$(document).ready(function() {


	$('a[rel*=external]').click( function() {
		window.open(this.href);
		return false;
	});
	
			
	$("#slide_content").hide();				// hide main body content then
	$("#slide_content").slideDown(1500);	// slide down on page load


	$("a").not('a[rel*=external],a[class=email]').click(function (ev) {
		ev.preventDefault();				// disable std hyperlink behaviour
		$("#slide_content").slideUp(1500);	// slide up on click
		var link = this.href;
		var delay = function() { followLink(link); };
		setTimeout(delay, 1600); 		// 100ms longer seconds
	});
   				 
});

function followLink(l) {
   	window.location = l;
}