function initMenu(splitItems) {
    if (typeof (splitItems) != 'number')
        splitItems = -1;

    $("ul.static li.static").addClass('menuSep').last().removeClass('menuSep');
    $("ul.dynamic li.dynamic-children a.dynamic-children span.additional-background span.menu-item-text").each(function () {
        $(this).html($(this).html() + ' >>');
    });
    $('li.static > ul.dynamic').prepend('<li class="firstDynamic"/>');
    $('li.static > ul.dynamic').each(function () {
        $('li.dynamic:last', $(this)).addClass('lastDynamic');
        if (splitItems > 0) {
            if ($('li.dynamic', $(this)).length > splitItems) {
                $(this).addClass('wideMenu');
                // alternate left/right
                $('li.dynamic', $(this)).each(function (i) {
                    $(this).addClass(i % 2 == 1 ? 'right' : 'left');
                });
            }
        }
    });
}