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

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

body {
    font-size: 16.35px;
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    color: var(--color-text) !important;
    line-height: 1.53;
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

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

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

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    line-height: 1.21;
    margin-bottom: 0.55em;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000000 !important;
}

/* Fix Chrome deprecation warning: explicit font-sizes for h1 in article/section */
h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
}
article h1, section h1 {
    font-size: 2.01em;
}

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

p {
    color: #000000 !important;
    margin-bottom: 0.87em;
}
small {
    color: #000000 !important;
}
span {
    color: #000000 !important;
}

/* Layout */
.wrapper {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: var(--spacing-container);
    padding: 0 19.21px;
}

/* Header */
.banner-area {
    margin-bottom: 27.37px;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 20.37px 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
}
.banner-area .wrapper {
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: flex-start !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
    gap: 12.27px !important;
    justify-content: flex-start !important;
}
.home-brand {
    letter-spacing: -0.51px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-size: 26.12px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.top-menu {
    flex-wrap: nowrap !important;
    display: flex !important;
    gap: 26.62px;
    align-items: center !important;
}
.top-menu a {
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 14.66px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.top-menu a:hover {
    opacity: 0.7;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Main Grid */
.content-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
    /* Left Content - Right Sidebar */
    gap: 60px;
    margin-bottom: 79.38px;
}

/* Mega Article */
.hero-post {
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 48.45px;
    border-radius: 11.68px;
}
.hero-post h1 {
    font-size: 38.34px;
    margin-bottom: 12.79px;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.hero-post h2 {
    padding-bottom: 0;
    margin-bottom: 7.93px;
    margin-top: 17.17px;
    font-size: 23.09px;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.entry-text > h2:first-of-type {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
}
.hero-post h3 {
    font-size: 20.39px;
    margin-top: 18.27px;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.post-info {
    color: #000000 !important;
    padding-bottom: 8.87px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
    margin-bottom: 40.8px;
    display: flex;
    font-size: 14.53px;
    gap: 12.42px;
}
.entry-text {
    font-size: 17.85px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    line-height: 1.62;
}
.author-title {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 12.31px;
    color: #555555 !important;
}
.entry-text a {
    color: #0056b3 !important;
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 700;
    /* Blue link for backlinks */;
}
.entry-text a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #003d82 !important;
}

/* Internal Backlink / Related Topic Box */
.central-slot {
    margin-top: 29.18px;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    font-style: italic;
    padding: 17.85px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 7.06px;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.central-slot a {
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Sidebar */
.side-panel {
    top: 40px;
    align-self: start;
    position: sticky;
}
.side-block {
    border: 2px solid #000000;
    margin-bottom: 32.18px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 12.12px;
    padding: 22.61px;
}
.section-head {
    color: #000000 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-bottom: 18.16px;
    /* H3 Size */
    font-weight: 800;
    padding-bottom: 7.68px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 19.79px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;
}
.latest-entries {
    list-style: none !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding-left: 0 !important;
}
.latest-entries li {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 10.14px;
    padding-bottom: 11.56px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15) !important;
}
.latest-entries li:last-child {
    border: none !important;
}
.latest-entries a {
    margin-bottom: 2.32px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    display: block;
}
.latest-entries a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: #333333 !important;
}

/* Latest Posts (for SSI included content) */
.entry-row {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
    padding: 14.09px 0;
}
.entry-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
}
.entry-row a {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13.05px;
    color: #000000 !important;
    line-height: 1.41;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 6.38px;
}
.entry-row a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.date-label {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-size: 12.97px;
}

.log-list {
    list-style: none;
}
.log-list li {
    margin-bottom: 12.48px;
}
.log-list a {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-size: 13.71px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.tally {
    color: #000000 !important;
}

.topic-list {
    gap: 8.81px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    display: flex;
}
.chip {
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    color: #000000 !important;
    background: #ffffff;
    font-size: 12.82px;
    padding: 7.2px 12.96px;
    font-weight: 600;
    border-radius: 8.68px;
    display: inline-block;
    border: 2px solid #000000;
}
.chip:hover {
    background: #000000;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* Footer */
.base-bar {
    background: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    color: #000000 !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 39.37px 0;
    border-top: 2px solid #000000;
    font-size: 14.08px;
}
.static-stack {
    font-size: 13.66px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-top: 12.47px;
}
.static-stack a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000 !important;
}
.static-stack a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.static-stack .direct-cell {
    margin: 0 5.96px;
    color: #000000 !important;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .content-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .side-panel {
    position: static;
}
    .hero-post h1 {
    font-size: 32.44px;
}
}