.announcements {
	/*display: block;  Initially hidden */
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      transition: max-height 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease, visibility 0.2s ease;
	  display: flex;
	  align-items: center;
	  justify-content: center;
}
.announcements.hide {
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      visibility: hidden;
      transition: max-height 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease, visibility 0.2s ease;
}

.announcements h1 {
	-webkit-background-clip: text;
	-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
	background-image: var(--brown-gradient);
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	text-indent: 0;
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-family: var(--thead-font);
	font-size: 2rem;
	text-shadow: none;
}

.announcements h2 {
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	text-indent: 0;
	margin-top: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	padding-left: 10px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	color: var(--mycode-color);
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
	text-shadow: var(--shadow-text);
	font-family: var(--thead-font);
	font-size: 1.5rem;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.announcements button {
	background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1f4132, #1c3e2f, #193a2c, #173729, #143426) !important;
	color: #B3B3B3;
	padding: 10px 15px;
	cursor: pointer;
	border-radius: 30px !important;
    border: var(--main-border);
    box-shadow: var(--main-shadow);
	outline: 0;
	transition: 600ms;
	
	font-family: var(--thead-font);
	font-size: 15px;
}

.announcements img {
	width: 100%;
	height: 180px;
	object-fit: cover;
	border-radius: 10px;
	box-shadow: var(--main-shadow);
}

.announcement_bg {
    background-color: var(--box-background);
    border-radius: 10px;;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    box-shadow: var(--main-shadow);
    margin: 10px;

}

.an_section {
    flex: 1 0 49%;
}

.announcement_bg {
	background-image: var(--signature-background);
}

.carousel_bg {
	background-color: var(--box-background);
	border-radius: 10px;
	padding: 20px;
	top: -20px;
}

.guest_list {
	font-size: 2rem;
	text-shadow: var(--text-shadow);
	padding: 10px;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	flex-direction: row;
}

.space {
	height:12px;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 801px) {
    .an_section {
        flex: 1 0 100%;
    }
}

/* CAROUSEL */
/* Outer wrapper to ensure full width */
.carousel-wrapper {
	width: 100%;
	height: 42rem;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-radius: 20px;
	border: 2px solid var(--secondary-color);
	position: relative;
  }
  
  .carousel {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	position: relative;
  }

  @media only screen and (max-width: 801px) {
	.carousel {
		overflow-y: auto;
	}
	
  }
  
  /* Core image styling */
  .carousel-item-g {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	pointer-events: none;
	transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
	border-radius: 10px;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: row;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .carousel-item {
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover;
	opacity: 0;
	pointer-events: none;
	transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
	z-index: 0;
	display: block;
	border-radius: 10px;
  }

  .user_wrapper {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: row;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .announcement_item {
	flex: 40%;
	padding: 15px;
	text-align: justify;
  }

  .announcement_item p, li {
	font-family: var(--header-font);
	font-size: 1rem;
	text-shadow: var(--text-shadow);
  }

  .announcement_item b {
	color: var(--secondary-color);
  }

  .news,
  .news2,
  .news3 {
	overflow: auto;
	border-radius: 10px;
	box-shadow: var(--main-shadow);
	background-color: var(--box-background);
  }

  .news {
	height: 15rem;
  }

  .news2 {
	height: 17rem;
  }

  .news3 {
	height: 11rem;
  }

  .news3 a {
	padding: 10px;
	padding-left: 0;
  }

  .news3 ul {
	list-style: none;
	padding: 10px;
	padding-top: 1px;
	margin: 10px;
  }

  .news3 ul li {
	padding-bottom: 5px;
  }

.news3_img img {
	height: 276px;
}

  .news p,
  .news2 p,
  .news3 p {
	padding: 20px;
	padding-top: 0;
  }

  .guest_list {
	position: center;
	margin: auto auto;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
  }
  
  .carousel-item.active,
  .carousel-item-g.active {
	opacity: 1;
	pointer-events: auto;
	z-index: 1;
  }
  
  /* Make sure anchor doesn't interfere */
  .carousel a {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	line-height: 0;
  }
  
  /* Navigation */
  .carousel-btn {
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
	background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
	color: white;
	border: none;
	padding: 10px;
	cursor: pointer;
	border-radius: 5px;
	font-size: 18px;
	z-index: 10;
  }
  
  .prev-btn { left: 10px; }
  .next-btn { right: 10px; }
  
  /* Indicators */
  .carousel-indicators {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 10px;
	width: 100%;
	text-align: center;
	z-index: 5;
  }
  
  .carousel-indicators span {
	display: inline-block;
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	margin: 0 5px;
	background-color: gray;
	border-radius: 50%;
	cursor: pointer;
  }
  
  .carousel-indicators span.active {
	background-color: var(--secondary-color);
  }