var startingPoint = 1;

$(document).ready(function(){
	$('.mainArticleText p')
		.filter(function() {
			return $.trim($(this).html()) == ''
		})
		.remove()
	$('.podContentContainer p')
		.filter(function() {
			return $.trim($(this).html()) == ''
		})
		.remove()
	
	if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version < 9) startingPoint = 0;
	$('.mainArticleText p')
		.each(function() {
			if (!isNaN($(this).text().substr(startingPoint,1))) { 
				if (!isNaN($(this).next('p').text().substr(startingPoint,1))) {
					$(this).css("margin-bottom", "0px");
				};
			}
	})
});