function value (a,b) {
	return a - b;
}
function resizer(l,c) {
	d = document;
	bOffset = 10;
//left, middle, right column, and second flash module ids
	var elmL = $(l);
	var elmM = $(c);
	//var elmR = $(r);
	var leftC  = $("left_container");
	var rightC = $("right_container");
	
	colArr = new Array();
	//colArr.push(elmL.offsetHeight,elmM.offsetHeight,elmR.offsetHeight);
	colArr.push(elmL.offsetHeight,elmM.offsetHeight);
	colArr.sort(value);
	//alert(colArr.length-1);
	colLength = colArr.length-1;
//find the height of the middle div (usually the longest) and set vars
	var x = colArr[colLength];
	tallest = x;
	//for (var i=0;i<colArr.length;i++) {
	//alert (colArr[i]);
	//}
	//alert(x);
//give left and right columns height equal to the middle column
//place the second flash module
	elmL.style.height = tallest + "px";
	elmM.style.height = tallest + "px";
	//elmR.style.height = tallest + bOffset + "px";
	/*
	leftC.style.height = tallest + "px";
	leftC.style.backgroundRepeat = "repeat-y";
	rightC.style.height = tallest + "px";
	rightC.style.backgroundRepeat = "repeat-y";
	
	theH = "left = " + elmL.style.height + "\n";
	theH += "midd = " + elmM.style.height + "\n";
	theH += "rite = " + elmR.style.height + "\n";	
*/	//alert(theH);
	/*
	try getting the inside elements of each column and adding that height up to get a more accurate height
	http://www.opensourcetutorials.com/tutorials/Client-Side-Coding/JavaScript/javascript-document-object-model/page4.html
	google : javascript children elements
	*/
	
}