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    /**
     * Returns the suffix related to the number for ex. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th)
     * @param  {Number} number Number to find the suffix for.
     * @return {String}        Suffix string to append to be appended to number.
     */
    
    function getNumberSuffix(number) {
        var numberConvertedToString = (number + '');
        var lastDigit = numberConvertedToString.charAt(numberConvertedToString.length - 1);
        if (lastDigit === '1') {

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var monthFullNameArray = ["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"];

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/**
 * Returns value of specified URL parameter.
 * @param  {String} name Query parameter to return value of.
 * @return {String}      String of query parameter or null / 0.
 */
getUrlParameter = function(name){
    var results = new RegExp('[\\?&]' + name + '=([^&#?]*)').exec(window.location.href);
    if (results==null){ return null; }
    else { return results[1] || 0; }
}

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/**
 * UI to sort rows of data by clicking on their parent title. 
 * titleDomObject should have children - one of which has the 'descending' or 'ascending' class.
 * @param  {jQuery Object} titleDomObject Contains one or more children with the 'descending' or 'ascending' class, and the text of the html to be sorted.
 * @param  {Function} sortCallback   Callback should re-render the contents of the titles based on the child that was clicked.
 */
function setupSortingHandlers(titleDomObject,sortCallback) {
    var sortAscending = true;

    titleElements = titleDomObject.children();

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/**
 * Prevents the default action of submit when hitting enter on form input.
 * @param  {jQuery Object} domElement DOM form element on which to block the enter event. 
 * @return {jQuery Object}            Return input object for chaining.
 */
function preventFormSubmitOnEnter(domElement){
    domElement.keydown(function(event){
        if ( event.keyCode == 13 ){                                                         //Keycode 13 is the 'enter' key.
            event.preventDefault();                                                         //Ignore it when pressed...  
        }

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/**
 * Creates a simple date string from a Date object.
 * @param  {Date} dateVariable	Any date object.
 * @return {String}             String representation of date in format mm-dd-yyyy
 */
function convertDateToString(date) {
  var day = date.getDate();
  var month = date.getMonth() + 1; //Months are zero based
  var year = date.getFullYear();
  return month + "-" + day + "-" + year ;

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/**
 * Build a SOLR query using kay-value pairs from queryObject.
 * @param  {Object} queryObject Object conaining the name and value for each search parameter.
 * @return {String}             Query string to be appended to URL
 */
function buildSOLRQuery(queryObject) {
  var queryString = '';
  for (key in queryObject) {
    if (queryObject[key] !== '') {
      queryString += (queryString ? ' AND ' : '') + //If queryString is not empty, add '&' at the beginning