// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Company Profile", "about_profile.php");
		menu1.addItem("Clearing Firm", "about_firm.php");
		menu1.addItem("Business Continuity Plan", "about_plan.php");
		menu1.addItem("Our Mission", "about_mission.php");
		menu1.addItem("JTF Newswire", "http://www.easyir.com/easyir/prss.do?easyirid=41559F8CDBA8B6C0&version=live");
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Our Process", "products.php#process");
		menu2.addItem("Investments & Services", "products.php#investments");
		menu2.addItem("Mutual Funds", "products.php#mutualfunds");
		menu2.addItem("Corporations & Executives", "products.php#corporations");
		menu2.addItem("Specialty Products", "http://www.johnthomascmg.com/");
		menu2.addItem("JTF Transportation", "http://www.johnthomastransportation.com/");
		menu2.addItem("Insurance Products", "http://www.johnthomasins.com/");
		
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Our Culture", "careers.php#culture");
		menu3.addItem("Teamwork", "careers.php#teamwork");
		menu3.addItem("Why John Thomas Financial?", "careers.php#why");
		menu3.addItem("Open an Office", "careers_office.php");
		menu3.addItem("Opportunities", "http://www.opportunitiesatjohnthomasbd.com");
		
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Customer Care Center", "http://johnthomasbd.com/customercare");
		//menu4.addItem("Locations", "contact_locations.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}