// the number you pass to initLeft doesn't matter since it will get
		// changed onactivate
		var myMenu1 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu1", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 100)
		var myMenu2 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu2", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 123)
		var myMenu3 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu3", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 79)
		var myMenu4 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu4", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 59)
		var myMenu5 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu5", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 39)
		var myMenu6 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu6", "down", -1000, 106, 100, 40)
		var myMenu7 = new ypSlideOutMenu("menu7", "down", -1000, 106, 170, 95)

    // for each menu, we set up hte onactivate event to call repositionMenu with the amount offset from center, in pixels
		myMenu1.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu1, -0); }
		myMenu2.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu2, -143); }
		myMenu3.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu3, -57); }
		myMenu4.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu4, 39); }
		myMenu5.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu5,  104); }
		myMenu6.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu6,  228); }
		myMenu7.onactivate = function() { repositionMenu(myMenu7,  0); }

    // this function repositions a menu to the speicified offset from center
		function repositionMenu(menu, offset)
		{
      // the new left position should be the center of the window + the offset
			var newLeft = getWindowWidth() / 2 + offset;

      // setting the left position in netscape is a little different than IE
			menu.container.style ? menu.container.style.left = newLeft + "px" : menu.container.left = newLeft;
		}
		 
    // this function calculates the window's width - different for IE and netscape
		function getWindowWidth()
		{
			return window.innerWidth ? window.innerWidth : document.body.offsetWidth;
		}	
	
    // Blend function to create fade effect on rollover buttons
	function lite(obj) {
	 if(document.all&&!window.opera) {
	  obj.filters.blendTrans.apply();
	  obj.filters.blendTrans.play();
	 }
	}