$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#slideshow').cycle({
			fx: 	 'fade',
			speed: 	 '3000',
			timeout: '3000',
			prev:    '#prev',
			next:     '#next',
			pager:   '#slideshow-pager'
	});

	var columnHeight = 0;
	$('.column').each(function(index) {
			if($(this).height() > columnHeight){
				columnHeight = $(this).height();
			}
	});

	if(columnHeight > 0){
		$('.column').height(columnHeight);
	}
});