html {
  font-size: 100%;
  height:100%;
}

body {
	min-height:100%;
  	margin:0;
  	text-align:left;
  	font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0B1B1B, #020A0A);
	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
	background-attachment: fixed;
	background-size: 100vw 100vh;
	background-color:#020A0A;
    }

.container {
	flex: 1;
	width:90%;
	height:auto;
  	margin:20px auto 0 auto;
	display:block;
	}
.container h1 {
	font-size:1.2rem;
	color: #E3785D;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	}
.container h2 {
	font-size:1.1rem;
	color: #E3785D;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:bold;
	}
.container p {
	text-align:left;
	color: #EEE;
	font-size 1rem;
	margin-top:0;
	margin-bottom:18px;
	padding:0;
	}
.container a {
	color:#0AF2EE;
	}
.container a:hover {
	color:#F55E07;
	}
.header {
	position:relative;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: space-between;
	align-items: center;
	padding: 20px 2%;
	height:auto;
}
.header::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 80px; /* Adjust this value up or down to line up with your logo/nav */
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  z-index: 1;

	background: linear-gradient(
    to right, 
    transparent 0px, 
    #113d27 12px, 
    #113d27 calc(100% - 12px), 
    transparent 100%
  );

}

.logo {
	position: relative;
	display: inline-block;
	height:75px;
	z-index: 2;
  }
  
.logo img {
 width: 346px; 
  height: 75px;
  height: auto; /* Maintains the native proportion seamlessly */
  display: block;
  z-index: 2;
  margin-bottom:-25px;
}

.nav-links a {
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:10px;
	}

h1 {
	font-size:1.2rem;
	color: #E3785D;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	}

h2 {
	font-size:1.1rem;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	color: #E3785D;
}
	
a {
	color: #0AF2EE;
	}

.menu {
	position:relative;
	width:100%;
	height:auto;
	max-height:40px;
	display:block;
	margin:0 auto 18px auto;
	padding:0;
	text-align:center;
}

.menu a {
	color:#FFF;
	display:block;
	padding:3px;
	margin-bottom:12px;
	background-color:#339898;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	

/* ==========================================================================
   FLOATING DARK ADMIN FORM LAYOUT
   ========================================================================== */

/* 1. Main Containing Layout Wrapper (Apply your dark green here if needed) */
.main-container {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center !important;   /* Centers the form horizontally */
    /* align-items: center !important; */
    width: 100% !important;
    min-height: 85vh !important;          /* Forces ample vertical space for centering */
    padding: 40px 20px !important;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    position: relative;

    /* Optional: background-color: #0b291b; (Deep dark forest/hunter green) */
}

/* 2. Custom Outer Wrapper (If using Option 2 for external headings) */
.admin-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 800px !important;
    margin:0 auto;
}

/* External Title (Floating loosely above the form) */
.external-title h1 {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight:bold;
    color: #E3785D;            /* Crisp white to pop off dark green */
    text-align: center;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}

/* 3. The Core Floating Form Panel (Dark Glass Morphism Style) */
.floating-form {
    /* Uses a semi-transparent dark charcoal so the deep green theme subtly shows behind it */
    background-color: rgba(25, 30, 27, 0.85); 
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px); /* Creates a professional modern frosted glass depth effect */
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    
    padding: 40px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 800px !important;
    
    /* Stronger drop shadow depth to anchor it onto dark surfaces */
    box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 
                0 1px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    
    /* Clean white micro-border to frame the dashboard panel cleanly against deep green */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;                 
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Internal Title (If using Option 1 built into the form block) */
.form-title {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #E3785D;            /* Pure white text */
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0 0 4px 0; 
    width: 100%;        
}

/* 4. Individual Input Containers */
.form-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    width: 100%;
    min-width:500px;
    margin-bottom:20px;
}

/* 5. Form Labels Styling */
.form-group label {
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #e0e0e0;            /* Soft off-white to make scanning fields comfortable */
    margin-bottom: 8px;        
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* 6. Universal Field Rules (Text Inputs & Textareas) */
.form-group input[type="text"],
.form-group textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    
    color: #ffffff;            /* White text for absolute legibility while typing */
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); /* Recessed dark background for input boxes */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15); /* Clean contrast edge rules */
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-sizing: border-box; 
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, background-color 0.4s ease;
}

/* Soft muted placeholder text */
.form-group input[type="text"]::placeholder,
.form-group textarea::placeholder {
    color: #777777;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Form Focus Polish (Bright electric blue or clean white accent) */
.form-group input[type="text"]:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
    border-color: #52a3ff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(82, 163, 255, 0.25);
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    outline: none;
}

/* 7. Custom File Upload Treatment */
.form-group input[type="file"] {
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 12px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #cccccc;            /* High contrast file text status */
}

.form-group input[type="file"]:hover {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* 8. Stark White/Light-Gray Submission Action Button */
.btn-submit {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px;
    background-color: #ffffff; /* Reverses out the hierarchy so the click action demands focus */
    color: #111111;            /* Dark text inside white button */
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin-top: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    transition: background-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.1s ease;
}

.btn-submit:hover {
    background-color: #e6e6e6; /* Soft gray hover */
}

.btn-submit:active {
    transform: scale(0.985); 
}


/* ----- Blog Feed CSS ----- */

.blog-feed {
	max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 40px auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
}

/* 3-Column Grid Layout */
.blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); /* Forces exactly 3 columns on desktop */
    gap: 30px; /* Space between cards */
    }
        
/* Entire Div Clickable Card Link */
    .blog-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
	background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.6);
	backdrop-filter: blur(8px); 
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
	border-radius: 8px;
	overflow: hidden;
	text-decoration: none; /* Removes underline from text links */
	color: #333333;
	transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
        }
        
 /* Subtle Hover Effects for the Entire Card */
.blog-card:hover {
 	transform: translateY(-4px);
 	box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    }

/* Perfect Square Image Container Wrapper */
.image-wrapper {
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
	padding-top: 100%; /* Pure CSS trick to lock the aspect ratio to a 1:1 square */
    background-color: #f7fafc;
        }

.image-wrapper img {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover; /* Crops uploaded image into square without squishing */
    }
    
/* Text Content Area Within Card */
.card-content {
    padding: 8px 20px 0 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1;
    }
    
.card-title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 0 0 0;
    color: #1a202c;
    line-height: 1.2;
    }

.card-snippet {
	font-size: 0.9rem;
	color: #4a5568;
	line-height: 1.4;
	margin: 0;
    }


/* ----- Blog Post CSS -----  */
  
.post-container {
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.back-link {
	display: inline-block;
 	background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding:2px 5px 5px 3px;
    margin:8px;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    z-index: 10;
    position: relative; /* Keeps button accessible and clickable over background layers */
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.back-link:hover { color: #ffffff; }

/* The Modern Split Column Frame */
.post-layout {
	position: relative;
	background: transparent; 
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    width:1000px;
    margin: 10px auto;
}

.post-main-content { 
   
    background: transparent; 
    }

.hero-fading-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%; /* Adjust this to change how deep down the image reaches */
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: top center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    
    z-index: 1; /* Locked behind typography layers */
    
    mix-blend-mode: screen; 
    /* Darkens image context so white text headers remain razor sharp */
    filter: brightness(.40) contrast(.75); 
    
    /* Gracefully blends the image asset bottom edge straight into complete transparency */
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(10, 30, 35,.5) 0%, rgba(10, 30, 35,.5) 90%, rgba(10, 30, 35,0) 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(10, 30, 35,.5) 0%, rgba(10, 30, 35,.5) 90%, rgba(10, 30, 35,0) 100%);
}


.post-inner-layout {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2; /* Pushes content completely on top of background mask */
    padding: 60px;
}

/* Header Elements positioned right over the background graphic */
.post-hero-header {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.post-hero-header h1 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.6); /* Guarantees layout legibility over image variations */
}

.post-meta-info {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #cbd5e1;
   /* text-transform: uppercase; */
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

/* Body Text Block: Flows downward over the transparent card section */
.post-body-text {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: #cbd5e1;
}

.entry-content { border-bottom:1px solid #113d27;}
.entry-content a {text-decoration:none; margin:0;}
.entry-content h2 { font-size:1rem; font-weight:bold; text-align:left; margin:0;}
.entry-summary p { color:#fff; }
.entry-date { color:#666; font-size:.8rem; font-style:italic; margin:0; padding:0;} 

.footer {
    width:90%;
	height:auto;
  	margin:20px auto 32px auto;
  	padding:10px 0 32px 0;
	display:block;
    
    position: relative; /* Ensures proper layout containment */
  
  /* Creates a 2px tall line at the top that fades out on both ends */
 background: linear-gradient(
    to right, 
    transparent 0px, 
    #113d27 50px, 
    #113d27 calc(100% - 50px), 
    transparent 100%
  );
  background-position: top center;
  background-size: 100% 2px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  /* Adds space inside the footer so content doesn't touch the border */
  
  flex-shrink: 0;
  
  }
	
	
/* Container to line everything up along the bottom */
.podcast-footer-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center; /* Centers the buttons horizontally */
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;              /* Sets equal spacing between each button */
  padding: 20px 0;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Base button styling */
.podcast-link svg {
  width: 44px;             /* Standard, uniform width */
  height: 44px;            /* Standard, uniform height */
  fill: #888888;           /* Starting default color (e.g., modern gray) */
  transition: fill 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease; /* Smooth fade animation */
}

/* Hover effect: The fade-in solid color */
.podcast-link:hover svg {
  fill: #1DB954;           /* The solid color it fades into (e.g., vibrant green) */
  transform: translateY(-2px); /* Subtle shift up to show interaction */
}

	
.footer p { font-size:.8rem; color:#eecc66; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; padding:0;}
	



/* Responsive Breakpoints: Automatically drop down columns for small screens */

/* ==========================================
   MOBILE LAYOUT (iPhone / Smartphones)
   Targets screens from 0px up to 576px wide
   ========================================== */
@media screen and (max-width: 576px) and (orientation: portrait) {
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Forces 1 column grid on mobile phones */
    }
    .post-inner-layout {
        padding: 15px; /* Tighter margins so text doesn't look squished */
    }
    .post-hero-header h1 {
        font-size: 1.8rem; /* Scale down titles for small phone screens */
    }
    .hero-fading-bg { height: 380px; 
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,1) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,1) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
        mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,1) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,1) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    }
    .post-container { max-width: 570px; }
    .post-body-text {
    	font-size: 1.2rem;
		line-height: 1.55;
		color: #cbd5e1;
		}
	.header {
		display: flex !important;
        flex-direction: column !important; /* Forces items to stack vertically instead of side-by-side */
        align-items: center !important;    /* Centers both the logo image and links horizontally */
        text-align: center;
        padding: 15px 0;
}
	.logo img {
		
		margin:0 auto -25px auto;
}
	
	p { font-size:1.2rem; }

}

@media screen and (max-width: 932px) and (orientation: landscape) {

	.blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); /* 2 columns on tablets */
        gap: 20px;
    }
    .post-hero-header h1 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
    
    .post-container { max-width: 930px; }
    
    .post-body-text {
    	font-size: 1.2rem;
		line-height: 1.55;
		color: #cbd5e1;
	}
	
	p { font-size: 1rem; }
}


/* ==========================================
   TABLET LAYOUT (iPads / E-Readers)
   Targets screens from 577px up to 992px wide
   ========================================== */
@media screen and (max-width: 896px) and (orientation: landscape) {
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); /* 2 columns on tablets */
        gap: 20px;
    }
    .post-hero-header h1 {
        font-size: 2.4rem;
    }
    
     .post-container {
    	max-width: 890px;
    }
    .post-body-text {
    	font-size: 1.2rem;
		line-height: 1.55;
		color: #cbd5e1;
	}
	
	p (font-size:1.0rem; }

}

