function init(){
if(!window.standards) return;
if(window.inited) return;
//////////////////////////////////  GLOBAL OFFSET VARIABLES //////////////////////////////	
	if(bw.wIE || bw.ns){
		menuOffsetTop = 3; // first level menu. smaller number is more up
		menuOffsetLeft = 2; // first level menu. smaller number is more right.
	}
	else if(bw.mIE){
		menuOffsetTop = -1; // first level menu. smaller number is more right
		menuOffsetLeft = -6; // first level menu. smaller number is more right
	}
	submenuOffsetTop = -14 ;// smaller number is closer to top

	if(bw.wIE) submenuOffsetLeft = -12; // left-side menu. smaller number is closer to menu
	else if(bw.mIE) submenuOffsetLeft = -4; // left-side menu. smaller number is closer to menu

	submenuOffsetRight = 0;// right-side menu.  smaller number is closer to menu.
//////////////////////////////////  GLOBAL OFFSET VARIABLES //////////////////////////////	


	var uiMenubar = new Menubar();

	var abtMenu = new Menu('About Us');
	uiMenubar.add(abtMenu);
	abtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Our Company','ourcompany.html'));
	abtMenu.add(new MenuItem('References','references.html'));
	abtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sub Contractors','subcontractors.html'));
	abtMenu.add(new MenuItem('Policies','policies.html'));
	
	svcMenu = new Menu('Services');
	uiMenubar.add(svcMenu);
	svcMenu.add(new MenuItem('Residential Landscaping','landscaping.html'));
	svcMenu.add(new MenuItem('Masonry','masonry.html'));
	svcMenu.add(new MenuItem('Water Gardens','watergardens.html'));
		
	ntsMenu = new Menu('News & Notes');
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	ntsDHTMLMenu = new Menu('Plant Care');
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Establishing Roots','establishingrootsarticle.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Groundcovers for Erosion Control','groundcovers.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Diseases','diseases.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Fertilization','fertilization.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Plant Food Elements','plantfoodelements.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Pruning','pruning.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Watering','watering.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Tips on Watering Landscape Plants','tipsonwateringplants.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Understanding Hydrangeas','hydrangeas.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Understanding Roses','roses.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(ntsDHTMLMenu);
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	ntsDHTMLMenu = new Menu('Deer Information');
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Hardy, Deer Proof Plants','hardydeerproofplants.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Deer and Your Landscaping','deerlandscaping.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Deer-Resistant Plant Survey Results','deer-resistantplants.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(ntsDHTMLMenu);
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	ntsDHTMLMenu = new Menu('Lawn Care');
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Aeration','aeration.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Fertilization Optimization','fertilizationoptimization.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Turf Renovation 101','turfrenovation.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Calendar','calendar.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Mowing','mowing.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Watering Tips','wateringtips.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Understanding Turf & Garden','turfgarden.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(ntsDHTMLMenu);
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Local Online Resource: www.suzysaid.com','http://www.suzysaid.com/fairfield/index.php?page=home'));
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	ntsDHTMLMenu = new Menu('Mulch Information');
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sweet-Peet','mulch.html'));
	ntsDHTMLMenu.add(new MenuItem('Article: Why We Use Mulch','mulch2.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(ntsDHTMLMenu);
			
	
	ntsMenu.addSeparator("#000388");
	
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Soil Testing Article','soiltesting.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Create a Tick Safe Environment','tickenvironment.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Tick Safe Seasonal Checklist','tickchecklist.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Trees for Children Article','treesforchildren.html'));
	ntsMenu.add(new MenuItem('Yard Maintenance Checklist','yardmaintenancechecklist.html'));
	uiMenubar.add(ntsMenu);

	conMenu = new Menu('Contact Us');
	uiMenubar.add(conMenu);
	conMenu.add(new MenuItem('By E-mail or phone','contactus.html'));
	
	hmeMenu = new Menu('Home');
	uiMenubar.add(hmeMenu);
	hmeMenu.add(new MenuItem('Outdoor Design','index.html'));
	
	uiMenubar.useMouseOver();
	document.body.appendChild(uiMenubar);
	
	// setWidth method added april 2, 2002.
	uiMenubar.setWidth("auto",0);
	
	window.inited = true;
}