/* http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/ 
   v2.0 | 20110126
   License: none (public domain)
*/

        html,
        body,
        div,
        span,
        applet,
        object,
        iframe,
        h1,
        h2,
        h3,
        h4,
        h5,
        h6,
        p,
        blockquote,
        pre,
        a,
        abbr,
        acronym,
        address,
        big,
        cite,
        code,
        del,
        dfn,
        em,
        img,
        ins,
        kbd,
        q,
        s,
        samp,
        small,
        strike,
        strong,
        sub,
        sup,
        tt,
        var,
        b,
        u,
        i,
        center,
        dl,
        dt,
        dd,
        ol,
        ul,
        li,
        fieldset,
        form,
        label,
        legend,
        table,
        caption,
        tbody,
        tfoot,
        thead,
        tr,
        th,
        td,
        article,
        aside,
        canvas,
        details,
        embed,
        figure,
        figcaption,
        footer,
        header,
        hgroup,
        menu,
        nav,
        output,
        ruby,
        section,
        summary,
        time,
        mark,
        audio,
        video {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            border: 0;
            font-size: 100%;
            font: inherit;
            vertical-align: baseline;
        }

        /* HTML5 display-role reset for older browsers */
        article,
        aside,
        details,
        figcaption,
        figure,
        footer,
        header,
        hgroup,
        menu,
        nav,
        section {
            display: block;
        }

        body {
            line-height: 1;
        }

        ol,
        ul {
            list-style: none;
        }

        blockquote,
        q {
            quotes: none;
        }

        blockquote:before,
        blockquote:after,
        q:before,
        q:after {
            content: '';
            content: none;
        }

        table {
            border-collapse: collapse;
            border-spacing: 0;
        }

        /* ==========================================
   RESET & BASE STYLES
   ========================================== */
        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Source Sans 3', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif;
            background: #F8FAFB;
            color: #2a4a4b;
            line-height: 1.55;
            font-size: 1.125em;
            color: #2d4a4b;

        }
        

        /* ==========================================
   HEADER - TEAL HERO SECTION
   ========================================== */


        header {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0d5e5f 0%, #1a7a7b 50%, #0d5e5f 100%);
            padding: 3.5em 2em;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 70%, 0 100%); /* Diagonal bottom edge */
        }

        /* ==========================================
   NAVIGATION
   ========================================== */


        nav {
            position: sticky; /* Sticky navigation stays visible when scrolling. */
            top: -10px;
            background: #F8FAFB;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e8e9;
            z-index: 2; /*  ensures nav stays above page content. */
        }


        nav ul {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 3em;
            padding: 1.6em 1em 0.9em;
        }

        nav li {
            list-style: none;
        }

        nav a {
            color: #0d5e5f;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
            transition: all 0.3s ease; /* Smooth color and border transitions */
        }

        nav a:hover {
            color: #E31C1C;
            border-bottom-color: #E31C1C;
        }

        /* Active page indication matches body class to nav link class to highlight current page. */
        .page-article .nav-article,
        .page-author .nav-author,
        .page-reflections .nav-reflections {
            color: #E31C1C;
            border-bottom-color: #E31C1C;
        }

        /* ==========================================
   MAIN CONTENT 
   ========================================== */

        main {
            max-width: 750px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 4em 1.3em;
        }

        /* ==========================================
   TYPOGRAPHY 
   ========================================== */

        h1,
        h2,
        h3,
        header p,
        strong,
        blockquote {
            font-family: 'Lora', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        /* title in header */
        h1 {
            font-size: 1.7em;
            color: #0d5e5f;
            margin: 2.5em 0 0.5em;
            padding-left: 0.4em;
            line-height: 1;
            border-left: 4px solid #E31C1C;
        }

        h2 {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            color: #0d5e5f;
            line-height: 1.1;
            margin: 2.1em 0 0.5em;
        }

        p {
            margin-bottom: 1em;
        }

        header p {
            font-size: 1.6em;
            color: white;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin: 0 0.2em;
        }



        /* ==========================================
   LINKS
   ========================================== */

        a {
            color: #E31C1C;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #E31C1C;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        a:hover,
        a:active {
            color: #0d4d3d;
            border-bottom-color: #0d4d3d;
        }



        /* ==========================================
    QUOTES
   ========================================== */
        blockquote {
            font-weight: normal;
            margin: 1.5em 0;
            padding: 2em 2.5em;
            border-radius: 4px;
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.13em;
            color: #030303;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(10, 77, 78, 0.07) 0%, rgba(26, 122, 123, 0.13) 100%);
        }

        /* ==========================================
   EMPHASIS
   ========================================== */

        strong {
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: #E31C1C;
        }

        /* ==========================================
   FOOTER
   ========================================== */

        footer {
            margin-top: 4em;
            padding: 2.5em 0;
            border-top: 2px solid #e0e8e9;
            font-size: 1em;
            color: #5a7a7b;
            text-align: center;
        }

        /* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================== */

        @media (min-width: 700px) {
            nav a {
                font-size: 1.125em;
            }

            nav ul {
                padding: 2em 1em 1em;

            }

            header p {
                font-size: 2.25em;
            }

            h1 {
                font-size: 2.25em;
                padding-left: 0.7em;
                line-height: 1.3;
            }

            h2 {
                font-size: 1.5rem;
            }
        }