$(document).ready( function() 
    { 
       $('.pityu').css("opacity",.7);  // photos in the header
       alignColumns();
     
    }
);

function alignColumns()
{
   if ( $('#rightColumn').size() != 1)
          return;

       if ( $('#leftColumn').size() != 1)
          return;

       var maxh =  $('#rightColumn').attr('offsetHeight');
       var lefth = $('#leftColumn').attr('offsetHeight');
       if ( lefth < maxh)
              $('#leftColumn').css('height', maxh + 'px');

      if ( $('#flowerpot').size() == 1)
      {
         if ( $('#flowertop').size() == 1)
         {
            var belowHeight = maxh - $('#cal').attr('offsetHeight');
            $('#flowerpot').css('margin-top',  max(0,(belowHeight - 393)) + 'px');
         }
     }
 
}