:root {
      --primary-color: #e0b000; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color-dark: #333;
      --text-color-light: #f8f8f8;
      --background-light: #f8f8f8;
      --background-dark: #222;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    
    .blog-list {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 20px 40px; 
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--text-color-dark); 
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      position: relative;
      padding-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 0;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 80px;
      height: 3px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--primary-color), #888);
      margin-left: -2px;
      border-radius: 2px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        left: 20px; 
      }
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 20px 0;
      position: relative;
      width: 50%;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
      left: 0;
      padding-right: 40px;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
      left: 50%;
      padding-left: 40px;
      text-align: left;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline-marker {
      position: absolute;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--background-light);
      top: 35px; 
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-marker {
      right: -10px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-marker {
      left: -10px; 
    }

    .blog-list__item-date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: #555; 
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      display: block;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    
    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: #fff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      height: 100%; 
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--hover-shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-image {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      background-repeat: no-repeat;
      border-top-left-radius: 12px;
      border-top-right-radius: 12px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__card-content {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title {
      font-size: 1.2em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title a {
      color: var(--text-color-dark);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__item-title a:hover {
      color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__item-summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: #666;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: 15px;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--text-color-light);
      text-decoration: none;
      border-radius: 8px;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
      align-self: flex-start; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #c09000;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        padding-right: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding-left: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding: var(--header-offset, 120px) 15px 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-wrapper::before {
        left: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 100%;
        left: 0;
        padding-left: 50px; 
        padding-right: 10px;
        text-align: left !important; 
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding-right: 10px; 
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
        padding-left: 50px; 
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-marker,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-marker {
        left: 10px; 
        right: auto;
      }
      .blog-list__item-date {
        text-align: left; 
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        margin-top: 10px; 
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-content {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-title {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__item-summary {
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        font-size: 0.8em;
        padding: 6px 12px;
      }
    }