 0;}

.box1 {margin:30px 57px 12px 76px; background:url(images/box1-bg.gif) top left no-repeat; padding:0 0 0 45px;}
.box2 {margin:30px 57px 12px 76px; padding:0 0 0 45px;}

.padding1 {padding-top:7px;}
.padding2 {padding-top:31px !important;}
.padding3 {padding-top:10px !important;}
.padding4 {padding-top:20px !important;}
.padding5 {padding-bottom:40px !important;}

.color2 {color:#a4cd0c;}
.color3 {color:#000000 !important;}
.color4 {color:#000000; font-size:12px}
.phone {float:right; margin-right:180px;}

.indent {padding:0 57px 12px 120px;}

/* ============================= footer ====================== */

#footer { height:300px;}
#footer {color:#0b589d; font-size:0.846em; padding:0px 268px 0 273px;}
#footer strong {color:#0b589d;}
#footer a {color:#0b589d; text-decoration:none;}
#footer a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
#footer .rss {text-transform:uppercase; float:right; background:url(http://franchiseresearch.org/images/rss.jpg) no-repeat top right; padding:0 27px 1px 0; color:#7b7a7a;}

/* ============================= forms ============================= */

#ContactForm {padding:10px 0 0 0;}
#ContactForm .rowi {height:42px;}
#ContactForm .col-1 {width:227px;}
#ContactForm .col-2 {width:239px;}
#ContactForm .link {margin:2px -11px 0 20px;}
#ContactForm 

.input {width:200px; height:19px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#cccccc; }
.input2 {width:140px; height:19px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#cccccc; }
textarea {width:140px; height:60px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; overflow:auto; font-size:1em;  }
select {width:px; height:24px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#cccccc; }

#ContactForm2 {padding:10px 0 0 0;}
#ContactForm2 .rowi {height:42px;}
#ContactForm2 .col-1 {width:227px;}
#ContactForm2 .col-2 {width:239px;}
#ContactForm2 .link {margin:2px -11px 0 20px;}
#ContactForm2 

.input {width:200px; height:19px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#000000; }
.input2 {width:140px; height:19px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#000000; }
textarea {width:140px; height:60px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; overflow:auto; font-size:1em;  }
select {width:px; height:24px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#000000; }

.form { width:;
		height:;
		padding:2px 0 2px 4px;
		font-family:"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;
		font-size:14px;
		border-style: solid;
		border-width:1px;
		border-color:#0B589d;
		background-color:#000000;
		color:#ffffff;
		margin-left:0px;
		margin-right:0px}
		
		


/* ============================= forms ============================= */

#SearchForm {padding:0 20px 0 0;}
#SearchForm .rowi {}
#SearchForm .col-1 {}
#SearchForm .col-2 {}
#SearchForm .link {}
#SearchForm 

.input {width:160px; height:19px; border:1px solid #0f7ee0; background:#1a1a1a; padding:0 0 0 5px; font-size:1em; color:#cccccc; }