body {
    /*font-family: "Poppins", Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;*/
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    color: black;
    background-color: white;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
    
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
font-family: "Merriweather";
line-height: 2.5rem;
}
h3, h4, h5, h6 {
line-height: 1.6rem;
}
strong {
font-weight: 600;
}
a {
  color: #0077cc;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
a:visited {
  color: #5a3696;
}
a:hover {
  color: #005fa3;
}
a:active {
  color: #003f66;
}
a:focus {
  outline: 3px solid #ffbf47;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

h2 a, h1 a, h3 a, h4 a, h5 a, h6 a {
  color: black !important;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

/* CUSTOM CUSTOM CUSTOM


/* Reset some default spacing */
body, h1, h2, h3, p, ul, li, table {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
h1, h2, h3 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
h1 {
line-height: 100%;
font-weight: normal;
text-rendering: optimizespeed;
margin: 40px 0;
}
h2 {
margin-bottom: 20px;
font-weight: normal;
}
p {
font-size: 14pt;
margin-bottom: 20px;
font-weight: 300;
font-style: normal;
}

ul {
  margin-left: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

blockquote {
  background-color: #eef5ff;
  border-left: 4px solid #338eda;
  padding: 1rem;
  margin: 1rem 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #1a3a5f;
}

table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

table th, table td {
  padding: 0.75rem;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  text-align: left;
}

table th {
  background-color: #f0f0f0;
  font-weight: bold;
}


/* Base keyboard focus for all links */
a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-color, #0058ff); /* replace with your brand color */
  outline-offset: 2px;        /* keeps it from being clipped */
}

/* Optional high‑contrast override for OS/UA “forced‑colors” modes */
@media (forced-colors: active) {
  a:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid Highlight;
  }
}
nav {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: space-evenly;
   width: 100%;
}
nav a {
  flex-direction: row;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px;
  margin: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 100%;
  border-radius: 0px;
}
nav a:visited {
   color: black;
}
nav a:hover {
   color: dodgerblue;
   text-decoration: underline;
}
.logoImage {
width: 100%;
max-width:200px
height: auto;
}
.logoImage:hover {
opacity: 70%;
}
.menu-icon {
vertical-align: top
}
        /* logo */
        #site-header {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
        }
        .logo-container {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            max-width: 100px;
        }
        .logo-link {
            display: inline-block; /* Ensure the link wraps the whole container */
        }
        .logo-link:focus,
        .logo-link:hover {
            opacity: 0.8; /* Visual feedback for users */
        }

        .checklist {
            width: 50px;
            height: 50px;
            background: transparent;
            border-radius: 10px;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            position: relative;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
        }
        .checklist svg {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
        }
        .checklist svg * {
            fill: black;
            stroke: black;
        }
        .checklist svg line, .checklist svg polyline {
            stroke: white;
        }
        .checklist svg .margin-line {
            stroke: white;
            stroke-width: 0.2;
        }
        .checklist svg .spiral {
            /*fill: black;*/
            stroke: white;
            stroke-width: 0.5;
        }
        .checklist svg .border {
            stroke: white;
            stroke-width: 0.5;
        }
        
/* accessibility */
.sr-only {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    border: 0;
}
header a, footer a{
color: black;
}
header a:hover, footer a:hover {
color: #333;
}
a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

code {
  background-color: #eee;
  padding: 2px 4px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
#disclaimer h3 {
    font-size: 1rem;
}
#disclaimer p {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
}
section {
  padding-bottom: 15px;
  padding-top: 15px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d9d9d9; /* Example: 1px solid black border */
}
section:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}
footer {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9rem
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body {
    padding: 1rem;
  }
  table th, table td {
    padding: 0.5rem;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }
}
main {
    margin: auto;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-right: 10px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}
  body {
      padding: 0;
  }
  div#site-header {
      border-bottom: 1px solid gray
  }
  div#site-header {
      padding: 5px 20px;
      padding-top: 20px;
  }

  div#sitename {
      width: 100%; 
      margin: 0
  }
  div#sitename a {
      text-decoration: none;
      margin: 0px; 
      padding-left: 10px;
  }
  div#sitename a:hover {
      opacity: 50%;
  }
  div#sitename svg {
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 300px;
      height: auto;
  }
  .mobileheader {
      position:relative;
      padding-top: 20px;
      padding-bottom: 20px;
      padding-left: 20px;
      border-bottom: 2px solid black;
  }
  div.mobileheader a svg {
      width:100%;
      max-width: 200px;
      height: auto;
  }
  div.mobileheader button {
      position: absolute;
      right: 0;
      margin-right: 15px;
      top: 2px;
  }
  nav a {
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  /* Hamburger Button */
.hamburger-btn {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: black;
  border: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hamburger-btn:hover {
  background-color: #333;
}

.hamburger-btn span {
  display: block;
  width: 24px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: white;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Off-Canvas Panel */
.offcanvas {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: -150%;
  min-width: 275px;
  height: 100%;
  background: white;
  box-shadow: -4px 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  transition: right 0.3s ease;
  padding: 25px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.offcanvas.open {
  right: 0;
}

.menu-content {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

/* Header */
.menu-header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
}
div.logo {
    grid-row: 1;
}
div.btnparent {
    display:flex;
    grid-column: span 2;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
}
div.logo a{
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: bold;
}
div.logo a:hover{
  color: inherit;
}
.close-btn {
  grid-row: 1;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: black;
  color: white;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  display:flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.close-btn:hover {
  background-color: #333;
}

/* Categories */
.menu-body {
  display: block;
  grid-row: 2;
  grid-column: 1/span 2;
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding-right: 40px;
}

.menu-row {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
}

.row-divider {
  border-bottom: 2px dotted #ccc;
}
.row-divider:hover, .row-divider:focus {
  border-bottom: 2px solid black;
}
.subcategories {
  overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 0;
  transition: max-height 0.3s ease;
}

.subcategories.open {
  max-height: 500px;
}

.subcategory {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 44px;
}

.static-links {
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.kill-small-navlinks {
}
.kill-small-navlinks:hover, .kill-small-navlinks:focus {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    border-bottom: 2px solid black;
}
/* Caret */
.caret-toggle {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-size: 1rem;
  padding: 0 8px;
}
.svg-icon {
    width: 1em;
    height: 1em;
}
/* Footer */
.menu-footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 35px;
}

.menu-footer img {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
}
/* Main image */
.blog-image {
    margin: 0;
}
figure.blog-image figcaption {
  color: rgb(81,81,81);
}

nav a {
    color: black;
}
nav a:hover, nav a:focus {
    color: black;
}
div.logo a {
    color: black;
    font-weight: 800;
}
a.cat-name:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
}
.static-links {
    list-style-type: none;
}
#menuPanel{
    max-width: 100%;
}
div.mobileheader {
    display:none;
}
.hamburger-mobile {
    display: none;
    align-items: center;
background-color: #0a0a0a;
border: none;
border-radius: 40px;
color: #fff;
display: flex;
font-size: 20px;
height: 40px;
justify-content: center;
margin-left: -4px;
padding: 0;
width: 40px;
}
button.hamburger-mobile:hover {
cursor: pointer;
}
/* Mobile (100%) */
@media (max-width: 950px) {
  #menuPanel {
      max-width: 100%;
  }
  .offcanvas {
      min-width: 150px;
      padding-top:15px;
      padding-right: 10px;
  }
  .close-btn {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
  }
  .hamburger-btn {
    margin-left: auto;
  }
  .kill-small-navlinks {
      display: none;
  }
  div#sitename, div#site-header {
      display: none;
  }
  div.mobileheader {
      display: flex;
      padding-left: 10px;
      padding-top: 10px;
  }
  .hamburger-btn {
      display: none;
  }
  .hamburger-mobile {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
  }
  header.navHeader
{
padding-top: 10px;
border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
}

.mobileheader {
padding-top: 0px;
padding-bottom: 0px;
border-bottom: 0px;
}
}
  .blog-section {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    border: 0;
  }

  .featured-card {
    flex: 1 1 60%;
    max-width: 600px;
    border: 4px solid black;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .featured-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    border-bottom: 4px solid black;
  }

  .featured-content {
    padding: 16px;
  }

  .featured-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .featured-summary {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #333;
  }

  .side-cards {
    flex: 1 1 35%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    min-width: 180px;
  }

  .side-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .side-card img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 2px solid black;
  }

  .side-title {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .side-cards .side-card:first-child {
    border-bottom: 2px solid black;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog-section {
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .featured-card,
    .side-cards {
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    .side-cards .side-card:first-child {
      border: none;
      margin-bottom: 0;
      padding-bottom: 0;
    }
  }
  .card-row-section {
    border-top: 3px solid black;
    border-bottom: 3px solid black;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 15px auto;
    padding: 20px 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .card-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .article-card {
    flex: 1 1 33.333%;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 16px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-right: 2px solid black;
  }

  .article-card:last-child {
    border-right: none;
  }

  .article-image {
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 2px solid black;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .article-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    /*justify-content: center; */
    flex-grow: 1;
  }

  .article-category {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid red;
    display: inline-block;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }

  .article-title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .card-row {
      flex-direction: column;
    }
    h1, h2, h3 {
        font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;    
    }
    .side-title {
        padding-left: 15px;
    }
    .article-card {
      flex: 1 1 100%;
      border-right: none;
      border-bottom: 2px solid black;
    }

    .article-card:last-child {
      border-bottom: none;
    }
  }
  .grid-section {
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .grid-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted black;
    padding: 16px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 12px 0;
  }

  .grid-card:last-child,
  .grid-card:nth-last-child(2) {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .grid-featured img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .grid-featured .grid-title {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .grid-compact {
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .grid-compact .grid-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    flex: 1;
    margin-right: 12px;
  }

  .grid-compact img {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 1px solid black;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
article.blogPosting h1 {
    margin: 20px 0;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
}
article.blogPosting {
max-width: 800px;
margin: auto;
}
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .grid-container {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .grid-compact {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .grid-compact img {
      margin-top: 8px;
    }
    article.blogPosting h1 {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-top: 0px;
}
article.blogPosting h2 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
}
  }

div.mobileheader h1 a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.site-footer {
  background-color: white;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  border-top: 1px solid gray;
}

.footer-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.footer-column {
  flex: 1 1 200px;
  min-width: 180px;
}

.footer-column h3 {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: rgb(6,6,6);
}

.footer-column ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-column li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.footer-column a {
  color: rgb(20,20,20);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-column a:hover {
  color: rgb(118,118,118);
}
.listNoBullets {
list-style-type: none;
}
footer p {
font-size: 10pt;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -60px;
  left: 0;
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 8px;
  z-index: 100;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.skip-link:focus {
  top: 0;
}
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.caret-toggle {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-left: 0.5em;
  padding: 0;
  color: inherit;
}

.caret-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]::after {
  content: "▲";
  margin-left: 0.3em;
}

.caret-toggle[aria-expanded="false"]::after {
  content: "▼";
  margin-left: 0.3em;
}

/* Optional: style submenu hidden by default */
.subcategories {
  margin-left: 1.5em;
  list-style: disc;
}

.subcategories[hidden] {
  display: none;
}
footer p {
margin: 15px 0;
}
.contactError {
    color:red; 
    padding-top: 10px; 
    text-align: center;
}
.noUnderlineLink {
text-decoration:none;
}
/* Main image */
.blog-image {
    margin: 0;
}
figure.blog-image figcaption {
  color: rgb(81,81,81);
  font-size: 0.8em;
}
div#bioImage {
    display: flex; 
    align-items: center; 
    gap: 1.5rem;
}
div#bioImage img {
    width: 120px;
    heigth: 120px;
    border-radius: 50%;
}
div#bioImage div h3 {
margin: 0;
}
p#bioAuthorTitle {
margin:0;
font-style: italic;
color: #555;
}
    figure.blog-image img {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
    .blog-card {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      padding: 20px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px solid black;
    }
.blog-card img {
  width: 300px;         /* 3 units */
  height: 200px;        /* 2 units */
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 2px solid black;
  display: block;       /* removes extra space below image if inline */
}
div.card-right h2 {
font-size: 26px;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
}
div.card-right h2 a {
text-decoration: none;
}
div.card-right p {
font-size: 16px;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
}

h1.mainTitle {
font-size: 32px;
font-weight: 400;
text-align: unset;
}
main#categoryMain {
max-width: 900px;
padding: 0 20px;
}
    .card-left {
      flex: 1 1 200px;
      max-width: 300px;
    }
    .card-right {
      flex: 2 1 400px;
      padding-left: 20px;
    }
    .pagination {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }
    .pagination a {
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        padding-left: 0px;
      }
      .card-right {
        flex: 1 1 auto;
        padding: 0;
      }
      .hook {
          padding-top: 10px;
      }
    }
    .hook {
        font-size: 13px;
        font-family: inherit;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        text-decoration: underline;
        margin: 0;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .catLetter {
        border-bottom: 4px solid rgb(236, 64, 64);
    }
    .readMore {
        text-decoration: underline;
    }
#hpot {
display: none;
}
.byline {
color: #555;
font-size: 1rem;
}
.blogHook {
margin: 0;
color: #ec4040;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
img.cardSmall {
max-width: 200px;
aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
object-fit: cover;
}
/* Mobile styles */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .card-row {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .article-card {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 2px solid black; /* Optional for separation on mobile */
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .article-card img.cardSmall {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: auto; /* Let it scale naturally */
    object-fit: cover;
  }

  .article-content {
    padding-top: 8px;
  }
}

.mobile-only {
  display: none;
}
.desktop-only {
  display: block;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .mobile-only {
    display: block;
  }
  .desktop-only {
    display: none;
  }
}
.table-scroll {
  width: 100%;
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.table-scroll table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 600px; /* or whatever matches your column count */
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

th, td {
  padding: 0.75rem;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
  background: #fff;
}

thead {
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
  font-weight: bold;
}