jQuery.template = {
    midcol        : false,
    leftcolHeight : false,
    midcolHeight  : false,
    rightcolHeight: false,
    init: function()
    {
        jQuery.template.midcol         = jQuery('#midcol');
        jQuery.template.leftcolHeight  = jQuery('#leftcol').height();
        jQuery.template.midcolHeight   = jQuery.template.midcol.height();
        jQuery.template.rightcolHeight = jQuery('#rightcol').height();
        jQuery.template.midcol
        .css(
                {
                    height: jQuery.template.setHeight()
                }
            );
    },
    setHeight: function()
    {
        var maxHeight = Math.max(jQuery.template.leftcolHeight, jQuery.template.rightcolHeight);
        return (jQuery.template.midcolHeight < maxHeight)? maxHeight : jQuery.template.midcolHeight;
    }
};

$(document).ready(function()
{
    $.template.init();
});