function init() {
	TransMenu.initialize();
}



// 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, 0, TransMenu.reference.bottomLeft);

	//==================================================================================================
	// create a dropdown menu
	//==================================================================================================
	// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
	//==================================================================================================
//==================================================================================================
	var aboutMenu = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("aboutUsImg"));
	aboutMenu.addItem("Description of WDS","/traditionofexcellence/description.cfm");
	aboutMenu.addItem("Mission Statement","/traditionofexcellence/missionStatement.cfm");
	aboutMenu.addItem("Admissions","/traditionofexcellence/admissions.cfm");	

	var contactMenu = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("contactUsImg"));
	contactMenu.addItem("Office Info","/contactus/officeInfo.cfm");
	contactMenu.addItem("Email Form","/contactus/emailForm.cfm");
	contactMenu.addItem("Directions","/contactus/directions.cfm");
	
	var photoGalleryMenu = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("photoGalleryImg"));
	photoGalleryMenu.addItem("School Photos","/photogallery/photogallery.cfm?phototype=wds");
	photoGalleryMenu.addItem("Summer Photos","/photogallery/photogallery.cfm?phototype=wsd");
	photoGalleryMenu.addItem("Videos","/_video/video_list.cfm");
	/*var menuNews_calendar = menuNews.addMenu(menuNews.items[0]);
	menuNews_calendar.addItem("This Month", "http://youngpup.net/italy/photos/ventimiglia/thumb/102_0261.jpg"); 
	menuNews_calendar.addItem("Next Month", ""); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
	
	//==================================================================================================
	var menuCommunity = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("photoGalleryImg"));
	menuCommunity.addItem("Local Stores", ""); 
	menuCommunity.addItem("Mikvah", ""); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
	menuCommunity.addItem("Eruv", ""); 

	//==================================================================================================
	var menuCommittee = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("photoGalleryImg"));
	menuCommittee.addItem("Chesed Commitee", ""); 
	menuCommittee.addItem("Bikur Cholim", ""); 
	menuCommittee.addItem("Chevra Kadisha", ""); 
	menuCommittee.addItem("Hospitality Committee", ""); 
	menuCommittee.addItem("Sisterhood", ""); 
	menuCommittee.addItem("Welcoming Committee", ""); */

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

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