function showMenuItems(element, id)

{

	$("#menu_categories li").each(function(key, value){

		var element_id = value.getAttribute("id");



		if(element_id == "menu_item")

		{

			if(value == element)

			{

				$(value).attr("class", "category_on");



			}

			else

			{

				$(value).attr("class", "category_off");

			}

			return;

		}

		else if (element_id == id)

		{

			$(value).show("fast");

		}

		else

		{

			$(value).hide("fast");

		}

	});

}