	// 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 (clarksonDropDown.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 clarksonDropDownSet(clarksonDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, clarksonDropDown.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("- Code of Conduct", "#"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick

		

		// menu - Construction Services

		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));

		menu2.addItem("- Site Grading", urlRoot + "/grade_comm.html"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick

		menu2.addItem("- Utility", urlRoot + "/utility_channel.html");		// send no URL if there is a sub menu needed

		menu2.addItem("- Excavation", urlRoot + "/excavate_earth.html");

		menu2.addItem("- Paving", urlRoot +  "/paving_asphalt.html");

		menu2.addItem("- Structure", urlRoot + "/structure_bridge.html");


		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================

		// 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])

		//==================================================================================================

		// submenu

		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);

		subMenu2.addItem("- Commercial", urlRoot + "/grade_comm.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Residential", urlRoot + "/grade_res.html");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[1]);

		subMenu2.addItem("- Pipe & Box Culvert", urlRoot + "/utility_pipe.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Sanitary Sewer/Waterline", urlRoot + "/utility_sanitary.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Open Channel", urlRoot + "/utility_channel.html");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[2]);

		subMenu2.addItem("- Earth", urlRoot + "/excavate_earth.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Rock", urlRoot + "/excavate_rock.html");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[3]);

		subMenu2.addItem("- Concrete", urlRoot + "/paving_concrete.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Asphalt", urlRoot + "/paving_asphalt.html");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu2 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[4]);

		subMenu2.addItem("- Bridge Construction", urlRoot + "/structure_bridge.html");
		
		subMenu2.addItem("- Bridge Demolition", urlRoot + "/structure_demo.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Retaining Walls", urlRoot + "/structure_retaining.html");
		
		subMenu2.addItem("- Noise Walls", urlRoot + "/structure_noise.html");

		subMenu2.addItem("- Building", urlRoot + "/structure_building.html");

		

		// menu - Projects

    	var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));

		menu3.addItem("- Highway & Bridge", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Highway+and+Bridge&ProjectStatus=Current");

		menu3.addItem("- Commercial", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Commercial&ProjectStatus=Current");

		menu3.addItem("- Residential", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Residential&ProjectStatus=Current");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[0]);

		subMenu3.addItem("- Current", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Highway+and+Bridge&ProjectStatus=Current");

		subMenu3.addItem("- Completed", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Highway+and+Bridge&ProjectStatus=Complete");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[1]);

		subMenu3.addItem("- Current", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Commercial&ProjectStatus=Current");

		subMenu3.addItem("- Completed", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Commercial&projectstatus=Complete");

		

		// submenu

		var subMenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[2]);

		subMenu3.addItem("- Current", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Residential&ProjectStatus=Current");

		subMenu3.addItem("- Completed", urlRoot + "/ProjectMain.asp?ProjectCategory=Residential&ProjectStatus=Complete");

		

		// menu - Affiliates

		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));

		menu4.addItem("- Superior Bowen Asphalt", urlRoot + "/sub_superior.html");

		menu4.addItem("- Everett Quarries", urlRoot + "/sub_everett.html");

		menu4.addItem("- Johnson County Aggregates", urlRoot + "/sub_joco.html");

		menu4.addItem("- Osage National Residential Holdings, LLC", urlRoot + "/sub_osage.html");

		menu4.addItem("- Micro-Lite, LLC", urlRoot + "/sub_micro.html");

		//menu4.addItem("- Total Risk Management", urlRoot + "/sub_risk.html");



		//==================================================================================================

		// 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.

		//==================================================================================================

		clarksonDropDown.renderAll();

	}

