:root {
  --how-red: #a32121;
  --how-red-dark: #7f1818;
  --how-orange: #d99a4a;
  --how-ink: #141414;
  --how-muted: #666a73;
  --how-line: rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.14);
  --how-card: #ffffff;
  --how-soft: #faf8f7;
  --how-radius: 26px;
  --how-container: min(1520px, calc(100% - 56px));
  --how-nav-height: 94px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body.how-operate-page {
  margin: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  color: var(--how-ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px),
    #f8f7f5;
  background-size: 118px 118px, 118px 118px, auto;
}

body.how-operate-page main {
  padding-top: var(--how-nav-height);
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.how-scroll-progress {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  z-index: 13000;
  height: 3px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.how-scroll-progress span {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--how-red-dark), var(--how-red));
}

/* Sticky menu */
.how-navbar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 12000;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 18px max(28px, calc((100vw - 1520px) / 2));
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  overflow: visible;
  transition: padding 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

.how-navbar.is-scrolled {
  padding-top: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.985);
}

.how-navbar .brand__logo-image {
  width: 150px;
  height: auto;
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
  overflow: visible;
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu {
  gap: 34px;
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #101010;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.45px;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu > a::after,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -9px;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--how-red);
  transition: width 0.25s ease;
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu > a:hover,
.how-navbar .nav-menu > a.active,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle.active {
  color: var(--how-red);
}

.how-navbar .nav-menu > a:hover::after,
.how-navbar .nav-menu > a.active::after,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle::after,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle::after,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle.active::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle > span {
  font-size: 13px;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle > span,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle > span {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 24px);
  left: -20px;
  z-index: 12020;
  min-width: 280px;
  padding: 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99);
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.16);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity 0.24s ease, visibility 0.24s ease, transform 0.24s ease;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 15px;
  color: #111111;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.25;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: transparent;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.22s ease, background 0.22s ease, border-color 0.22s ease;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a::after {
  display: none;
}

.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover,
.how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a.active {
  color: var(--how-red);
  background: rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.06);
  border-left-color: var(--how-red);
}

/* .how-navbar .quote-btn {
  background: var(--how-red);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.how-navbar .quote-btn:hover {
  background: #891919;
} */

/* Page layout */
.how-operate-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 34px 0 70px;
}

.how-page-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 14% 85%, rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.05), transparent 24%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 83% 10%, rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.04), transparent 18%);
  z-index: 0;
}

.how-shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: var(--how-container);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.how-grid-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.72fr) minmax(460px, 1.22fr) minmax(240px, 0.7fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: start;
}

.how-intro,
.how-pillar-stage,
.how-lifecycle {
  position: relative;
}

.how-intro {
  padding: 12px 0 0;
}

.how-breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  color: #7d7f86;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.how-breadcrumb a {
  color: inherit;
}

.how-breadcrumb span:last-child,
.how-breadcrumb a:hover {
  color: var(--how-red);
}

.how-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  color: var(--how-red);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 1.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.how-intro h1 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #121212;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.1rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.how-summary {
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: var(--how-muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.how-highlights {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 34px 0 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
}

.how-highlights li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
}

.how-bullet-icon {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.08);
  color: var(--how-red);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.how-highlights strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: #171717;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

.how-highlights small {
  color: #6d7076;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

/* Center orbit */
.how-pillar-stage {
  padding: 12px 0;
}

.pillar-orbit {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 700px);
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0 22%, rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.025) 22.4%, transparent 22.9%),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0 47%, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.045) 47.3%, transparent 47.8%),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0 49.7%, rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.12) 50%, transparent 50.3%),
    radial-gradient(circle at center, transparent 0 84%, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.06) 84.2%, transparent 84.5%),
    #fbfbfa;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.05);
  overflow: visible;
}

.pillar-orbit::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 4.5%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.12);
}

.pillar-orbit::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 17%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.08);
}

.pillar-center {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 30%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  color: #ffffff;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #3a3a3a, #181818 72%, #111111 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18), inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.pillar-center::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.22);
}

.pillar-center span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.pillar-center strong {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pillar-item {
  position: absolute;
  width: 160px;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.pillar-icon {
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  margin: 0 auto 10px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.pillar-icon svg {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  fill: var(--how-red);
}

.item-execute .pillar-icon,
.item-execute .pillar-icon svg {
  color: var(--how-orange);
  fill: var(--how-orange);
}

.pillar-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  color: #171717;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pillar-item p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #6d6f75;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.item-engineer { top: 17%; left: 50%; }
.item-manage { top: 32%; left: 79%; }
.item-execute { top: 64%; left: 81%; }
.item-protect { top: 82%; left: 50%; }
.item-sustain { top: 64%; left: 19%; }
.item-support { top: 32%; left: 21%; }
.item-assure { top: 49%; left: 88%; width: 145px; }

/* Right lifecycle */
.lifecycle-box {
  padding: 18px 18px 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.10);
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.lifecycle-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #121212;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.lifecycle-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.lifecycle-list li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
}

.lifecycle-list li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  top: 38px;
  bottom: -6px;
  width: 1px;
  background: rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.18);
}

.lifecycle-list span {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.18);
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--how-red);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.lifecycle-list strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: #121212;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lifecycle-list small {
  color: #6c7076;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Reveal animation */
.reveal-up,
.reveal-up-delay,
.reveal-scale,
.reveal-card {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s ease;
}

.reveal-up,
.reveal-card {
  transform: translateY(26px);
}

.reveal-up-delay {
  transform: translateY(32px);
  transition-delay: 0.12s;
}

.reveal-scale {
  transform: translateY(20px) scale(0.96);
  transition-delay: 0.08s;
}

.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

body.is-ready .pillar-orbit {
  animation: orbitFloat 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

body.is-ready .pillar-item {
  animation: itemFloat 5.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

body.is-ready .item-manage,
body.is-ready .item-protect,
body.is-ready .item-support {
  animation-delay: 0.6s;
}

body.is-ready .item-execute,
body.is-ready .item-assure,
body.is-ready .item-engineer {
  animation-delay: 1.1s;
}

@keyframes orbitFloat {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-6px); }
}

@keyframes itemFloat {
  0%, 100% { margin-top: 0; }
  50% { margin-top: -4px; }
}

/* Footer tiny adjustments */
.site-footer {
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.footer-logo-image {
  width: 170px;
  height: auto;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1360px) {
  .how-grid-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr;
  }

  .how-lifecycle {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .lifecycle-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .lifecycle-list li {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .lifecycle-list li::after {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root {
    --how-nav-height: 88px;
  }

  .how-navbar {
    padding-inline: 24px;
  }

  .how-grid-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
  }

  .how-intro {
    max-width: 780px;
  }

  .how-summary {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .pillar-orbit {
    width: min(100%, 620px);
  }

  .lifecycle-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .how-navbar .nav-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 14px);
    right: 20px;
    left: 20px;
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 14px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99);
    border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.12);
    border-radius: 18px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-menu.open {
    display: flex;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 14px 10px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-menu > a::after,
  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle::after {
    bottom: 6px;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
    display: block;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
    position: static;
    min-width: 100%;
    margin-top: 4px;
    padding: 6px 0 4px 10px;
    border: 0;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.12);
    box-shadow: none;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: none;
    display: none;
    background: transparent;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
  }

  .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a {
    padding: 11px 12px;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .how-navbar .quote-btn {
    display: none;
  }

  .how-shell {
    width: min(100% - 32px, 980px);
  }

  .pillar-orbit {
    width: min(100%, 560px);
  }

  .pillar-item {
    width: 135px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  :root {
    --how-nav-height: 82px;
  }

  .how-operate-section {
    padding-top: 24px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .how-intro h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 14vw, 4rem);
  }

  .how-highlights {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .pillar-orbit {
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    min-height: 810px;
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 28px;
    padding: 28px 18px 22px;
    background: #fbfbfa;
  }

  .pillar-orbit::before,
  .pillar-orbit::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .pillar-center {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
    transform: none;
    width: 160px;
    margin: 0 auto 24px;
  }

  .pillar-item {
    position: static;
    transform: none;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 16px 14px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(163, 33, 33, 0.10);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: #ffffff;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
  }

  .pillar-orbit {
    display: grid;
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .pillar-item h3 {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .pillar-item p {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }

  .lifecycle-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .how-navbar {
    padding: 14px 14px;
  }

  .how-navbar .brand__logo-image {
    width: 128px;
  }

  .how-shell {
    width: calc(100% - 20px);
  }

  .how-breadcrumb {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .lifecycle-box {
    padding: 16px 14px 12px;
  }

  .footer-logo-image {
    width: 145px;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   HOW WE OPERATE NAVBAR
   Matched to the final Why Times Group navbar styling
   ========================================================================== */

body.how-operate-page {
  --how-nav-height: var(--sticky-navbar-height, 92px);
}

/* Exact desktop navbar structure and sizing */
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar.is-scrolled {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 11000;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 18px max(28px, calc((100vw - var(--container, 1520px)) / 2));
  overflow: visible;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.12);
  box-shadow: none !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  transition: padding 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar.is-scrolled {
  padding-top: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.985);
}

/* Same compact logo size used on Why Times Group */
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .brand__logo-image,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .footer-logo-image {
  display: block;
  width: 75px !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

/* Remove the larger custom spacing from How We Operate */
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu {
  gap: inherit;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
  overflow: visible;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

/* Main navbar links and About Us button */
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a:link,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a:visited,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #111111 !important;
  text-shadow: none !important;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle > span {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -9px;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: #8c2020;
  transition: width 0.25s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a:hover,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a.active,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle:hover,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle:focus-visible,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle.active {
  color: #8c2020 !important;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a:hover::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a.active::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle:focus-visible::after,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle.active::after {
  width: 100%;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle > span,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle > span {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

/* Exact Why Times Group dropdown dimensions and behavior */
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 24px);
  left: -20px;
  z-index: 11020;
  min-width: 250px;
  padding: 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99);
  border: 1px solid rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.16);
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity 0.24s ease, visibility 0.24s ease, transform 0.24s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:link,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:visited {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 15px;
  color: #111111 !important;
  text-shadow: none !important;
  background: transparent;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.2;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.22s ease, background 0.22s ease, border-color 0.22s ease;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a::after {
  display: none;
  content: none;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover,
body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a.active {
  color: #8c2020 !important;
  background: rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.07);
  border-left-color: #8c2020;
}

/* Keep page content below the fixed navbar */
body.how-operate-page main {
  padding-top: var(--how-nav-height);
}

/* Mobile menu copied from Why Times Group behavior */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar.is-scrolled {
    padding: 14px 24px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu {
    position: fixed;
    top: var(--how-nav-height);
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: calc(100dvh - var(--how-nav-height));
    margin: 0;
    padding: 22px 24px 30px;
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    overflow-y: auto;
    overscroll-behavior: contain;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99);
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.12);
    border-radius: 0;
    box-shadow: none !important;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu.open {
    display: flex;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
    width: 100%;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-align: left;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu > a::after,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle::after {
    bottom: 4px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown {
    display: block;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu {
    position: static;
    display: none;
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 4px 0 8px;
    padding: 4px 0 4px 14px;
    background: rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.035);
    border: 0;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(140, 32, 32, 0.22);
    box-shadow: none !important;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transform: none;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
    animation: howMobileSubmenuMatched 0.25s ease both;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a {
    padding: 12px 13px;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .quote-btn {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .brand__logo-image,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .footer-logo-image {
    width: 126px !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar.is-scrolled {
    padding: 12px 16px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar .nav-menu {
    padding: 18px 20px 28px;
  }
}

@keyframes howMobileSubmenuMatched {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
  }

  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar *,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar *::before,
  body.how-operate-page .how-navbar *::after {
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }
}

/* Leadership page: menu text black only */
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-menu > a,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-menu > a:link,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-menu > a:visited,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle {
  color: #111111 !important;
  text-shadow: none !important;
}

/* About Us dropdown links black */
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:link,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:visited {
  color: #111111 !important;
  text-shadow: none !important;
}

/* Hover and active menu red */
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-menu > a:hover,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-menu > a.active,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle:hover,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-toggle.active,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-toggle,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown.open .nav-dropdown-toggle,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover,
.leadership-page .leadership-navbar .nav-dropdown-menu a.active {
  color: var(--lead-red) !important;
}
/* ========================================================================== 
   FINAL HOW WE OPERATE PAGE LAYOUT FIX
   Each primary content block occupies its own full-width row.
   ========================================================================== */

body.how-operate-page .how-shell {
  width: min(1480px, calc(100% - 80px));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-grid-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(44px, 5vw, 76px);
  align-items: start;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-intro,
body.how-operate-page .how-pillar-stage,
body.how-operate-page .how-lifecycle {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: none;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-intro {
  padding: 16px clamp(4px, 1.5vw, 24px) 0;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-summary {
  max-width: 760px;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-highlights {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px 28px;
}

body.how-operate-page .how-pillar-stage {
  padding: 4px 0 10px;
}

body.how-operate-page .pillar-orbit {
  width: min(100%, 820px);
}

body.how-operate-page .how-lifecycle {
  padding-bottom: 10px;
}

body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-box {
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
}

body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-list {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px 30px;
}

body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-list li {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-list li::after {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-shell {
    width: min(100% - 48px, 980px);
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-highlights,
  body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  body.how-operate-page .pillar-orbit {
    width: min(100%, 680px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-shell {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-grid-layout {
    gap: 38px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-intro {
    padding-inline: 4px;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .how-highlights,
  body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  body.how-operate-page .lifecycle-box {
    padding: 22px 18px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  body.how-operate-page .how-shell {
    width: calc(100% - 24px);
  }
}