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.ti-icon{font-size:1.4rem;margin-bottom:.4rem;display:block;line-height:1}.trust-item .ti-val{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--c-primary-dark);line-height:1.1}.trust-item .ti-lbl{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--c-text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-top:.35rem}.author-box{display:flex;gap:1.5rem;align-items:flex-start;background:var(--c-surface-alt);border:1px solid var(--c-border-strong);border-left:4px solid var(--c-accent);border-radius:var(--rd-md);padding:1.5rem;max-width:820px;margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:2rem;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.ab-avatar{width:84px;height:84px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--c-primary-dark);color:var(--c-accent);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:700;flex-shrink:0;border:3px solid var(--c-accent)}.ab-content{flex:1;min-width:0}.ab-name{font-family:var(--f-serif);font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--c-primary-dark);margin-bottom:.2rem}.ab-role{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--c-accent-dark);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.65rem}.ab-bio{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--c-text);margin-bottom:.85rem}.ab-creds{display:flex;gap:1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--c-text-muted);padding-top:.75rem;border-top:1px solid var(--c-border-strong)}.ab-creds span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem}.ab-creds .ic{color:var(--c-success);font-weight:700}.ab-links{margin-top:.75rem;display:flex;gap:1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.85rem}.ab-links a{color:var(--c-primary-dark);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--c-accent);font-weight:500}.ab-links a:hover{color:var(--c-accent-dark);border-color:var(--c-accent-dark)}.source-box{background:var(--c-white);border:1px solid var(--c-border);border-radius:var(--rd-md);padding:1.25rem 1.5rem;max-width:820px;margin-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.source-box h3{font-family:var(--f-sans);font-size:.76rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--c-accent-dark);margin:0 0 .85rem;font-weight:700}.source-list{list-style:none;font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.7;margin:0;padding:0}.source-list li{padding-left:1.4rem;position:relative;margin-bottom:.5rem;color:var(--c-text-muted)}.source-list li:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.source-list li::before{content:"\25B8";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--c-accent)}.source-list a{color:var(--c-primary-dark);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted var(--c-border-strong)}.source-list a:hover{border-color:var(--c-accent-dark);color:var(--c-accent-dark)}@media(max-width:620px){.author-box{flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;align-items:center;text-align:center}.ab-creds,.ab-links{justify-content:center}}@media print{.site-header,.site-footer,.floating-cta,.reading-progress,.eck-next,.cta-banner,.hero-form-wrap,#_lg_form_,.menu-toggle,.nav-main{display:none!important}body{background:#fff;color:#000;font-size:11pt}a{color:#000;text-decoration:underline}a[href^="http"]::after{content:" (" attr(href) ")";font-size:9pt;color:#555}.container,.container-narrow{max-width:100%;padding:0}.key-takeaways,.author-box,.source-box,.article-footer-meta{break-inside:avoid;border:1px solid #999}table{break-inside:avoid}h1,h2,h3{break-after:avoid}}@media(max-width:860px){.author-box,.source-box,.article-footer-meta{margin-left:1.25rem;margin-right:1.25rem;max-width:calc(100% - 2.5rem)}}.chart-figure{max-width:820px;margin:2rem auto;padding:0}.chart-figure img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border:1px solid var(--c-border-strong);border-radius:var(--rd-md);background:var(--c-surface)}.chart-figure figcaption{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--c-text-muted);margin-top:.75rem;line-height:1.55;padding:0 .25rem}.chart-figure figcaption strong{color:var(--c-primary-dark);font-weight:600}@media(max-width:860px){.chart-figure{margin-left:1.25rem;margin-right:1.25rem;max-width:calc(100% - 2.5rem)}}.related-inline{max-width:820px;margin:2rem auto 1rem;padding:1rem 1.25rem;background:var(--c-surface-alt);border-left:3px solid var(--c-primary-light);border-radius:var(--rd-sm);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.65;color:var(--c-text)}.related-inline a{color:var(--c-primary);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}.related-inline a:hover{color:var(--c-accent-dark)}@media(max-width:860px){.related-inline{margin-left:1.25rem;margin-right:1.25rem;max-width:calc(100% - 2.5rem)}}

/* === v1.23: footer grid — 5 columns, beats .site-footer .container specificity === */
.site-footer .container.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:1.75rem}
@media(max-width:1100px){.site-footer .container.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:1.75rem}}
@media(max-width:700px){.site-footer .container.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.5rem}}
@media(max-width:480px){.site-footer .container.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}


/* === v1.25: Accessibility === */
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:9999;background:var(--c-accent);color:var(--c-primary-dark);padding:.75rem 1.25rem;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-radius:0 0 var(--rd-sm) 0}
.skip-link:focus{left:0;outline:3px solid var(--c-primary-dark);outline-offset:2px}
.visually-hidden{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.site-footer .footer-heading{color:var(--c-white);font-family:var(--f-sans);font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;margin:0 0 1rem;font-weight:600;padding-bottom:.5rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--c-accent);display:inline-block}
.hero-form-heading{margin-top:0;margin-bottom:.25rem;color:#142A48;font-size:1.5rem;font-family:var(--f-serif)}