function init() {
		//==========================================================================================
		// if supported, initialize TransMenus
		//==========================================================================================
		// Check isSupported() so that menus aren't accidentally sent to non-supporting browsers.
		// This is better than server-side checking because it will also catch browsers which would
		// normally support the menus but have javascript disabled.
		//
		// If supported, call initialize() and then hook whatever image rollover code you need to do
		// to the .onactivate and .ondeactivate events for each menu.
		//==========================================================================================
		if (TransMenu.isSupported()) {
			TransMenu.initialize();

			// hook all the highlight swapping of the main toolbar to menu activation/deactivation
			// instead of simple rollover to get the effect where the button stays hightlit until
			// the menu is closed.
			menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_0").className = "menu_main_hovering"; };
			menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_0").className = "menu_main"; };

			menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_1").className = "menu_main_hovering"; };
			menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_1").className = "menu_main"; };

			menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_2").className = "menu_main_hovering"; };
			menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_2").className = "menu_main"; };

			menu1.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_3").className = "menu_main_hovering"; };
			menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("menu_3").className = "menu_main"; };

		}
	}

	// 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, 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("menu_1"));
		menu1.addItem("Mission", "/about/mission.php");
		menu1.addItem("Who We Are", "/about/who_we_are.php");
		menu1.addItem("Behind the Scenes", "/about/behind_the_scenes.php");
		menu1.addItem("Links", "/about/links.php");
		menu1.addItem("Media Room", "/about/press_room/");
		menu1.addItem("Legal/Copyright", "/about/legal.php");
		menu1.addItem("Privacy Policy", "/about/privacy_policy.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu_2"));
		menu2.addItem("Photographer Bios", "/photography/bios.php");
		menu2.addItem("Inspirations", "/photography/inspirations.php");
		menu2.addItem("In Situ - Commercial", "/photography/commercial.php");
		menu2.addItem("In Situ - Residential", "/photography/residential.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu_3"));
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 19", "/portfolios/series_19.php");
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 18", "/portfolios/series_18.php");
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 14", "/portfolios/series_14.php");
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 15", "/portfolios/series_15.php");
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 10", "/portfolios/series_10.php");
		menu3.addItem("SERIES 12", "/portfolios/series_12.php");
		menu3.addItem("Guest Photography", "/portfolios/guest_photography.php");
		menu3.addItem("<br> Series by <br> Designer", "/portfolios/brseries_by_br_designer_.php");
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu_4"));
		menu4.addItem("Talk to Us", "/contact/general_form.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();
	}