// 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 (TransMenu.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 TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.down, 1, 0, TransMenu.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("nav_home"));
		
	*/
    //var submenu00 = submenu0.addMenu(submenu0.items[0]);
    //submenu00.addItem("foo");
    //submenu00.addItem("bar");
		//==================================================================================================

			
    //submenu00.addItem("bar");
		//==================================================================================================

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



//==================================================================================================
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_vceda"));
		menu1.addItem("Overview", "vcedaoverview.php");
		menu1.addItem("Board of Directors", "vcedaboard.php");
		menu1.addItem("Executive Advisory Board", "execboard.php");
		menu1.addItem("Staff", "staff.php");
		menu1.addItem("Contact Us", "information.php");
		
		


		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_incentives"));
		menu2.addItem("Overview", "incentives.php");
		menu2.addItem("VCEDA Funding", "vcedafunding.php");
		menu2.addItem("Other Funding Sources", "vcedaripmf.php");


		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_sites"));
		menu3.addItem("Business/Technology Parks", "parks.php");
		menu3.addItem("Buildings Search", "sitesbldg.php");


		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_regional"));
		menu4.addItem("Location", "location.php");
		menu4.addItem("Education", "education.php");
		menu4.addItem("Quality of Life", "quality.php");
		menu4.addItem("County Profiles", "profiles.php");
		menu4.addItem("Links", "links.php");


		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_media"));
		menu5.addItem("News", "view-news.php?id=&showall=");
		menu5.addItem("Publications", "publications.php");
		menu5.addItem("Annual Report", "annualreport.php");
		menu5.addItem("e-Region Video", "video.php");


		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_industry"));
		menu6.addItem("Overview", "industry.php");
		menu6.addItem("Existing Industry", "existingind.php");
		menu6.addItem("Major Employers", "major_emp.php");
		

		

		//menu3.addItem("site considerations", "considerations.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		TransMenu.renderAll();
	}