$(document).ready(function(){
  var $leftcol = $rightcol = $breakingnews = $recentsnippets = $();
  
  $leftcol = $('#latest-article .left');
  $rightcol = $('#latest-article .right');
  $breakingnews = $('#breaking-news');
  $recentsnippets = $('#recent-snippets');
  
  while ($leftcol.height() > $rightcol.height() && $recentsnippets.find('li').length) {
    $breakingnews.find('ol').append($recentsnippets.find('li:first'));
    $breakingnews.removeClass('hide');
  }
  
  if (!$recentsnippets.find('li').length) {
    $recentsnippets.remove();
  }
  
});