function initMenu() {

	var activeSublist = $('ul.menu li a.active').parent().find('ul');
	if(activeSublist.html() != null) {
		var HTML = '<li class="pink"><strong>'+$('ul.menu li a.active').html()+':</strong></li>';
		
		$("#menuPane").animate({"height": "+=20px"}, 400);
		$('.submenu').css('display','block');
		$('.submenu ul').html(HTML+activeSublist.html());
		$(".submenu_overlay").animate({"width": "-=700px"}, 650);
	}

	
	$('ul.menu li a').click(function() {

		if($('#menuPane').height() == 60 && $(this).attr('href') == '#') {
			$("#menuPane").animate({"height": "+=20px"}, 400);
		}
		
		var thisLi = $(this).parent('li');
		var hasSubs = thisLi.find('ul');
		
		var tmp = 'mainitem_'+thisLi.find('a').attr('rel');
		
		if(hasSubs.html() != null && $('.submenu ul').attr('id') != tmp) {
			var HTML = '<li class="pink"><strong>'+thisLi.find('a').html()+':</strong></li>';
			HTML+= hasSubs.html();
				
			$('.submenu ul').attr('id','mainitem_'+thisLi.find('a').attr('rel'));
						
			if($('.submenu ul').find('li').html() != null) {			
							
				$('.submenu ul').fadeOut('slow', function() {
					
					$('.submenu_overlay').width('700px');
					$('.submenu_overlay').css('display','block');
					$('.submenu ul').css('display','block');
					$('.submenu ul').html(HTML);
					$(".submenu_overlay").animate({"width": "-=700px"}, 650);
					
					//$(".submenu ul").animate({"width": "+=600px"}, "slow");
				});
			} else {
				$('.submenu').css('display','block');
				$('.submenu ul').html(HTML);
			}
		} else {
		}
		
		
	});
	
}