// 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, 2, TransMenu.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_aboutus"));
		menu2.addItem("OUR ORIGINATION", "index.php?p=page&page_id=about_us");
		menu2.addItem("WHY TYROL", "index.php?p=page&page_id=why_tyrol");
		menu2.addItem("CUSTOMER RECOMMENDATIONS", "index.php?p=page&page_id=customer_reccomendations");
		menu2.addItem("OUR STAFF", "index.php?p=page&page_id=employment");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		/*var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("nav_tech"));
		menu3.addItem("PERFORMANCE", "index.php?p=page&page_id=performance_tech&pg=techartic-wmimk4");
		menu3.addItem("MAINTENANCE", "index.php?p=page&page_id=maintenance_tech&pg=techartic-save-corrado");*/
		//==================================================================================================

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