:root {
      --primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --secondary-color: #333; 
      --background-color: #1a1a1a; 
      --text-color: #f0f0f0; 
      --light-text-color: #cccccc; 
      --dark-text-color: #999999; 
      --border-color: #444;
      --card-bg: #2a2a2a;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      color: var(--text-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      padding-top: var(--header-offset);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-offset));
    }

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

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--primary-color);
      font-size: 2.5em;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      padding-top: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      font-size: 1.1em;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 15px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper {
      flex: 0 0 45%;
      text-align: right;
      padding-right: 30px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper {
      text-align: left;
      padding-left: 30px;
      padding-right: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--background-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      z-index: 3;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content-wrapper {
      flex: 0 0 45%;
      padding-left: 30px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content-wrapper {
      padding-right: 30px;
      padding-left: 0;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-bg);
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 5px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      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 25px var(--shadow-color);
    }

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

    .blog-list__card-content {
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }

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

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

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

    .blog-list__card-summary {
      font-size: 1em; 
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      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-meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: 15px;
      padding-top: 15px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__card-published-at {
      font-size: 0.85em; 
      color: var(--dark-text-color);
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--background-color);
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link:hover {
      background-color: #e6c200; 
      color: var(--background-color);
    }

    .blog-list__view-all-button-wrapper {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 60px;
      padding-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__view-all-button {
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--background-color);
      padding: 15px 30px;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 8px;
      font-size: 1.1em;
      font-weight: bold;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .blog-list__view-all-button:hover {
      background-color: #e6c200;
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

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

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper,
      .blog-list__timeline-content-wrapper {
        flex: 0 0 100%;
        padding: 0 0 0 60px; 
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-date {
        margin-bottom: 15px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 30px; 
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%); 
      }

      .blog-list__card {
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 0;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

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

      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 180px;
      }

      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.2em;
      }

      .blog-list__card-summary {
        font-size: 0.95em;
      }

      .blog-list__read-more-link,
      .blog-list__timeline-date {
        padding: 6px 12px;
        font-size: 0.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__view-all-button {
        padding: 12px 25px;
        font-size: 1em;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8em;
      }

      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9em;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }

      .blog-list__card-image {
        height: 150px;
      }

      .blog-list__card-title {
        font-size: 1.1em;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline-date-wrapper,
      .blog-list__timeline-content-wrapper {
        padding-left: 50px;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before, .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 20px;
      }
    }