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var testData = ['yeti', 'a dude', 'faceball 5000', 'zoolander', 'surfing', '', '90', '100']

var lexiconalCompare = function(a, b) {
  if (typeof a === 'string' && typeof b === 'string') {
    a = a.toLowerCase();
    b = b.toLowerCase();
    var bigLength = a.length > b.length ? a.length : b.length;
    for (var x = 0; x < bigLength; x++) {
      var aCharValue = a[x] ? a.charCodeAt(x) : 0,
        bCharValue = b[x] ? b.charCodeAt(x) : 0

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.directive('backSpaceNotBackButton', [function(){
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        link: function(scope, element, attrs){
            // This will stop backspace from acting like the back button
            $(element).keydown(function (e) {
                var elid = $(document.activeElement)
                    .filter(
                        "input:not([type], [readonly]),"+
                        "input[type=text]:not([readonly]), " +

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var unsorted = [3, 6, 4, 5, 8, 1, 7, 9, 2];

var mergeSort = (function(){
    var sort = function (toSort) {
        var arlength = toSort.length;
        var midpoint = Math.round(arlength / 2);
        
        if (toSort.length > 1) {
            // better to not slice here since it creates new arrays
            return merge(mergeSort(toSort.slice(0, midpoint)),