//give each column in the row a class of row1
$(document).ready(function(){
    	$(function(){
    	    $('.row1').equalHeight();
   	});
    });


// 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);