:root {
      --primary-color: #e44d26; 
      --text-dark: #333333;
      --text-light: #ffffff;
      --text-secondary: #666666;
      --background-light: #f9f9f9;
      --card-background: #ffffff;
      --border-color: #eeeeee;
      --shadow-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      --shadow-hover: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      --timeline-line-color: #ddd;
      --timeline-dot-color: var(--primary-color);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

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

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

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

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

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

    .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      position: absolute;
      top: 15px;
      width: 150px;
      text-align: right;
      left: calc(50% - 170px);
      font-size: 14px;
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
      left: auto;
      right: calc(50% - 170px);
      text-align: left;
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      display: block;
      padding: 5px 10px;
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 5px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 5px var(--shadow-light);
    }

    .blog-list__item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      left: 50%;
      width: 18px;
      height: 18px;
      background-color: var(--timeline-dot-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 12px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 10px var(--shadow-light);
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
      width: calc(50% - 100px);
      padding: 20px;
      margin: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
      margin: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px var(--shadow-hover);
      transform: translateY(-3px);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 8px;
      background-color: var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      width: 100%;
      height: 225px;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: #c73c1d;
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .blog-list__excerpt {
      font-size: 15px;
      color: var(--text-secondary);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      min-height: 72px;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--text-light);
      padding: 10px 18px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 14px;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: #c73c1d;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
        left: 30px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: flex-start;
      }

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

      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 30px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        width: auto;
        text-align: left;
        margin-left: 60px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        order: -1;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        right: auto;
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(100% - 90px);
        margin-left: 60px;
        margin-right: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: 60px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list {
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-right: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-container::before {
        left: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__item::after {
        left: 20px;
      }

      .blog-list__date-wrapper {
        margin-left: 45px;
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        width: calc(100% - 65px);
        margin-left: 45px;
        margin-right: 0;
        padding: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: 45px;
      }

      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 18px;
      }

      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 14px;
        min-height: 67px;
      }
    }