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("our-team").style.backgroundPosition="bottom left"; };
	menu1.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("our-team").style.backgroundPosition="top left"; };

	//menu2.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="bottom left"; };
	//menu2.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="top left"; };

	//menu3.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="bottom left"; };
	//menu3.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="top left"; };

	//menu4.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="bottom left"; };
	//menu4.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="top left"; };

	//menu5.onactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="bottom left"; };
	//menu5.ondeactivate = function() { document.getElementById("").style.backgroundPosition="top left"; };
		}
	}


	// 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, 10, 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("our-team"));
	menu1.addItem("Robert E. Smith, CCIM", "http://www.amecs.com/res.html");
	menu1.addItem("Mark D. Smith", "http://www.amecs.com/mark.html"); 
	menu1.addItem("Gerald A. Smith", "http://www.amecs.com/gs.html"); 
	menu1.addItem("Amity L. Rohlfing", "http://www.amecs.com/alr.html"); 
	//menu1.addItem("Darrell H. Johnson, CCIM", "http://www.amecs.com/dhj.html"); 
	menu1.addItem("Paul M. Guyet", "http://www.amecs.com/pmg.html"); 
	//menu1.addItem("Kurt R. Gies, CCIM", "http://www.amecs.com/kgies.html"); 
	//menu1.addItem("Kevin C. Miller", "http://www.amecs.com/kcm.html"); 
	//menu1.addItem("William T. Van Hest", "http://www.amecs.com/wvh.html"); 
	menu1.addItem("Geoffrey M. Harlan", "http://www.amecs.com/gharlan.html");

	//var submenu0 = menu1.addMenu(menu1.items[1]);
	//submenu0.addItem("id_name_here", "url_here");

    	//var submenu00 = submenu0.addMenu(submenu0.items[0]);
    	//submenu00.addItem("foo");
    	//submenu00.addItem("bar");
	//==================================================================================================

	//==================================================================================================
	//var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById(""));
	//menu2.addItem("", "#");
	//menu2.addItem("", "#");

	//var submenu1 = menu2.addMenu(menu2.items[0]);
	//submenu1.addItem("Galeria", "");
	//submenu1.addItem("Duomo", "");
	//submenu1.addItem("Castle", "");
	//==================================================================================================

	//==================================================================================================
	//var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById(""));
	//menu3.addItem("", "#");

	//var submenu2 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[0]);
	//var submenu3 = menu3.addMenu(menu3.items[1]);

	//submenu2.addItem("Hostel", "");
	//submenu2.addItem("Piazza Erba", "");
	//submenu2.addItem("Castle", "");
	//submenu2.addItem("Arena", "");

	//submenu3.addItem("Piazza San Marco", "");
	//submenu3.addItem("Lagoon", "");
	//submenu3.addItem("Hotel", "");
	//submenu3.addItem("Chichetti", "");
	//submenu3.addItem("Doge's Palace", "");
	//==================================================================================================

	//==================================================================================================
	//var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById(""));
	//menu4.addItem("", "#");

	//var submenu4 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[0]);
	//var submenu5 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[1]);

	//submenu4.addItem("Hostile", "");
	//submenu4.addItem("Duomo", "");
	//submenu4.addItem("Pitti Palace", "");
	//submenu4.addItem("Ponte Vecchio", "");

	//submenu5.addItem("Il Campo", "");
	//submenu5.addItem("Roman Center", "");
	//submenu5.addItem("Duomo", "");
	//==================================================================================================

	//==================================================================================================
	//var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById(""));
	//menu5.addItem("", "#");
	//menu5.addItem("", "#");

	//var submenu6 = menu5.addMenu(menu5.items[0]);
	//submenu6.addItem("Appian Way", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Trastevere", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Pantheon", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Palantine Hill", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Colloseum", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Forum", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Trevi Fountain", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("St. Peter's", "");
	//submenu6.addItem("Vatican Museum", "");
	//==================================================================================================

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