#header {
  background-image: var(--bg-image, none);
  background-position: var(--bg-x, 50%) var(--bg-y, 50%);
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.text-center {
	text-align: center;
}
.font-size-130 {
  font-size: 1.3em;
  line-height: 1.5em;
}

.article-container {display: flex; justify-content: flex-start; width: 100%; margin: 0px; color: #000; position: relative; background-color: #fff; padding: 0px 0px 40px 0px;}

#this-is-key-side-container {
	float: none !important;
	display: flex !important;
	flex-direction: column !important;
	align-self: stretch !important;
	position: static !important;
}

/* ==========================================
   ARTICLE GRID LAYOUT
   ========================================== */
.article-container.is-gallery {justify-content: space-around;}
.article-container.is-gallery .article-content {max-width: 1600px; padding: 2rem 4rem; margin: 0; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box;}

.article-grid > p:empty,
.article-grid > p:has(br:only-child) {
  display: contents !important;
}
.article-grid {
  display: grid;
  width: 100%;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  justify-content: center
}
/* Individual Card */
.article-card {
	width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.article-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  background-color: #f1f5f9;
	border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
}

/* Card Media */
.card-image-link {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.card-image {
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
	aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.card-image-link,
.card-image {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 0; /* Keeps media below the click overlay */
}

/* Card Typography & Layout */
.card-content {
  padding: 1.25rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.card-title {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.card-content,
.card-title {
  position: static; /* 👈 Ensures the link overlay spans all the way up to .article-card */
}

.card-title a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}
.card-title a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.card-meta {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #64748b;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.card-excerpt {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #334155;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Tag Filter Bar */
.tag-filter-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.filter-label {
	font-weight: bold;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tag-pill {
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background-color: #f1f5f9;
  color: #475569;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.tag-pill:hover,
.tag-pill.active {
  background-color: #0f172a;
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Card Tag Labels */
.card-tags {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.card-tag {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: #2563eb;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Pagination Controls */
.pagination-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

.pagination-btn {
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: #0f172a;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.pagination-btn.disabled {
  color: #94a3b8;
  border-color: #e2e8f0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ==========================================
   END ARTICLE GRID LAYOUT
   ========================================== */

.sidebar-top-sticky {
	position: -webkit-sticky !important;
	position: sticky !important;
	top: 20px !important;
	z-index: 10 !important;
	transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease;
}
.sidebar-top-sticky.is-hidden {
	opacity: 0;
	visibility: hidden;
}
.sidebar-next-card {
  margin: 2em 30px 0 30px;
  background-color: #F2F2F5;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 6px;

  position: -webkit-sticky !important;
  position: sticky !important;
  bottom: 20px !important;
  margin-top: auto !important;
  z-index: 10 !important;

  /* Visibility setup */
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}
.sidebar-next-card.is-sticky {
  bottom: 20px !important;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
}

.sidebar-nav-card {
	padding: 1rem;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}
.sidebar-next-card:hover {
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--color-accent);
}

.sidebar-nav-card .nav-thumb {
  height: 120px;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: var(--x, center) var(--y, center);
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
}

.sidebar-nav-card .nav-title {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  display: block;
}
.backlinks {
	margin:0 0 1.25rem 0;
}
.backlinks a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight: bold;
  color: inherit;
}

.backlinks .arrow {
  display: inline-block;
  transform: scaleX(-1);
  text-decoration: none;
	transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.backlinks a:hover .arrow {
	transform: scaleX(-1) translateX(4px);
}

.backlinks a:hover span:not(.arrow) {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: var(--color-accent);
}

.article-content {width: 62%; display: block; padding: 0px; margin: 20px 0 0px 0;} /*not used on all articles*/
.article-content h1, .article-content h3 {display: block; float: none;}
.article-content h1 {font-family:  Gotham-Black, "Gill Sans", "Gill Sans MT", "Myriad Pro", "DejaVu Sans Condensed", Helvetica, Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 1.75em; line-height: 1.2em;}

.article-content h3:not(.no-span) {
	position: relative;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 1.4;
	margin: 1.5rem 0;
	z-index: 1;
	padding-left: 15px;
	padding-right: 15px;
	text-wrap: balance;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.article-content h3:not(.no-span)::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	left: 0;
	width: calc(50% - 15px);
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
	z-index: -1;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.article-content h3:not(.no-span)::after {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	right: 0;
	/* Width fills toward center but stops at the 15px boundary */
	width: calc(50% - 15px);
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
	z-index: -1;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.article-content h3:not(.no-span) > span {
	position: relative;
	display: inline;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	padding-left: 1.3rem;
	padding-right: 1.3rem;
	-webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
	box-decoration-break: clone;
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.5em #ffffff;
}

/*.article-content h3 {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 1.3em;
	margin: 2.5em 0 1.5em 0;
}
.article-content h3::before,
.article-content h3::after {
	content: "";
	flex: 1;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}

.article-content h3::before {
	margin-right: 20px;
}

.article-content h3::after {
	margin-left: 20px;
}*/

.article-content p {margin: 0 auto 20px;}

.article-content blockquote {
	position: relative;
	margin: 40px 0;
	padding: 35px 40px;
	background-color: #F2F2F5; 
	border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
	border-left: none; 
	text-align: center;
}

.article-content blockquote p {
	font-family: Georgia, serif;
	font-style: italic;
	font-size: 1.3rem;
	line-height: 1.6em;
	color: #333333;
	margin: 0; 
	display: inline; 
}

/* 🖤 BRAND TYPOGRAPHY LEFT QUOTE */
.article-content blockquote::before {
	content: "\201C"; 
	font-family: Gotham-Black, Arial, sans-serif; 
	color: var(--color-accent);
	font-size: 3.5rem; 
	line-height: 0;
	display: inline-block;
	vertical-align: -0.35em;
	margin-right: 6px;
}

.article-content blockquote p::after {
	content: "\201D"; 
	font-family: Gotham-Black, Arial, sans-serif; 
	color: var(--color-accent);
	font-size: 3.5rem;
	line-height: 0;
	display: inline; 
	font-style: normal; 
	margin-left: 4px;
	position: relative;
	top: 28px; /* Adjust this number up or down to place it exactly where it looks best */
}

.article-meta {
	display: flex;
	justify-content: space-between;
	align-items: center;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
	margin-bottom: 25px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	color: #555555;
	column-gap: 40px; 
	row-gap: 10px;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.author-name, .meta-date, .meta-tag, .meta-time {
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.author-name {
	font-weight: bold;
}

.meta-right {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: flex-end;
	row-gap: 4px;
}

.meta-divider {
	margin: 0 10px;
	color: var(--color-accent);
	white-space: nowrap;
}

.meta-tag {
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight: 600;
	letter-spacing: 0.5px;
	color: var(--color-accent);
}

.meta-tag a {
	color: var(--color-accent);
	text-decoration: none;
}
.meta-tag a:hover {
	color: var(--color-accent);
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.new-pointer-container {
	display: block;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	margin: -30px 0 0 0;   
	padding: 0; 
	max-width: 92vw;
	line-height: 44px; 
	position: relative;
	z-index: 10;
}

.wedge-text {
	display: inline;        
	width: auto;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-size: 24px; 
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 44px; 
	vertical-align: middle;

	border-left: none;
	margin-left: 0;

	padding-left: 24vw;
	box-shadow: inset 24vw 0 0 0 var(--color-accent);

	padding-top: 12px;
	padding-bottom: 11px; 
	padding-right: 28px; 

	-webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
	box-decoration-break: clone;

	background: linear-gradient(
		115deg, 
		var(--color-accent) calc(100% - 22px), 
		transparent calc(100% - 21px)
	);
}

.author-profile-box {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 24px;
	margin-top: 50px;
	padding: 30px;
	background-color: #F2F2F5;
	width: 100%;
	box-sizing: border-box;
}

.author-profile-box + .author-profile-box {
	margin-top: 20px;
}

.author-photo {
	width: 150px;
	height: 150px;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: center;
	background-color: #e0e0e0;
	flex-shrink: 0;
	display: block;
}

.author-info {
	flex: 1;
}

.author-info p {
	font-size: 1rem;
	line-height: 24px;
	color: #333333;
	margin: 0 !important;
}

.bio-author-name {
	font-family: Gotham-Black, Arial, sans-serif;
	color: #222222;
	font-weight: 900;
	text-transform: capitalize;
	letter-spacing: 0.5px;
	margin-right: 1px;
	font-size: 1.05rem;
	display: inline;
	line-height: 24px;
}

.article-navigation {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(340px, 1fr));
	gap: 24px;
	margin-top: 20px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}

.nav-card {
	display: flex;
	align-items: stretch;
	background-color: #F2F2F5;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-radius: 6px;
	overflow: hidden;
	transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
	flex-direction: row; 
	min-height: 115px;
}

.nav-card:hover {
	transform: translateY(-2px);
	box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.nav-content {
	flex: 1;
	padding: 20px 24px;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	gap: 6px;
	text-align: left;
	min-width: 0;
	border-bottom: 3px solid #e0e0e0; 
	transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.nav-card:hover .nav-content {
	border-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.nav-label {
	font-size: 0.75rem;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 1.2px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--color-accent);
}

.nav-label .arrow {
	display: inline-block;
	font-weight: 700;
	transform: translateY(-1px);
	text-shadow: 0.5px 0 0 var(--color-accent), -0.5px 0 0 var(--color-accent);
	transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.nav-card:hover .arrow, .sidebar-next-card:hover .arrow {
	transform: translate(4px, -1px);
}

.nav-title {
	font-size: 1.05rem;
	font-weight: 600;
	color: #222222;
	line-height: 1.4;

	/* 🛠️ SOLUTIONS FOR TITLE CROPPING & MIN-WIDTHS: */
	display: -webkit-box;
	-webkit-line-clamp: 2; /* Neatly limits title strings to two lines max */
	-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
	overflow: hidden;
	word-wrap: break-word; /* Prevents long fire service technical terms from blowing past borders */
}

.nav-thumb {
	width: 115px;
	height: 100%;
	align-self: stretch;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: var(--x, center) var(--y, center);
	background-color: #f0f0f0;
	flex-shrink: 0;
	transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-card:hover .nav-thumb {
	transform: scale(1.04);
}

#menu-resources {border-top: solid 3px var(--color-accent); margin-top: -3px;}
#header-logo {max-height: 100px; height: 100px; margin-top: 220px;}

#product-image-container {width: 35%; max-width: 420px; min-width: 250px; padding-bottom: 20px;}

#side-image-1 {float: left; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: -40px}

@media only screen and (max-width: 1400px) {
	.wedge-text {
		padding-left: 15vw;
		box-shadow: inset 15vw 0 0 0 var(--color-accent);
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
	.article-grid {
	  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr));
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
	.wedge-text {
		padding-left: 8vw;
		box-shadow: inset 8vw 0 0 0 var(--color-accent);
	}
	#header-logo {margin-top: 120px;}
}
@media (min-width: 801px) and (max-width: 855px) {
	.author-profile-box {
		flex-direction: column; 
		align-items: center;
		text-align: center;
		padding: 24px 20px;
		gap: 16px;
	}
	.author-photo {
		width: 120px;
		height: 120px; 
	}
	.bio-author-name {
		display: block; 
		margin-bottom: 6px;
		margin-right: 0;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 800px) {
	.article-content {width: 84%;}
	.article-container.is-gallery .article-content{width: 84%; padding: 2rem 0;}
	#product-image {margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 766px) {
	#menu-events {border-top: none; margin-top: 0px;}
	#side-image-1 {float: none; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px;}

	.article-navigation {
		gap: 16px;
	}
	.nav-card {
		min-height: 110px;
	}
	.nav-thumb {
		width: 110px;
	}
	.nav-content {
		padding: 16px;
	}
}
@media (max-width: 650px){
	.author-profile-box {
		flex-direction: column;
		align-items: center;
		text-align: center;
		padding: 24px 20px;
		gap: 16px;
	}
	.author-photo {
		width: 120px;
		height: 120px;
	}
	.bio-author-name {
		display: block;
		margin-bottom: 6px;
		margin-right: 0;
	}
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
	.article-content blockquote {
		padding: 24px 16px;
		margin: 30px 0;
	}
	.article-content blockquote p {
		font-size: 1.15rem;
	}
	.article-content blockquote::before {
		font-size: 2.8rem; 
	}
	.article-content blockquote p::after {
		font-size: 2.8rem;			
		top: 22px;
	}
	.article-meta {
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: column;
		align-items: flex-start;
		row-gap: 6px;
		padding-bottom: 15px;
		margin-bottom: 25px;
	}
	.meta-left {
		display: block;
		width: 100%;
		text-align: left;
	}
	.author-name {
		font-size: 1.05rem;
	}

	.meta-right {
		display: flex;
		flex-wrap: wrap;
		justify-content: flex-start;
		width: 100%;
		row-gap: 6px;
	}
	.meta-tag {
		display: block;
		width: 100%;
		order: 1;
	}
	.meta-date {
		display: inline-block;
		order: 2;
	}
	.meta-time {
		display: inline-block;
		order: 3;
	}
	.meta-divider {
		display: none;
	}

	.meta-date::after {
		content: " \2022 ";
		margin: 0 8px;
		color: var(--color-accent);
		display: inline-block;
	}
	.card-meta .meta-divider {
		display: inline;
	}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 535px) {
	#product-image-container {width: 100%; min-width: 100%;}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 465px) {
	.new-pointer-container {
		line-height: 40px;
		margin: -27px 0 0 0;
	}
	.wedge-text {
		font-size: 20px; 
		line-height: 40px;
	}
	.block-tab {width: 100%;}
	.tab-3-group a .block-tab {margin-right: 0%;}
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 410px) {
	.article-navigation {
		display: grid;
		grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
	}
}