$(function()
{
	//slides the element with class "slide_panel" when mouse is over the h3
	$("#sliding_panels h3").click(function() {
   		$(this).next("div.slide_panel").slideToggle(500);
		$(this).toggleClass("current");
	});
	//external links
	$('a[rel="external"]').each(function(){
		$(this).click(function(){
			window.open($(this).attr('href'));
			return false;
		});
	});
});