	// 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 (graniteDropDown.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 graniteDropDownSet(graniteDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, graniteDropDown.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
		
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		menu2.addItem("- About Paula Flowe", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/about_paula_flowe.php");
		menu2.addItem("- Our Mission", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/mission.php"); // send no URL if nothing should happen onclick
		menu2.addItem("- Meet Our Board Members", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/board_members.php");
			
		
		
		
		// menu
    	var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("- Help Support Our Work", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/volunteer_form.php");
		menu3.addItem("- View Our Calendar", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/calendar.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Make A Donation", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/donate.php");
		menu3.addItem("- Sign Our Petition to President Obama", "http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/BanUSPubSchoolCorporalPunishment/index.html");
		
		
		// menu
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("- Have You Been Paddled In School?", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/urstory.php");
		menu4.addItem("- Tell Us Ur Story", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/urstory.php");

		// submenu
		var subMenu4 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[1]);
		subMenu4.addItem("- Current Student Public", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/student_public.php");
		subMenu4.addItem("- Current Student Anonymous", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/student_anonymous.php");
		subMenu4.addItem("- Adult Victims Public", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/adult_public.php");
		subMenu4.addItem("- Adult Victims Anonymous", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/adult_anonymous.php");
				

		// menu
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("- TV News Reports: Abusive Teachers/Administrators", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/articles/articles_index.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Our News Room: Articles &amp; Documents", "http://www.thehittingstopshereurstory.com/newsroom/2011/newsroom_index_2011.php");
		menu5.addItem("- Message Board", "http://www.thehittingstopshereurstory.com/messageboard/");
		menu5.addItem("- Heavy Hitters Of The Weak", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/heavy_hitters.php");		
		menu5.addItem("- US Map and Statistics", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/us_states.php");
		

		// menu
		var menu6 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu6"));
		menu6.addItem("- 2010 Mississippi Takeoff Campaign", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/campaign_mississippi.php");
		menu6.addItem("- 2009 Washington DC", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/campaign_dc.php");
		menu6.addItem("- 2009 Memphis Academy of Health Sciences", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/campaign_mahs.php");
		menu6.addItem("- 2009 Wharton Texas", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/campaign_wharton.php");
		menu6.addItem("- 2009 Temple Texas ISD", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/campaign_temple.php");
		menu6.addItem("- SAFEPASS", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/safepass.php");

		var subMenu6 = menu6.addMenu(menu6.items[1]);
		subMenu6.addItem("- Our DC Flyer", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/docs/Wash Demo Flyer 2.pdf"); 
		subMenu6.addItem("- Our DC Pledge Form", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/docs/Pledge form.pdf");
		
		var subMenu6 = menu6.addMenu(menu6.items[4]);
		subMenu6.addItem("- TISD 2009 Campaign Flyer", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/Temple_UL_Flyer_Annoucement.pdf"); 
		subMenu6.addItem("- Download TISD CP Opt-Out Form", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/TISD_CP_OPT_OUT.pdf");
		subMenu6.addItem("- Download TISD Notary Form", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/notary_opt_out.pdf");
		subMenu6.addItem("- TISD 2009-2010 Code of Conduct", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/2009-10TISDStudentCodeofConduct.pdf");
		subMenu6.addItem("- TISD 2009-2010 Student Handbook", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/campaigns/2009-10StudentHandbook.pdf");
		
		// menu
		var menu8 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu8"));
		menu8.addItem("- Abusive School Corporal Punishment Videos", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/cpvideos.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Corporal Punishment Videos (What experts say)", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/videos.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Dr.Phil Show (His Views on Corporal Punishment)", "http://www.thehittingstopshereurstory.com/drphil.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Corporal Punishment Photos", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/media_photos_warning.php");		
		menu8.addItem("- YouTube", "#");
		menu8.addItem("- America Speaks (Radio)", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/blogtalk2.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Public Spanking 101 (Radio)", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/blogtalk.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Wackerville Cartoons", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/wackerville.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Resources", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/board_members.php");
		menu8.addItem("- Visit Us On Facebook", "http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hitting-Stops-Here/113431182025887?ref=ts");
		menu8.addItem("- See Our Videos", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/videos_news.php");
		
		// submenu
		var subMenu8 = menu8.addMenu(menu8.items[8]);
		subMenu8.addItem("- Plain Talk About Spanking", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/plaintalk.php");
		subMenu8.addItem("- Bumper Stickers, Posters & Cards", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/merchandise.php");
		subMenu8.addItem("- Positive Discipline Books", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/resources/books/books_index.php");
		
		var subMenu8 = menu8.addMenu(menu8.items[4]);
		subMenu8.addItem("- View our YouTube Videos", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/media_youtube.php");
		//subMenu8.addItem("- YouthFreedomFighters on YouTube", "http://www.thehittingstopshere.com/media_youtube_YFF.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.
		//==================================================================================================
		graniteDropDown.renderAll();
	}

