:root {
      --primary-color: #a30000; 
      --secondary-color: #222;
      --text-color: #333;
      --light-text-color: #555;
      --background-color: #f8f8f8;
      --card-background: #fff;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      background-color: var(--background-color);
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      color: var(--text-color);
      line-height: 1.6;
      padding-left: 15px;
      padding-right: 15px;
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 2.2em;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 4px;
      background: var(--primary-color);
      left: 20px;
      margin-left: -2px;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:last-child {
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-dot {
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: absolute;
      left: 20px;
      margin-left: -8px;
      top: 8px;
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-date {
      font-size: 0.9em;
      color: var(--light-text-color);
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 80px;
      text-align: right;
      padding-right: 20px;
      position: absolute;
      left: 40px;
      top: 8px;
      transform: translateX(-100%);
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content {
      background: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 10px;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color);
      padding: 20px;
      flex-grow: 1;
      margin-left: 60px;
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-content:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px var(--shadow-color);
    }

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

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

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

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

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

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

    .blog-list__timeline-read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: var(--card-background);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      font-size: 0.9em;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
      margin-top: auto;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-read-more:hover {
      background-color: #7a0000;
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-dot {
        left: 50%;
        margin-left: -8px;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        justify-content: space-between;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-date {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(20px);
        text-align: left;
        padding-left: 20px;
        padding-right: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-date {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-100% - 20px);
        text-align: right;
        padding-right: 20px;
        padding-left: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-content {
        width: calc(50% - 40px);
        margin-left: 0;
        position: relative;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        margin-right: 40px;
        margin-left: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content {
        margin-left: 40px;
        margin-right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__timeline-content::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        right: -15px;
        width: 0;
        height: 0;
        border-top: 15px solid transparent;
        border-bottom: 15px solid transparent;
        border-left: 15px solid var(--card-background);
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__timeline-content::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 20px;
        left: -15px;
        width: 0;
        height: 0;
        border-top: 15px solid transparent;
        border-bottom: 15px solid transparent;
        border-right: 15px solid var(--card-background);
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2.5em;
      }
    }