// JavaScript Equal Heights columns

// make sure the $ is pointing to JQuery and not some other library
(function($){
		// add a new method to JQuery

		$.fn.equalHeight = function() {
			 // find the tallest height in the collection
			 // that was passed in (.column)
				tallest = 0;
				this.each(function(){
						thisHeight = $(this).height();
						if( thisHeight > tallest)
								tallest = thisHeight;
				});

				// set each items height to use the tallest value found
				this.each(function(){
						$(this).height(tallest);
				});
		}
})(jQuery);