jQuery DataTables - I cannot get the desired effect I want

I hope this isn't considered inappropriate, but I just posted a question on Stack Overflow on the issue I am having. It would be a lot easier for me to just post the URL to that question (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15578845/jquery-datatables-i-cannot-get-the-desired-effect-i-want/15578938?noredirect=1#15578938).

Essentially, i've tried everything I can to achieve the desired effect of the demo on the DataTables site, and I just cannot quite get there.

Thank you very much