$(document).ready(function(target){
	target = document.location.search.substring(10);
	
// closes all uls unless its been linked	
$("#menu li ul").not($("#menu li#"+target+" ul")).hide();


// adds the arrow span and makes it class of lowercase
	$("#menu li a").not($("li ul li a")).prepend("<span></span>"); $("span").addClass("lower").text("> ");
	$("#menu #"+target+" span").text("v ");
	$("#menu li a").not($("li ul li a")).click(function(){

	$('#menu').find('span').not($("#menu #"+target+" ul")).text("v ").text("> ");
	$(this).children("span").text("> ").text("v ");

	$(this).parent("li").children("ul").slideToggle("slow");
	$("#menu li a").not(this).parent("li").children("ul").slideUp("slow");
	
		return false;	
})


});



// to call a particular page, link these:

//		applications.php?variable=appetizers
//		applications.php?variable=bread
//		applications.php?variable=pasta
//		applications.php?variable=maincourse
//		applications.php?variable=othermain
//		applications.php?variable=salads
//		applications.php?variable=sidedishes
//		applications.php?variable=sauces
//		applications.php?variable=desserts
//		applications.php?variable=beverages