:root{
    --container-max-width:1100px;
    --gap:24px;
    --left-w:60%;
    --right-w:40%;
    --page-padding:20px;
    --header-footer-height:72px;
    --bg:#f6f7f8;
  }

  html,body{
    height:100%;
    margin:0;
    font-family: Optima, system-ui, -apple-system, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial;
    background:var(--bg);
    color:#111;
  }

  /* PAGE LAYOUT: header, main, footer stacked vertically */
  .site {
    min-height:100vh;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
  }

  header, footer{
    width:100%;
    background:#fff;
    box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
  }

  .bar {
    max-width:var(--container-max-width);
    margin:0 auto;
    padding:0 var(--page-padding);
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    height:var(--header-footer-height);
    box-sizing:border-box;
    gap:16px;
  }

  /* HEADER: H1 left, nav centered horizontally within the full-width bar area */
  header .bar {
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    justify-content:space-between;
    position:relative;
    gap: 1rem;
  }
  
  header img {
    width:180px;
    height:auto;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
  }

  h1 {
    margin:0;
    font-size: 2.0em;
    padding-bottom: 0.8em;
    font-weight:normal;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  }
  h2 {
    margin:0;
    font-size: 1.8em;
    font-weight:normal;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    padding-bottom: 0.8em;
  }
  h3 {
    margin:0;
    font-size: 1.4em;
    font-weight:normal;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    padding-top: 0.8em;
    padding-bottom: 0.8em;
  }
  h4 {
    margin:0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-weight:normal;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    padding-bottom: 0.8em;
  }

  /* CENTER NAV: use container so nav remains on right */
  .nav-center {
    width:100%;
    position:static;
    display:flex;
    gap:20px;
    margin-left: auto;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .nav-center a, .bar a {
    text-decoration:none;
    color:#333;
    font-size:15px;
  }
  .nav-item {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 6px 0; /* ADDED: gives hoverable area between toggle and dropdown */
  }
  /* small screens: stack logo container above nav and keep nav right-aligned */
  @media (max-width:600px) {
    header .bar {
      flex-direction:column;
      align-items:stretch;
    }

  .header-logo {
    width:100%;
    max-width:none;
    order:0;
    padding:0.5rem 1rem;
    justify-content:flex-start; /* logo at left inside its full-width row; change to center if desired */
  }

  .nav-center {
    width:100%;
    justify-content:flex-end; /* keep items right-aligned within the full-width row */
    margin-left:0;
    padding:0.5rem 1rem;
    order:1;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    gap:12px;
  }
  header .bar{
  height: 120px;
  }
}

  /* MAIN CONTENT: area (centered on page) */
  main{
    flex:1 0 auto;
    display:flex;
    align-items:flex-start;
    justify-content:center; /* centers .main-content horizontally */
    padding:28px 16px;
    box-sizing:border-box;
  }

  .main-content{
    width:100%;
    max-width:var(--container-max-width);
  }

  /* container island */
  .container{
    display:flex;
    gap:var(--gap);
    align-items:stretch;
    box-sizing:border-box;
  }

  .left{
    width:var(--left-w);
    min-width:300px;
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    gap:20px;
    padding:20px;
    background:white;
    border-radius:8px;
    box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(18,24,32,0.06);
    box-sizing:border-box;
  }

  .right{
    width:var(--right-w);
    min-width:220px;
    position:relative;
    border-radius:8px;
    overflow:hidden;
    background:#f1ebdf;
    display:flex;
    box-sizing:border-box;
  }

  a.note::after {
  content: " ↑";        /* space then arrow; change to "\2191" or an SVG if you prefer */
  font-size: 0.9em;     /* adjust size relative to link text */
  vertical-align: baseline;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 0.25em;
  color: #483b20;
  transform: rotate(45deg); /* 45° clockwise */
  transform-origin: center;
  }

  .section{
    padding:0;
    border-radius:6px;
    background:transparent;
  }
  .section h1 {
    margin:0;
    font-size: 2.0em;
    padding-bottom: 0.8em;
    font-weight:normal;
  }
  .section h2 {
    position:relative;
    padding-left:16px;
    padding-top: 10px;
    color: grey;
    margin:0;
    padding-bottom: 0.5em;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    font-weight:normal;
  }
  .section h2::before {
    content:"";
    position:absolute;
    left:0; top:3px; bottom:3px;
    width:6px;
    background:#f1ebdf;
    border-radius:1px;
  }
  /*.section h3 {
    font-size: 1.4em;
    font-weight:normal;
    color:grey;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
  }*/
  .section a {
    font-weight:normal;
    color: #483b20;
  }
  .section a:hover {
    font-weight:normal;
    color: #333;
  }
  .section a.special {
    font-weight:normal;
    color: #483b20;
    text-decoration: none;
  }  
  .section p, li {
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin:0;
    line-height:1.5;
    color:#333;
  }

  .image-wrapper{
    position:sticky;
    margin:0;
    height:calc(100vh - 2 * 24px - var(--header-footer-height)); /* allow for header/footer spacing */
    width:100%;
  }

  .image-wrapper img{
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    object-fit:cover;
    display:block;
  }

  /* FOOTER BAR: text nav centered */
  footer .bar{
    justify-content:center;
    height: 80px;
  }
  footer p{
   color:grey;
   font-size: 0.8em;
  }
.footer-nav a{
   color:grey;
   font-size: 0.8em;
  }

/* CONTACT FORM: fonts and colors*/
form{margin-top:6px}
.form-row{margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
    label{font-size:0.95rem}
    input[type="text"],
    input[type="email"],
    input[type="tel"],
    textarea{
      width:60%;
      padding:10px;
      border:1px solid #ccc;
      border-radius:6px;
      font-family:inherit;
      font-size:15px;
    }
textarea{min-height:100px;resize:vertical}
button[type="submit"]{
      width:64%;
      background:#333;
      color:#fff;
      border:0;
      padding:10px 14px;
      border-radius:6px;
      cursor:pointer;
      font-size:15px;
    }
button[type="submit"]:hover,
button[type="submit"]:focus{background:#121212;outline:none}


/* LAYOUT: resposiveness*/
@media (max-width:920px){
    .container{flex-direction:column;}
    .left, .right{width:100%;}
    .image-wrapper{
      position:relative;
      top:0;
      height:320px;
    }
    /* header nav stacking on small screens */
    .nav-center{
      position:static;
      transform:none;
      margin-left:auto;
    }
    header .bar{
      justify-content:flex-start;
      gap:12px;
    }
  } 

/* BLOCKQUOTE: Stylish blockquote (updated) */
blockquote {
  --accent: #eeddbb;              /* accent color (blue) */
  --soft: #f1ebdf;                /* added soft gradient color */
  --bg: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--soft), rgba(255,255,255,0)); /* subtle background gradient */
  --text: #483b20;               /* main text color */
  --muted: #483b20;             /* citation / small text */
  position: relative;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.6;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(15,23,42,0.05); /* smaller shadow */
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
  overflow: hidden;
}
blockquote::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.6rem;
  bottom: 0.6rem;
  width: 6px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 60%, black));
  box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(37,99,235,0.10); /* reduced shadow */
}
/* decorative quotation mark */
blockquote::after {
  content: "“";
  position: absolute;
  right: 12px;
  top: 6px;
  font-size: 4.5rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .18;
}
/* quote text */
blockquote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.0625rem; /* 17px */
  font-weight: 500;
  color: inherit;
  letter-spacing: 2px !important;; /* added character spacing */
}
/* citation line */
blockquote footer {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* cite element inside footer */
blockquote footer cite {
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0b1220;
}
/* hover / focus effect for interactive feel */
blockquote:hover,
blockquote:focus-within {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(15,23,42,0.07); /* slightly reduced */
}

/* BLOCKQUOTE: responsive tweaks */
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  blockquote {
    padding: 1rem;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }
  blockquote::after { font-size: 3.2rem; right: 8px; top: 4px; }
  blockquote::before { width: 5px; top: 0.5rem; bottom: 0.5rem; }
}

/* ABOUT US: rounded corners and wrapper */
.img-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center; /* horizontal */
  align-items: center;     /* vertical */
  height: 220px;           /* container height needed for vertical centering */
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  overflow:hidden;
}
.rounded {
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%; /* adjust radius; use 50% for a circle (if width=height) */
  display: inline-block; /* keeps layout predictable */
  overflow: hidden;      /* ensures child content is clipped to rounded corners */
  object-fit: cover;     /* keeps aspect when cropping inside a fixed box */
  width: 200px;          /* optional: set size */
  height: 200px;         /* optional: set size */
}

hr.short {
  height: 3px;              
  border: 0;
  margin: 1em 0;
  position: relative;
  background:#f1ebdf;
}

/* Optional: scale width or center */
hr.short { width: 100%; max-width: 800px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }