if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {
	
	host = location.host;
	protocol = location.protocol;


		//==================================================================================================
		// 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
		//==================================================================================================
		//alert(mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);
		
		
		//first thing that gets called	
		//initially with (1,0,0,3)
		//-22
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, -1, placement, 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("CDR ® Wireless", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=493");
		menu1.addItem("CDR ®", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=3");	
		menu1.addItem("iPan", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=386");		
		menu1.addItem("CDRPanX ™", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=548");
		menu1.addItem("CDRPanX-C", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=653");
		menu1.addItem("SDX ™", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=565");
		menu1.addItem("USBCam ®", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=402");
		menu1.addItem("CDR ® DICOM", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=413");
		menu1.addItem("Accessories", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=550");
		menu1.addItem("accuDEXA ®	", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=212");
		menu1.addItem("Purchasing Products", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=85");
		menu1.addItem("Press Releases", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=630");
		menu1.addItem("Events", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=631");
		
		
		 //var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[4]);
	    //subMenu1.addItem("Asset Management Database", "../portfolio/access/");
	    //subMenu1.addItem("Example Excel Routines in VBA", "../portfolio/excel/");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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 menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("iPan","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=644");
		menu2.addItem("CDR ® Wireless","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=595");
		menu2.addItem("CDR ®","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=596");		
		menu2.addItem("CDRPan","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=602");		
		menu2.addItem("SDX ®","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=605");				
		menu2.addItem("USBCam ®","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=606");				
		menu2.addItem("CDR ® DICOM", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=408");
		menu2.addItem("accuDEXA ®", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=225");
		menu2.addItem("Archives", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=607");
		menu2.addItem("Schick Forums", "http://www.schicktech.com/bbs/");		
		menu2.addItem("Regulatory Documents", "http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=610");
	
    
//    var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		//menu3.addItem("SEC Filings","http://ir.10kwizard.com/files.php?source=979");
		//menu3.addItem("Annual Report","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=543&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Audit Committee Charter","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=617&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Code of Ethics","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=577&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Investor Relations FAQ","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=506&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Investor Webcast","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=513&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("News Room","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=56");
		//menu3.addItem("Officers and Directors","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=547&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Press Releases","http://" + host + "/items.php?catid=630&parentid=81");
		//menu3.addItem("Stock Quotes",protocol + "//" + host + "/items.php?catid=546&parentid=81");
		

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