body {
    font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background-color: #FFFFCC;
    color: #1f1f1f;
}

#top_banner {
    position: relative;
    background: #5E8EBE;
    margin: 20px;
    margin-bottom: -15px;
    height: 100px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.banner-image {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 30%;
    height: 100%;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
}

#left-image {
    background-image: url('../images/sitename.jpg');
    background-position: left center;
}

#center-image {
    background-image: url('../images/image.jpg');
    background-position: center;
}

#right-image {
    background-image: url('../images/slogan.jpg');
    background-position: right center;
}

#middle_banner {
    position: relative;
    background: #A8C1E5;
    margin: 20px;
    margin-bottom: -20px;
    height: 30px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

#banner {
    position: relative;
    background: radial-gradient(at bottom, #5D4626, #A38470);
    margin: 20px;
    height: 30px;
    /*background-image: url('../images/banner.jpg'); /* Adjust path as necessary */
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

.rounded-tab {
    --r: 30px; /* control the radius */
  
    line-height: 1.8; /* control the height */
    padding-inline: .5em;
    border-inline: var(--r) solid #0000;
    border-radius: calc(50*var(--r)) calc(50*var(--r)) 0 0/var(--r);
    mask: 
      radial-gradient(var(--r) at var(--r) 0,#0000 98%,#000 101%)
        calc(-1*var(--r)) 100%/100% var(--r) repeat-x,
      conic-gradient(#000 0 0) padding-box;
    background: white; /* border-box is needed for a gradient coloration */
    padding-bottom: 15px;
    position: absolute;
    padding-left: 75%;
    bottom: 0px;
  }

#container {
    display: flex;
    margin: 20px;
}

#left, #right {
    width: 20%;
    max-width: 200px;
    background-color: #5E8EBE;
    padding: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

#middle {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 15px;
    margin-left: 60px;
    margin-right: 60px;
    font-size: 140%;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative; /* To position the pseudo-element correctly */
    z-index: 1; /* Ensure the content stays above the background */
}

#middle::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-image: url('../images/treelogo.svg'); /* Replace with your actual image path */
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    opacity: 0.05; /* Adjust the transparency as needed */
    z-index: -1; /* Place the pseudo-element behind the content */
}

h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
    margin-bottom: 0.2em;
    font-weight: normal;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    margin-top: 0.2em;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: italic;
}

.menu-h1 {
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
    margin-top: -5px;
    font-size: 30px;
}

.menu-h2 {
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-top: 25px;
    font-size: 23px;
}

#left ul li a, #right ul li a {
    color: white; /* This ensures hyperlink text in the menu is white */
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 23px;
}

#left ul li a:hover, #right ul li a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline; /* This provides underline to hovered hyperlink */
}

.names {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    margin: 0.5em 0;
    text-align: center;
}

p {
    text-align: justify;
    font-size: 1em;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
}


.quote {
    text-align: center;
    font-style: italic;
}

.quote.reference {
    font-weight: bold;
}

.drop-cap {
    float: left;
    font-size: 1.7em;
    line-height: 0.8;
    padding-right: 0.1em;
    margin-top: 0.1em;
    margin-bottom: -0.2em;
}

.thanks {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    margin: 0.5em 0;
}

.gratitude {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9em;
}

.welcome {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    margin: 0.5em 0;
    font-style: italic;
}

.update {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.7em;
    margin: 0.5em 0;
}

.gratitude, .welcome {
    font-weight: bold;
}

.contact {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1.0em;
    margin: 0.5em 0;
}

ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0;
}

ul li {
    margin: 10px 0;
}