$(document).ready(
	function(){
		$(window).scroll(
			function(){
				if(!$.browser.msie){
					var x = $(this).scrollTop();
					$('body').css('background-position', '0% ' + parseInt(-x / 10) + 'px');
				}
			}
		);
		$('.menu li:even').addClass('odd');
		equalizeHeight('#sidebar,#content');
		
		$('.calnk').contents().each(
			function(){
				$(this).contents()[0].nodeValue = $(this).contents()[0].nodeValue.substring(0,11) + "...";
			}
		);
	}
);

function equalizeHeight(selector){
	//set the starting bigestHeight variable
	var biggestHeight = 0;
	//check each of them
	$(selector).each(function(){
		//if the height of the current element is
		//bigger then the current biggestHeight value
		if($(this).height() > biggestHeight){
			//update the biggestHeight with the
			//height of the current elements
			biggestHeight = $(this).height();
		}
	});
	
	if(biggestHeight<850) biggestHeight = 850;
	//when checking for biggestHeight is done set that
	//height to all the elements
	$(selector).height(biggestHeight);
}