:root {
    --color-text-light: #000000;
    --color-accent: #000000;
    --color-text: #000000;
    --color-muted: #000000;
    /* No gray, only black */
    --color-border: #000000;
    --font-main: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
    --color-bg: #ffffff;
    --spacing-container: 1200px;
}

* {
    padding: 0;
    border-color: #000000 !important;
    /* Force all borders black */
    outline-color: #000000 !important;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
}

body {
    text-size-adjust: 100%;
    line-height: 1.46;
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    font-size: 15.04px;
    -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    color: var(--color-text) !important;
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: #000000;
    opacity: 1;
}

img {
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    margin-bottom: 0.41em;
    color: #000000 !important;
    line-height: 1.25;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

/* Fix Chrome deprecation warning: explicit font-sizes for h1 in article/section */
h1 {
    font-size: 2.04em;
}
article h1, section h1 {
    font-size: 1.96em;
}

/* Remove empty spacers generated by rich text editors/CMS */
p:empty, .read-area p:empty {
    display: none !important;
}
.read-area > br {
    display: none !important;
}

p {
    color: #000000 !important;
    margin-bottom: 0.77em;
}
small {
    color: #000000 !important;
}
span {
    color: #000000 !important;
}

/* Layout */
.inner {
    padding: 0 17.39px;
    max-width: var(--spacing-container);
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Header */
.nav-wrap {
    background: #ffffff;
    margin-bottom: 30.88px;
    padding: 21.56px 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
}
.nav-wrap .inner {
    align-items: flex-start !important;
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
    gap: 13px !important;
    justify-content: flex-start !important;
}
.brand-mark {
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 26.93px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.nav-links {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
    gap: 26.84px;
    align-items: center !important;
}
.nav-links a {
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14.01px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nav-links a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.7;
}

/* Main Grid */
.two-col {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
    margin-bottom: 82.06px;
    /* Left Content - Right Sidebar */
    gap: 60px;
}

/* Mega Article */
.hero-post {
    border-radius: 11.81px;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 49.46px;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
}
.hero-post h1 {
    font-size: 38.89px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    margin-bottom: 12.54px;
}
.hero-post h2 {
    margin-bottom: 8.46px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    margin-top: 12.39px;
    font-size: 24.16px;
}
.read-area > h2:first-of-type {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.hero-post h3 {
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-size: 19.77px;
    margin-top: 17.97px;
}
.date-line {
    display: flex;
    margin-bottom: 40.62px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding-bottom: 8.94px;
    gap: 17.75px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
    font-size: 13.5px;
}
.read-area {
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-size: 16.83px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.author-title {
    color: #555555 !important;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 12.44px;
}
.read-area a {
    /* Blue link for backlinks */;
    color: #0056b3 !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.read-area a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #003d82 !important;
}

/* Internal Backlink / Related Topic Box */
.anchor-block {
    margin-top: 31.64px;
    border-radius: 7.6px;
    font-style: italic;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 15.51px;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.anchor-block a {
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Sidebar */
.secondary {
    align-self: start;
    top: 40px;
    position: sticky;
}
.panel-item {
    padding: 23.05px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    border-radius: 10.36px;
    margin-bottom: 31.64px;
}
.module-head {
    margin-bottom: 17.96px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding-bottom: 10.2px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: #000000 !important;
    /* H3 Size */
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 20.55px;
}
.latest-entries {
    list-style: none !important;
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
}
.latest-entries li {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 10.28px;
    margin-bottom: 12.61px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15) !important;
}
.latest-entries li:last-child {
    border: none !important;
}
.latest-entries a {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    font-weight: 600;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.latest-entries a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: #333333 !important;
}

/* Latest Posts (for SSI included content) */
.item-card {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
    padding: 12.49px 0;
}
.item-card:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.item-card a {
    line-height: 1.36;
    margin-bottom: 4.93px;
    font-size: 14.51px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000000 !important;
    display: block;
}
.item-card a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.pub-date {
    font-size: 11.73px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.past-entries {
    list-style: none;
}
.past-entries li {
    margin-bottom: 12.2px;
}
.past-entries a {
    justify-content: space-between;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    display: flex;
    font-size: 14.17px;
}
.entry-count {
    color: #000000 !important;
}

.topic-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 9.82px;
}
.label-item {
    display: inline-block;
    border-radius: 7.37px;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
    padding: 4.01px 16.06px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12.44px;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    background: #ffffff;
}
.label-item:hover {
    color: #ffffff !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    background: #000000;
}

/* Footer */
.base-bar {
    padding: 39.23px 0;
    font-size: 14.2px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: #fff;
    border-top: 2px solid #000000;
}
.site-grid {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12.04px;
    margin-top: 14.54px;
}
.site-grid a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.site-grid a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.site-grid .central-dock {
    color: #000000 !important;
    margin: 0 8.22px;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .secondary {
    position: static;
}
    .hero-post h1 {
    font-size: 31.95px;
}
}