// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		//About Us
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("- Slotting", "slotting.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Threading Specifications", "specifications.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Casing and Tubing Couplings", "couplings.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Grit Blasting", "gritblasting.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu1.addItem("- Wire Wrap Screen Installation", "installation.htm"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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("· (ss) Shared-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ss/linux-standard/");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (as) Appliance-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/as/linux/");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (ds) Dedicated-Server", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/ds/linux/");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· (fc) Flash Communication Server MX", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/webhosting/flashcom/shared/");
		//subMenu1.addItem("· Infrastructure/Technology", "http://www.mediatemple.net/company/aboutus/techology-infrastructure.php");

		// submenu
		//var subMenu2 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		//subMenu2.addItem("· Mad Merch (full solution)", "http://www.mediatemple.net/services/madmerch/");
		
		// Past Projects
		

		// Current Projects
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- LONG BEACH  ", "longbeach.htm");
		menu3.addItem("- BAKERS FIELD  ", "bakersfield.htm");
	
	
		// Aparna Hights - I	
		var subMenu11 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[0]);
		subMenu11.addItem("· 16 Spindle Pipe Slotters", "longbeach.htm#pipeslotters");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Haas CNC lathe", "longbeach.htm#haas");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Receding Die Head Threaders", "longbeach.htm#headthreaders");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Oil Country Lathe", "longbeach.htm#lathe");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Thread Mill", "longbeach.htm#threadmill");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Stationary Die Head Pipe Threader", "longbeach.htm#threader");
		subMenu11.addItem("· Pipe Straightener", "longbeach.htm#straightener");
				
		// Aparna Hights - II	
		var subMenu12 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[1]);
		subMenu12.addItem("· 16 Spindle Pipe Slotters", "bakersfield.htm#pipeslotters");
		subMenu12.addItem("· Receding Die Head Threaders", "bakersfield.htm#headthreaders");
		subMenu12.addItem("· Oil Country Lathe", "bakersfield.htm#lathe");
		subMenu12.addItem("· Grit Blasting Machine", "bakersfield.htm#machine");
		subMenu12.addItem("· Bucking Machine with Torque Gauge", "bakersfield.htm#gauge");
		
	

		// test menu
//==================================================================================================
		// 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();
	}