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@font-face{font-family:Sora;src:url('fonts/sora-semibold.ttf') format('truetype');font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap}
.header-inner .brand{font-family:Sora,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.8px;line-height:1.25}
.header-inner .brand strong{font-weight:500;margin-left:8px}
@media(max-width:1150px){.header-inner .brand{font-size:26px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.header-inner .brand{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.65px}.header-inner .brand strong{margin-left:6px}}

/* Shared wordmark rules keep every SPARQ Nexus signature consistent. */
.header-inner .brand,.footer-grid .brand{font-family:Sora,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.8px;line-height:1.25;gap:14px;color:#fff}
.header-inner .brand strong,.footer-grid .brand strong{display:inline;font:inherit;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:inherit;margin-left:8px}
.header-inner .brand img,.footer-grid .brand img{width:44px;height:44px;flex-shrink:0}
.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(280px,1.3fr) 1fr 1fr 1.2fr}
@media(max-width:1150px){.header-inner .brand,.footer-grid .brand{font-size:26px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:700px){.header-inner .brand,.footer-grid .brand{gap:10px}.header-inner .brand img,.footer-grid .brand img{width:40px;height:40px}}
@media(max-width:400px){.header-inner .brand,.footer-grid .brand{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.65px}.header-inner .brand strong,.footer-grid .brand strong{margin-left:6px}}

/* Approved brand signature: shared proportions in header and footer. */
.header-inner .brand.brand-signature,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font:600 26px/1.2 Sora,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.6px;white-space:nowrap;color:#fff}
.header-inner .brand.brand-signature strong,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature strong{display:inline;margin-left:7px;font:inherit;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:inherit}
.header-inner .brand.brand-signature img,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature img{width:56px;height:56px;flex:0 0 56px}
.header-inner{min-height:90px}
.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(275px,1.25fr) 1fr 1fr 1.2fr}
@media(max-width:1150px){.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:700px){
 .header-inner{min-height:76px;padding-block:12px}
 .header-inner .brand.brand-signature,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature{gap:10px;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.5px}
 .header-inner .brand.brand-signature strong,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature strong{margin-left:6px}
 .header-inner .brand.brand-signature img,.footer-grid .brand.brand-signature img{width:40px;height:40px;flex-basis:40px}
 html{scroll-padding-top:96px}
}

/* Preserve photographic clarity; contrast comes from localized text overlays. */
.visual-aside img{opacity:1;filter:none}
.visual-caption{background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(7,18,41,.9));padding-top:75px}
@media(max-width:950px){.hero-photo{opacity:1}.hero-shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(9,26,47,.96),rgba(9,26,47,.78) 55%,rgba(9,26,47,.35))}}