function alignPage(){	
	// reference elements
	var footer = document.getElementById("footer");
	var navbar = document.getElementById("navbar");
	var pageend = document.getElementById("pageend");
	var wrapper = document.getElementById("wrapper");
	
	var navbottom = findPosY(navbar)+navbar.offsetHeight;		
	var pagebottom = findPosY(pageend)+pageend.offsetHeight;	
	var footeroverlap  = 321; // overlapping space on footer
	
	if(navbottom > pagebottom){
		footer.style.top = (navbottom - footeroverlap)+'px';
	}else{		
		footer.style.top = (pagebottom - footeroverlap)+'px';
	}
	
	
	// enlarge wrapper to take up the empty space
	wrapper.style.height = footer.style.top;
}	

window.onload = function(){
	// create left nav
	var verticals = new simpleMenu('menu-v', 'vertical');
	// align page elements
	alignPage();
};