// 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.

        //==================================================================================================
        // 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, -237, 20, TransMenu.reference.topLeft);
		  var ms2     =  new TransMenuSet(TransMenu.direction.down, 100, 20, TransMenu.reference.topLeft);
		  var context = 'reg';
        //==================================================================================================
        // create a dropdown menu
        //==================================================================================================
        // the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
