// 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, 195, -28, 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("» By Location", "search-by-location.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» By Type", "search-by-type.cfm");
		menu1.addItem("» View All", "search_results.cfm?getall=yes");
		
		
		//==================================================================================================
/*		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("» Convention Services", "mettingevents-convention_services.cfm"); 
		menu2.addItem("» Corporate Meetings", "mettingevents-corporate_meetings.cfm"); 
		menu2.addItem("» Social Events", "mettingevents-social_events.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);		
		subMenu2.addItem("» Overview        ", "convention_services-overview.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Catering", "convention_services-Catering.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Venues & Floorplans", "convention_services-venues.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Other Services", "convention_services-other.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» RFP", "convention_services-RFP.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);		
		subMenu2.addItem("» Overview", "corporate_meetings-overview.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Catering", "corporate_meetings-catering.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Venues & Floorplans", "corporate_meetings-venues.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Other Services", "corporate_meetings-other.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» RFP", "corporate_meetings-RFP.cfm");
		//==================================================================================================
		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[2]);		
		subMenu2.addItem("» Overview", "social_events-overview.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Catering", "social_events-catering.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Venues & Floorplans", "social_events-venues.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» Other Services", "social_events-other.cfm");
		subMenu2.addItem("» RFP", "social_events-RFP.cfm");
*/
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}