//==================================================================================================
        // 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("newsitems"));
        	  menu1.addItem("Quincy/Adams County", "http://www.whig.com/qa_countynews/digqacountynews.php");
     		  menu1.addItem("Local Sports", "http://www.whig.com/secure_sports/localsports.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Businesses", "http://www.whig.com/localbusiness/diglocalbusiness.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Entertainment", "http://www.whig.com/entertainment/digentertainment.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Weddings, Anniversaries & Engagements", "http://www.whig.com/secure_living/secure_living.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Police & Courts", "http://www.whig.com/police/digpolice.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Births & Obituaries", "http://www.whig.com/obituaries_births/digobituaries_births.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Agriculture", "http://www.whig.com/agriculture/agriculture.php");
			  menu1.addItem("Opinions & Columns", "http://www.whig.com/opinion/digopinion.php");
			
		  var menu2 = ms2.addMenu(document.getElementById("features"));
			  menu2.addItem("Outdoors", "http://www.whig.com/outdoors/outdoors.php");
			  menu2.addItem("Health", "http://www.whig.com/health/health.php");
			  menu2.addItem("Lifestyle", "http://www.whig.com/lifestyle/lifestyle.php");
			  menu2.addItem("Special Sections", 			"http://www.whig.com/specialsections/specialsections.php");
			  menu2.addItem("Visitors Guide", "http://www.whig.com/visitor_guide/visitor.php");
		  
			
		var menu3 = ms2.addMenu(document.getElementById("weather"));
			menu3.addItem("Quincy", "http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?zipcode=62301&partner=1702");
			menu3.addItem("Pittsfield", "http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?zipcode=62363&partner=1702");
			menu3.addItem("Keokuk", "http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?zipcode=52632&partner=1702");
			menu3.addItem("Hannibal", "http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?zipcode=63401&partner=1702");
 

		var menu5 = ms2.addMenu(document.getElementById("contactus"));
			menu5.addItem("Employee Directory", "http://www.whig.com/contact/contact_us.php");
			menu5.addItem("Wedding Form", "http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/weddingform.php");
			menu5.addItem("Engagement Form", "http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/engagementform.php");
			menu5.addItem("Anniversary Form", "http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/anniversaryform.php");
			menu5.addItem("Submit An Ad", "http://www.whig.com/contact/submit_an_ad.php");

		/* this is the green submenu */
		var menu4 = ms2.addMenu(document.getElementById("customerservice"));
			menu4.addItem("Contact Us", "");
			menu4.addItem("Subscriptions", "http://www.whig.com/contact/subscribe.php");
			menu4.addItem("Get More Content", "http://www.whig.com/register_info.php");
			menu4.addItem("Make Payments", "http://www.whig.com/make_payments.php");
			menu4.addItem("Change Address", "http://www.whig.com/contact/change_address.php");
			menu4.addItem("Going On Vacation?", "http://www.whig.com/contact/stop_delivery.php");
			menu4.addItem("Helping Educate Kids", "http://www.whig.com/educate.php");
			menu4.addItem("Event Photos", "http://www.whig.com/whig_gallery.php");
			menu4.addItem("Corrections", "http://www.whig.com/corrections.php");

		 /* this is the black submenu */
		if(context == 'dig')
			submenu1 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[0], 'down', 'topLeft', -55, 2)
		else
			submenu1 = menu4.addMenu(menu4.items[0])
		submenu1.addItem("Employee Directory", 'http://www.whig.com/contact/contact_us.php');
		submenu1.addItem("Wedding Form", 'http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/weddingform.php');
		submenu1.addItem("Engagement Form", 'http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/engagementform.php');
		submenu1.addItem("Anniversary Form", 'http://www.whig.com/servicelinks/anniversaryform.php');
		submenu1.addItem("Submit An Ad", 'http://www.whig.com/contact/submit_an_ad.php');



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

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