/* --- CSS Best Practices & Reset --- */
        :root {
            --primary-color: #007bff; /* A brighter blue */
            --text-color: #333333;
            --light-gray: #f4f4f4;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --header-font: 'Lora', serif;
            --body-font: 'Lato', sans-serif;
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        html {
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
            scroll-padding-top: 80px; /* Offset for fixed header */
        }

        body {
            font-family: var(--body-font);
            line-height: 1.7;
            color: var(--text-color);
            background-color: var(--white);
        }

        /* --- Utility & Layout --- */
        .container {
            max-width: 960px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 20px;
        }
        
        section {
            padding: 60px 0;
        }
        
		#about {
   			padding-top: 100px; /* Increased from the default 60px. Adjust as you see fit. */
		}

        h1, h2, h3 {
            font-family: var(--header-font);
            font-weight: 600;
            line-height: 1.2;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        h1 { font-size: 2.8rem; }
        h2 { font-size: 2.2rem; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--light-gray); padding-bottom: 10px; }
        h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; }

        p {
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        a {
            color: var(--primary-color);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        a:hover {
            color: #1e3f5f;
        }
        
        .btn {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 12px 25px;
            background-color: var(--primary-color);
            color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 5px;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .btn:hover {
            background-color: #1e3f5f;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        /* --- Header & Navigation --- */
        .main-header {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            z-index: 1000;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            height: 80px;
        }

        .main-header .container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            height: 100%;
        }
        
        .logo {
            font-family: var(--header-font);
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--text-color);
        }
        
        .logo a { color: inherit; }

        .main-nav ul {
            display: flex;
            list-style: none;
        }

        .main-nav ul li {
            margin-left: 30px;
        }

        .main-nav ul li a {
            color: var(--text-color);
            font-weight: 700;
            padding-bottom: 5px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
        }

        .main-nav ul li a:hover, .main-nav ul li a.active {
            color: var(--primary-color);
            border-bottom-color: var(--primary-color);
        }
        
        .menu-toggle {
            display: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            font-size: 24px;
        }

        /* --- Homepage Hero Section --- */
        #home {
            background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url('images/charles-binkley-portrait.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center 20%;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            color: var(--white);
            height: 100vh;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            justify-content: center;
            padding-top: 15vh;
            text-align: center;
        }
        
        .hero-content {
            max-width: 800px;
        }
        
        .hero-content .subtitle {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-family: var(--body-font);
            letter-spacing: 1px;
            margin-top: 10px;
        }

        /* --- Publications Section --- */
        #publications ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding-left: 0;
        }

        #publications li {
            background-color: var(--light-gray);
            border-left: 5px solid var(--primary-color);
            padding: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
        }
        
        .publication-title {
            font-weight: 700;
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
        }
        
        .publication-meta {
            /* --- font-style: italic; --- */
            color: #666;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }
        .publication-status {
			margin-right: 12px;
			/* --- font-style: italic; --- */
		}
        
        /* --- CV Section --- */
        #cv .container {
            text-align: left;
        }
        
        #cv .summary {
            max-width: 700px;
            margin: 0 auto 40px auto;
            text-align: left;
        }
        
        /* --- Footer --- */
        .main-footer {
            background-color: var(--text-color);
            color: var(--light-gray);
            text-align: center;
            padding: 30px 0;
        }

        .main-footer a {
            color: var(--white);
        }
        
        /* --- Responsive Design --- */
        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
            h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
            
            .logo { font-size: 1.3rem; }
            
            .menu-toggle {
                display: block;
            }

            .main-nav {
                position: absolute;
                top: 80px;
                left: 0;
                width: 100%;
                background-color: var(--white);
                height: 0;
                overflow: hidden;
                transition: height 0.3s ease-in-out;
            }

            .main-nav.active {
                height: calc(100vh - 80px); /* Full height menu */
            }

            .main-nav ul {
                flex-direction: column;
                align-items: center;
                padding-top: 40px;
            }
            
            .main-nav ul li {
                margin: 0;
                width: 100%;
                text-align: center;
            }

            .main-nav ul li a {
                display: block;
                padding: 20px;
                border-bottom: 1px solid var(--light-gray);
            }
            
            #home {
                background-attachment: scroll; /* Parallax effect doesn't work well on mobile */
            }
        }