jQuery.fn.padList = function(numCols) {
		return this.each(function() {
			var numItems = $(this).children('li').length;
			var mod = numItems % numCols;
			if (mod) {
				var pad = numCols - mod;
				for (var i = 0; i < pad; i++) {
					$(this).append('<li class="list_padding"></li>');
				}
			}
		});
	};