:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #DC143C; 
      --text-dark: #333333;
      --text-light: #666666;
      --background-light: #f8f8f8;
      --border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --shadow-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

    .blog-list {
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-dark);
      background-color: var(--background-light);
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px); 
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto 50px auto;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      color: var(--text-light);
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 4px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
      width: calc(50% - 40px); 
      padding: 20px;
      background-color: #ffffff;
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-item-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 100%;
      top: 30px;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 10px solid transparent;
      border-left: 10px solid #ffffff;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-item-content::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      right: 100%;
      top: 30px;
      width: 0;
      height: 0;
      border-top: 10px solid transparent;
      border-bottom: 10px solid transparent;
      border-right: 10px solid #ffffff;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--text-dark); 
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      white-space: nowrap;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 5px var(--shadow-color);
      z-index: 3; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-radius: 8px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-title {
      font-size: 1.4em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item-title-link:hover {
      color: var(--secondary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-summary {
      font-size: 1em; 
      color: var(--text-light);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--secondary-color);
      color: #ffffff;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item-read-more:hover {
      background-color: #b2002f; 
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        flex-direction: column !important; 
        align-items: flex-start;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        width: calc(100% - 60px); 
        margin-left: 40px; 
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-content::before {
        left: -10px !important; 
        right: auto !important;
        border-right: 10px solid #ffffff !important;
        border-left: none !important;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
        left: 20px;
        top: 0;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        margin-bottom: 10px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        width: calc(100% - 60px);
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
        font-size: 0.8em;
        padding: 6px 12px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-content {
        width: calc(100% - 45px); 
        margin-left: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item-date {
        left: 15px;
        top: 0;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
      }
    }