:root {
      --primary-color: #D4421F; 
      --secondary-color: #333;
      --text-color: #333;
      --light-text-color: #666; 
      --background-color: #f8f8f8;
      --card-background: #fff;
      --border-color: #eee;
      --shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
      --hover-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
      --date-color: #777; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__heading {
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      font-size: 2.5em;
      font-weight: bold;
      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(--primary-color);
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

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

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

    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px; 
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item {
      padding: 20px 0;
      position: relative;
      width: 50%;
      clear: both; 
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
      float: left;
      padding-right: 40px;
      text-align: right;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even) {
      float: right;
      padding-left: 40px;
      text-align: left;
    }

    
    .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 16px;
      height: 16px;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      border: 3px solid var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 50%;
      top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
      z-index: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd)::after {
      right: -10px; 
    }

    .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(even)::after {
      left: -10px; 
    }

    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .blog-list__timeline-item {
        width: 100%;
        padding-left: 60px; 
        padding-right: 0;
        float: none;
        text-align: left;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item::after {
        left: 14px; 
        right: auto;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding-right: 0;
      }
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--card-background);
      border-radius: 10px; 
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--shadow-color); 
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      height: 100%; 
    }

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

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding-bottom: 56.25%; 
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: #f0f0f0; 
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      border-top-left-radius: 10px;
      border-top-right-radius: 10px;
    }

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

    .blog-list__title { 
      margin-top: 0;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--secondary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 20px; 
      font-weight: bold;
      display: block;
      line-height: 1.3;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

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

    .blog-list__meta {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      margin-top: auto; 
      padding-top: 15px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      color: var(--date-color); 
      font-size: 13px; 
    }

    .blog-list__read-more-link {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      padding: 8px 15px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 14px;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    }

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

    
    .blog-list__timeline::after {
      content: '';
      display: block;
      clear: both;
    }

    
    .blog-list__pagination {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 50px;
      padding-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__pagination-link {
      display: inline-block;
      padding: 10px 15px;
      margin: 0 5px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: var(--text-color);
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__pagination-link--active,
    .blog-list__pagination-link:hover {
      background-color: var(--primary-color);
      color: #fff;
      border-color: var(--primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__pagination-link--disabled {
      opacity: 0.6;
      cursor: not-allowed;
    }