// these are (ruh-roh) globals. You could wrap in an
		// immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE) if you wanted to...
		var currentTallest = 0,
		    currentRowStart = 0,
		    rowDivs = new Array();
		
		function setConformingHeight(el, newHeight) {
			// set the height to something new, but remember the original height in case things change
			el.data("originalHeight", (el.data("originalHeight") == undefined) ? (el.height()) : (el.data("originalHeight")));
			el.height(newHeight);
		}
		
		function getOriginalHeight(el) {
			// if the height has changed, send the originalHeight
			return (el.data("originalHeight") == undefined) ? (el.height()) : (el.data("originalHeight"));
		}
		
		function columnConform() {
		
			// find the tallest DIV in the row, and set the heights of all of the DIVs to match it.
			$('.blocks').each(function() {
			
				// "caching"
				var $el = $(this);
				
				var topPosition = $el.position().top;
		
				if (currentRowStart != topPosition) {
		
					// we just came to a new row.  Set all the heights on the completed row
					for(currentDiv = 0 ; currentDiv < rowDivs.length ; currentDiv++) setConformingHeight(rowDivs[currentDiv], currentTallest);
		
					// set the variables for the new row
					rowDivs.length = 0; // empty the array
					currentRowStart = topPosition;
					currentTallest = getOriginalHeight($el);
					rowDivs.push($el);
		
				} else {
		
					// another div on the current row.  Add it to the list and check if it's taller
					rowDivs.push($el);
					currentTallest = (currentTallest < getOriginalHeight($el)) ? (getOriginalHeight($el)) : (currentTallest);
		
				}
				// do the last row
				for (currentDiv = 0 ; currentDiv < rowDivs.length ; currentDiv++) setConformingHeight(rowDivs[currentDiv], currentTallest);
		
			});
		
		}
		
		
		$(window).resize(function() {
			columnConform();
		});
		
		// Dom Ready
		// You might also want to wait until window.onload if images are the things that
		// are unequalizing the blocks
		$(function() {
			columnConform();
		});



/*
$.noConflict();
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
    var currentTallest = 0,
     currentRowStart = 0,
     rowDivs = new Array(),
     $el,
     topPosition = 0;

     $('.blocks').each(function() {
     
       $el = $(this);
       topPostion = $el.position().top;
     
       if (currentRowStart != topPostion) {
     
         // we just came to a new row.  Set all the heights on the completed row
         for (currentDiv = 0 ; currentDiv < rowDivs.length ; currentDiv++) {
           rowDivs[currentDiv].height(currentTallest);
         }
     
         // set the variables for the new row
         rowDivs.length = 0; // empty the array
         currentRowStart = topPostion;
         currentTallest = $el.height();
         rowDivs.push($el);
     
       } else {
     
         // another div on the current row.  Add it to the list and check if it's taller
         rowDivs.push($el);
         currentTallest = (currentTallest < $el.height()) ? ($el.height()) : (currentTallest);
     
      }
     
      // do the last row
       for (currentDiv = 0 ; currentDiv < rowDivs.length ; currentDiv++) {
         rowDivs[currentDiv].height(currentTallest);
       }
     
     });​
});*/

  // Code that uses other library's $ can follow here.