// 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 (DropDown.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 DropDownSet(DropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, DropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================


		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- GAME REPORTS
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Dental Clinic", "dentalClinic.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Medical Urgent Care", "urgentCare.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Feedback", "feedback.php");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- STATS
		//var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		//menu4.addItem("- NFL Standings", "http://www.nfl.com/standings");
		//menu4.addItem("- NFL Stats", "http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/NE");
		
		//menu4.addItem("- Games", "/stats/index.cfm?ac=games");
		//menu4.addItem("- Season", "/stats/index.cfm?ac=season");
		//menu4.addItem("- Career", "/stats/index.cfm?ac=career");		
		//menu4.addItem("- All-time Leaders", "/stats/index.cfm?ac=alltimeleaders");				
		//menu4.addItem("- NFL.com", "http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/ne/2004/regular");
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- FANZONE
		//var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		//menu5.addItem("- Overview", "/fanzone/public/");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Arcade ", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=arcade");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Bulletin Board", "http://originwww.patriots.com/fanzone/index.cfm?ac=chatandbbs");
		//menu5.addItem("- Chat Room", "http://originwww.patriots.com/fanzone/index.cfm?ac=chatandbbs");
		//menu5.addItem("- Email a Patriot", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=playerfeedback");
		//menu5.addItem("- FAQ", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=faq");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Fan Club Registry", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=FcorHome");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Fan of the Year", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=fanoftheyear");
		//menu5.addItem("- Fantasy Forecast", "http://originwww.patriots.com/fanzone/index.cfm?ac=fantasyforecast");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Feedback", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=feedback");	
		//menu5.addItem("- Patriots Football Weekly", "http://www.pfwonline.com");
		//menu5.addItem("- Desktop Wallpaper", "/desktoplive/");
		//menu5.addItem("- Cingular Wireless Update", "/fanzone/public/index.cfm?ac=cingularwirelessupdate");
		//menu5.addItem("- Play Of The Game", "/fanzone/public/PlayOfTheGame");	

		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- STADIUM
		//var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		//menu6.addItem("- Overview", "/stadium/");
		//menu6.addItem("- Directions", "/stadium/index.cfm?ac=directions");		
		//menu6.addItem("- Gillettestadium.com", "http://www.gillettestadium.com");	
		//menu6.addItem("- Stadium News", "/stadium/index.cfm?ac=stadiumnews");		
		//menu6.addItem("- Ticket Sales", "/stadium/index.cfm?ac=ticketsales");
		//menu6.addItem("- Job Postings", "http://www.gillettestadium.com/stadium_information/index.cfm?ac=jobs ");
		
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- CHEERLEADERS
		var menu7 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu7"));
		menu7.addItem("- Dental Clinic", "careersDC.php");
		menu7.addItem("- Medical Urgent Care", "careersUC.php");		
		
		//GLOBAL NAV --- Community
		var menu8 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu8"));
		menu8.addItem("- Contact Information", "contact.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Directions", "contactForm.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		DropDown.renderAll();
	}