function highlightMenu(menuItem) 
{
	// calculate appropriate id
	var toBeHighlighted = menuItem;	
	// change background color
	var tdElement = document.getElementById(toBeHighlighted);
	
	tdElement.style.backgroundColor = '#e2bf68';

	if (tdElement != null)
	{
          if (document.all !=null)
          {
               for(i=tdElement.all.length-1;i>=0;i--)
               {
                    if (tdElement.all(i).tagName == 'a' || tdElement.all(i).tagName == 'A')
                    {
                         tdElement.all(i).style.color='#00469f';
                    }
               }
          } else {
            var kids = tdElement.childNodes;
            for (var i = 0; i < kids.length; i++) 
			{
              kids[i].style.color='#00469f';   
            }
            
            
          }
	}

}