html { min-height: 100%; }        /*keeps the footer at the bottom of the page on short pages*/
body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.content {
    flex: 1 0 auto;
}
.footer {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
html{
    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 0%, var(--page-color) 50%, black 100%);
}
body {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 100%;
    margin: auto;
    color: white;
}

a:link, a:visited {color: yellow}
a:focus, a:hover {color: #952Cff}

/* the styles for the header */
header { background-color: black; }
header img {
	float: left;
    padding: 2.5px .5em;
    height: 45px;
}

/*styling for the nav menu*/
#mobile_menu {display:none;}        /*hide mobile menu at larger resolutions*/
#nav_menu ul {
    list-style-type: none;
	display: flex;
	flex-basis: 100%;
	justify-content: space-around;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	position: relative;
    background-color: black;
}
#nav_menu ul li {
    flex-basis: 25%;
}
#nav_menu ul li a {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 13px 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: white;
    font-size: 130%;
    font-variant: small-caps;
}
#nav_menu a.current {
	color: gold;
}
#nav_menu ul ul {
	width: 20%;
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
}
#nav_menu ul li:hover > ul {
	display: block;
}
#nav_menu ul a:hover {
    background-color: var(--page-color);
    color: black;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/*generic styling for the main body*/
main{
    width:90%;
    margin: auto;
    max-width: 1024px;
    clear: left;
}
main h1 {
    margin-top: .1em;
    margin-bottom: .1em;
    font-variant: small-caps;
    font-size:300%;
    text-align: center;
}
/*Welcome Banner*/
main h1 {
    text-shadow: -3px 2.5px 3px var(--page-color);
}
main img {
    max-width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 1em;
}
main p { padding:1em; }

/*styling for the footer*/
footer{
    clear:both;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 1em 0;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 966px) { /*increase font size*/
    header {
        text-align: center;
        text-indent: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }
    header img {
        padding: 0;
        float: none;
    }
    body { font-size: 110%; }
    main {
        width: 95%;
        padding: 0;
    }
    main h1 { margin-top: 0;}
    main p { padding: .2em 0em; }
    main h2 { padding: .2em 0em; }
    main a { padding: .2em 0em; }
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 810px) {     /*switch menu*/
    nav {display: none;}
    #mobile_menu {display:block;}
    .slicknav_menu {
        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        width: 100%;
    }
    .slicknav_menu ul {
        font-size: 1.5em;
    }
    .slicknav_menu ul ul {
        font-size: 1em;
    }
    .slicknav_menu ul li {
        float: none !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
    }
}