/* ── Ultra Stream Register Banner ──────────────────────────────
   A full-width band across the foot of the page, centred, with the
   gold rule along the top it has always had. The flat black is now
   the site's gold/blue wash so it sits with everything above it,
   but the shape is unchanged: edge to edge, not a card.
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
#ultra-stream-register-banner {
  padding: 74px 5% 78px;
  border-top: 3px solid #c19114;
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 340px at 88% -40%, rgba(193, 145, 20, 0.16), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(820px 380px at 6% 150%, rgba(47, 80, 111, 0.34), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #1a1c22 0%, #101117 100%);
}
.register-banner-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.register-banner-text h2 {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  font-size: 2.3em;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
  color: #fff;
}
/* Centred gold rule instead of the left accent bar — the same mark the
   site's other centred headings use. */
.register-banner-text h2::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 60px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d9a521, #a87d0f);
}
.register-banner-text p {
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
  max-width: 560px;
  font-size: 1.08em;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: #b9b9b9;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.register-banner-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
}
.register-banner-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 15px 40px;
  background: #c19114;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95em;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background .2s ease;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}
.register-banner-btn:hover { background: #d9a521; color: #000; }
.register-banner-alt {
  font-size: 0.92em;
  color: #8f8f8f;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.register-banner-alt:hover {
  color: #dbbc6c;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(219, 188, 108, 0.5);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #ultra-stream-register-banner { padding: 52px 5% 56px; }
  .register-banner-text h2 { font-size: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .register-banner-text p { font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .register-banner-actions {
    gap: 18px;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .register-banner-btn { display: block; text-align: center; }
  .register-banner-alt { text-align: center; }
}

/* ── Newsletter sign-up (redesigned 4 Oct 2026, NNA-21) ─────────────
   A wide card the width of the page content (2.5% margins, like the
   header): an envelope medallion, the pitch with three perks, and the
   form. Dark navy with gold, so it reads the same on the dark pages and
   on the light news/article pages. Markup: includes/newsletter.php.
   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
#newsletter-banner {
  padding: 56px 2.5% 64px;
  background: transparent;
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-card {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(320px, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 36px;
  padding: 40px 48px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.28);
  border-radius: 18px;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(520px 260px at 0% 0%, rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.22), transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(640px 320px at 100% 120%, rgba(47, 80, 111, 0.55), transparent 65%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 0 2px, transparent 2px 14px),
    linear-gradient(120deg, #101828 0%, #0a0f1a 60%, #070a12 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
}
/* gold rule along the top edge, brightest in the middle */
#newsletter-banner .nl-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #c19114 20%, #f0cb67 50%, #c19114 80%, transparent);
}

/* envelope medallion with two soft rings */
#newsletter-banner .nl-art { position: relative; padding: 14px; }
#newsletter-banner .nl-medal {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 96px;
  height: 96px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f0cb67, #c19114 55%, #8f6808);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.12), 0 0 0 22px rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.06), 0 18px 34px -14px rgba(193, 145, 20, 0.8);
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-medal svg { width: 44px; height: 44px; fill: #111; }

#newsletter-banner .nl-kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.14);
  color: #f0cb67;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-title {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #fff;
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-sub { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78); }
#newsletter-banner .nl-perks {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px 20px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-perks li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
}
#newsletter-banner .nl-perks li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #c19114 url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24'%3E%3Cpath d='M9.5 16.2 5.3 12l-1.4 1.4 5.6 5.6L20.1 8.4 18.7 7z' fill='%23111'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 12px no-repeat;
}

#newsletter-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  padding: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
#newsletter-form:focus-within { border-color: #e0b23a; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09); }
#newsletter-email {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 14px 14px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 15px;
  outline: none;
}
#newsletter-email::placeholder { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
#newsletter-btn {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 26px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e0b23a, #c19114);
  color: #111;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease;
}
#newsletter-btn:hover { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f0c34d, #d19f1e); color: #000; }
#newsletter-btn:disabled { opacity: .6; cursor: default; }
#newsletter-msg { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; }
#newsletter-msg.success { color: #6fd08c; }
#newsletter-msg.error   { color: #ff7a6e; }
#newsletter-banner .nl-fine { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 12.5px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }

@media (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1099px) {
  #newsletter-banner .nl-card { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 24px 30px; padding: 34px 36px; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-action { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #newsletter-banner { padding: 36px 16px 44px; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-card { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; padding: 28px 22px; text-align: left; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-art { padding: 8px; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-medal { width: 64px; height: 64px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.12), 0 0 0 15px rgba(224, 178, 58, 0.06); }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-medal svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-title { font-size: 23px; }
  #newsletter-banner .nl-sub { font-size: 14px; }
  #newsletter-form { flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  #newsletter-email { width: 100%; }
  #newsletter-btn { width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 13px 0; }
}