* {
	margin:	0;
	padding:	0;
	border:	0;
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}
body {
	background:	#181717;
	color:		black;
	font-size:	100%;
	font-size:9pt;
}

small, .wp-caption-text {
	font:	8pt
			Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}
.wp-caption {
	font-size: 8pt;
}
p.wp-caption-text {
	text-align:center;
	font-size: 8pt;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	font-style: italic;
}


hr {
	border:	0;
	margin:	0;
	padding:0;
	height:	2px;
	width:	100%;
	clear:	both;
	background:transparent url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/hr.png') no-repeat top center;
	opacity:0.2;
	filter:alpha(opacity=20)
}
.comment-author {
}
.comment-meta { 
	font-size:9pt;
	margin:5px 0;
}
.commentlist li {
	padding:4px;
	width:100%;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.commentlist li p {
	padding:8px;
}
img {	
	vertical-align:middle;
}
.body h1, .body p {
	margin-bottom:15px;
}
.body ol {
	
	margin-left:30px;
}
.body li {
	padding:10px;
}



.feedback {
	width:	 	100%;
	color: black;
	background:	white url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/survey.png') no-repeat center bottom;
}
.feedback > .content, .feedback > .content p  {
		font-size:9pt;
		color: black;
	}
	.feedback > .content p  {
		font-size:9pt;
		color: black;
		padding:5px 0;
	}
.feedback > .content input[type=text] {
	width:200px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:white;
	border:solid 1px #b5b14f;
	color:black;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.feedback > .content textarea {
	width:400px;
	height:150px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:white;
	border:solid 1px #b5b14f;
	color:black;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.feedback > .content input[type=submit], .feedback > .content input[type=button] {
	width:125px;
	text-align:center;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:white;
	border:solid 1px #b5b14f;
	color:black;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.feedback > .content h1 {
	font:bold 17pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color:black;
	margin:10px 0;
	text-shadow:white 0 1px 0;
}
.feedback > .content h2 {
	font:bold 14pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color:black;
	margin:10px 0;
	text-shadow:white 0 1px 0;
}
.feedback > .content {
	width:	640px;
	padding:0 20px;
	margin:	0 auto;
	color: black;
	text-shadow:none;
	text-shadow:none;
}
.feedback > .content ol, .feedback > .content li {
}
.feedback > .content li {
	margin:0 0 10px 20px;
}	
.feedback > .content ol {
	margin:20px 0;
}	

#surveyform {
	display:	none;
}
.border {
	height:	5px;
	width:	 	100%;
	background:	#f3ea00;
}

.header, .content, .footer {
	width:	920px;
	margin:	0 auto;
	clear:	both;
}
.headerwrapper, .contentwrapper, .footerwrapper, .top, .middle, .bottom {
	clear:	both;
}

.headerwrapper {
	width:		100%;
	background:	#e9eaea url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/headerbg.png') repeat-x;
	
}
.header .top {
	height:	90px;
}
.header .logo {
	width:	425px;
	float:	left;
	padding:15px 0 0 0;
}
.header .menu {
	width:	495px;
	float:	left;
	padding:	28px 0 0 0;
}
.header .menu a {
	display:		block;
	float:		left;
	background:	white;
	height:		33px;
	margin:		0 0 0 10px;
}
#refreshb { 
	width:31px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/refreshbtn.png');
	background-position:0 0; 
}
#refreshb:hover, #refreshb.hover { 
	background-position:0 -33px; 
}
#about { 
	width:168px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/menubuttons.png');
	background-position:0 -33px; 
}
#about:hover, #about.hover { 
	background-position:0 0; 
}
#blog { 
	width:122px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/menubuttons.png');
	background-position:-169px -33px; 
}
#blog:hover, #blog.hover { 
	background-position:-169px 0; 
}
#login { 
	width:129px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/menubuttons.png');
	background-position:-290px -33px; 
}
#login:hover, #login.hover { 
	background-position:-290px 0; 
}

.bio {
	display:none;
}
a:link, a:visited {
	color:black;
}
#stephen_link, #freddie_link, #ariel_link {
	cursor:pointer;
	width:96px;
	height:72px;
	-moz-border-radius:5px;
	-webkit-border-radius:5px;
	margin-right: 4px;
	border: solid 4px #222;
	
}
#stephen_link:hover, #freddie_link:hover, #ariel_link:hover {
	border-color: #f7ef79;
}
	
.middle {
	height:	175px;
	width:100%;
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/header.png') no-repeat center 0;
}
.middleblog {
	height:	225px;
	background-position: center 50px;
}

.bottom {
	padding: 10px 0 0px 0;
	margin:0 auto;
	width:960px;
}
.bottom .dropdowns {
	float:	left;
	color:white;
}
.bottom .dropdowns a:link, .bottom .dropdowns a:visited {
	color:#f7ef79;
	}
.bottom .socialsearch {

	float:	right;
}
.addthis_container {
	margin-top:15px;
}
.bottom .dropdowns li .title{
	display:	block;
	padding:	7px 7px;
	float:	left;
	color:	#545456;
	font:	bold 9pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	text-shadow:		white 0 1px 0;
	text-transform:	uppercase;
	margin:	0 5px 0 0;
	cursor:	pointer;
	-moz-border-radius:	14px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 14px;
	background: transparent;
}
.bottom .socialsearch li {
	display:	block;
	float:		left;
}
.socialtext, .followers {
	padding:	7px 15px 0 3px;
	color:	#828487;
	font:	bold 8pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	text-shadow:		white 0 1px 0;
	text-transform:	uppercase;
}
.bottom .socialsearch a {
	display:	block;
	width:		25px;
	height:		27px;
	margin-right:5px;
}
#twitter2 { 
	width:25px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/blogmenuicons.png');
	background-position:-63px -27px; 
}
#twitter2:hover, #twitter2.hover { 
	background-position:-63px 0; 
}
#facebook2 { 
	width:25px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/blogmenuicons.png');
	background-position:-88px -27px; 
}
#facebook2:hover, #facebook2.hover { 
	background-position:-88px 0; 
}
#rss2 { 
	width:25px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/blogmenuicons.png');
	background-position:-113px -27px; 
}
#rss2:hover, #rss2.hover { 
	background-position:-113px 0; 
}
#linkedin2 { 
	width:26px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/linkedin.png');
	background-position:0 0; 
}
#linkedin2:hover, #linkedin2.hover { 
	background-position:0 -27px; 
}
#feedburner2 { 
	width:26px;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/feedburner.png');
	background-position:0 0; 
}
#feedburner2:hover, #feedburner2.hover { 
	background-position:0 -27px; 
}
.content a:link, .content a:visited {
	color:#f7ef79;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.content a:hover {
	color:#f7ef79;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.contentwrapper {
	width:		100%;
	background:	#474444 url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/contentbg.png') no-repeat top center;
}
.content {
	padding:	30px 0 60px 0;
	color:	white;
	font:	12pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	text-shadow: black 0px 1px 1px;

	overflow: hidden;
}
.content p {
	font-size: 11pt;
	line-height: 1.3;
}
.content h1, .postbody h1, .postbody h1 a:link, .postbody h1 a:visited, .postbody h1 a:hover {
	font-weight: bold;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-size:	14pt;
	color:white;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.postbody h2 {
	color:#babcbe;
	font-size:9pt;
	margin-bottom:15px;
}
.postbody h2 a {
	font-size:9pt;
}
.thisisapost {
	clear:both;
}
.blogposts {
	width:600px;
	float:left;
}
span.label,span.spacer,span.multiple span {width:200px;float:left;} 
span.multiple {float:left;} 
span.button {} 
div.clear {clear:both;padding-top:5px;} 
.advertisements {
	text-align:right;
	width:310px;
	float:left;
	padding-left:10px;
}
.postbody h1, .postbody h1 a:link, .postbody h1 a:visited, .postbody h1 a:hover {
	margin-bottom:7px;
}
.postbody h1 a:hover {
	color:#f7ef79 
}
.content .about h1  {

	padding-bottom:17px;
}
.content .about {
	width:	300px;
	float:	left;
	min-height: 600px;
	padding:	0 30px 0 0;
}
.content .about li {

}
.HLAboutLnk { 
	font-weight: bold;
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/45pc.png');
	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 5px; 
	}
.content .about li > a {
	padding:	10px;
	font-size:	9pt;
	display:	block;
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/15pc.png');
	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 2px;

}
.bullet {
	float:right;
}
.content .about li > a:hover {
	background:	url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/30pc.png');
}
.content .about ul {

}
.content .body {
	width:590px;
	float:	right;
	
}
#about_subpage_text, .about_subpage_text {
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/30pc.png');
	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 2px;
	padding: 10px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.footerwrapper {
	width:	100%;
	padding: 20px 0;
	height:	70px;
	overflow: hidden;
	background:	#181717;
}
.footer {

}
.footer h1 {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	font: bold 12pt Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color:#dce0df;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.footer a:link, .footer a:visited {
	color: #828487;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.footer a:hover {
	color: #dce0df;
}
.small, .small a {
	font-size: 8pt;
	}
.footer p {
	color:#545456;
	padding-right:15px;
	line-height: 1.5;
}
b {
	font-weight: bold;
}
#minilogolink { 
	width:115px;
	height:22px;
	display:block;
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/footer-branchlogo.png') no-repeat 0 0;
}
#minilogolink:hover, #minilogolink.hover { 
	background-position:0 -22px; 
}
.footer .block {
	width:	25%;
	float:	left;
}
label {
	display:block;
	font-size:9pt;
}
.bottom input[type=text] {
	width:	168px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:0px 0 10px 0;
	background:white;
	border:solid 1px #babcbe;
	color:#545456;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.content #search-text {
	width:	168px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:0px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.body input[type=text], .select {
	width:200px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.select {
	padding:2px;
}
.body select {
	width:198px;
	background:#545151;
	color:white;
}
.body textarea, #comment {
	width:400px;
	height:150px;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
#comment {
	width:100%;
}
.body input[type=submit], .body input[type=button], .about input[type=button], #submit {
	width:125px;
	text-align:center;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
.editbutton a:link, .editbutton a:visited, .editbutton a:hover {
	width:125px;
	text-align:center;
	padding:4px;
	margin:5px 0 10px 0;
	background:#545151;
	border:solid 1px #3d3a3a;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
	color:white;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-size:9pt;
	text-shadow:none;
}
.about input[type=button] {
	margin-top:15px;
}
.dragme {
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/handle.png') no-repeat right bottom;
	cursor: move;
}
.dragme:hover {
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/handle.png') no-repeat right bottom;
	cursor: move;
}
.footer input[type=text] {
	width:200px;
	padding:4px;
	font-size:8pt;
	margin:0 2px 2px 0;
	background:#2d2b2b;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
}
#newsletter {
	display:none;
	}
.footer .select {
	width:200px;
	padding:2px;
	margin:0 0 4px 0;
	background:#2d2b2b;
	color:white;
	-moz-border-radius:3px;
	-webkit-border-radius:3px;
	border:none;
}
.footer select {
	width:198px;
	background:#2d2b2b;
	font-size:8pt;
	color:white;
}
.footer input[type=submit] {
	height:	26px;
	color: #828487;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	font-size:	8pt;
	background: transparent;
}
.footer input[type=submit]:hover {
	color: #dce0df;
}
.footer form {
	display: none;
}
.minibuttonz li {
	margin-right:5px;
}
#minisocialicons a, #minisocialicons p {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 5px;
}
#minitwit { 
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	display:block;
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/footer-socialicons.png') no-repeat 0 0;
}
#minitwit:hover, #minitwit.hover { 
	background-position:0 -16px; 
}
#minifb { 
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	display:block;
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/footer-socialicons.png') no-repeat -16px 0;
}
#minifb:hover, #minifb.hover { 
	background-position:-16px -16px; 
}
#minirss { 
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	display:block;
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/footer-socialicons.png') no-repeat -32px 0;
}
#minirss:hover, #minirss.hover { 
	background-position:-32px -16px; 
}
#minilinkedin { 
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	display:block;
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/linkedinsmall.png') no-repeat 0 0;
}
#minilinkedin:hover, #minilinkedin.hover { 
	background-position:0 -16px; 
}

#searchbutton { 
	width:63px;
	margin:0 0 0 3px;
	vertical-align:top;
	height:27px;
	padding:0 0 3px 0;
	background-image:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/blogmenuicons.png');
	background-position:0px -27px; 
	background-color: transparent;
}
#searchbutton:hover, #searchbutton.hover { 
	background-position:0px 0; 
}
.datetime {
	width:68px;
	margin-right:25px;
	float:left;
	text-align:center;
}
.datetime .day {
	font-size:36pt;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:black;
	text-shadow:#ccc 0 1px 0;
	opacity:0.43;
	filter:alpha(opacity=43)
}
.datetime .month {
	font-size:16pt;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	color:black;
	text-shadow:#ccc 0 1px 0;
	opacity:0.43;
	filter:alpha(opacity=43)
}
.datetime .year {
	font-size:14pt;
	color:black;
	text-shadow:#ccc 0 1px 0;
	opacity:0.43;
	filter:alpha(opacity=43)
}
.postbody {
	width:463px;
	margin-right:40px;
	float:left;
}
.postfoot, .postfoot a:link, .postfoot a:visited, .postfoot a:hover  {
	margin:15px 0 45px 0;
	color:#babcbe;
	font-size:9pt;
}
.entry {
	margin-bottom:15px;
}
#recenttweets {
	height:100px;
	color:white;
	font-size: 11pt;
	line-height: 1.3;
}
#recenttweets a {
	color:white;
	font-size: 11pt;
	line-height:1.3;
}
#recentweets a:link, #recenttweets a:visited, #recenttweets a:hover {
	color:white;
	line-height:1.3;
}
.quote {
	font-weight:bold;
}
.postbody p {
	margin: 15px 0;
}
p.contactinfo {
	margin-top:-15px;
	font:bold 10pt Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	text-shadow:none;
}
.alpha { list-style-type: lower-alpha; }
.popup {
	border-top:solid 1px #252323k;
	border-bottom:solid 1px black;
	width:256px;
	background:#181717;
	display:none;
	position:absolute;
}
.popup a:link, .popup a:visited {
	color:#f7ef79;
}
.popup a:hover {
	color:white;
	}
	
#filterby_popup a:link, #filterby_popup a:visited, #recentposts_popup a:link, #recentposts_popup a:visited 
{
	display:block;
	width:230px;
	padding:10px 10px;
	border-top:solid 1px black;
	border-bottom:solid 1px #252323;
}

#filterby_popup a:link, #filterby_popup a:visited {
	padding:0;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#tagcloud_popup a:link, #tagcloud_popup a:visited {
	padding:10px;
	display:block;
	float:left;
}
.ucategories {
	overflow:hidden;
}
.ucategories a:link, .ucategories a:visited {
	width:64px;
	padding-top:24px;
	height:40px;
	overflow:none;
	display:block;
	float:left;
	text-align:center;
}
.ucategories a:hover {
	text-shadow:black 0 1px 0;
	font-size:8pt;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.breadcrumb {
	font-size:8pt;
	margin-bottom:20px;
}
.business-development { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/development.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.business-development:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/development.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
}
.case-studies {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/casestudies.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.case-studies:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/casestudies.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.freebies {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/freebies.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.freebies:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/freebies.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.marketing {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/marketing.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.marketing:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/marketing.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.nanocasting {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/nanocasting.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.nanocasting:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/nanocasting.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.project-management {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/projectmanagement.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.project-management:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/projectmanagement.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.research {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/research.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.research:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/research.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.resources {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/resources.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.resources:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/resources.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.sales {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/sales.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.sales:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/sales.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.social-media {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/social.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.social-media:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/social.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.strategy {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/strategy.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.strategy:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/strategy.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.technology {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/technology.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.technology:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/technology.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.trench {  
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/trench.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: -9000px;
}
.trench:hover { 
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/icons/categories/over/trench.png') no-repeat;
	text-indent: 0;
} 
.uncategorized {
	display:none;
	visibility:hidden;
	text-indent:-9000px;
}
				
#corner-sticker {
	background: url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/images/sticker.png') no-repeat;
	width:127px;
	height:127px;
	position:absolute;
	right:0;
	z-index:100;
	top:0;
	text-indent:-9000px;
		position:fixed;
}
#corner-sticker a {
	width:100%;
	height:100%;
	display:block;

}
#stephen_link {
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/bio/stephensmall.png')
}

#freddie_link {
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/bio/freddiesmall.png')
}

#ariel_link {
	background:url('http://www.branchglobal.com/style/bio/arielsmall.png')
}