/* Styles for resources.html only, moved out of the page so browsers can cache them (#15). */
        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           LATO — LOCAL fonts
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-light.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-light.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 300; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-lightitalic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-lightitalic.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-regular.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-regular.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-bold.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-black.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-black.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 900; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-blackitalic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-blackitalic.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 900; font-style: italic;  font-display: swap; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           TOKENS
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        :root {
            --prussian:    #02263F;
            --airforce:    #5F99BB;
            --veridian:    #138E32;
            --sky:         #ADDDF6;
            --alice:       #F0F6FA;
            --orange:      #E6532B;
            --yellow:      #EEAD00;
            --dark-grey:   #38484F;
            --light-grey:  #ABB2B6;
            --white:       #FFFFFF;
            --nav-h:       80px;
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           RESET & BASE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
        html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
        body {
            font-family: 'Lato', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
            background: var(--prussian);
            color: var(--sky);
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }
        a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
        ul { list-style: none; }
        img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

        .page-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .container { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 48px; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           NAV BAR
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .site-nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
            z-index: 1000;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
        }
        .nav-bar {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            height: var(--nav-h);
            padding: 0;
            position: relative;
            transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease;
        }
        /* Blur + tint live on a layer BEHIND the nav content so logos/text stay crisp */
        .nav-bar::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: rgba(2, 38, 63, 0.94);
            backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.6);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.6);
            opacity: 0;
            transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
            pointer-events: none;
            z-index: 0;
        }
        .site-nav.scrolled .nav-bar::before { opacity: 1; }
        .site-nav.scrolled .nav-bar {
            box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(95,153,187,0.12), 0 8px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
        }
        .nav-bar > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; margin-right: 12px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 3px; }
        .nav-logo img { height: 26px; width: auto; display: block; }
        .nav-logo-divider { width: 1px; height: 22px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25); margin: 0 20px; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .nav-logo img.nav-logo-s2c { height: 10px; width: auto; display: block; opacity: 1; margin-top: 4px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
        .nav-item {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px;
            padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 8px;
            font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: background 0.18s, color 0.18s;
            border: none; background: none;
        }
        .nav-item .ti { font-size: 0.7rem; opacity: 0.6; transition: transform 0.22s; }
        .nav-item:hover, .nav-item.on { color: #fff; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); }
        .nav-item.on .ti-chevrons-down { transform: rotate(180deg); }
        .nav-inner {
            max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px 0 24px;
            width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
        }
        .nav-center {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px;
            flex: 1; justify-content: center; margin: 0 6px;
        }
        .nav-divider { width: 1px; height: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); margin: 0 6px; }
        .nav-right { margin-left: auto; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .icon-btn {
            width: 36px; height: 36px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            border-radius: 8px; border: none; background: none;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); font-size: 1.05rem; cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.18s, color 0.18s;
        }
        .icon-btn:hover, .icon-btn.on { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); color: #fff; }
        .lang-btn {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; padding: 7px 12px;
            border-radius: 30px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .lang-btn:hover, .lang-btn.on { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); color: #fff; }
        .cta-btn-secondary {
            padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--sky);
            box-shadow: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--prussian); cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .cta-btn-secondary:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); background: #c8eaf8; box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(173,221,246,0.35); color: var(--prussian); }
        .cta-btn {
            padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--orange);
            box-shadow: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .cta-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .nav-mobile-toggle { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; margin-left: auto; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 6px; }
        .nav-mobile-toggle span { display: block; width: 26px; height: 2px; background: #fff; border-radius: 2px; transition: all 0.25s; }

        /* Mega panels */
        .mega-panel {
            display: none; position: absolute; top: var(--nav-h); left: 0; right: 0;
            background: rgba(240, 246, 250, 0.98);
            backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5);
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.08); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.06);
            box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(2,38,63,0.28); padding: 20px 40px 24px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease;
        }
        .mega-panel.show { display: block; }
        @keyframes megaIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
        .mega-cols { display: flex; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; max-width: 1160px; margin: 0 auto; justify-content: center; }
        .mega-col { min-width: 140px; flex: 1; }
        .col-label { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 9px; padding-bottom: 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12); }
        .mega-link { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); padding: 4px 0; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.15s; line-height: 1.4; }
        .mega-link .ti { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--airforce); flex-shrink: 0; }
        .mega-link:hover { color: var(--prussian); }
        .mega-link.primary { color: var(--prussian); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 4px; }
        .mega-link.primary .ti { color: var(--airforce); }
        .url-hint { font-size: 0.6rem; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; margin: 1px 0 4px 20px; }
        .tag { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; background: var(--orange); color: #fff; padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 20px; margin-left: 4px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
        .mega-footer { margin: 14px auto 0; padding-top: 11px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.1); display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; max-width: 1160px; justify-content: center; }
        .mega-footer-link { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--airforce); cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.15s; }
        .mega-footer-link:hover { color: var(--prussian); }
        .mega-divider { width: 1px; height: 14px; background: rgba(2,38,63,0.2); align-self: center; }
        #panel-platform .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-platform .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-platform .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-company .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-company .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-company .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-nd .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-nd .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-nd .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-resources .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-resources .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-resources .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-docs .mega-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px 40px; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
        #panel-docs .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-docs .mega-link .ti { margin-top: 2px; align-self: flex-start; }
        #panel-docs .mega-col:nth-child(5) { grid-column-start: 2; }

        /* Search panel */
        .search-panel { display: none; position: fixed; top: var(--nav-h); left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 999; background: rgba(2, 38, 63, 0.97); backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.1); box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(0,0,0,0.55); padding: 24px 40px 28px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease; }
        .search-panel.show { display: block; }
        .search-wrap { position: relative; }
        .search-wrap .ti { position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 1.1rem; color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6); }
        .search-input { width: 100%; padding: 12px 16px 12px 42px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; color: #fff; outline: none; transition: border-color 0.2s; }
        .search-input::placeholder { color: rgba(173,221,246,0.4); }
        .search-input:focus { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6); }
        .search-hints { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 14px; }
        .search-hint { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.7); padding: 5px 14px; border-radius: 20px; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.1); border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.18); cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; }
        .search-hint:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.2); color: #fff; }

        /* Language panel */
        .lang-panel { display: none; position: absolute; top: var(--nav-h); right: 40px; width: 480px; background: rgba(240,246,250,0.98); backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.08); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(2,38,63,0.28); padding: 20px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease; }
        .lang-panel.show { display: block; }
        .lang-label { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 14px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12); }
        .lang-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 4px; }
        .lang-opt { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 400; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; }
        .lang-opt:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); color: var(--prussian); }
        .lang-opt.active { color: var(--prussian); font-weight: 700; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.18); }

        /* Nav inline search */
        .nav-search-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }
        .nav-search-wrap .ti-search { position: absolute; left: 10px; font-size: 0.82rem; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.45); pointer-events: none; }
        .nav-search-input { width: 98px; padding: 7px 10px 7px 27px; border-radius: 30px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.22); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; outline: none; transition: width 0.25s ease, border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s; }
        .nav-search-input::placeholder { color: #F0F8FF; }
        .nav-search-input:focus { width: 240px; border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.55); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); }
        .lang-opt .ti { font-size: 0.75rem; margin-right: 4px; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           PAGE STRUCTURE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .page-spacer { height: var(--nav-h); }
        .hero-breadcrumb { position: absolute; top: calc(var(--nav-h) / 2 + 50px); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 100%; max-width: 1400px; padding: 0 24px 0 40px; z-index: 900; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: none; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.7); }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           GRADIENT TEXT UTILITIES (matching about-v2)
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .grad-fire {
            background: linear-gradient(95deg, #E6532B 0%, #c44420 38%, #ADDDF6 100%);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
        }
        .grad-ice {
            background: linear-gradient(95deg, #ADDDF6 0%, #5F99BB 55%, #ffffff 100%);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
        }
        .fancy-word {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.18em;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BLOG HERO — full-bleed with background image
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .blog-hero {
            position: relative;
            min-height: 720px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .blog-hero-bg {width: 100%; height: 100%; max-width: none; object-fit: cover; 
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: center center;
            z-index: 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            z-index: 1;
            background: linear-gradient(
                180deg,
                rgba(10,10,10,0.05) 0%,
                rgba(10,10,10,0.05) 25%,
                rgba(10,5,0,0.1)    55%,
                rgba(2,20,35,0.38)  80%,
                rgba(2,38,63,0.65)  100%
            );
        }
        .blog-hero-body {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            padding: 0 0 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-inner {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 40px;
            padding-bottom: 36px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        /* min-width:0 + a capped max-width keep the copy column from taking its
           full max-content width (the 106px h1), which would otherwise push the
           brochure image off the right edge of the viewport. */
        .blog-hero-copy { flex: 1 1 500px; min-width: 0; max-width: 620px; }
        .hero-brochures {
            flex: 0 1 545px;
            max-width: 545px;
            align-self: center;
            /* space-between anchors it to the container's right edge; translateX
               nudges it back toward the heading without disturbing the flow */
            transform: translateX(-28px);
            pointer-events: none;
        }
        .hero-brochures img {
            width: 100%; height: auto;
            filter: drop-shadow(0 22px 42px rgba(2,20,35,0.45));
        }
        .blog-eyebrow {
            display: block;
            font-size: 0.66rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.28em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
        .blog-hero-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(58px, 8.5vw, 106px);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.88;
            letter-spacing: -0.035em;
            margin: 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-right {
            flex-shrink: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-end;
            gap: 14px;
            padding-bottom: 6px;
            max-width: 340px;
        }
        .blog-hero-desc {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.65);
            line-height: 1.65;
            text-align: left;
        }

        /* ── HERO CTAs ── */
        .hero-cta-row { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 30px; }
        .hero-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
            padding: 12px 26px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--orange); color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .hero-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); color: #fff; }
        .hero-btn .ti { font-size: 0.85rem; }
        .hero-btn.alt { background: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian); }
        .hero-btn.alt:hover { background: #c8eaf8; box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(173,221,246,0.35); color: var(--prussian); }
        .hero-btn.ghost {
            padding: 11px 25px; background: rgba(2,38,63,0.42);
            border: 1px solid rgba(173,221,246,0.4); color: var(--sky);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
        }
        .hero-btn.ghost:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.2); border-color: var(--sky); color: #fff; box-shadow: none; }
        .subscribe-btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            padding: 10px 22px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.45);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.9);
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .subscribe-btn:hover {
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.18);
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6);
            color: #fff;
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BLOG CONTENT AREA
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .blog-content-area {
            padding: 48px 0 48px;
            background: var(--prussian);
        }

        /* ── FEATURED ARTICLE ── */
        .featured-article {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 0;
            border-radius: 20px;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.14);
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            transition: border-color 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .featured-article:hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.38); }
        .featured-article:hover .featured-img-inner { transform: scale(1.03); }
        .featured-img {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            min-height: 420px;
        }
        .featured-img-inner {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            transition: transform 0.55s ease;
        }
        .img-featured {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/network-inventory-article-image.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center center;
        }
        .img-product {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 30%, rgba(173,221,246,0.4) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 70%, rgba(95,153,187,0.5) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(160deg, #011a2e 0%, #02263F 60%, #013048 100%);
        }
        .img-research {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/leased-line-billing.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        .img-industry {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/ai-brain-telecom.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        .img-tech {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/network-outages.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        .img-dark {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 60%, rgba(230,83,43,0.4) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 25%, rgba(95,153,187,0.35) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(120deg, #020810 0%, #01131f 50%, #011528 100%);
        }
        .img-geo {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/service-inventory-s2c.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        /* Blurred variant of .img-geo: the photo moves to a ::before layer under
           the .wp-shot so the brochure fan stays sharp while the background reads
           as a soft wash like the gradient tiles. inset:-8% hides the blur fringe. */
        .img-geo-blur { background: #011a2e; }
        .img-geo-blur::before {
            content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -8%; z-index: 0;
            background: url('images/blog-webp-images/service-inventory-s2c.webp') center / cover no-repeat;
            filter: blur(14px);
        }
        .img-geo-blur .wp-shot { z-index: 1; }
        .img-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.25) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.08) 100%);
        }

        /* ── EVENT IMAGE PANELS ── */
        .img-mwc {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 72% 28%, rgba(230,83,43,0.5) 0%, transparent 58%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 18% 75%, rgba(95,153,187,0.45) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(160deg, #011a2e 0%, #02263F 60%, #013048 100%);
        }
        .img-dtw {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 25% 30%, rgba(173,221,246,0.35) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 78% 70%, rgba(19,142,150,0.4) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(150deg, #01131f 0%, #02263F 55%, #024a63 100%);
        }
        .img-gold {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 65%, rgba(238,173,0,0.4) 0%, transparent 58%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 25%, rgba(230,83,43,0.3) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(140deg, #020810 0%, #01131f 50%, #012237 100%);
        }
        /* mirrored .img-gold: glows swap corners, diagonal reversed. Used on the
           Partners tile so the shared class stays untouched elsewhere. */
        .img-gold-flip {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 35%, rgba(238,173,0,0.4) 0%, transparent 58%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 80% 75%, rgba(230,83,43,0.3) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(320deg, #020810 0%, #01131f 50%, #012237 100%);
        }
        .event-mark {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 6px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 68px);
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.94);
            text-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(2,38,63,0.5);
        }
        .event-mark small {
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.24em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.85);
        }

        /* Floating visual element inside image panels */
        .img-icon {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 28px;
            right: 28px;
            width: 56px;
            height: 56px;
            border-radius: 14px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 0;
            color: #fff;
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
        }
        .img-icon i { display: none; }
        .img-icon::before,
        .img-icon::after {
            content: '';
            width: 12px;
            height: 12px;
            border-right: 2.5px solid currentColor;
            border-bottom: 2.5px solid currentColor;
            transform: rotate(-45deg);
            animation: chevronPulseRight 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
        }
        .img-icon::before { margin-right: -5px; animation-delay: 0s; }
        .img-icon::after  { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        @keyframes chevronPulseRight {
            0%, 100% { opacity: 0.15; }
            50% { opacity: 0.9; }
        }
        /* section-transition scroll chevron (same motif as index.html, repeated at each section boundary) */
        .sec-chev { position: relative; height: 0; z-index: 5; pointer-events: none; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .sec-chev.on-dark { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
        .sec-chev.on-light { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .sec-chev span { position: absolute; left: 50%; width: 16px; height: 16px; border-right: 2.5px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 2.5px solid currentColor; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); animation: chevronPulseDown 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
        .sec-chev span:nth-child(1) { top: -44px; }
        .sec-chev span:nth-child(2) { top: -34px; animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .sec-chev.on-light { color: rgba(173,221,246,0.55); }
        @keyframes chevronPulseDown {
            0%, 100% { opacity: 0.15; }
            50% { opacity: 0.9; }
        }
        /* Resource type sections (Brochures / Whitepapers / Case Studies) */
        #featured, #brochures, #whitepapers, #case-studies, #library, #blog-topics { scroll-margin-top: var(--nav-h); }
        .res-zone { padding: 72px 0 80px; }
        .res-zone.dark { background: var(--prussian); }
        .res-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; margin-top: 8px; }
        @media (max-width: 920px) { .res-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
        @media (max-width: 620px) { .res-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

        .img-count {
            position: absolute;
            top: 20px;
            left: 20px;
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
        }

        .featured-body {
            padding: 48px 48px 48px 44px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }
        .article-cat {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 6px;
            font-size: 0.68rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }
        .article-cat::before {
            content: '';
            display: block;
            width: 18px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--orange);
            border-radius: 2px;
        }
        .featured-headline {
            font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.025em;
            line-height: 1.15;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .featured-headline:hover { color: var(--sky); }
        .featured-body .article-cat::before { display: none; }
        .featured-excerpt {
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--sky);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 32px;
        }
        .article-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 16px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .meta-author {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
        }
        .author-avatar {
            width: 32px;
            height: 32px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.25);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: var(--sky);
            flex-shrink: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .author-avatar img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
        .author-name-text {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.8);
        }
        .meta-dot {
            width: 3px; height: 3px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
        }
        .meta-date, .meta-read {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--sky);
        }
        .read-link {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 7px;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--airforce);
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: color 0.18s, gap 0.18s;
            margin-top: 24px;
        }
        .read-link:hover { color: #fff; gap: 10px; }

        /* ── MIXED GRID ── */
        .blog-grid-section {
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }
        .section-rule {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 16px;
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
        .section-rule-label {
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.35);
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .section-rule-line {
            flex: 1;
            height: 1px;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14);
        }

        /* 2-column asymmetric row */
        .row-asymmetric {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 5fr 4fr;
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }
        .row-asymmetric-right {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 4fr 5fr;
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        /* 3-column even row */
        .row-three {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        /* ── ARTICLE CARD — standard ── */
        .article-card {
            border-radius: 16px;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }
        .article-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.32);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-img-inner { transform: scale(1.05); }
        .card-img {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .card-img-inner {
            transition: transform 0.55s ease;
        }
        .wp-shot {
            position: absolute; inset: 0;
            background-size: contain; background-position: center 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat;
        }
        .card-img-tall { height: 280px; }
        .card-img-mid  { height: 200px; }
        .card-img-short { height: 200px; }
        .card-body {
            padding: 24px 28px 28px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .card-cat {
            font-size: 0.62rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.16em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .card-headline {
            font-size: 16px;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.018em;
            line-height: 1.25;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
            transition: color 0.18s;
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-headline { color: var(--sky); }
        .card-excerpt {
            font-size: 0.88rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.55);
            line-height: 1.65;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .card-footer {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 8px;
            /* hairline strengthened 07/09/2026: at 0.1 it was invisible on the
               dark zone, and dropping the meta label left nothing to anchor it */
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.26);
            padding-top: 16px;
            margin-top: auto;
        }
        .card-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
        }
        .card-date {
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.38);
        }
        .card-read {
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--sky);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 4px;
            transition: color 0.18s;
            /* holds the right edge whether or not the card carries a meta label */
            margin-left: auto;
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-read { color: #ffffff; }

        /* ── TALL CARD (no image, text-led) ── */
        .article-card-text {
            border-radius: 16px;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.06);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            padding: 36px 32px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .article-card-text:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }
        .article-card-text .card-cat { margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .article-card-text .card-headline {
            font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.45rem);
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
        .article-card-text .card-excerpt { flex: 1; }
        .article-card-text .card-footer {
            margin-top: 24px;
        }

        /* ── OVERSIZE SECTION HEADINGS ── */
        .blog-eyebrow {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(0.65rem, 1.1vw, 0.85rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.92;
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 48px;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading em {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.15em;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading.prussian-text { color: var(--prussian); }

        /* ── LIGHT ZONE (Latest + More from VC4) ── */
        .blog-light-zone {
            background: var(--alice);
            padding: 48px 0 80px;
        }
        .blog-light-zone .section-rule-label {
            color: rgba(2,38,63,0.35);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .section-rule-line {
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.1);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card {
            background: #fff;
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
            box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(2,38,63,0.05);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-headline {
            color: var(--prussian);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover .card-headline {
            color: var(--airforce);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-excerpt {
            color: var(--dark-grey);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-footer {
            border-top-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.16);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-date {
            color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-read {
            color: var(--airforce);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover .card-read {
            color: var(--prussian);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text {
            background: #fff;
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
            box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(2,38,63,0.05);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text:hover {
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2);
        }

        .blog-sky-zone { background: #ffffff !important; }
        .blog-sky-zone .section-rule-label { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .blog-sky-zone .section-rule-line { background: rgba(2,38,63,0.15); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card { background: #fff; border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.1); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.25); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card-text { background: #fff; border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.1); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card-text:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.25); }
        .blog-sky-zone .load-more-btn { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2); color: var(--prussian); }
        .blog-sky-zone .load-more-btn:hover { background: var(--prussian); color: #fff; border-color: var(--prussian); }


        .newsletter-strip {
            margin: 48px 0;
            border-radius: 18px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            padding: 52px 56px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 40px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .newsletter-strip::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            /* same artwork as the hero section. 150% / 8% 92% lands the dark
               navy corner under the copy and keeps the orange ribbon on the
               right, so white text measures 7.07:1 and needs NO scrim. */
            background-image: url('images/orange-flame-wave-gradient.webp');
            background-size: 150%;
            background-position: 8% 92%;
        }
        .newsletter-strip > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .newsletter-left {}
        .newsletter-label {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(0.65rem, 1.1vw, 0.85rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }
        .newsletter-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.92;
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
        .newsletter-heading em {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.15em;
        }
        .newsletter-sub {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: #ffffff;
            line-height: 1.6;
            max-width: 420px;
        }
        .newsletter-form {
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
            align-items: center;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }
        .newsletter-input {
            padding: 12px 22px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
            outline: none;
            width: 260px;
            transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .newsletter-input::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
        .newsletter-input:focus { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
        .newsletter-submit {
            padding: 12px 28px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: none;
            background: var(--orange);
            /* the ribbon behind is orange too, so the button edge would vanish
               (1.52:1). A white hairline reads 3.7:1 on the button and 5.6:1
               on the artwork, which fixes the boundary without any darkening. */
            box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .newsletter-submit:hover { background: #c8461f; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.8); }

        /* ── LOAD MORE ── */
        .load-more-row {
            text-align: center;
            padding-top: 16px;
        }
        .load-more-btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            padding: 10px 28px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: none;
            background: var(--alice);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(2,38,63,0.10);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.88rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--prussian);
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
        }
        .load-more-btn:hover {
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            background: #dde8f0;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(2,38,63,0.18);
            color: var(--prussian);
        }
        /* sky variant, scoped to the one button so the LinkedIn load-more stays
           as is; flat, and holds sky in dark theme too (which otherwise recolours
           .load-more-btn). */
        /* sky GHOST: transparent with a sky outline and sky text on the prussian
           zone (~11:1), filling sky with prussian text on hover. Flat. */
        .load-more-btn.sky, :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn.sky { background: transparent; color: var(--sky); border: 1.5px solid var(--sky); box-shadow: none; }
        .load-more-btn.sky:hover, :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn.sky:hover { background: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian); border-color: var(--sky); box-shadow: none; }
        /* airforce GHOST variant (LinkedIn follow): transparent, airforce outline,
           prussian text (14:1 on the light zone), fills airforce on hover (5:1).
           Flat. Dark theme swaps the text to sky so it reads on the flipped zone. */
        .load-more-btn.air { background: transparent; color: var(--prussian); border: 1.5px solid var(--airforce); box-shadow: none; }
        .load-more-btn.air:hover { background: var(--airforce); color: var(--prussian); border-color: var(--airforce); box-shadow: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn.air { background: transparent; color: var(--sky); border: 1.5px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.7); box-shadow: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn.air:hover { background: var(--airforce); color: var(--prussian); border-color: var(--airforce); box-shadow: none; }

        /* short lead under a section heading */
        .res-lead { max-width: 560px; margin: 0 0 40px; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.7); }
        /* -- Full footer -- */
        .site-footer-full {
            background: #011628;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }
        .footer-top {
            padding: 72px 0 56px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.15);
        }
        .footer-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.6fr repeat(5, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
        }
        .footer-logo { height: 36px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .footer-logo-s2c { height: 12px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 20px; display: block; }
        .footer-tagline {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
        .footer-contact {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }
        .footer-contact a {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            transition: color 0.18s;
        }
        .footer-contact a:hover { color: #f0f8ff; }
        .footer-contact a .ti { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #ffffff; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .footer-social {
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
        }
        .social-icon-btn {
            width: 36px; height: 36px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(240,248,255,0.2);
            background: rgba(240,248,255,0.05);
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            color: #ffffff;
            font-size: 1rem;
            transition: all 0.18s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .social-icon-btn:hover {
            background: rgba(240,248,255,0.14);
            border-color: rgba(240,248,255,0.5);
            color: #fff;
        }
        .footer-login-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
            margin-top: 12px; padding: 8px 20px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.22);
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0.04em; cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
        }
        .footer-login-btn:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); }
        .footer-col-heading {
            font-size: 0.62rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            margin-top: 0;
        }
        .footer-col ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0; margin: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 8px;
        }
        .footer-col ul li a {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            transition: color 0.18s;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }
        .footer-col ul li a:hover { color: #fff; }
        .footer-creds .container {
            display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
            gap: 14px 36px; padding-top: 26px; padding-bottom: 26px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
        }
        .footer-cred {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
        }
        .footer-cred .ti { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--orange); }
        .footer-bottom {
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.1);
            padding: 20px 0;
        }
        .footer-bottom-inner {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 16px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .footer-copy {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
        }
        .footer-legal {
            display: flex;
            gap: 24px;
        }
        .footer-legal a {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
            transition: color 0.2s;
        }
        .footer-legal a:hover { color: #f0f8ff; }
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 680px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
            .footer-top { padding: 48px 0 40px; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 420px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           FLIPBOOK — open brochure
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .book-sub {
            font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--dark-grey);
            line-height: 1.7; max-width: 580px; margin: -16px 0 48px;
        }
        .flipbook-wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 28px; }
        .flip-arrow {
            width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 50%; flex-shrink: 0;
            border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.18); background: #fff; color: var(--prussian);
            font-size: 1.25rem; cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(2,38,63,0.10);
            /* same fast-out curve as the booklet's closing slide, so the controls
               feel as responsive as the pages they turn */
            transition: background 0.25s, color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1);
        }
        .flip-arrow:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--prussian); color: #fff; transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(2,38,63,0.22); }
        .flip-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.25; cursor: default; }
        .book {
            position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 860px;
            /* shortened 07/09/2026: the spread was reading too tall, and the
               right-hand page had ~200px of dead white under its link list */
            height: clamp(430px, 49vw, 545px); perspective: 2600px;
            filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 40px rgba(2,38,63,0.25));
        }
        .bpage, .leaf { position: absolute; top: 0; width: 50%; height: 100%; }
        .bpage { background: #fff; overflow: hidden; }
        .page-base {
            left: 0; border-radius: 14px 0 0 14px;
            box-shadow:
                0 3px 0 -1px #fbfdfe, -2px 3px 0 -1px #fbfdfe, 0 3px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.16), -2px 3px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.16),
                0 7px 0 -1px #f5f9fc, -5px 7px 0 -1px #f5f9fc, 0 7px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.12), -5px 7px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.12),
                0 11px 0 -1px #eff5f9, -8px 11px 0 -1px #eff5f9, 0 11px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.09), -8px 11px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
        }
        .page-base-r {
            left: 50%; border-radius: 0 14px 14px 0;
            box-shadow:
                0 3px 0 -1px #fbfdfe, 2px 3px 0 -1px #fbfdfe, 0 3px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.16), 2px 3px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.16),
                0 7px 0 -1px #f5f9fc, 5px 7px 0 -1px #f5f9fc, 0 7px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.12), 5px 7px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.12),
                0 11px 0 -1px #eff5f9, 8px 11px 0 -1px #eff5f9, 0 11px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.09), 8px 11px 0 0 rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
        }
        .leaf {
            left: 50%; transform-origin: left center; transform-style: preserve-3d;
            /* 1.2s to match the mini booklet on service2create.html; if this changes,
               the settle() timeout in the flipbook script must change with it */
            transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.35, 0.1, 0.25, 1); cursor: pointer;
        }
        .leaf.flipped { transform: rotateY(-180deg); }
        .leaf .face {
            position: absolute; inset: 0; background: #fff; overflow: hidden;
            backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
        }
        .leaf .front { border-radius: 3px 14px 14px 3px; }
        .leaf .back { transform: rotateY(180deg); border-radius: 14px 3px 3px 14px; }
        .pg {
            position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
            padding: clamp(20px, 3.6vw, 42px) clamp(18px, 3.2vw, 38px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; color: var(--prussian); background: #fdfefe;
        }
        .pg-r::after, .pg-l::after {
            content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 44px; pointer-events: none;
        }
        .pg-r::after { left: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.12), transparent); }
        .pg-l::after { right: 0; background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.12), transparent); }
        .pg-eyebrow { font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .pg-title { font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 2vw, 1.45rem); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .pg-title em, .pg-cover-title em { font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 1.15em; }
        .pg-text { font-size: clamp(0.66rem, 1.1vw, 0.84rem); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--dark-grey); }
        .pg-text strong { color: var(--prussian); font-weight: 700; }
        .pg-list { margin: 10px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
        .pg-list li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: clamp(0.66rem, 1.1vw, 0.84rem); font-weight: 700; color: var(--prussian); }
        .pg-list li .ti { color: var(--orange); font-size: 0.75rem; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .pg-link {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; margin-top: 10px;
            font-size: clamp(0.64rem, 1vw, 0.8rem); font-weight: 700; color: var(--airforce); transition: color 0.18s, gap 0.18s;
        }
        .pg-link:hover { color: var(--prussian); gap: 9px; }
        .pg-num { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 12px; font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.35); }
        .pg-r .pg-num { text-align: right; }
        .pg-cover {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 20%, rgba(95,153,187,0.4) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 85%, rgba(230,83,43,0.3) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(155deg, #011a2e 0%, #02263F 60%, #013048 100%);
            color: #fff; justify-content: center;
        }
        /* Front cover only (the back cover keeps the .pg-cover gradient). Photo
           1907018656, MIRRORED copy (orange bands on the right, navy wedge on the
           left) anchored at 35%: measured worst-case luminance behind the copy is
           0.017, so white text clears 4.5:1 with NO scrim, and 99% of the orange
           still fills the right-hand corners. */
        .pg-cover-photo { background: url('images/oss-checklist-download.webp') 35% 50% / cover no-repeat #02263F; }
        .pg-cover-brand { font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sky); margin-bottom: 16px; }
        .pg-cover-title { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.8rem); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.12; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 14px; }
        .pg-cover-sub { font-size: clamp(0.66rem, 1.1vw, 0.84rem); font-weight: 300; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.75); line-height: 1.6; }
        /* Service2Create wordmark set into the cover title in place of the old
           "-S2C" text. Height in em so it tracks the clamped title; inline-block
           to escape the global img{display:block} at the top of this file. */
        .pg-cover-title .s2c-mark {
            display: inline-block;
            height: 1.02em;
            width: auto;
            max-width: none;
            vertical-align: -0.14em;
        }
        .pg-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 22px;
            padding: 10px 22px; border-radius: 30px; background: var(--orange); color: #fff;
            font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(230,83,43,0.35); transition: all 0.2s;
        }
        .pg-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .book-hint { text-align: center; margin-top: 26px; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           LIBRARY CAROUSEL
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .lib-head { margin-bottom: 36px; }
        /* Arrows flank the tiles in the container's side margin, vertically centred
           on the track and 20px clear of the tile edge. The track itself stays full
           container width so the tiles match the grid above. Space beside the tiles
           is 48px + (viewport - 1240)/2, so this flank only fits from ~1300px up;
           below that the arrows lift above the track, right-aligned, instead of
           sitting on the tiles or clipping the viewport. */
        .lib-arrow { position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 46px; height: 46px; margin-top: -23px; z-index: 5; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.3); color: var(--sky); box-shadow: none; }
        .lib-arrow:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian); }
        #libPrev { left: -66px; }
        #libNext { right: -66px; }
        @media (max-width: 1299px) {
            .lib-head { margin-bottom: 58px; }
            .lib-arrow { top: -58px; margin-top: 0; }
            #libPrev { left: auto; right: 56px; }
            #libNext { right: 0; }
        }
        .lib-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }
        .lib-track {
            display: flex; gap: 22px; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
            scroll-behavior: smooth; padding: 4px 0 18px; scrollbar-width: none; flex: 1; min-width: 0;
        }
        .lib-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
        /* carousel track item: sizing + snap only; the .article-card class it also
           carries now supplies the border, background and hover, so the carousel
           tiles match the case-study/brochure tiles exactly. */
        .lib-card { flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 44px) / 3); scroll-snap-align: start; }
        @media (max-width: 920px) {
            .lib-card { flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 22px) / 2); }
        }
        @media (max-width: 720px) {
            .flipbook-wrap { gap: 10px; }
            .flip-arrow { width: 42px; height: 42px; font-size: 1rem; }
            .lib-card { flex: 0 0 100%; }
            /* above-track arrows, a touch smaller on phones; keep the 10px gap */
            .lib-arrow { width: 42px; height: 42px; }
            #libPrev { right: 52px; }
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           LINKEDIN FEED — three latest posts.
           The cards are rendered from one data source (see the script at
           the foot of the page), so the feed can be driven either by a
           scheduled job writing data/linkedin-posts.json or by a
           third-party widget taking over #li-feed. Nothing is hardcoded.
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .li-card {
            display: flex; flex-direction: column;
            background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
            border-radius: 16px; padding: 26px 26px 22px;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(2,38,63,0.05);
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
        }
        .li-card:hover { border-color: rgba(10,102,194,0.4); transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(2,38,63,0.1); }
        .li-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
        .li-mark {
            width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 7px; flex-shrink: 0;
            background: #0A66C2; color: #fff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            font-size: 1.15rem;
        }
        .li-who { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.84rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--prussian); line-height: 1.2; }
        .li-date { font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 400; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); margin-top: 2px; }
        .li-text {
            font-size: 0.89rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--dark-grey);
            /* keep three cards the same height whatever the post length */
            display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 6; -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
            overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
        .li-thumb { width: 100%; height: 132px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 10px; margin-bottom: 16px; display: block; }
        .li-cta {
            margin-top: auto; padding-top: 15px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.16);
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px;
            font-size: 0.77rem; font-weight: 700; color: #0A66C2; transition: color 0.18s, gap 0.18s;
        }
        .li-card:hover .li-cta { color: var(--prussian); gap: 8px; }
        /* honest empty state: shown until a real feed is connected, so the
           page never displays invented posts */
        .li-note {
            grid-column: 1 / -1;
            border: 1.5px dashed rgba(2,38,63,0.22); border-radius: 14px;
            padding: 38px 32px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
        }
        .li-note .ti { font-size: 1.7rem; color: #0A66C2; display: block; margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .li-note-title { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 900; color: var(--prussian); margin-bottom: 7px; }
        .li-note-body { font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.65; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.6); max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto; }
        .li-note-body code { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; font-size: 0.79rem; background: rgba(2,38,63,0.07); padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           RESPONSIVE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .nav-bar .nav-item, .nav-right .lang-btn, .nav-right .cta-btn { display: none; }
            .nav-mobile-toggle { display: flex; }
            .row-asymmetric, .row-asymmetric-right { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 820px) {
            .featured-article { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .featured-img { min-height: 260px; }
            .row-three { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
            .newsletter-strip { flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
            .newsletter-form { flex-direction: column; width: 100%; }
            .newsletter-input { width: 100%; }
            .newsletter-submit { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
            .blog-hero-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; }
            .blog-hero-right { align-items: flex-start; max-width: 100%; }
            .blog-hero-desc { text-align: left; }
            /* stacked under the copy: keep its own modest width, left-aligned */
            .blog-hero-copy { flex: 0 0 auto; max-width: 100%; }   /* same fix: the 500px basis would become its height */
            .hero-brochures { flex: 0 0 auto; align-self: flex-start; max-width: 360px; margin-top: 4px; transform: none; }   /* flex: none, or the 545px basis becomes its HEIGHT once the row stacks */
        }
        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .container { padding: 0 20px; }
            .site-footer { padding: 24px 20px; }
            .row-three { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .blog-hero { min-height: 440px; }
            .featured-body { padding: 32px 24px; }
            /* only the anchor piece survives: four mockups at phone width
               would be unreadable and would stretch the hero */
        }


        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BRANDED CURSOR — gradient orange disc (matches "Book a Demo"
           button) with white double-chevron; reverses out on clickables.
           Transparent outside the disc. Static, CSS-only, real-mouse only.
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
            body {
                cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2730%27%20height%3D%2730%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2040%2040%27%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CradialGradient%20id%3D%27g%27%20cx%3D%2738%25%27%20cy%3D%2732%25%27%20r%3D%2775%25%27%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%270%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23f0824f%27%2F%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%271%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23E6532B%27%2F%3E%3C%2FradialGradient%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D%27s%27%20x%3D%27-60%25%27%20y%3D%27-60%25%27%20width%3D%27220%25%27%20height%3D%27220%25%27%3E%3CfeDropShadow%20dx%3D%270%27%20dy%3D%271.6%27%20stdDeviation%3D%272%27%20flood-color%3D%27%2302263F%27%20flood-opacity%3D%270.4%27%2F%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2720%27%20cy%3D%2720%27%20r%3D%2715%27%20fill%3D%27url%28%23g%29%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23s%29%27%2F%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%27translate%2820%2020%29%20rotate%2845%29%20scale%280.78%29%27%20fill%3D%27none%27%20stroke%3D%27%23FFFFFF%27%20stroke-width%3D%272.6%27%20stroke-linecap%3D%27round%27%20stroke-linejoin%3D%27round%27%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M-1.5%20-6L-7.5%200L-1.5%206%27%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M7.5%20-6L1.5%200L7.5%206%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E") 15 15, auto !important;

            }
            a, button, summary, label[for], [onclick], [role="button"],
            .op-card, .uc-card, .pillar-card, .resource-card, .industry-card,
            .film-card, .stat-card, .module-card, .ind-chip, .q-card,
            .nav-item, .lang-btn, .icon-btn, .cta-btn, .cta-btn-secondary,
            .hero-cta-main, .hero-cta-ghost, .mega-link, .mega-footer-link,
            .faq-q, .show-tab, .spot-dot, .lang-opt, .search-hint,
            .footer-login-btn, .social-icon-btn, .nav-mobile-toggle,
            input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], input[type="checkbox"],
            input[type="radio"], select {
                cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2730%27%20height%3D%2730%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2040%2040%27%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CradialGradient%20id%3D%27g%27%20cx%3D%2738%25%27%20cy%3D%2732%25%27%20r%3D%2775%25%27%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%270%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23ffffff%27%2F%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%271%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23eaf2f8%27%2F%3E%3C%2FradialGradient%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D%27s%27%20x%3D%27-60%25%27%20y%3D%27-60%25%27%20width%3D%27220%25%27%20height%3D%27220%25%27%3E%3CfeDropShadow%20dx%3D%270%27%20dy%3D%271.6%27%20stdDeviation%3D%272%27%20flood-color%3D%27%2302263F%27%20flood-opacity%3D%270.4%27%2F%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2720%27%20cy%3D%2720%27%20r%3D%2715%27%20fill%3D%27url%28%23g%29%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23s%29%27%2F%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%27translate%2820%2020%29%20rotate%2845%29%20scale%280.78%29%27%20fill%3D%27none%27%20stroke%3D%27%23E6532B%27%20stroke-width%3D%272.6%27%20stroke-linecap%3D%27round%27%20stroke-linejoin%3D%27round%27%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M-1.5%20-6L-7.5%200L-1.5%206%27%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M7.5%20-6L1.5%200L7.5%206%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E") 15 15, pointer !important;

            }
            input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="search"],
            input[type="tel"], input[type="number"], input[type="password"],
            input[type="url"], textarea, [contenteditable="true"] {
                cursor: text !important;
            }
        }
        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           NOTEPAD WIDGET — persistent note-taking pop-up
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .np-fab {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1200;
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
            padding: 8px 13px; border: none; border-radius: 30px;
            background: var(--orange);
            color: #fff; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(230,83,43,0.4);
            transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .np-fab:hover { background: #b83d1a; transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .np-fab .ti { font-size: 0.95rem; }
        .np-fab .np-badge {
            min-width: 15px; height: 15px; padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 8px;
            background: #fff; color: var(--orange); font-size: 0.58rem; font-weight: 900;
            display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
        }
        .np-fab .np-badge.show { display: inline-flex; }
        .np-hidden { display: none !important; }

        /* music + Notes dock (Notes stays in the corner, music sits to its left) */
        .fab-dock { position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1200; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
        .fab-dock .np-fab { position: static; right: auto; bottom: auto; z-index: auto; }
        .music-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-flex; }
        .music-fab {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            width: 34px; height: 34px; padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--prussian); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.26), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .music-fab:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); background: #013a5f; box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(2,38,63,0.45), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.5); }
        /* volume / mute popover */
        .music-pop {
            position: absolute; bottom: calc(100% + 10px); right: 0;
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
            padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 24px;
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.32), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
            opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
            transition: opacity 0.18s, transform 0.18s, visibility 0.18s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .music-wrap:hover .music-pop, .music-wrap:focus-within .music-pop { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
        .music-mute { background: none; border: none; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--sky); display: inline-flex; }
        .music-mute .ti { font-size: 1.15rem; }
        .music-vol { -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; width: 96px; height: 4px; border-radius: 3px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.28); outline: none; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-vol::-webkit-slider-thumb { -webkit-appearance: none; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); border: 2px solid #fff; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-vol::-moz-range-thumb { width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); border: 2px solid #fff; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-fab .m-icon .ti { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--airforce); display: block; }
        .music-fab.playing .m-icon { display: none; }
        .music-eq { display: none; align-items: flex-end; gap: 2px; height: 14px; }
        .music-fab.playing .music-eq { display: inline-flex; }
        .music-eq i { width: 3px; background: var(--orange); border-radius: 2px; transform-origin: bottom; animation: eqBar 0.9s ease-in-out infinite; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(1) { height: 7px; animation-delay: 0s; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(2) { height: 14px; animation-delay: 0.22s; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(3) { height: 9px; animation-delay: 0.44s; }
        @keyframes eqBar { 0%,100% { transform: scaleY(0.45); } 50% { transform: scaleY(1); } }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .music-fab { transition: none; } .music-eq i { animation: none; } }

        .np-panel {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1201;
            width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 32px));
            max-height: min(560px, calc(100vh - 48px));
            display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.98);
            border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12);
            box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(2,38,63,0.35);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            transform-origin: bottom right;
            animation: npIn 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1);
        }
        @keyframes npIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px) scale(0.98); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .np-panel { animation: none; } .np-fab { transition: none; } }
        .np-head {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 14px 16px;
            background: linear-gradient(130deg, #02263F, #012743); color: #fff;
        }
        .np-head .np-avatar {
            width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 9px; flex-shrink: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--orange), #b83d1a);
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            font-size: 1rem; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(230,83,43,0.4);
        }
        .np-head h4 { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
        .np-head p { font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sky); }
        .np-head .np-ctrls { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: 4px; }
        .np-iconbtn {
            width: 30px; height: 30px; border: none; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            border-radius: 8px; color: #fff; font-size: 1rem; cursor: pointer;
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; transition: background 0.18s;
        }
        .np-iconbtn:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
        .np-body { padding: 12px 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; overflow: auto; }
        .np-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--orange); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s; }
        .np-status.show { opacity: 1; }
        .np-textarea {
            width: 100%; min-height: 110px; height: 130px; resize: vertical;
            border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.14); border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 14px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.6;
            color: var(--dark-grey); outline: none; transition: border-color 0.2s; background: #fff;
        }
        .np-textarea:focus { border-color: var(--airforce); }
        .np-textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(56,72,79,0.45); }
        .np-foot { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.1); background: var(--alice); }
        .np-foot-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
        .np-btn {
            flex: 1; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 7px;
            padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.14);
            background: #fff; color: var(--prussian); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.8125rem; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .np-btn:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.3); }
        .np-btn.primary { border: none; background: var(--orange); color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(230,83,43,0.4); }
        .np-btn.primary:hover { background: #b83d1a; transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .np-btn .ti { font-size: 0.95rem; }
        .np-btn.np-clear { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 42px; color: var(--dark-grey); }
        .np-btn.np-clear:hover { border-color: rgba(230,83,43,0.45); color: var(--orange); }
        .np-toast {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 92px; z-index: 1202;
            background: var(--prussian); color: #fff; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
            opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); transition: opacity 0.25s, transform 0.25s; pointer-events: none;
        }
        .np-toast.show { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
        @media (max-width: 600px) { .np-panel, .fab-dock { right: 12px; bottom: 12px; } .np-toast { right: 12px; } }

            .theme-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            width: 29px; height: 29px; padding: 0;
            border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: none;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .theme-btn:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); }
        .theme-btn .ti { font-size: 0.9rem; }
        .theme-btn .m-sun { display: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-btn .m-moon { display: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-btn .m-sun { display: inline-block; color: var(--yellow); }
            /* ===== DARK MODE ===== */
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-light-zone { background: #072e4c; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-sky-zone { background: #05233a !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.blog-light-zone,.blog-sky-zone) .section-rule-label { color: rgba(188,214,234,0.5); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.blog-light-zone,.blog-sky-zone) .section-rule-line { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.25); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.article-card,.article-card-text) { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.08) !important; border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.22) !important; box-shadow: none !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.article-card,.article-card-text):hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45) !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-headline { color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-excerpt { color: #bcd6ea; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-footer { border-top-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.3); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-date { color: rgba(188,214,234,0.55); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-read { color: var(--sky); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-oversize-heading.prussian-text { color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.10); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.4); color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn:hover { background: var(--sky); border-color: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .book-sub { color: #bcd6ea; }
