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/* --- CTA visibility upgrade --- */
.header-cta{
  display:inline-flex !important;
  white-space:nowrap;
  box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(105,79,18,.18);
  border:1px solid rgba(110,83,22,.18);
}
.sidebar .affiliate-card{
  position:relative;
  border:2px solid #e1bf68;
  box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(28,42,50,.10);
}
.sidebar .affiliate-card::before{
  content:"Featured partner resource";
  display:block;
  font-size:.66rem;
  font-weight:850;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  color:#8a6521;
  margin-bottom:.45rem;
}
.sitewide-cta-rail{
  position:fixed;
  z-index:58;
  right:18px;
  bottom:18px;
  width:230px;
  padding:1rem;
  border-radius:.8rem;
  background:#10212b;
  color:white;
  border:1px solid #37505d;
  box-shadow:0 16px 38px rgba(8,20,27,.25);
}
.sitewide-cta-rail .rail-kicker{
  display:block;
  font-size:.65rem;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  letter-spacing:.12em;
  color:#f0cc73;
  font-weight:800;
  margin-bottom:.2rem;
}
.sitewide-cta-rail strong{
  display:block;
  font-family:Georgia,serif;
  font-size:1.15rem;
  margin-bottom:.65rem;
}
.sitewide-cta-rail .rail-button{
  display:block;
  text-align:center;
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f6d98d,#e8bd5b);
  color:#2a2417;
  text-decoration:none;
  font-weight:850;
  border-radius:.45rem;
  padding:.72rem .75rem;
}
.sitewide-cta-rail small{
  display:block;
  color:#b7c4ca;
  font-size:.62rem;
  margin-top:.35rem;
  text-align:center;
}
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .site-nav{gap:.9rem}
  .site-nav a{font-size:.82rem}
  .header-cta{font-size:.78rem;padding:.62rem .72rem}
}
@media(max-width:980px){
  .header-cta{
    display:inline-flex !important;
    margin-left:.35rem;
    font-size:.74rem;
    padding:.58rem .66rem;
  }
  .sitewide-cta-rail{display:none}
  .sidebar .affiliate-card{display:block !important}
}
@media(max-width:700px){
  .header-cta{
    display:none !important;
  }
}


.homepage-top-cta{
  max-width:1180px;
  margin:1.2rem auto 0;
  padding:1rem 1.25rem;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:space-between;
  gap:1rem;
  background:#fff8e4;
  border:1px solid #ead7a2;
  border-radius:.75rem;
}
.homepage-top-cta div{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.homepage-top-cta strong{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.25rem}
.homepage-top-cta span:not(.eyebrow){font-size:.83rem;color:#5c6b74}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .homepage-top-cta{margin:.8rem 1rem 0;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}
}