function adjustLayout()
{
  // additions
  
  // Get natural heights
  var nHeight = xHeight("articles_box");
  var pHeight = xHeight("pics_box");

  // Find the maximum height
  var maxHeight =
    Math.max(nHeight, pHeight);

  // Assign maximum height to all columns
  xHeight("articles_box", maxHeight);
  xHeight("pics_box", maxHeight);
  
  // Get natural heights
  var nHeight = xHeight("forums_box");
  var pHeight = xHeight("gigs_box");

  // Find the maximum height
  var maxHeight =
    Math.max(nHeight, pHeight);

  // Assign maximum height to all columns
  xHeight("forums_box", maxHeight);
  xHeight("gigs_box", maxHeight);


  // Get natural heights
  var cHeight = xHeight("main_body_left_span");
  var rHeight = xHeight("right_column");

  // Find the maximum height
  var maxHeight =
    Math.max(cHeight, rHeight);

  // Assign maximum height to all columns
  xHeight("main_body_left_span", maxHeight);
  xHeight("right_column", maxHeight);

  if ((maxHeight - rHeight) > 609) {
	  var newUnitHeight2 = maxHeight - rHeight;
	  var newUnit2 = document.createElement('div');
	  var positioner = document.createElement('div');
	  var topOffset = Math.ceil((newUnitHeight2 - 600) / 2);
	  var pp = document.getElementById("right_column");
	  xBackground(newUnit2, "#e1e1e1");
	  newUnit2.style.height = newUnitHeight2;
	  positioner.style.position = 'relative';
	  positioner.style.top = topOffset;
	  newUnit2.overflow = 'hidden';
	  var gunt = "<iframe src =\"/includes/ads/g600i.html\" width=\"160px\" height=\"600px\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"></iframe>";
	  positioner.innerHTML = gunt;
	  newUnit2.style.width = 160;
	  newUnit2.style.display = "block";
	  newUnit2.appendChild(positioner);
	  pp.appendChild(newUnit2);
  }
  else if ((maxHeight - rHeight) > 249) {
	  var newUnitHeight2 = maxHeight - rHeight;
	  var topOffset = Math.ceil((newUnitHeight2 - 240) / 2);
	  var newUnit2 = document.createElement('div');
	  var positioner = document.createElement('div');
	  var pp = document.getElementById("right_column");
	  xBackground(newUnit2, "#e1e1e1");
	  newUnit2.style.height = newUnitHeight2;
	  positioner.style.position = 'relative';
	  positioner.style.top = topOffset;
	  newUnit2.overflow = 'hidden';
	  positioner.style.marginLeft = 20;
	  var gunt = "<iframe src =\"/includes/ads/g240i.html\" width=\"120px\" height=\"240px\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"></iframe>";
	  positioner.innerHTML = gunt;
	  newUnit2.style.width = 160;
	  newUnit2.style.display = "block";
	  newUnit2.appendChild(positioner);
	  pp.appendChild(newUnit2);
  }
  else if ((maxHeight - rHeight) > 134) {
	  var newUnitHeight2 = maxHeight - rHeight;
	  var topOffset = Math.ceil((newUnitHeight2 - 125) / 2);
	  var newUnit2 = document.createElement('div');
	  var positioner = document.createElement('div');
	  var pp = document.getElementById("right_column");
	  xBackground(newUnit2, "#e1e1e1");
	  newUnit2.style.height = newUnitHeight2;
	  positioner.style.position = 'relative';
	  positioner.style.top = topOffset;
	  newUnit2.overflow = 'hidden';
	  positioner.style.marginLeft = 15;
	  var gunt = "<iframe src =\"/includes/ads/g125i.html\" width=\"125px\" height=\"125\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"></iframe>";
	  positioner.innerHTML = gunt;
	  newUnit2.style.width = 160;
	  newUnit2.style.display = "block";
	  newUnit2.appendChild(positioner);
	  pp.appendChild(newUnit2);
  }
else if ((maxHeight - rHeight) > 30) {
  	  newUnitHeight2 = maxHeight - rHeight;
	  var newUnit2 = document.createElement('div');
	  var p2 = document.getElementById("right_column");
	  xBackground(newUnit2, "#9d9a95");
	  newUnit2.style.height = newUnitHeight2;
	  newUnit2.style.top =  5;
	  newUnit2.style.width = 160;
	  newUnit2.style.display = "block";
	  p2.appendChild(newUnit2);
  }
  else {
  		//var rhs = document.getElementById("right_column");
  		//rhs.removeChild(document.getElementById("google_rh_sky"));
  		//rhs.removeChild(document.getElementById("google_rh_b"));
  }
}