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ar=[
    {
        "destination_country_id":null,
        "primary_cost":"9.50",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"Everywhere Else",
    },
    {
        "destination_country_id":105,
        "primary_cost":"8.00",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"United Kingdom",
    },
    {
        "destination_country_id":209,
        "primary_cost":"9.50",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"United States",
    },
    {
        "destination_country_id":123,
        "primary_cost":"5.00",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"Ireland",
    },
    {
        "destination_country_id":185,
        "primary_cost":"5.00",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"France",
    },
    {
        "destination_country_id":145,
        "primary_cost":"5.00",
        "region_id":null,
        "destination_country_name":"Spain",
    }
]

alert('before:' + JSON.stringify(ar))

    ar=_.sortBy(ar,function (t,i){if (i<=2) return String.fromCharCode(0);if(i>=ar.length-3) return String.fromCharCode(255);return t.destination_country_name})

    alert('after:' + JSON.stringify(ar))