function layoutPosition() {

	var numOfLis = $("#leftnav li").not(".subnav li").length;
	var heroImg = $(".heroimg").height();
	var linkHeight = $("#leftnav li").height();
	var theBg = $(".hasDropdown").children("a").css("background");
	var bigCheck = true;
	var smallCheck = false;
	var menuIcon = $("#menu-icon");

		// slide down the mobile menu
		$("#menu-icon").off('click').click(function() {
        $("#leftnav").slideToggle("fast");
		});


	if (menuIcon.is(":visible")) {
      bigCheck = false;
      smallCheck = true;
	} else {
      bigCheck = true;
      smallCheck = false;
	} // end if window size


	if (bigCheck) {
          smallCheck = false;
          $("#leftnav").show();
          //if the hero image (main slider image) is over 100px, set the menu to match that height
          if (heroImg >= 100) { 
            var lisHeight = $("#leftnav li").css("height", (heroImg / numOfLis) + "px");
            var asHeight = $("#leftnav li a").css("height", (heroImg / numOfLis) + "px");
          }

				$(".hasDropdown").hover(function() {
            var thisLeft = $(this).position().left;
            var thisWidth = $(this).width();
            var thisHeight = (numOfLis * linkHeight) + "px";
            var pos = thisLeft + thisWidth - 15;
            var theSubnav = $(this).children().next(".subnav");
            $(this).children("a").css("background", "#1A3062").css("color", "white");
            theSubnav.css("left", pos);
              if (heroImg >= 100) {
                theSubnav.css("height", heroImg);
              } else {
                theSubnav.css("height", thisHeight);
              }
            theSubnav.show();
        }, function() {
            var theSubnav = $(this).children().next(".subnav");
            theSubnav.fadeOut("fast");
            $(this).children("a").css("background", theBg).css("color", "#1A3062");
						  });	

	} //end bigCheck

	if (smallCheck) {
      bigCheck = false;
      $(".hasDropdown").off("mouseenter mouseleave");
        var lisHeight = $("#leftnav li").css("height", "auto");
        var asHeight = $("#leftnav li a").css("height", "auto");

    $(".hasDropdown .open-icon").off("click").click(function() {
            var theSubnav = $(this).parents().children().next(".subnav");
            theSubnav.slideToggle("fast");
        return false;
      });

	} // end smallCheck

}
$(document).ready(layoutPosition); // the above function should fire on both initial load...

$(window).resize(layoutPosition); //...and everytime the window is resized.