#main_column {	
	float: left;
	padding: 0.2em;
	width: 50%;		
	text-align: left;
}
#side_column {
	float: right;
	padding: 0.2em;
	width: 45%;
}
.topic ul { 
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: auto 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.topic img { border: 0.1em solid #999; float: left; }
.topic li {	
	font-size: 1.25em;
	padding: 0 0 0.5em 0;
	height: 75px;
}
.topic li a span { float: left; padding: 1.5em 0.5em 0; cursor: pointer; }
.topic a:hover { text-decoration:none; }
.topic a:hover span {text-decoration: underline; }