---------*/

		$('#external-events .fc-event').each(function() {

			// store data so the calendar knows to render an event upon drop
			$(this).data('event', {
				title: $.trim($(this).text()), // use the element's text as the event title
				stick: true // maintain when user navigates (see docs on the renderEvent method)
			});

			// make the event draggable using jQuery UI
			$(this).draggable({
				zIndex: 999,
				revert: true,      // will cause the event to go back to its
				revertDuration: 0  // 