diff --git a/static/js/pandora/account.js b/static/js/pandora/account.js
index 892711d4..21faf4d8 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/account.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/account.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                                     validate: pandora.validateUser(data.value, true),
                                     value: ''
                                 }).focusInput(true);
-                                that.$element.find('.OxFormMessage:visible').html('').hide();
+                                that.find('.OxFormMessage:visible').html('').hide();
                                 pandora.$ui.accountDialog.disableButton('submitReset');
                             }
                         }),
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/itemClips.js b/static/js/pandora/itemClips.js
index e67b747f..788f55de 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/itemClips.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/itemClips.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pandora.ui.itemClips = function(options) {
             .data(Ox.extend(annotations.length ? {
                 annotation: annotations[0].id.split('/')[1],
             } : {}, {'in': clip['in'], out: clip.out}));
-        $item.$element.find('.OxTarget').addClass('OxSpecialTarget');
+        $item.find('.OxTarget').addClass('OxSpecialTarget');
         that.append($item);
     });
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/list.js b/static/js/pandora/list.js
index f6ad54b4..02654881 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/list.js
@@ -566,8 +566,8 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                         );
                         previousSrc = Ox.UI.getImageURL(
                             data.previousValue == 'posters' ? 'symbolSetPoster' : 'symbolIcon'
-                        )
-                        that.$element.find('img[src="' + previousSrc + '"]').attr({src: src});
+                        );
+                        that.find('img[src="' + previousSrc + '"]').attr({src: src});
                     } else {
                         that.options({
                             borderRadius: data.value == 'posters' ? 0 : 16,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
index 46c4d50c..b0e5ae67 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/listDialog.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pandora.ui.listDialog = function(section) {
                 $findElement[data.selected == 'icon' ? 'show' : 'hide']();
             }
         });
-    pandora.$ui.listDialogTabPanel.$element.find('.OxButtonGroup').css({width: '256px'});
+    pandora.$ui.listDialogTabPanel.find('.OxButtonGroup').css({width: '256px'});
 
     var $findElement = Ox.FormElementGroup({
             elements: [
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
index 40a493d8..4414570d 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/logsDialog.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pandora.ui.logsDialog = function() {
                 fontSize: '9px',
                 textAlign: 'center',
             })
-            .appendTo(that.$element.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
+            .appendTo(that.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
 
     that.superClose = that.close;
     that.close = function() {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/namesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/namesDialog.js
index 7fc8d3c3..59b99103 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/namesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/namesDialog.js
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ pandora.ui.namesDialog = function() {
                     );
                 },
                 open: function(data) {
-                    $list.$element
-                        .find('.OxItem.OxSelected > .OxCell.OxColumnSortname')
+                    $list.find('.OxItem.OxSelected > .OxCell.OxColumnSortname')
                         .trigger('mousedown')
                         .trigger('mouseup');
                 },
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ pandora.ui.namesDialog = function() {
             fontSize: '9px',
             textAlign: 'center',
         })
-        .appendTo(that.$element.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
+        .appendTo(that.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
 
     return that;
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
index 4bab8554..835878fa 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/statisticsDialog.js
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ pandora.ui.statisticsDialog = function() {
                                 keyWidth: 128,
                                 sort: {key: 'value', operator: '-'},
                                 title: Ox.endsWith(key, 'y')
-                                    ? Ox.sub(Ox.toTitleCase(key), 0, -1) + 'ies'
+                                    ? Ox.toTitleCase(key).slice(0, -1) + 'ies'
                                     : Ox.toTitleCase(key) + 's',
                                 width: chartWidth
                             })
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ pandora.ui.statisticsDialog = function() {
             tabs: tabs
         });
 
-        $tabPanel.$element.find('.OxButtonGroup').css({width: '512px'});
+        $tabPanel.find('.OxButtonGroup').css({width: '512px'});
         $guestsCheckbox.appendTo($tabPanel.children('.OxBar'));
 
         $dialog.options({content: $tabPanel});
@@ -578,4 +578,4 @@ pandora.ui.statisticsDialog = function() {
 
     return $dialog;
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/titlesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/titlesDialog.js
index e0661ab9..8b1a26fc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/titlesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/titlesDialog.js
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ pandora.ui.titlesDialog = function() {
                     );
                 },
                 open: function(data) {
-                    $list.$element
-                        .find('.OxItem.OxSelected > .OxCell.OxColumnSorttitle')
+                    $list.find('.OxItem.OxSelected > .OxCell.OxColumnSorttitle')
                         .trigger('mousedown')
                         .trigger('mouseup');
                 },
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ pandora.ui.titlesDialog = function() {
                 fontSize: '9px',
                 textAlign: 'center',
             })
-            .appendTo(that.$element.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
+            .appendTo(that.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
 
     return that;
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
index c9521957..aa4745ed 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/usersDialog.js
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ pandora.ui.usersDialog = function() {
                 fontSize: '9px',
                 textAlign: 'center'
             })
-            .appendTo(that.$element.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
+            .appendTo(that.find('.OxButtonsbar'));
 
     that.superClose = that.close;
     that.close = function() {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index bd1de891..2de2ae60 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pandora.enableDragAndDrop = function($list, canMove) {
             drag.source = pandora.getListData(),
             drag.targets = {};
             Ox.forEach(pandora.$ui.folderList, function($list) {
-                $list.addClass('OxDroppable').$element.find('.OxItem').each(function() {
+                $list.addClass('OxDroppable').find('.OxItem').each(function() {
                     var $item = $(this),
                         id = $item.data('id'),
                         data = $list.value(id);
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ pandora.enableDragAndDrop = function($list, canMove) {
                         : isAtListsBottom(event) ? 16 : 0
                     if (scroll) {
                         scrollInterval = setInterval(function() {
-                            pandora.$ui.folders.$element.scrollTop(
-                                pandora.$ui.folders.$element.scrollTop() + scroll
+                            pandora.$ui.folders.scrollTop(
+                                pandora.$ui.folders.scrollTop() + scroll
                             );
                         }, 100);
                     }
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ pandora.getVideoOptions = function(data) {
 pandora.getVideoPartsAndPoints = function(durations, points) {
     var parts = durations.length,
         offsets = Ox.range(parts).map(function(i) {
-            return Ox.sum(Ox.sub(durations, 0, i));
+            return Ox.sum(durations.slice(0, i));
         }),
         ret = {
             parts: [],