/* meridian-live: revive interactions on the saved Strikingly pages (design unchanged) */

/* body typeface fallback (originals 404 locally; loads from CDN when online) */
body{font-family:'Open Sans',-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif}

/* never leave a section stuck in its pre-animation hidden state */
.s-section{opacity:1!important}

/* slider: neutralize the frozen Slick layout so JS can drive it (only once marked) */
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slick-list{overflow:hidden!important;height:auto!important}
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slick-track{width:auto!important;transform:none!important;opacity:1!important;display:block!important;left:0!important;margin:0!important}
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slick-slide{width:100%!important;float:none!important;position:relative!important;display:none!important;height:auto!important}
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slick-slide.slick-cloned{display:none!important}
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slick-slide.ml-active{display:block!important}
.s-slider-section.ml-js .slide-selectors,
.s-slider-section.ml-js .prev-button,
.s-slider-section.ml-js .next-button{display:none!important}

.ml-arrow{position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);z-index:30;cursor:pointer;background:rgba(0,0,0,.35);color:#fff;border:none;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;font-size:26px;line-height:1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.ml-arrow:hover{background:rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
.ml-prev{left:18px}.ml-next{right:18px}
.ml-dots{position:absolute;bottom:18px;left:0;right:0;display:flex;gap:10px;justify-content:center;z-index:30}
.ml-dot{width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(255,255,255,.55);border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:0}
.ml-dot.ml-active{background:#fff}

/* FIX: hide Strikingly's broken nav (renders as stray vertical link lists w/o JS) */
.s-navbar-desktop,.s-mobile-nav-bar,.navbar-drawer,.strikingly-drawer{display:none!important}

/* --- clean horizontal header bar (all pages) --- */
.ml-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:9999;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #e6eaef;box-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(20,30,50,.05)}
.ml-header-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;height:66px;padding:0 26px}
.ml-brand{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2233;text-decoration:none}
.ml-nav{margin-left:auto;display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center}
.ml-nav a{color:#1a2233;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none}
.ml-nav a:hover{color:#2b6cb0}
.ml-nav a.active{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.ml-toggle{display:none;margin-left:auto;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:6px}
.ml-toggle span{width:24px;height:2px;background:#1a2233;border-radius:2px}
/* home: transparent header overlaying the hero (white text) until scrolled */
.ml-header.ml-transparent{position:fixed;left:0;right:0;top:0;background:transparent;border-bottom:none;box-shadow:none;transition:background .25s,box-shadow .25s,border-color .25s}
.ml-header.ml-transparent .ml-brand,
.ml-header.ml-transparent .ml-nav a{color:#fff}
.ml-header.ml-transparent .ml-nav a:hover{color:#dbe6f2}
.ml-header.ml-transparent .ml-toggle span{background:#fff}
.ml-header.ml-transparent.scrolled{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #e6eaef;box-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(20,30,50,.08)}
.ml-header.ml-transparent.scrolled .ml-brand,
.ml-header.ml-transparent.scrolled .ml-nav a{color:#1a2233}
.ml-header.ml-transparent.scrolled .ml-nav a:hover{color:#2b6cb0}
.ml-header.ml-transparent.scrolled .ml-toggle span{background:#1a2233}
@media(max-width:860px){
  .ml-toggle{display:flex}
  .ml-nav{display:none;position:absolute;top:66px;left:0;right:0;flex-direction:column;gap:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #e6eaef;padding:6px 0;box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(20,30,50,.14)}
  body.ml-menu-open .ml-nav{display:flex}
  .ml-nav a{padding:13px 26px;width:100%}
}

/* --- FAQ accordion answers --- */
.ml-answer{display:none;padding:18px 22px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:#33414f;background:#f6f7f9;border-radius:0 0 8px 8px;margin-top:2px}
.s-accordion-item.ml-open .ml-answer{display:block}

/* --- posted article pages --- */
.ml-atopbar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:9999;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #e6eaef;box-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(20,30,50,.05)}
.ml-atopbar-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;height:66px;padding:0 26px}
.ml-atopbar .ml-brand{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2233;text-decoration:none}
.ml-atopbar nav{margin-left:auto;display:flex;gap:28px}
.ml-atopbar nav a{color:#1a2233;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none}
.ml-atopbar nav a:hover{color:#2b6cb0}
.ml-ahero{background-size:cover;background-position:center;color:#fff;text-align:center;padding:96px 22px;position:relative}
.ml-ahero:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(rgba(20,30,50,.66),rgba(20,30,50,.78))}
.ml-ahero>*{position:relative}
.ml-ahero .ml-eyebrow{display:inline-block;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#a9c6ea;margin-bottom:12px}
.ml-ahero h1{font-size:46px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:800;max-width:920px;margin:0 auto 14px}
.ml-ahero .ml-ameta{color:#e8eef5;font-size:17px}
.ml-article{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 22px}
.ml-article p{font-size:19px;line-height:1.8;color:#2b3648;margin:0 0 22px}
.ml-article .ml-aback{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px;color:#2b6cb0;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.ml-afooter{background:#12203a;color:#c3ccd8;text-align:center;padding:34px 22px;font-size:15px}
@media(max-width:640px){.ml-ahero h1{font-size:32px}.ml-atopbar nav{display:none}}

/* safety: never let a frozen Slick slide collapse to width:0 */
.slick-slide{width:auto!important}

/* --- rebuilt sections (replace the broken Strikingly store/blog/contact) --- */
.ml-block{padding:70px 22px;background:#fff}
.ml-block.ml-tint{background:#f6f7f9}
.ml-wrap{max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto}
.ml-block h2.ml-h2{font-size:34px;font-weight:800;text-align:center;color:#1a2233;margin:0 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.4px}
.ml-sub{text-align:center;color:#5b6675;font-size:18px;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto 44px;line-height:1.6}
.ml-cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.ml-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e6eaef;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:.18s;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(20,30,50,.05)}
.ml-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 16px 40px rgba(20,30,50,.10)}
.ml-card-img{height:200px;background-size:cover;background-position:center}
.ml-card-body{padding:24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;flex:1}
.ml-card-body h3{font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1a2233;margin:0}
.ml-meta{font-size:13px;color:#8a93a0}
.ml-card-body p{color:#5b6675;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.65;margin:0;flex:1}
.ml-card-body a{color:#2b6cb0;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;text-decoration:none}
.ml-contact{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px;max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;align-items:start}
.ml-info{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.ml-info .ml-ci{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start}
.ml-info .ml-ic{font-size:20px;color:#2b6cb0;line-height:1.3}
.ml-info strong{color:#1a2233}
.ml-info a{color:#2b6cb0;text-decoration:none}
.ml-form{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.ml-form input,.ml-form textarea{width:100%;padding:13px 15px;border:1px solid #e6eaef;border-radius:10px;font:inherit;font-size:15px;background:#fff;color:#1a2233}
.ml-form input:focus,.ml-form textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:#2b6cb0}
.ml-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#2b6cb0;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:10px;padding:13px 22px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer}
.ml-btn:hover{background:#22578f}
.ml-note{font-size:13px;color:#8a93a0}
@media(max-width:820px){.ml-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.ml-contact{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:560px){.ml-cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}}


/* first (hero) section of EVERY page: full screen height, background fills it */
.s-first-visible-section{min-height:100vh!important}
.s-first-visible-section .s-bg-image,
.s-first-visible-section .s-bg-video{
  min-height:100vh!important;
  display:flex!important;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;
  background-size:cover!important;background-position:center!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;
}
.s-first-visible-section .blurred-layer,
.s-first-visible-section .video-bg-wrap{
  position:absolute!important;top:0!important;left:0!important;
  width:100%!important;height:100%!important;min-height:100vh!important;
}