def short_date(s) return if s.nil? Date.parse(s).strftime("%e %b %Y") end def cleanup(s) return if s.nil? s.sub!('Unknown', '') s.sub!('Not Available', '') s.sub!('Not Applicable', '') # s = "#{s}" if s.match(/approve/i) # s = "#{s}" if s.match(/refuse/i) s end def slug(s) s.downcase.gsub(' ', '-') end def authority_url(authority_name) "/authorities/#{slug(authority_name)}/" end