body {

    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #09627d, #021f33);
    
    
    
}

/* color Variables */
:root {
    --white: #ffffff;
    --blue: #1a9ba6;
    --blueOcu: rgba(26, 155, 166, 0.5);
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: white;
}

#banner {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 1000px;
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)),
        url(../images/cover_bg_grid.png);
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 100% 100%;
}

.bg-dark {
    background: transparent !important;
}

nav {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--blue);
    padding: 10px 0px !important;
    margin-top: 20px !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue);
    z-index: 99;
}

.navbar-dark .navbar-nav .nav-link:focus,
.navbar-dark .navbar-nav .nav-link {
    color: var(--white) !important;
    font-size: 17px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.nav-link:hover {
	background: var(--blueOcu);
	
}

.login-btn {
    border: 2px solid var(--blue);
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-family: 400;
}

.login-btn:hover {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: white;
    border: 2px solid transparent;
}

.banner-content {
    position: absolute;
    left: 52%;
    top: 65%;
    width: 100%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
}

.banner-content>img {
    width: 150px;
}

.banner-content h1 {
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 70px;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: none;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.banner-content h3 {
    color: #45f4f8;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 35px;
    letter-spacing: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.banner-content p {
    color: var(--white);
}

.btn2 {
    background: #081f35;
    color: #45f4f8;
    padding: 16px 26px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 5px;
    font-size: 20px;
    width: fit-content;
    border: 2px solid #45f4f8;
}

.btn2 span {
    padding: 0px 30px;
}

.btn2:hover {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: #45f4f8;
    
}

/* Boxes */

         .news-card {
            background-color: #111;
            border-radius: 15px;
            box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5), 0 0 15px rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.5);
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
        }

        .news-card:hover {
            transform: scale(1.03);
            box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.7), 0 0 25px rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.7);
        }

        .news-image {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: left;
            padding: 15px;
        }

        .news-image img {
            width: 80%; /* Restrict image width to 80% of the blog post width */
            max-width: 300px; /* Set a max width to avoid oversized images */
            height: auto;
            max-height: 200px; /* Limit the height to keep it compact */
            border-radius: 10px;
            object-fit: cover;
            box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
        }

        .news-content {
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .news-title {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: bold;
            color: #45f4f8;
            text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.8), 0 0 10px rgba(255, 102, 0, 0.8);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .news-text {
            line-height: 1.6;
            color: #ddd;
            text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
        }

        .social-icons {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: flex-end;
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

        .social-icons a {
            margin-left: 10px;
            color: white;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        .social-icons a:hover {
            color: #00ffff;
            transform: scale(1.2);
        }

        .social-icons i {
            text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
        }
        
        .container {
        	margin-top: 60px;
        }