	// 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 (mtDropDown.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 mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.down, 0, 0, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);

		//==================================================================================================
		// create a dropdown menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// the first parameter should be the HTML element which will act actuator for the menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// le magasin
		var menu1 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu1"));
		menu1.addItem("Plan d'acc&egrave;s","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=6&blogId=2");
		menu1.addItem("Pr&eacute;sentation","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=115&blogId=2");
		menu1.addItem("Qui sommes nous ?","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=7&blogId=2");

		// le blog
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		//menu2.addItem("Blog du magasin","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=5&blogId=2");
		menu2.addItem("Blog du magasin","http://blogs.runningaventure.com");

		// fiches pratiques
		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		//menu3.addItem("Acc&egrave;s aux fiches pratiques","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=Default&postCategoryId=8&blogId=2");
		menu3.addItem("Adidas","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=32");
		menu3.addItem("Arena","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=51");
		menu3.addItem("Asics","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=23");
		menu3.addItem("BV Sport","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=39");
		menu3.addItem("Conform&#039;table","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=97");
		menu3.addItem("Craft","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=78");
		menu3.addItem("Garmin","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=22");
		menu3.addItem("Gore Bike Wear","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=96");
		menu3.addItem("Gore Running We..","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=44");
		menu3.addItem("Had","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=90");
		menu3.addItem("Lafuma","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=92");
		menu3.addItem("Mizuno","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=29");
		menu3.addItem("Mizuno Natation","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=71");
		menu3.addItem("Mulebar","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=94");
		menu3.addItem("Nathan","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=79");
		menu3.addItem("New Balance","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=30");
		menu3.addItem("Newton Running","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=99");
		menu3.addItem("No&egrave;ne","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=82");
		menu3.addItem("Odlo","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=18");
		menu3.addItem("Overstim&#039;s","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=93");
		menu3.addItem("Petzl","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=19");
		menu3.addItem("Polar","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=14");
		menu3.addItem("Rywan","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=102");
		menu3.addItem("Salomon","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=28");
		menu3.addItem("Saucony","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=75");
		menu3.addItem("Skins","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=63");
		menu3.addItem("Speedo","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=40");
		menu3.addItem("Spibelt","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=98");
		menu3.addItem("Squeezy","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=89");
		menu3.addItem("Thuasne","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=85");
		menu3.addItem("TuneBelt","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=101");
		menu3.addItem("Turtles","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=91");
		menu3.addItem("Tyr","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=69");
		menu3.addItem("Ultimate Direct..","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=100");
		menu3.addItem("X Socks","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=20");
		menu3.addItem("Xtenex","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=68");
		menu3.addItem("Zoot","/boutique/index.php?manufacturers_id=83");
		
		/*
		// le reseau
		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("Le team","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=8&blogId=2");
		//menu4.addItem("Communaut&eacute; Facebook","http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000780886101");
		menu4.addItem("Communaut&eacute; Twitter","http://twitter.com/runningaventure");
		menu4.addItem("Nos partenaires","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=13&blogId=2");
		menu4.addItem("Courses et &eacute;v&eacute;nements","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=12&blogId=2");
		menu4.addItem("Club sportif ou Team d'entreprise","http://blogs.runningaventure.com/index.php?op=Default&postCategoryId=12&blogId=2");
		*/
		// vente
		var menu5 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu5"));
		menu5.addItem("Espace client","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/account.php");
		menu5.addItem("Accessoires","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=384");
		menu5.addItem("Chaussettes","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=390");
		menu5.addItem("Chaussures","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=399");
		menu5.addItem("Compression","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=376");
		menu5.addItem("Cycle","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=387");
		menu5.addItem("Di&eacute;t&eacute;tique","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=371");
		menu5.addItem("GPS / Cardio / MiCoach","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=142");
		menu5.addItem("Natation","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=215");
		menu5.addItem("Textile","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=377");
		menu5.addItem("Triathlon","http://www.runningaventure.com/boutique/index.php?cPath=373");

		
		
		//==================================================================================================

		//==================================================================================================
		// add a sub-menu
		//==================================================================================================
		// to add a sub menu to an existing menu object, call it's addMenu method and pass it the item from
		// the parent menu which should act as it's actuator. To add a submenu to the fourth item of a menu
		// called "theMenu", you would do theMenu.addMenu(theMenu.items[3])
		//==================================================================================================
		
		
		
		//==================================================================================================
		// 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.
		//==================================================================================================
		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}

