.post-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #003366cc, #005fa3cc);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 20px 40px;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}
.post-hero h1 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.post-hero p {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
}

/* Post Meta (Date + Views) */
.meta {
  text-align: center;          
  color: #fff;                    
  font-size: 0.90rem;          
  margin-top: 10px;
  opacity: 0.9;                
}

.blog-post-content {
  margin: auto;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.blog-post-content h2 {
  color: #004a8f;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 1.8rem
}

.blog-post-content h3 {
  color: #222;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1.5rem
}

.blog-post-content h4 {
  color: #222;
  font-size: 1.3rem;   
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1rem;
}

.blog-post-content p {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  
}
.blog-post-content ul {
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
}


.circle-bullets {
  list-style: none;        /* Remove default browser bullets */
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 1rem 0;
}

.circle-bullets li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 22px;      /* Space for custom bullet */
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #333;             /* Text color */
}

.circle-bullets li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 10px;               /* Align vertically */
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background-color: #005fa3;  /* DCPS brand blue */
  border-radius: 50%;      /* Makes it a circle */
}

.link {
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;        /* removes underline */
  color: #005fa3;               /* DCPS brand blue */
  font-weight: 500;
  display: inline-block;        /* required for transform */
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.link:hover {
  transform: scale(1.05);       /* scale up effect */
  color: #003366;               /* darker blue on hover */
}


.faq-block {
  margin-top: 60px;
  padding-top: 30px;
  border-top: 2px solid #e0e0e0;
}
.faq-block h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: #003366;
  text-align: center;
}
.faq-block .faq-item {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding: 20px;
  background-color: #f9fbff;
  border-left: 4px solid #007acc;
  border-radius: 6px;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}
.faq-block .faq-item:hover {
  background-color: #f0f7ff;
}
.faq-block .faq-item strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: #002b5c;
}
.faq-block .faq-item p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #333;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: left;
}
.cta {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: #004a8f;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 8px;
  text-align: center;
}

.cta p {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
}


.cta a {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.5rem;
  background: #fff;
  color: #004a8f;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.blog-post-content .post-image {
  float: right;
  max-width: 40%;      /* image covers 40% of container */
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem 1.5rem; /* space between text & image */
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.hero-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;      
  display: block;    
  max-width: 100%;   
}

.contact-line {
  font-size: 1.3rem;  
}
.contact-email {
  color: #0056b3;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: underline;
  font-size: 1.4rem; 
}

/* Reset ordered list */
.numbered-list > ol {
  counter-reset: custom-counter;
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Main list items */
.numbered-list > ol > li {
  counter-increment: custom-counter;
  margin: 0.6rem 0;
  padding-left: 2.2rem;     /* reduced spacing */
  position: relative;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: #333;
  font-size: 1.05rem;       /* slightly bigger text */
}

/* Number inside filled circle */
.numbered-list > ol > li::before {
  content: counter(custom-counter);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.25rem;             /* adjusted vertical alignment */
  width: 1.4rem;            /* smaller circle */
  height: 1.4rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #005fa3;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.85rem;       /* balanced number size */
  font-weight: 600;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Sub-list (normal filled dots) */
.numbered-list ol li ul {
  list-style: disc;
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem 2.2rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
}
.numbered-list ol li ul li {
  margin: 0.35rem 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #444;
}

/* ========== CTA Section ========== */
.cta-section {
  background: #f5faff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 40px 20px 0px;
}
.cta-section h2 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: #003366;
}
.cta-section p {
  font-size: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  color: #555;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.cta-section a {
  background: #007acc;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 12px 28px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}
.cta-section a:hover {
  background: #005fa3;
}

/* ========== Source label + link styling ========== */
.source-line {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: #FC6A6B; /* Source text color */
  display: inline-flex; /* inline flex ensures alignment */
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.source-line .source-label {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: #FC6A6B;
}
.source-line a,
a.source-link {
  color: #005fa3;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 160ms ease, text-decoration-color 160ms ease;
}
.source-line a:hover,
a.source-link:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  color: #003e6b;
}
.source-line a:focus,
a.source-link:focus {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(0, 95, 163, 0.15);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.source-line a:visited,
a.source-link:visited {
  color: #003f67;
}


/* Responsive: stack image on top for small screens */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-post-content .post-image {
    float: none;
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto 1.5rem auto;
  }
  .hero-image {
    object-fit: cover;  
    max-height: 300px;  
  }
  .cta-section h2 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero-image {
    max-height: 220px;   /* further reduce height for small screens */
  }
  .source-line {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    gap: 0.4rem;
  }
}