:root {
      --blog-list-primary-accent-color: #e0a800; 
      --blog-list-link-color-on-light: #a88a00; 
      --blog-list-link-hover-color: #8c7000; 
      --blog-list-text-color: #333333;
      --blog-list-light-text-color: #555555; 
      --blog-list-background-color: #f8f8f8;
      --blog-list-card-background: #ffffff;
      --blog-list-border-color: #e0e0e0;
      --blog-list-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --blog-list-hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      --blog-list-timeline-line-color: #e0e0e0;
      --blog-list-timeline-dot-color: #a88a00; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__hero {
      background-color: #222222; 
      color: #ffffff;
      padding: 60px 20px;
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .blog-list__hero-title {
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      color: var(--blog-list-primary-accent-color);
      text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    }

    .blog-list__hero-description {
      font-size: 1.1em;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      line-height: 1.8;
      color: #e0e0e0;
    }

    .blog-list__section-title {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 2.2em;
      color: var(--blog-list-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      position: relative;
      padding-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__section-title::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 0;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 80px;
      height: 4px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-primary-accent-color);
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 20px 0;
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      padding-right: calc(50% + 30px); 
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
      padding-left: calc(50% + 30px); 
      text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      width: 100px;
      height: 100px;
      background-color: var(--blog-list-timeline-dot-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #ffffff;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px var(--blog-list-background-color); 
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      display: block;
      white-space: pre-wrap; 
      text-align: center;
      line-height: 1.2;
      padding: 5px;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--blog-list-card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px var(--blog-list-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 20px var(--blog-list-hover-shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-link {
      display: block;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
    }

    .blog-list__card-image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 225px; 
      object-fit: cover;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-list-border-color);
      border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
    }

    .blog-list__card-body {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .blog-list__card-title {
      font-size: 1.25em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

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

    .blog-list__card-title-link:hover {
      color: var(--blog-list-link-color-on-light);
    }

    .blog-list__card-summary {
      font-size: 0.95em; 
      color: var(--blog-list-light-text-color);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3; 
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__card-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      margin-top: auto;
      color: var(--blog-list-link-color-on-light);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__card-read-more:hover {
      color: var(--blog-list-link-hover-color);
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    
    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__hero {
        padding: 40px 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__hero-description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__section-title {
        font-size: 1.8em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content,
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-left: 60px; 
        padding-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper {
        left: 20px; 
        width: 80px;
        height: 80px;
        font-size: 0.8em;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--blog-list-background-color);
      }
      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 180px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__card-summary {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
      .blog-list__hero-title {
        font-size: 2.2em;
      }
      .blog-list__section-title {
        font-size: 2em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper {
        left: 50%;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-right: calc(50% + 30px);
        padding-left: 0;
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-left: calc(50% + 30px);
        padding-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 200px;
      }
    }

    
    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-right: calc(50% + 80px);
        padding-left: 0;
        text-align: right;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        padding-left: calc(50% + 80px);
        padding-right: 0;
        text-align: left;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__card {
        margin-right: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: 0;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__text-color { color: var(--blog-list-text-color); }
    .blog-list__light-text-color { color: var(--blog-list-light-text-color); }
    .blog-list__background-color { background-color: var(--blog-list-background-color); }
    .blog-list__card-background { background-color: var(--blog-list-card-background); }