// 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
	//==================================================================================================
	<!-- fixed IE second_nav display problem
	if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") {
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 19, 13, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
	}
	else if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari") != -1) {
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 17, 6, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
	}
	else {
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 10, -2, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
	}

	//==================================================================================================
	// create a dropdown menu
	//==================================================================================================
	// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
	//==================================================================================================
	
	//==================================================================================================

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

	
	// menu ABOUT US
	var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
	menu1.addItem("Our History", "/our_history.htm");
	menu1.addItem("The People", "/the_people.htm");
	
	
	// menu SCHOOL PROGRAMS
	var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
	menu2.addItem("School Workshops", "/school_workshops.htm");
	menu2.addItem("Landed Learning", "/landed_learning.htm");

	// menu SUMMER CAMPS
	var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
	menu3.addItem("Typical Day", "/typical_day.htm");
	menu3.addItem("Camp Weeks", "/camp_weeks.htm");
	menu3.addItem("FAQ", "/faq.htm");
	menu3.addItem("Registration", "/registration.htm");
	
	// menu KIDS ZONE
	var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
	menu4.addItem("Farmer Feww", "/farmer_feww.htm");
	menu4.addItem("Colouring", "/colouring.htm");
	menu4.addItem("Games", "/games.htm");

	// menu SPONSORS
	var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
	menu5.addItem("Past Sponsors", "/sponsors_2006.htm");
	menu5.addItem("Join Us", "/join_us.htm");
	menu5.addItem("Donate", "/donate.htm");
	
	// menu CONTACT US
	var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
	menu6.addItem("Get Involved", "/get_involved.htm");


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