$( function(){

	/* make content and sidebar the same height */
	var padding = Number($('.content').css("padding-top").replace("px","")) + Number($('.content').css("padding-bottom").replace("px","")) || 0;
	var highestCol = Math.max($('.content').innerHeight(),$('.sidebar').innerHeight());
	$('.content,.sidebar').css("min-height",(highestCol - padding) + "px");

} );