:root { 
    --navy-blue: #002D72;
    --bright-red: #C8102E;
    --light-gray: #F5F5F5;
    --charcoal-gray: #333333;
}

/* universal reset */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    background: var(--light-gray)
}
body {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to bottom right,
        var(--navy-blue) 0%,
        #003B8E 75%,
        #F5F5F5 100%
    );
    font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: 100%;
    max-width: 1000px;
	width: 90%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border: 5px solid var(--charcoal-gray);
    border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    color: #F8F8F8; /* Optional: for readability */
}

header img {
    float: left;
    margin-right: 3em;
}
header h1 {
    padding-top: 1em;
    margin-left: 1em;
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
main p {
    clear: both;
    margin-top: 4em;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: larger;
}
.spacing {
    margin-top: 1em;
}
footer {
    margin-top: 2em;
}

footer p {
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: smaller;
    padding-top: 2em;
}

footer p::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 200px; /* Adjust width as needed */
    height: 3px;
    background-color: var(--bright-red);
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
}