function equalHeight(group) {
	var tallest = 0;
	group.each(function() {
		var thisHeight = $(this).height();
		if(thisHeight > tallest) {
			tallest = thisHeight;
		}
	});
	if(tallest > 160)
		group.height(tallest);
	else
		group.height(160);
	if($('h1').html() == 'Contact')
		equalHeightContact(group);
}

//make left column equal to right when content is long
function equalHeightContact(group) {
	var tallest = 950;
	group.height(tallest);
}

//dropdown menu
var closetimer = 0;
var ddmenuitem = 0;
function jsddm_close(){  
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');
}
function jsddm_canceltimer(){  
	if(closetimer){  
		window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
      	closetimer = null;
	}
}
$(document).click(function(){
	jsddm_close();
});

//start the navigation, weather and the homepage slider on page load
$(document).ready(function(){
	$('.subnav').bind({
		mouseover: function(){ 
			jsddm_canceltimer();
			jsddm_close();
			ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');
		},
		mouseout: function(){ 
			closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, 200); 
		}
	});
	$('#main-nav li').bind({
		mouseover: function(){ 
			$(this).nextAll('a.nav-link:first').css('border-left', '1px solid #ffffff');
		},
		mouseout: function(){ 
			$(this).nextAll('a.nav-link:first').css('border-left', '1px solid #084064');
		}
	});
	equalHeight($(".equal"));
});