// 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, 0, 0, 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("- Visually Speaking", "/index.php?page=home"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu1.addItem("- Our Web Host", "http://www.laughingsquid.net"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//menu1.addItem("- Google", "http://www.google.com");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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[1]);
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Order Form", "http://www.laughingsquid.net/order_form.html");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Hosting Plans", "http://www.laughingsquid.net/hosting.html");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· FAQ", "http://www.laughingsquid.net/faq/");

		// submenu
		//var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		//subMenu2.addItem("· Google News", "http://news.google.com/");

		// menu : Get Started
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- Visually Speaking", "/about.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Instructor", "/index.php?page=instructor");
		menu2.addItem("- Training", "/index.php?page=training");
		menu2.addItem("- Events", "/events.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Media Exposure", "/index.php?page=media");
		
		// menu
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Research", "/index.php?page=research");
		menu3.addItem("- Testimonials", "/testimonials.php");
		menu3.addItem("- FAQ", "/faq.php");

		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Catalog", "/index.php?page=products");
		menu4.addItem("- Amazon Associates", "/catalog/index.php");

				
		// menu : Company
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- E-Mail List", "/newsletter/enduser.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Admin", "/newsletter/index.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Contact", "/contact/index.php");
		
			var subMenu5 = menu5.addMenu(menu5.items[1]);
			subMenu5.addItem("· Site Administration", "/admin/index.php");
			subMenu5.addItem("· Administrate Newsletter", "/newsletter/index.php");
			


		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}