:root {
      --blog-list__primary-color: #e0b000; 
      --blog-list__secondary-color: #333;
      --blog-list__background-color: #f9f9f9;
      --blog-list__text-color: #333;
      --blog-list__light-text-color: #666;
      --blog-list__border-color: #eee;
      --blog-list__shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --blog-list__hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    }

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

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--blog-list__secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      position: relative;
      padding-bottom: 15px;
    }

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

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

    .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(--blog-list__primary-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__event {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

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

    .blog-list__event-date {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      width: 120px;
      text-align: center;
      font-weight: bold;
      color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
      font-size: 1.1em;
      z-index: 2;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      background-color: var(--blog-list__background-color);
      padding: 5px 0;
      border-radius: 5px;
      border: 1px solid var(--blog-list__primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      width: calc(50% - 80px); 
      padding: 20px;
      background-color: #fff;
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--blog-list__shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      border: 1px solid var(--blog-list__border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__event:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      margin-right: auto; 
    }

    .blog-list__event:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper {
      margin-left: auto; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__image-container {
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      background-color: #f0f0f0; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.5em; 
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      color: var(--blog-list__secondary-color);
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--blog-list__secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    .blog-list__summary {
      font-size: 1em; 
      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;
    }

    .blog-list__meta {
      font-size: 0.85em; 
      color: #999;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
    }

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

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

    
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__event {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
      }

      .blog-list__event:nth-child(odd) {
        flex-direction: column; 
      }

      .blog-list__event-date {
        position: relative;
        left: 0;
        transform: translateX(0);
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        width: auto;
        padding: 5px 15px;
        background-color: var(--blog-list__primary-color);
        color: #fff;
        border: none;
        align-self: flex-start;
        margin-left: 20px; 
      }

      .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 40px); 
        margin-left: 20px; 
        margin-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__event:nth-child(even) .blog-list__content-wrapper,
      .blog-list__event:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        margin-left: 20px;
        margin-right: 0;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-right: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1em;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__event-date {
        margin-left: 15px;
        font-size: 1em;
      }

      .blog-list__content-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 30px);
        margin-left: 15px;
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.3em; 
      }

      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.9em; 
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4; 
      }

      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.85em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.2em; 
      }
      .blog-list__summary {
        font-size: 0.85em; 
      }
    }