:root {
      --primary-color: #e0b000; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #333;
      --light-text-color: #666;
      --lighter-text-color: #999;
      --background-color: #f9f9f9;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__page-title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-container {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-line {
      position: absolute;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 0;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      z-index: 1;
      flex-direction: column; 
      width: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      position: absolute;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      top: 0;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 2;
      display: none; 
    }

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 10px 0;
      width: 100%;
      order: -1; 
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: #777; 
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      padding: 5px 10px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      display: inline-block;
    }

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

    .blog-list__item:hover .blog-list__card {
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--hover-shadow-color);
      transform: translateY(-3px);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.25em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 0.95em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--card-background);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
      font-size: 0.9em;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #c79a00; 
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-line,
      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        display: block;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: space-between;
        margin-bottom: 60px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        flex-direction: row-reverse; 
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%; 
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        width: max-content;
        padding: 0;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        order: unset;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        right: calc(50% + 30px); 
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        left: calc(50% + 30px); 
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        background-color: transparent;
        font-size: 1em;
        padding: 0;
        color: #777;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        top: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(50% - 40px);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-right: auto;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__page-title {
        font-size: 3em;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(50% - 60px);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        right: calc(50% + 40px);
      }
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        left: calc(50% + 40px);
      }
    }