// 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, 0, 1, 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("home"));
			menu1.addItem("CampaignCola.com", "http://www.campaigncola.com"); 

		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("candidates"));
			menu2.addItem("Barack Obama","../files/obama-barack.php");
			menu2.addItem("Hillary Clinton","../files/hillary-clinton.php");
			menu2.addItem("John McCain","../files/john-mccain.php");
			menu2.addItem("Ron Paul","../files/ron-paul.php");



		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("vote"));

			menu3.addItem("Vote Now","../files/vote.php");


		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("difference"));
			menu4.addItem("Create Some Change","../files/create-change.php");
			menu4.addItem("Ameri-Cola", "../files/ameri-cola.php");

		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("resources"));
			menu5.addItem("Voting Vernacular","../files/voting-vernacular.php");
			menu5.addItem("Become a Voter","../files/become-voter.php");
			menu5.addItem("Find your polling place","../files/polling-place.php");
			
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("jonescola"));
			menu6.addItem("Jones Pure Cane Cola", "../files/jonescola.php");
			menu6.addItem("Ameri-Cola", "../files/ameri-cola.php");

			
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("store"));
			menu7.addItem("Store","http://www.myjones.com/shop/beverages/campaign-cola");

			
		//==================================================================================================
			
		//==================================================================================================

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