body {
    font-family: 'Roboto Slab', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    background: url(../img/bkg-16.jpg) no-repeat left top / cover fixed; /* Updated background property */
    background-color: #988477;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    color: #121247;
    margin: 0;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1000px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}


.qccrfm-logo {
	margin:-90px 0 0 0;
	display:block;
	position:absolute;
	z-index:10;
    height: auto; 
    width: auto; 
    min-width: 150px; 
    min-height: 150px;
}

.social-icons {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  padding:0;
}

.nav-custom {
	background-color:#1d237b;
	color:#fff;
	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 
	font-weight: 600;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-item .nav-link:hover {
  color: #fed136;
}

    .news-alert {
        background-color: #dc3545;
        color: white;
        padding: 10px;
        font-weight: bold;
        font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; /* Heading Font */
		overflow:hidden;
    }

        .news-alert .container {
            white-space: nowrap;
            animation: scrollText 12s linear infinite;
        }

        @keyframes scrollText {
            from {
                transform: translateX(-100%);
            }
            to {
                transform: translateX(100%);
            }
        }
		
		.placeholder-effect {
    position: relative;
}

.placeholder-effect::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100% !important;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddddd 0%, #fefefe 50%, #dddddd 100%); /* Adjust gradient colors as needed */
	mix-blend-mode: overlay;
    animation: pulsingShine 2s ease-in-out infinite;
    opacity: 0.5; /* Adjust the opacity for a subtle shine effect */
    z-index: -1;
}

@keyframes pulsingShine {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 0.5;
    }
    50% {
        opacity: 1;
    }
}

.yellow-border {
 border-bottom: #fffb0a solid 10px;
 width:100%;
}

.blue-border {
margin:-1px 0 0 0;
border-bottom: #1d237b solid 60px;
}

.blue-call-to-action {
margin:-1px 0 0 0;
min-height:137px;
width:100%;
background-color: #1d237b;
color:#1d237b;
}

::-moz-selection {
  background: #fed136;
  text-shadow: none;
}

::selection {
  background: #fed136;
  text-shadow: none;
}

img::selection {
  background: transparent;
}

img::-moz-selection {
  background: transparent;
}

.image-item-hero {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
width:100%;
height:auto;
/*cursor: pointer;*/
transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.image-item {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
cursor: pointer;
transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.image-item img,
.image-item-hero img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: block;
object-fit: cover;
object-position: center center;
transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out; /* Added smooth transition for better effect */
}

.image-item:hover img,
.image-item-hero:hover img {
transform: scale(1.1); /* Added subtle zoom effect on hover */
}

.image-item-hero .image-overlay,
.image-item .image-overlay {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: flex-end;
padding: 0;
color: white;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.overlay-captions {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
padding-top: 1rem !important;
padding-bottom: 1rem !important;
background: rgba(76, 76, 76, 0);
background: -webkit-gradient(left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, rgba(179, 171, 171, 0)), color-stop(49%, rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.37)), color-stop(100%, rgba(19, 19, 19, 0.8)));
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(179, 171, 171, 0) 0%, rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.71) 49%, rgba(19, 19, 19, 0.8) 100%);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#4c4c4c', endColorstr='#131313', GradientType=0 );
}

.image-title-hero {
font-size: 1.75rem;
font-weight: bold;
padding-right: 1rem !important;
padding-left: 1rem !important;
margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.image-title-hero a {
text-decoration: none;
color: white;
transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.image-title-hero a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #ffbd22;
}

.image-title {
font-size: 1.45rem;
font-weight: bold;
padding-right: 1rem !important;
padding-left: 1rem !important;
margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.image-title a {
text-decoration: none;
color: white;
transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.image-title a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #ffbd22;
}

.image-caption {
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: bold;
padding-right: 1rem !important;
padding-left: 1rem !important;
margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.image-details {
font-size: 15px;
padding-right: 1rem !important;
padding-left: 1rem !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767.98px) {
.image-item-hero,
.image-item {
margin-bottom: 10px; /* Add margin for better separation */
}

.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero {
min-height:360px !important;
height:360px !important;
max-height:360px !important;
}

.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero img {
min-height:360px !important;
height:360px !important;
max-height:360px !important;
}
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991.98px) and (min-width: 768px) {
.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero {
min-height:420px;
height:420px;
max-height:420px;
}

.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero img {
min-height:420px;
height:420px;
max-height:420px;
}
}

@media screen and (min-width: 992px) {
.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero {
height: 100% !important;
min-height:480px !important;
max-height:480px !important;
}

.carousel-inner,
.carousel-item,
.image-item-hero img {
height: 100% !important;
min-height:480px !important;
max-height:480px !important;
object-fit: cover;
object-position: center center;
}
}

.bg-shadow {
background: rgba(76, 76, 76, 0);
background: -webkit-gradient(left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, rgba(179, 171, 171, 0)), color-stop(49%, rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.37)), color-stop(100%, rgba(19, 19, 19, 0.8)));
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(179, 171, 171, 0) 0%, rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.71) 49%, rgba(19, 19, 19, 0.8) 100%);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#4c4c4c', endColorstr='#131313', GradientType=0 );
}

.top-indicator {
right: 0;
top: 1rem;
bottom: inherit;
left: inherit;
margin-right: 1rem;
}

.overflow {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.zoom img {
transition: all 0.2s linear;
}
.zoom:hover img {
-webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
transform: scale(1.1);
}

.color-rss a:link {
    color:#1d237b;
}
.color-rss a:hover {
    color:#1d237b;
} 
.color-rss a:visited {
    color:#9e2576;
}
.color-rss a:focus {
    color:#1d237b;
}

.b-0 {
bottom: 0;
}

.py-8 {
padding-top: 3.5rem !important;
padding-bottom: 3.5rem !important;
}

    #feed-container {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .cardz {
      width: 100%;
	  border-radius: .25em;
	  box-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #ccc;
      margin: 1%;
      border: 1px solid #ccc;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      overflow: hidden; /* Add this property */
    }
	
	.cardz a {
	line-height: 1.5;
    font-weight: bold;
	}

    .card-contentz {
      padding: 30px;
    }
	
	.cardz .card-contentz p {
	width:100%;
	text-indent: 0 !important;
	}

    .card-contentz h3,
    .card-content p {
      margin: 0; /* Remove default margin for h3 and p */
    }
	
	.card-contentz h3 {
	padding-bottom: 15px;
	}

    .cardz img {
	width: 100% !important;
	height: 280px !important;
	object-fit: cover;
	object-position: top center;
	cursor: pointer;
	overflow:hidden;
    }
	
	@media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
	.card-contentz h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
  }
  
    .domain-date-container {
      display: flex;
	  flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: start;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .domain-date-container p {
	  margin: 0;
      padding-right: 12px !important;
	  width: initial !important;
	  display:inline;
    }
	
	  .domain-date-container .separator {
      margin-right: 12px;
    }

footer {
border-top: #1d237b solid 10px;
}

.footer a {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: transparent;
}

.footer .text-footer-yellow a {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: transparent;
color: #fed136;
}

.footer .text-footer-yellow a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
background-color: transparent;
color: #fed136;
}

.footer-link-01 li+li {
padding-top: 0.8rem;
}

.footer-title-01 {
font-size: 16px;
margin: 0 0 20px;
font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-title-01 {
font-size: 16px;
margin: 0 0 20px;
font-weight: 600
}

.footer-link-01 li+li {
padding-top: .8rem
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
.footer-link-01 li+li {
padding-top: .6rem
}
}

.footer-link-01 a {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: top
}

.footer-link-01 a:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: auto;
right: 0;
width: 0;
height: 1px;
transition: ease all .35s;
background: currentColor
}

.footer-link-01 a:hover:after {
left: 0;
right: auto;
width: 100%
}

.bg-gray {
	background: #343a40;
}

.uw-w-branding {
	display:none !important;
}