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HTML

<div class="navigation">
  <div class="nav_item">
    <a href="#" class="link"><!-- Home --></a>
  </div>
  <div class="nav_item">
    <a href="#" class="link">About</a>
  </div>
  <div class="nav_item">
    <a href="#" class="link">Portfolio</a>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

*{
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.navigation{
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 70px;
  line-height: 40px;
  background: #333;
}
.nav_item{
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 5px;
  padding: 15px 0;
  display: inline-block;
  background: yellow;
}
.hidden{
  display: none;
}

JavaScript

$(function () {
	if ($("a.link").is(':empty')) {
  	$(this).parent().addClass("hidden");
  }
});