In this article we're going to look at CSS design mistakes to avoid when creating your layouts. All of these tips are designed to help you write better code and to make it more effective when working with other people who might have access to your files.

BestHostingSearch.com announced BlueHost as the best Joomla hosting 2013 based on the comparison of over 100+ budget web hosts which they had reviewed since 2006.

In his latest Baltimore Sun column, UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller explores how the 2010 and 2012 elections put Maryland on “a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States.”

Maryland voters last year approved both the Dream Act and marriage rights for same-sex couples. This year the Maryland General Assembly has prioritized raising the gas tax and repealing the death penalty. Although a plastic bag tax and bottle deposit bill failed, Schaller suggests both proposals are gaining support and might pass in the coming years.

“Already one of America’s bluest states,” Schaller writes, “Maryland seems to be getting bluer with each passing year.” Read the full column on the Baltimore Sun website.

In a move that puts Firefox far ahead in the area of JavaScript performance over Google’s Chrome, Firefox moves ahead with OdinMonkey boosting JavaScript performance by 1000% or more.

In keeping with the zombie-fied theme of this year’s Career Week (April 1-4), dozens of alumni are coming back to their alma mater to help current students understand that finding a job doesn’t have to be scary at all.

On Tuesday alumni panelists spoke about “How to get a job in any major:”  Tyrone Spady ’99, biological sciences (Legislative Affairs Officer and Lobbyist, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology);  Chris Magaha ’03, information systems management (Operational Programs Manager – National Security Systems, Department of Defense); Maggie Lebherz ’08, modern languages and linguistics (Owner, Lebherz Oil and Vinegar Emporium); Joshua Budich ’00, visual and performing arts (Independent Illustrator); and Augustine Nwachu ’03, psychology (Senior National Recruiter, INROADS, Inc.).

Later that night, students practiced their networking skills and enjoyed time hearing about alum success stories at the annual Student Alumni Career Networking Night.

Today, alumni entrepreneurs spoke about how to “be your own boss:” Jeehye Yun ’97, computer science (CEO, Secured Sciences Group); Adrian Rosebrock ’10, computer science (Owner/Managing Partner Chic Engine LLC, ShiftyBits LLC); and Mary Slicher ’73, sociology (Co-founder and Executive Director, ProjectPLASE).

Tomorrow, don’t miss the Alumni Athlete Panel at 6 p.m. in the Skylight Room, featuring:  Steve Rice ’79, economics (Baseball); Tim O’Ferrall ’95, INDS (Men’s Lacrosse); Mary Hearin ’06, history (Women’s Soccer); Brian Hodges ’07, ’10, financial economics (Men’s Basketball); Karen Woodard ’90, English (Women’s Basketball) and Roula Adams ’05, information systems (Women’s Soccer).

Thanks to all of our amazing alums for participating!

Telerik Kendo UI offers a new release adding PHP and JavaServer Pages server wrapper or JSP.

Chrome is going to use "Blink" as a rendering engine now, a fork of WebKit. I imagine the Chromium team will stop committing back to WebKit, so that project will stagnate a bit. Safari is already rather slow to update, and iOS only allows WebKit on browsers, so that's a bit of a bummer. Overall it's probably a good move and keeps Chrome charging forward. No more vendor prefixes, they say.

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Congratulations to the following alumni for receiving National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships:

• Anissa Alexander ’11, biochemistry and molecular biology (M19*)
• Geoffrey Clapp ’11, mathematics and computer science
• Monroe Kennedy ’12, engineering (M20)
• Aaron Pearlman ’10, physics and mathematics
• Celeste Poley ’11, mechanical engineering (M19)
• Luke Roberts ’12, mechanical engineering (M20)
• Amber Spry ’10, political science and media & communication studies

Current students Jasmine Jones (M19) and Mamikon Gulian (M22) also received awards. Recipients of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are on track to continue their educations in graduate school. Learn more here.

*Denotes Meyerhoff Scholar cohort year