// 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, 1, 1, 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 OUR COMPANY
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("corporate dining", "http://www.whitsons.com/corporate_dining.html");
		menu1.addItem("culinary development", "http://www.whitsons.com/culinary_development.html");
		menu1.addItem("delivered meals", "http://www.whitsons.com/delivered_meals.html");
		menu1.addItem("school nutrition", "http://www.whitsons.com/school_nutrition.html");
		menu1.addItem("residential healthcare", "http://www.whitsons.com/residential_healthcare.html");
		menu1.addItem("vending", "http://www.whitsons.com/vending.html");
		menu1.addItem("emergency dining", "http://www.whitsons.com/emergency_dining.html");
		menu1.addItem("catering", "javascript:MM_openBrWindow('http://www.andrewscatering.com','pop','toolbar=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=800,height=600')");
		
		// menu OUR COMPANY sub menu
		//var subMenu11 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[6]);
		//	subMenu11.addItem("Our Winners ", "http://www.lakeportbrewing.ca/company_photos_win.html");
		//	subMenu11.addItem("Our C.E.O.", "http://www.lakeportbrewing.ca/company_photos_ceo.html");
		//	subMenu11.addItem("Our Drinkers", "http://www.lakeportbrewing.ca/company_photos_drink.html");
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("company and mission", "http://www.whitsons.com/mission.html");
		menu2.addItem("history", "http://www.whitsons.com/history.html");
		menu2.addItem("board of directors", "http://www.whitsons.com/directors.html");
		menu2.addItem("social responsibility", "http://www.whitsons.com/social.html");
		
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("whitsons news", "http://www.whitsons.com/whitsons_news.php");
		menu3.addItem("links", "http://www.whitsons.com/links.html");
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("general info", "http://www.whitsons.com/general_info.html");
		menu4.addItem("career center", "https://www.whitsons.apply2jobs.com");
				
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("contact info", "http://www.whitsons.com/contact_info.php");
		menu5.addItem("get info form", "http://www.whitsons.com/contact_info.php#form");
		menu5.addItem("directions", "http://www.whitsons.com/contact_info.php#directions");


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