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, 16, 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("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Overview", "/company/index.php");
		menu1.addItem("History", "/company/history.php");
		menu1.addItem("Services", "/company/services.php");
		menu1.addItem("Publishing", "/company/publishing.php");
		menu1.addItem("Recording", "/company/recording.php");
		menu1.addItem("Distribution", "/company/distribution.php");
		menu1.addItem("Team", "/company/team.php");
		menu1.addItem("Join Street Team", "/company/street_team.php");
		
		var submenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[2]);
		
		submenu1.addItem("Talent Agent/Booking", "/company/booking.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Event Management", "/company/event.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Scoring/Music Supervision", "/company/scoring.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Scouting", "/company/scouting.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Consulting", "/company/consulting.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Advertising/Media Buying", "/company/advertising.php");
		submenu1.addItem("Sports Management", "/company/sports.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("Testimonials", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/press/testimonials.php");
		menu2.addItem("Mailing List", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/press/mailing_list.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("Coming Soon", "#");
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Tour Dates", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/tour/index.php");
		menu4.addItem("Hot Tickets", "http://tickets.mothershipentertainment.com/");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Hats", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/store/results.php?category=3");
		menu5.addItem("Stickers", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/store/results.php?category=1");
		menu5.addItem("CD's", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/store/results.php?category=5");
		menu5.addItem("Posters", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/store/results.php?category=2");
		menu5.addItem("Shirts", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/store/results.php?category=4");
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("Sponsors", "/partners/sponsors.php");
		menu6.addItem("Distributors", "/partners/distributors.php");
		menu6.addItem("Links", "/partners/links.php");
		menu6.addItem("Venues", "/partners/venues.php");
		menu6.addItem("Investors", "/partners/investors.php");
		//==================================================================================================
		
		//==================================================================================================
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("Contact Info", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/contact/index.php");
		menu7.addItem("Mailing List", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/contact/mailing_list.php");
		menu7.addItem("Submissions/Proposals", "http://www.mothershipentertainment.com/contact/submissions.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();
	}