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app.ContactCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({

    model : Contact,

    initialize : function(){
        var self = this;
        this.fetch({
            success : function(){
                self.trigger("load");
            }

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app.ContactCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({

	model : app.Contact,

	initialize : function(){
		this.fetch();
	},

	url : 'contacts/'
});

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app.NewView = Backbone.View.extend({
    initialize : function(){
        this.addContacts();
    },

    addContacts : function(){

        _.each(app.contacts.models, function(val, key){
            //add them to a drop down
        });

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initialize : function(){
    app.contacts.on("load",$.proxy(this.addContacts(),this));
}

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function getMessages(name){
  return $.Deferred(function(dfd){

   var messages = [];

   // static messages
   messages.push("Hello " + name);
   messages.push("Thank you for stopping by.");

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var eventHandlers = {
    name : 'Home Simpson',

    clickHandler : function(){
        console.log('hello: ' + this.name);
    }
};

$("a").on('click',eventHanlers.clickHandler);

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$("a").on('click',eventHanlers.clickHandler);

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$.when( 
    func1(),
    func2(),
    func3()
).then(...)

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var func1(num){
    return $.Deferred(function(dfd){
        if(typeof num !== 'number'){
           dfd.reject('not a number');
        }
        else{
           dfd.resolve(num);
        }
    }).promise()
}

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var func1(num){
    var dfd = $.Deferred();
   
    if(typeof num= !== 'number'){
        dfd.reject('not a number');
    } 
    else{
        dfd.resolve(num);
    }