Multiple $(function () { on one page

Multiple $(function () { on one page

I have been searching and searching for this, but I have yet to find anything. I have a jquery function that is loaded in the header of my home page. That header is loaded for every page on my site, and when I visit a page with another $(function () { on it, that pages script doesn't work. 
Here is my home page code:
  2. <script type="text/javascript">
  3. $(function () {
  4. $("#basic-combo").sexyCombo();
  5. $("#basic-combo1").sexyCombo();
  6.     });     
  7. </script>

Below is an example of the second $(function(){  that will not load because of the one in the header.
  2. <script type="text/javascript">
  3. window.output = [];
  4.  $(function(){
  5. $.ajax({                                      
  6.  url: '<?php echo base_url().'jqueryDB/jquery';?>',      
  7.  type:'POST',    
  8.  async: false,  
  9.  dataType: 'json',    
  10.  success: function(output_string){
  11. $("#result").append(output_string['name'][0]);
  12. output = output_string['name'];
  13. test();
  14.  }
  15. });
  16.  });   
  17.   </script>
I've tried to change the name of the header function and then do window.load plus along with a few other techniques, but none worked. Does anyone have an idea to what I might need to do?