#pageContainer {
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.navbar {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}

.navbar-default {
    border-radius: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 100;
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    background-color: #252f57;
    color: #D2D0CC !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    border: none;
}

.navbar-default img {
    width: 216px;
    height: 50px; 
    margin-top: 5px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-right: 20px;
}

#menu-main {
    float: right;
    margin-top: 0px;
}

.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a {
    color: #D2D0CC;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: 8px;
}

.navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a:hover {
    color: #d9d9d9 !important;
}

.dropdown-menu {
    color: #d9d9d9 !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-align: center;
    min-width: 350px;    
    font-size: 16px;
}

/* Dropdown menu styling */
.dropdown-menu a {
    display: block;
    padding: 5px;
    color: #252f57 !important;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background-color 0.3s;
}

.dropdown-menu a:hover {
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    color: #d9d9d9 !important;
}

.dropdown-menu {
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border: 1px solid #ced4da;
    width: 300px;
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
.dropdown-menu {
    width: 100%;
}
}

/* Optional: Adjust padding for dropdown items if needed */
.dropdown-menu .dropdown-item {
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
}

/* Optional: Add spacing for dropdown dividers if needed */
.dropdown-menu .dropdown-divider {
    margin: 5px 0;
}



.navbar-toggle {
    background-color: #252f57 !important;
    border: 1px solid #dadada;
    margin-top: 0px;
    padding: 18px;
}

.icon-bar {
    background-color: #dadada !important;
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
    #menu-main {
        float: left !important;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        width: 100%;
    } 

    .mobileHead {
        display: none;
    }

    .navbar-collapse {        
        background-color: #252f57;
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0px;
        padding-top: 30px;
        border: none;
     } 

    .navbar-default .navbar-nav>li>a {
        font-size: 18px !important;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        width:100%;
        color: white !important;
    }

    .dropdown-menu {
        min-width: 300px;
    }

    .dropdown-menu a {
        padding: 5px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
    .navbar-default img {
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        margin-top: 5px;
        display: block;
        margin-right: auto;
        margin-left: auto;
        width: 180px;
        height: auto;
    }
} 

body {
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    background: #fff;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75em;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: .75em;
    color: #252f57;
}

#breadcrumbs a {
    color: #0066FF !important;
}

.nopadding {
   padding: 0 !important;
   margin: 0 !important;
}

#footer {
  background-color: #252f57;
  color: #D2D0CC;
  padding-top: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
  text-align: center;
}

.footerTitle {
  font-size: 1.5em;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #D2D0CC;
}

#footer ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

#footer li {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#footer svg {
  padding: 10px;
  color: #D2D0CC !important;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

#footer a {
    color: #D2D0CC !important;
}

@media (min-width: 500px) {
  .align-middle {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  #accreditations .imgCont {
    height: 70px !important;
    width: auto !important;
    display: flex !important;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
  }

    #footer svg {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  #footer ul {
    margin-top: 20px;
    }

#menu-main {
    margin-top: -20px;
}

}

#footerContents {
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}

#copyrights {
    text-align: left;
    margin-top: 40px;
    border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
    padding: 5px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

#hovArticle {
    padding-bottom: 60px;
}

.catContainer {
    background-color: white;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    height: 350px; /* Fixed height */
  }

  .catContainer img {
    height: 200px;
    width: 100%
  }
  .catContainer:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
  }
  .featImgCat {
    background-size: cover;
    height: 200px;
    width: 100%;
  }
  #blogRoll h2 a {
    color: #252f57;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  #blogRoll h2 a:hover {
    color: #CCAD28;
  }
  .catContainer h2, .catContainer h3 {
    padding: 15px;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    margin: 0;
    flex-grow: 1;
  }
  .read-article-btn {
    background-color: #252f57;
    color: #ffffff;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    margin: 15px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    align-self: flex-start;
  }
  .read-article-btn:hover {
    background-color: #D2D0CC;
  }


  .slider {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0 45px; /* Padding for arrows */
}

.slider-inner {
    display: flex;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
    will-change: transform;
}

/* Default styling for desktop */
.slider-item {
    flex: 0 0 calc(25% - 10px); /* Adjusted for 4 logos visible on desktop */
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0 10px;
}

/* Responsive styling for mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .slider-item {
        flex: 0 0 100%; /* Full width for each item on mobile */
        margin: 0; /* No extra margin needed */
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center; /* Center the logo within the item */
    }
    .slider-item img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
}

.slider-item img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 75%;
}