// 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", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		
menu1.addItem(": Contact Information", "#");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// 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])
		//==================================================================================================
				

// menu : Overview
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem(" Introduction", "default.asp");
		
menu1.addItem(" Portage la Prairie Advantage", "bdplapadvantage.asp");
		
menu1.addItem(" Links & Resources", "bdlinks.asp");
	
menu1.addItem(" Community Profile", "bdprofile.asp");
	
menu1.addItem(" Doing Business in Portage la Prairie", "bddoingbusiness.asp");
	
menu1.addItem(" Staff", "bdstaff.asp");
	
menu1.addItem(" Our Achievements", "bdachievements.asp");
	
menu1.addItem(" Quality of Life", "bdqualityoflife.asp");

menu1.addItem(" Commercial Land", "bdcommercialland.asp");

menu1.addItem(" Planning District ", "bdplanningdistrict.asp");

menu1.addItem(" FAQ About Building in Portage ", "bdfaq.asp");
	

// submenu
		var subMenu1 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[8]);
		
subMenu1.addItem(" Sales", "bdsales.asp");

	
subMenu1.addItem(" Available Land", "bdaland.asp");

	



// menu : Demographics
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		
menu2.addItem(" Population", "bdpopulation.asp");
		
menu2.addItem(" Education", "bdeducation.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Leading Employers", "bdmajoremp.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Housing", "bdhousing.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Trading Area", "bdtradingarea.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Business Licensing", "../corporate/permits.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Tourism", "../community/default.asp");

menu2.addItem(" Census Reports", "bdcensus.asp");


// submenu
		var subMenu1 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[3]);
		
subMenu1.addItem(" Statistics", "bdstats.asp");

	
subMenu1.addItem(" Available Rental Units", "bdrentals.asp");

	


// menu McMillan Industrial
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
	
menu3.addItem(" Poplar Bluff Industrial Park", "bdpbindust.asp");

menu3.addItem(" McMillan Industrial Park", "bdmcmillan.asp");

menu3.addItem(" Industrial Land Sale Policy", "bdindlandpol.asp");

menu3.addItem(" Permitted Uses & Site Requirements ", "bdpermitteduses.asp");

menu3.addItem(" Other Industrial Sites", "bdothersites.asp");

menu3.addItem(" Municipal Tax Sharing Agreement", "bdmuntaxsharing.asp");



// menu : Labour
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));

menu4.addItem(" Special Reports", "bdspecialrpts.asp");

menu4.addItem(" Labour Market Information", "bdlabourinfo.asp");

menu4.addItem(" Labour Links", "bdlabourlinks.asp");

menu4.addItem(" Immigration", "bdimmigration.asp");


// submenu
		var subMenu1 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[3]);
		
subMenu1.addItem(" Portage International Agency", "piagency.asp");

	
subMenu1.addItem(" Portage International Committee", "picommittee.asp");

	
subMenu1.addItem(" Frequently Asked Questions", "bdfaq.asp");

	
subMenu1.addItem(" Provincial Nominee Program", "bdprovnom.asp");

	


// menu : Taxes
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));

menu5.addItem(" Tax Information ", "../corporate/taxes.asp");



// menu : Infastructure
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
	
menu6.addItem(" Water", "../corporate/watertreatment.asp");
		
menu6.addItem(" Wastewater", "../corporate/wastewater.asp");
	
	

// menu : Contact
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
	
menu7.addItem(" Request an Information Package", "../corporate/inquiry.asp");
		
menu7.addItem(" Submit a Business Lead", "../corporate/inquiry.asp");
	




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