$(function() {
	
		 setEqualHeight($(".columns  > div"));
		 
		  $('#flashContent').crossSlide({
					sleep: 3,
					fade: 1,
					loop:1
				}, [
			  { src: './images/pic1.png' },
			  { src: './images/pic2.jpeg'   },
			  { src: './images/pic3.jpeg'  },
			  { src: './images/pic4.jpeg' },
			  { src: './images/pic1.png' }
			]);
});
	
function setEqualHeight(columns)
	
	 {
	 	var tallestcolumn = 0;
		 columns.each(
			 function(){
				 currentHeight = $(this).height();
				 if(currentHeight > tallestcolumn)
				 {
					 tallestcolumn  = currentHeight;
				 }
			 }
		);
	
		 columns.height(tallestcolumn);
	}