if (mtDropDown.isSupported()) {

		
		// create a set of dropdowns
		
		var ms = new mtDropDownSet(mtDropDown.direction.left, 222, 0, 1, mtDropDown.reference.bottomLeft);


		// menu2 : Oplossingen
		var menu2 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu2"));
		
		menu2.addItem("− About  The NBAIM", "about.asp");
		menu2.addItem("− Vision & Mission ", "mission.asp");
		menu2.addItem("− Mandate", "mandate.asp");
		menu2.addItem("− Objectives", "objectives.asp");
		menu2.addItem("− Organizational chart", "organ.asp");


		var menu3 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu3"));
		menu3.addItem("− Research Activities", "researchact.asp");
		menu3.addItem("− Future Plan", "future.asp");
		menu3.addItem("− Technology Development", "technology.asp");
		


		var menu4 = ms.addMenu(document.getElementById("menu4"));
		menu4.addItem("− Research Papers", "researchpapers.asp");
		menu4.addItem("− Reviews Articles/ Chapters", "reviews.asp");
		menu4.addItem("− Sequences deposited in Gene Bank", "sequences.asp");
		menu4.addItem("− Annual Reports", "annualreport.asp");
		menu4.addItem("− Newsletter", "newsletter.asp");
		menu4.addItem("− Books & Manuals", "booksmanuals.asp");



		mtDropDown.renderAll();
	}