// set up drop downs anywhere in the body of the page. I think the bottom of the page is better.. 
	// but you can experiment with effect on loadtime.
	if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a set of dropdowns
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first param should always be down, as it is here
		//
		// The second and third param are the top and left offset positions of the menus from their actuators
		// respectively. To make a menu appear a little to the left and bottom of an actuator, you could use
		// something like -5, 5
		//
		// The last parameter can be .topLeft, .bottomLeft, .topRight, or .bottomRight to inidicate the corner
		// of the actuator from which to measure the offset positions above. Here we are saying we want the 
		// menu to appear directly below the bottom left corner of the actuator
		//==================================================================================================
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 181, -18, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("» About Us", "brf_history.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» Initiatives", "brf_initiatives.cfm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("» Board of Directors", "brf_bod.cfm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("» Location/Map", "brf_locations_map.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» Key Moments", "brf_key.cfm");
		//menu1.addItem("» Gift/Estate Planning", "brf_gift_estate.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» Partners", "brf_partners.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» Key Staff", "brf_staff.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» Contact Us", "brf_contactus.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
		subMenu1.addItem("» Intertech", "brf_initiatives_intertech.cfm");
		subMenu1.addItem("» PET", "brf_initiatives_pet.cfm");
		subMenu1.addItem("» Education", "brf_initiatives_education.cfm");
		subMenu1.addItem("» LSUHSC-S", "brf_initiatives_lsuhsc.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("» News Room", "bio_med_news.cfm"); 
		menu2.addItem("» Annual Report", "bio_med_annualreport.cfm"); 
		menu2.addItem("» Newsletters", "bio_med_newsletters.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
/*****
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);		
		subMenu2.addItem("» 2004 Annual Report", "bio_med_annualreport.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» 2003 Annual Report", "bio_med_annualreport-2003.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» 2002 Annual Report", "bio_med_annualreport-2002.cfm");		
		//==================================================================================================
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[2]);		
		subMenu2.addItem("» May 2005 - Facing the Future", "bio_med_newsletters.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» October 2004 - Facing the Future", "bio_med_newsletters-oct2004.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» December 2005 - Facing the Future", "newsfiles/Fall2005Newsletter.pdf");
*****/
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("» BRI Overview", "bri_overview.cfm"); 
		menu3.addItem("» Mrs. Shehee", "bio_med_shehee.cfm"); 
		menu3.addItem("» Current Research", "bio_med_research.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("» Overview", "bio_med_education.cfm"); 
		menu4.addItem("» CERT", "bio_med_education.cfm#1");
		menu4.addItem("» MST", "bio_med_education.cfm#2");
		menu4.addItem("» SMART", "bio_med_education.cfm#3");
		menu4.addItem("» EAST", "bio_med_education.cfm#4");
		menu4.addItem("» FIRST", "bio_med_education.cfm#5");
		menu4.addItem("» Biotechnology Magnet Academy", "bio_med_education.cfm#6");
		menu4.addItem("» Biotechnology Technical Training Program, Bossier High School", "bio_med_education.cfm#7");
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================
		//var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[0]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("• List Active Logs", "#");
		//subMenu1.addItem("• Search for Logs", "#");

		// menu : Get Started
		//var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("- Mission & Values", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu2.addItem("- History", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu2.addItem("- FAQs", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick

		//==================================================================================================
		// write drop downs into page
		//==================================================================================================
		// this method writes all the HTML for the menus into the page with document.write(). It must be
		// called within the body of the HTML page.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}