:root {
        --ink: #0e0e0e;
        --ink2: #1e1e1e;
        --mid: #555;
        --muted: #585757;
        --border: #e4e4e4;
        --off: #f7f7f5;
        --white: #ffffff;
        --navy: #000a1d;
        --blue: #1a6fd4;
        --gold: #c8962a;
        --red: #c0392b;
        --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
    }

    @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Flex:opsz,wght,XOPQ,XTRA,YOPQ,YTDE,YTFI,YTLC,YTUC@8..144,100..1000,96,468,79,-203,738,514,712&display=swap');

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   RESET
══════════════════════════════ */
    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        box-sizing: border-box;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0
    }

    html {
        scroll-behavior: smooth
    }

    body {
        font-family: "Roboto Flex", sans-serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-style: normal;
        font-variation-settings:
            "slnt"0,
            "wdth"100,
            "GRAD"0,
            "XOPQ"96,
            "XTRA"468,
            "YOPQ"79,
            "YTAS"750,
            "YTDE"-203,
            "YTFI"738,
            "YTLC"514,
            "YTUC"712;
        font-weight: 400;
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--ink);
        overflow-x: hidden;
        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased
    }

    a {
        text-decoration: none;
        color: inherit
    }

    ul {
        list-style: none
    }

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

    @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
        * {
            animation-duration: .01ms !important;
            transition-duration: .01ms !important
        }
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   LAYOUT
══════════════════════════════ */
    .container {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 1240px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        padding: 0rem 1.3rem;
    }

    .sec-label {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .6rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem
    }

    .sl-line {
        width: 32px;
        height: 1.5px;
        background: #000;
        border-radius: 2px
    }

    .sl-dots {
        display: flex;
        gap: 4px
    }

    .sl-dots span {
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #000b1e;
        display: block
    }

    .sl-dots span:nth-child(1) {
        width: 7px;
        height: 7px
    }

    .sl-dots span:nth-child(2) {
        width: 7px;
        height: 7px;
        background: #0a4fc5
    }

    .sl-dots span:nth-child(3) {
        width: 7px;
        height: 7px
    }

    .sl-text {
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #000;
        letter-spacing: .02em;
        margin-left: 2px
    }

    .r {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(24px);
        transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease)
    }

    .r.up {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0)
    }

    .r-left {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateX(-24px);
        transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease)
    }

    .r-left.up {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateX(0)
    }

    .r-right {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateX(24px);
        transition: opacity .7s var(--ease), transform .7s var(--ease)
    }

    .r-right.up {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateX(0)
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
        HERO HEADER — About Us style
    ══════════════════════════════ */

    .blog-hero {
        padding-top: 0px;
        background: var(--navy);
        position: relative;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-hero::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background: url("../../image/b.png") center center no-repeat;
        background-size: cover;
        opacity: .7;
        z-index: 0;
    }

    .blog-hero-inner {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 1;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        padding: clamp(4.4rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 clamp(8.4rem, 5vw, 7rem) 0 ;
    }

    .bh-eyebrow {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .5rem;
        font-size: .78rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .12em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
        margin-bottom: .9rem;
    }

    .bh-eyebrow::before {
        content: '';
        width: 20px;
        height: 1px;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
        display: block;
        border-radius: 1px
    }

    .bh-title {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
        color: #fff;
        line-height: 1.1;
        letter-spacing: -.01em;
        margin-bottom: .8rem;
        max-width: 700px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .bh-title span {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.49)
    }

    .bh-sub {
        font-size: clamp(.85rem, 1.3vw, .98rem);
        font-weight: 400;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.67);
        line-height: 1.5;
        max-width: 540px;
    }


    /* ══════════════════════════════
    MAIN LAYOUT — grid + sidebar
    ══════════════════════════════ */

    .blog-body {
        padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px;
        gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
        align-items: start;
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
    FEATURED POST (full-width card)
    ══════════════════════════════ */
    .featured-post {
        background: var(--off);
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        border-radius: 18px;
        overflow: hidden;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
        transition: box-shadow .28s, transform .28s var(--ease), border-color .28s;
        cursor: pointer;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: inherit;
    }

    .featured-post:hover {
        box-shadow: 0 12px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
        transform: translateY(-3px);
        border-color: #bbb
    }

    .fp-img {
        position: relative;
        background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a3a6e 0%, #2a5a9e 100%);
        min-height: 280px;
        overflow: hidden;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .fp-img-inner {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover
    }

    /* Illustrated blog thumbnail */
    .blog-thumb-svg {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0
    }

    .fp-featured-badge {
        position: absolute;
        top: 14px;
        left: 14px;
        background: var(--gold);
        color: #fff;
        font-size: .62rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .12em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        padding: .28rem .75rem;
        border-radius: 20px;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
    }

    .fp-body {
        padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem)
    }

    .fp-meta {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .7rem;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap
    }

    .fp-cat {
        display: inline-block;
        background: rgba(26, 111, 212, .09);
        border: 1px solid rgba(26, 111, 212, .18);
        border-radius: 20px;
        padding: .2rem .7rem;
        font-size: .66rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--blue);
    }

    .fp-date {
        font-size: .72rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--muted)
    }

    .fp-sep {
        width: 3px;
        height: 3px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: var(--border)
    }

    .fp-title {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.45rem);
        color: var(--ink);
        line-height: 1.22;
        letter-spacing: -.01em;
        margin-bottom: .75rem;
    }

    .fp-excerpt {
        font-size: clamp(.8rem, 1.2vw, .77rem);
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--mid);
        line-height: 1.455;
        margin-bottom: 1.2rem
    }

    .fp-tags {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: .4rem;
        margin-bottom: 1.4rem
    }

    .fp-tag {
        display: inline-block;
        background: var(--border);
        border-radius: 6px;
        padding: .18rem .6rem;
        font-size: .65rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        letter-spacing: .05em;
        color: var(--muted);
    }

    .fp-link {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .45rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .83rem;
        color: var(--navy);
        border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        padding-bottom: 1px;
        transition: border-color .2s, gap .2s;
    }

    .fp-link:hover {
        border-color: var(--navy);
        gap: .65rem
    }

    .fp-link svg {
        width: 13px;
        height: 13px;
        stroke: currentColor;
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2.2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   BLOG GRID
══════════════════════════════ */
    .blog-grid {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        gap: clamp(.9rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
    }

    /* Blog card */
    .blog-card {
        background: #fff;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        border-radius: 14px;
        overflow: hidden;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        transition: border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s, transform .28s var(--ease);
        cursor: pointer;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: inherit;
    }

    .blog-card:hover {
        border-color: #bbb;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .09);
        transform: translateY(-3px)
    }

    .bc-img {
        position: relative;
        aspect-ratio: 16/9;
        overflow: hidden;
        background: var(--off);
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .bc-cat-overlay {
        position: absolute;
        top: 10px;
        left: 10px;
        background: rgba(10, 10, 10, .72);
        backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
        border-radius: 20px;
        padding: .2rem .65rem;
        font-size: .62rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: #fff;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    /* SEO-focused keyword pill */
    .bc-kw {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 10px;
        right: 10px;
        background: var(--gold);
        border-radius: 20px;
        padding: .18rem .6rem;
        font-size: .6rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #fff;
        letter-spacing: .06em;
        z-index: 2;
    }

    .bc-body {
        padding: clamp(.9rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem) clamp(.9rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem) clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex: 1
    }

    .bc-meta {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .5rem;
        margin-bottom: .65rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap
    }

    .bc-date {
        font-size: .68rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--muted)
    }

    .bc-title {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: clamp(.88rem, 1.5vw, 1rem);
        color: var(--ink);
        line-height: 1.35;
        letter-spacing: -.01em;
        margin-bottom: .55rem;
        flex: 1;
    }

    .bc-excerpt {
        font-size: clamp(.75rem, 1.1vw, .83rem);
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--mid);
        line-height: 1.7;
        margin-bottom: .9rem
    }

    .bc-footer {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: .4rem
    }

    .bc-tags {
        display: flex;
        gap: .35rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap
    }

    .bc-tag {
        display: inline-block;
        background: var(--off);
        border-radius: 4px;
        padding: .14rem .6rem;
        font-size: .73rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--muted);
        margin-bottom: 3px;
    }

    .bc-arrow {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        transition: background .22s, border-color .22s, transform .22s;
    }

    .blog-card:hover .bc-arrow {
        background: var(--navy);
        border-color: var(--navy);
        transform: rotate(-45deg)
    }

    .bc-arrow svg {
        width: 12px;
        height: 12px;
        stroke: var(--mid);
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2.2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        transition: stroke .22s
    }

    .blog-card:hover .bc-arrow svg {
        stroke: #fff
    }

    /* Load more */
    .load-more-wrap {
        text-align: center;
        margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem)
    }

    .btn-load {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .5rem;
        background: var(--off);
        color: var(--ink2);
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .85rem;
        letter-spacing: .04em;
        padding: .75rem 1.8rem;
        border-radius: 50px;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background .22s, border-color .22s, transform .2s;
    }

    .btn-load:hover {
        background: #fff;
        border-color: #999;
        transform: translateY(-2px)
    }

    .btn-load svg {
        width: 15px;
        height: 15px;
        stroke: currentColor;
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   SIDEBAR
══════════════════════════════ */
    .sidebar {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 1.2rem
    }

    /* Sidebar card base */
    .sb-card {
        background: var(--off);
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        border-radius: 14px;
        padding: 1.3rem 1.3rem 1.4rem;
    }

    .sb-title {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .82rem;
        letter-spacing: .1em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--muted);
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .45rem
    }

    .sb-title svg {
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
        stroke: var(--navy);
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round
    }

    /* Popular posts */
    .sb-post {
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: .75rem;
        padding: .75rem 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
        cursor: pointer;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: inherit;
        transition: opacity .2s;
    }

    .sb-post:hover {
        opacity: .75
    }

    .sb-post:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        padding-bottom: 0
    }

    .sb-post-num {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 1.3rem;
        color: var(--border);
        line-height: 1;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        width: 24px;
        padding-top: .1rem;
        transition: color .2s;
    }

    .sb-post:hover .sb-post-num {
        color: #ccc
    }

    .sb-post-title {
        font-weight: 500;
        font-size: .82rem;
        color: var(--ink2);
        line-height: 1.45
    }

    .sb-post-meta {
        font-size: .68rem;
        color: var(--muted);
        margin-top: .2rem
    }

    /* Keywords / Topics */
    .sb-tags {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: .4rem
    }

    .sb-tag {
        display: inline-block;
        background: #fff;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        border-radius: 8px;
        padding: .3rem .75rem;
        font-size: .72rem;
        font-weight: 500;
        color: var(--ink2);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background .2s, border-color .2s, color .2s;
    }

    .sb-tag:hover {
        background: var(--navy);
        border-color: var(--navy);
        color: #fff
    }

    /* Newsletter */
    .sb-newsletter {
        background: var(--navy);
        border-color: var(--navy)
    }

    .sb-newsletter .sb-title {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5)
    }

    .sb-newsletter .sb-title svg {
        stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4)
    }

    .sb-nl-heading {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .95rem;
        color: #fff;
        margin-bottom: .35rem;
        line-height: 1.35
    }

    .sb-nl-sub {
        font-size: .78rem;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
        line-height: 1.6
    }

    .sb-nl-form {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: .5rem
    }

    .sb-nl-input {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
        border-radius: 8px;
        padding: .6rem .85rem;
        font-size: .85rem;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: #fff;
        outline: none;
        transition: border-color .2s, background .2s;
    }

    .sb-nl-input::placeholder {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
    }

    .sb-nl-input:focus {
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12)
    }

    .sb-nl-btn {
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--navy);
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: .83rem;
        letter-spacing: .04em;
        padding: .65rem;
        border-radius: 8px;
        border: none;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background .2s;
    }

    .sb-nl-btn:hover {
        background: #f0f0f0
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   BLOG ARTICLE ILLUSTRATIONS
   (SVG thumbnails — no real images needed)
══════════════════════════════ */
    /* Each thumb is a dark themed SVG illustration */

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   CTA BAND
══════════════════════════════ */
    .cta-band {
        background: var(--off);
        border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
        padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem) 0;
    }

    .cta-inner {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: space-between;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 1.5rem;
    }

    .cta-text h2 {
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.7rem);
        color: var(--ink);
        margin-bottom: .4rem;
        letter-spacing: -.01em
    }

    .cta-text p {
        font-size: clamp(.82rem, 1.2vw, .92rem);
        color: var(--mid);
        max-width: 440px;
        line-height: 1.7
    }

    .cta-btns {
        display: flex;
        gap: .75rem;
        flex-wrap: wrap
    }

    .btn-primary {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .7rem;
        background: var(--navy);
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: 500;
        font-size: .88rem;
        letter-spacing: .04em;
        padding: .39rem .39rem .39rem 1.9rem;
        border-radius: 50px;
        border: none;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background .22s, transform .2s;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(15, 26, 46, .22);
    }

    .btn-primary:hover {
        background: #1a2e50;
        transform: translateY(-2px)
    }

    .btn-primary .arr {
        width: 36px;
        height: 36px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #fff;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center
    }

    .btn-primary .arr svg {
        width: 13px;
        height: 13px;
        stroke: var(--navy);
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2.5;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round
    }

    .btn-sec {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .4rem;
        background: transparent;
        color: var(--mid);
        font-weight: 500;
        font-size: .86rem;
        padding: .7rem 1.3rem;
        border-radius: 50px;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--border);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
    }

    .btn-sec:hover {
        border-color: #999;
        color: var(--ink)
    }

    .btn-sec svg {
        width: 13px;
        height: 13px;
        stroke: currentColor;
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 2;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round
    }

    .hero-scroll {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 1.7rem;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        z-index: 3;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        gap: .4rem;
    }

    .scroll-dot {
        width: 1px;
        height: 40px;
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), transparent);
        border-radius: 1px;
        animation: scrollDot 2s ease-in-out infinite
    }

    @keyframes scrollDot {

        0%,
        100% {
            transform: scaleY(1);
            opacity: .7
        }

        50% {
            transform: scaleY(.5);
            opacity: .3
        }
    }

    .scroll-label {
        font-size: .6rem;
        letter-spacing: .2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
        font-weight: 500
    }

    /* ══════════════════════════════
   RESPONSIVE
══════════════════════════════ */
    @media(max-width:1050px) {
        .blog-body {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr
        }

        .sidebar {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 1rem
        }

        .blog-hero-inner {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr
        }

        .bh-right {
            display: none
        }
    }

    @media(max-width:960px) {
        .nav-links {
            display: none
        }

        .nav-ham {
            display: flex
        }

        .nav-cta span {
            display: none
        }

        .nav-cta {
            padding: .42rem .5rem
        }

        .featured-post {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr
        }

        .fp-img {
            min-height: 200px;
            aspect-ratio: 16/9
        }
    }

    @media(max-width:640px) {
        .blog-grid {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr
        }

        .sidebar {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr
        }

        .cta-inner {
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start
        }
    }

    @media(max-width:420px) {
        .bh-title {
            font-size: 1.7rem
        }
    }