function setEqualHeight(columns)
	{
		var tallestcolumn = 0;
		columns.each(function()
		{
			currentHeight = $(this).height();
			if(currentHeight > tallestcolumn)
			{
				tallestcolumn = currentHeight;
			}
		});
		
		columns.height(tallestcolumn);
	}
	
$(document).ready(function(){
	$('.center_animation').removeClass('center_animation');
	$('ul#slides').bxSlider({
	        alignment: 'horizontal',        // 'horizontal', 'vertical' - direction in which slides will move
	        controls: true,                 // determines if default 'next'/'prev' controls are displayed
	        speed: 700,                     // amount of time slide transition lasts (in milliseconds)
	        pager: true,                    // determines if a numeric pager is displayed (1 2 3 4...)
	        pager_short: false,             // determines if a 'short' numeric pager is displayed (1/4)
	        pager_short_separator: ' / ',   // text to be used to separate the short pager
	        margin: 0,                      // if 'horizontal', applies a right margin to each slide, if 'vertical' a
	                                        // bottom margin is applied. example: margin: 50
	        next_text: 'Следующий',              // text to be displayed for the 'next' control
	        next_image:'img/btn_arrow_right.jpg',                 // image to be used for the 'next' control
	        prev_text: 'Предыдущий',              // text to be displayed for the 'prev' control
	        prev_image: 'img/btn_arrow_left.jpg',                // image to be used for the 'prev' control
	        auto: true,                    // determines if slides will move automatically
	        pause: 6000,                    // time between each slide transition (auto mode only) 
	        auto_direction: 'next',         // order in which slides will transition (auto mode only)
	        auto_hover: true,               // determines if slideshow will pause while mouse is hovering over slideshow
	        auto_controls: true,           // determines if 'start'/'stop' controls are displayed (auto mode only)
	        ticker: false,                  // determines if slideshow will behave as a constant ticker
	        ticker_controls: false,         // determines if 'start'/'stop' ticker controls are displayed (ticker mode only)
	        ticker_direction: 'next',       // order in which slides will transition (ticker mode only)
	        ticker_hover: true,             // determines if slideshow will pause while mouse is hovering over slideshow
	        stop_text: 'Остановить',              // text to be displayed for the 'stop' control
	        start_text: 'Запуск',            // text to be displayed for the 'start' control
	        wrapper_class: 'slides_wrap'  // class name to be used for the outer wrapper of the slideshow
	    });

	$(document).ready(function() {
		setEqualHeight($(".top_block > .left > p, .top_block > .right > p"));
	});
})