function layoutColumns(displaceHeight,timer) {
    if (document.getElementById){
      var minHeight = 725;
//      var minHeight = 700;
      var leftHeight = document.getElementById('leftcol').offsetHeight;
      var rightHeight = document.getElementById('rightcontent').offsetHeight;
      
//      alert('Left height is ' + leftHeight)
//      alert('Right height is ' + rightHeight)
      

      if (rightHeight > leftHeight){
//        alert('Type 1');
        if (rightHeight < (minHeight - displaceHeight)){
          newColHeight = minHeight - displaceHeight;
//          alert('Type 1.1');
        }
        else {
          newColHeight = rightHeight - displaceHeight;
//          alert('Type 1.2');
        }
        document.getElementById('leftcol').style.height=newColHeight+"px";
        document.getElementById('rightcontent').style.height=newColHeight+"px";
      }
      
      else if (rightHeight <= leftHeight){
//        alert('Type 2');
        if (leftHeight < (minHeight - displaceHeight)){
          newColHeight = minHeight - displaceHeight;
//          alert('Type 2.1. newColHeight = ' + newColHeight);
        }
        else {
          newColHeight = leftHeight - displaceHeight;
//          alert('Type 2.2');
        }
        document.getElementById('leftcol').style.height=newColHeight+"px";
        document.getElementById('rightcontent').style.height=newColHeight+"px";
      }

      var leftHeight = document.getElementById('leftcol').offsetHeight;
      var rightHeight = document.getElementById('rightcontent').offsetHeight;
      
    // alert('Left height is ' + leftHeight)
     //alert('Right height is ' + rightHeight)
  
      var t=setTimeout("tb_remove()",timer);
	  
    }
  }