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def last_man_standing(total)
  total_in_circle = *1..total

  until total_in_circle.size == 1
    for i in (1..((total_in_circle.size.to_f / 2)).ceil)
      if total_in_circle[i] == total_in_circle[total_in_circle.size - 2]
        total_in_circle.delete_at i
        total_in_circle.delete_at(0)
      else
        total_in_circle.delete_at i

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engine = Swiftype::Engine.find('engine-slug')
type = engine.document_type('books')
type.create_document({
  :external_id => id
  :fields})

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<?php
    // This will get today's date
    $today = getdate();
    
    print "Today is $today[month] $today[mday], $today[year]";
    
    
    // Creating a new DateTime object
    $new_date = new DateTime('02/31/2011');
?>

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# Validations may cause errors
# since if an object is required to have certain values
# and saved without them it will not be saved to the database.

# Here I am creating a method that will accept an object and attempt to save it
# it will also display the relevant errors

def check_for_errors(obj)
  if (obj.save)
    puts "save was successful"

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# Reading with active record

# inspecting an object
# this will output the value 
puts Object.first.inspect 

# counts the number of objects in the database
puts Object.count
puts Object.size