 calendar events (dummy data)
      var date = new Date()
      var d    = date.getDate(),
          m    = date.getMonth(),
          y    = date.getFullYear()

      var Calendar = FullCalendar.Calendar;
      var Draggable = FullCalendar.Draggable;

      var containerEl = document.getElementById('external-events');
      var checkbox = document.getElementById('drop-remove');
      var calendarEl = document.getElementById('calendar');

      // initialize the external events
      // --------------------