$(document).ready(function() {

 
  $('.expandable').expander({
    slicePoint:       200,  // default is 100
    expandText:         'read more...', // default is 'read more...'

    collapseTimer:    0, // re-collapses after 5 seconds; default is 0, so no re-collapsing
	expandPrefix:     '', // text to come before the expand link 
	userCollapseText: '[^]'  // default is '[collapse expanded text]'
  });
  
});