jQuery(document).ready(function($){
				//all the menu items
				var $items 		= $('#cc_menu .cc_item');
				//number of menu items
				var cnt_items	= $items.length;
				//if menu is expanded then folded is true
				var folded		= false;
				//timeout to trigger the mouseenter event on the menu items
				var menu_time;
				/**
				bind the mouseenter, mouseleave to each item:
				- shows / hides image and submenu
				bind the click event to the list elements (submenu):
				- hides all items except the clicked one, 
				and shows the content for that item
				*/
				$items.unbind('mouseenter')
					  .bind('mouseenter',m_enter)
				      .unbind('mouseleave')
					  .bind('mouseleave',m_leave)
					  .find('.cc_submenu > ul > li')
					  .bind('click',function(){
					var $li_e = $(this);
						  //if the menu is already folded,
						  //just replace the content
					if(folded){
						hideContent();
						showContent($li_e.attr('class'));
					}	
					      else //fold and show the content
						fold($li_e);
				});
				
				/**
				mouseenter function for the items
				the timeout is used to prevent this event 
				to trigger if the user moves the mouse with 
				a considerable speed through the menu items
				*/
				function m_enter(){
					var $this 	= $(this);
					clearTimeout(menu_time);
					menu_time 	= setTimeout(function(){
					//img
					$this.find('img').stop().animate({'top':'0px'},400);
					//cc_submenu ul
					$this.find('.cc_submenu > ul').stop().animate({'height':'60px'},400);
					},200);
				}
				
				//mouseleave function for the items
				function m_leave(){
					var $this = $(this);
					clearTimeout(menu_time);
					//img
					$this.find('img').stop().animate({'top':'-600px'},400);
					//cc_submenu ul
					$this.find('.cc_submenu > ul').stop().animate({'height':'0px'},400);
				}
				
				
				
				
			
            });