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

		// menu HOME
         //       var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		//menu1.addItem(" - History",     "history.html");
       // menu1.addItem(" - Program Overview",         "programoverview.html");
		//menu1.addItem(" - Facilities",         "aboutfacility.html");

		// menu HOME FORUM
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem(" - Skates",     "hockeyskates.html");
		menu2.addItem(" - Sticks",         "hockeysticks.html");
		menu2.addItem(" - Protective",         "hockeyprotective.html");
        menu2.addItem(" - Accessories",         "hockeyaccessories.html");
        menu2.addItem(" - Apparel",         "hockeyapparel.html");
		
		// menu ORDER
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem(" - Bats",   "baseballbats.html");
		menu3.addItem(" - Shoes",   "baseballshoes.html");
		menu3.addItem(" - Gloves",   "baseballgloves.html");
		menu3.addItem(" - Accessories",   "baseballaccessories.html");

		// menu FEATURES
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem(" - Shoes", "soccershoes.html");
		menu4.addItem(" - Protective", "soccerprotective.html");
		menu4.addItem(" - Accessories", "socceraccessories.html");

		// menu CONTACTS US
		//var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		//menu5.addItem(" - Coaching Bios", "#");


		// menu CONTACTS US
		//var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		//menu6.addItem(" - Gold Sponsorship", "#");
		//menu6.addItem(" - Silver Sponsorship", "#");
		//menu6.addItem(" - Bronze Sponsorship", "#");
		
				// menu CONTACTS US
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem(" - Current Specials", "currentspecials.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();
	}