function formatPage() {
  var jqFirstArticle = $(".newsheadline:eq(0)");
  var jqSecondArticle = $(".newsheadline:eq(1)");
  // replace top left image with the image in the first article
  var jqSlideshowImage = jqFirstArticle.find("img");
  if (jqSlideshowImage.size() > 0) {
    $("#slideshow_image").replaceWith(jqSlideshowImage).addClass("rounded").attr("id","slideshow_image");
  }
  // set text over top left image
  $("#slideshow_caption").html(jqFirstArticle);
  // move second article to top right
  $("#video").html(jqSecondArticle);
  // tidy up link separators
  $("img.section_separator").last().remove();
  // bottom section: remove columns if necessary
  if($("#bottom_half").find("iframe").size() > 0) {
    $("#bottom_half").css("column-count","1").css("-moz-column-count","1").css("-webkit-column-count","1");
  }
}