// 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 (DropDown.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 DropDownSet(DropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, DropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- COMPANY
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("History & Experience", "history.html"); 
		menu1.addItem("Leadership Team", "leadershipteam.html");
		menu1.addItem("Memberships & Affiliations", "memberships.html");
		menu1.addItem("Testimonials", "testimonials.html");
		menu1.addItem("Windham Pride", "windhampride.html");
		menu1.addItem("Career Opportunities", "careers.html");
		menu1.addItem("Green Initiative", "green_initiative.html");

		//GLOBAL NAV --- INDUSTRIES SERVED
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Educational", "educational.html");		
		menu2.addItem("Commercial", "commercial.html");
		menu2.addItem("Healthcare", "healthcare.html");
		menu2.addItem("Government", "government.html");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- ONLINE CLIENT SERVICES
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("@ Client Services", "clientservices.html");
		menu3.addItem("Client Account Placements", "accountplacements.html");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- DEBTOR RESOURCES
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Payment Options", "paymentoptions.html");
		menu4.addItem("Ombudsman/Advocate", "advocate.html");
		menu4.addItem("Financial Statement", "pdf/FinancialStatement.pdf");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- NEWS & CURRENT EVENTS
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Our Pride in Action", "prideinaction.html");
		menu5.addItem("Conference Schedule", "schedule.html");
		menu5.addItem("Quarterly Newsletter", "pdf/WinterEducationalDebtinator.pdf");
		

		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================	


	
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		DropDown.renderAll();
	}