section#homeSplash {
    display: flex;
    background-image: url(/cbr_img/splash/home_splash2.jpg);
    background-size: cover;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 295px;
  }
  
  .splashContainer {
    flex: 1;
    max-width: 1200px;
    align-self: flex-end;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }
  
  p.splashTagline {
    display: block;
    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-weight: 400; /*500*/
    font-size: 1.2rem; /*1.4rem*/
    line-height: 1.4rem; /*1.4rem*/
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    /*max-width: 430px;*/
background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35); /* black 35% transparent */
/*
    text-shadow: 1px 2px 5px #43341d;
    * #b1894c prairie
    * ffbf00 amber
*/
/*    text-shadow: 1px 2px 5px #b1894c;*/
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
white-space: nowrap;
float: left;
  }
  
/* for 3rd line of tagline */
.lessspace {
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  
  main#cbrHomeMain {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #f7f7ef;
  }
  
  div#missionBlocks {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 40px 15px 30px 15px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    flex: 1;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 50px;
    justify-content: space-between;
    max-width: 1200px;
  }

  div.missionBlocksItem a {
    color: rgb(29, 62, 62);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.7rem; /*2rem*/
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 5px 20px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(183, 213, 213);
    background-color: rgb(216, 238, 238);
  }
  
  div.missionBlocksItem a:hover {
    background-color: rgb(202, 228, 228);
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffffff, 0 0 5px #ffffff;
  }  

  
  div#missionBlocks h3 a {
    color: rgb(29, 62, 62);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.7rem; /*2rem*/
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 5px 20px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(183, 213, 213);
    background-color: rgb(216, 238, 238);
  }
  
  div#missionBlocks h3 a:hover {
    background-color: rgb(202, 228, 228);
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffffff, 0 0 5px #ffffff;
  }  
  
  div#missionBlocks h2 a {
    color: rgb(29, 62, 62);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.7rem; /*2rem*/
    font-weight: 500;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 5px 20px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(183, 213, 213);
    background-color: rgb(216, 238, 238);
  }
  
  div#missionBlocks h2 a:hover {
    background-color: rgb(202, 228, 228);
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #ffffff, 0 0 5px #ffffff;
  }
  
  .missionBlocks {
    display: block;
    flex: 1;
    text-align: center;
  }
  
  .missionBlocks p {
    padding: 10px 20px 0px 20px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-family: open-sans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    color: #322d1e;
  }
  
  div#specToolsRow {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex: 1;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: rgb(159, 198, 212);
    padding: 40px 50px 50px 50px;
  }
  
  div#specToolsRow h3 {
    /* should be same size, weight, etc. as missionblock h2*/
    /* "specialized tools" should be same as "public access" and "research"*/
    flex: 1;
    text-align: center;
    color: rgb(29, 62, 62);
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
  }
  div#specToolsCenter {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    flex: 1;
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 20px;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
  }
  .specTools {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 250px;
    max-width: 350px;
    height: 150px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #28677a;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  
  .specToolsBG {
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    background-position: center;
    transition: 1s;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }
  
  .specTools h2 {
    position: absolute;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 9;
    margin: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 10px 0 0 17px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px var(--cbr-color);
    font-weight: 500; /*next size up is 700*/
  }
  
  .specToolsRegion {
    position: absolute;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 9;
    margin: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 10px 0 0 17px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px var(--cbr-color);
    font-weight: 500; /*next size up is 700*/
  text-transform: uppercase;
  }  
  
  .specToolsRegionTool {
    position: absolute;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 9;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 30px 0 0 15px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px var(--cbr-color);
    font-weight: 500; /*next size up is 700*/
  }
  
    .specTools p {
    position: absolute;
    width: auto;
    z-index: 9;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    font-family: "Alegreya SC", serif;
    padding: 30px 0 0 15px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 20px var(--cbr-color);
    font-weight: 500; /*next size up is 700*/
  }
  
  .specToolsBG:hover,
  p:hover + .specToolsBG {
    opacity: 0.5;
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transition: 1s;
  }