function destroyTable(el){

	var currTable = jQuery(el);
	if (currTable) {
	  // contains the dataTables master records
	  var s = jQuery(document).dataTableSettings;
	  if (s != undefined) {
	    var len = s.length;
	    for (var i=0; i < len; i++)
	    {
	        // if already exists, remove from the array
	        if (s[i].sInstance) {
	            s.splice(i,1);
	        }
	    }

	  }
	}

	jQuery(".ui-icon-triangle-1-n, .ui-icon-carat-2-n-s, .ui-icon-triangle-1-s").remove();
	jQuery("odd, even").remove();

}