function init()

{

	menus[0] = new menu(24, "horizontal", 18, 92, -1, 0, "#ffffff", "#ffffff", "arial", 9, 

			// "weight", "weight-on", "font color off", "font color on", "border width", "padding", "arrow -- rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/lnav/tri-right1.gif:images/tri-right2.gif" ,"shadow effect"

	"bold", "bold", "000000", "000000", 0, "999999", 0, "", false, true, true, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

	menus[0].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/", "", 54, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/about.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/about2.gif", 1);

	//menus[0].addItem("", "", 20,  "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif", 0); //bar

	//menus[0].addItem("", "", 74, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/media.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/media2.gif", 2);

	menus[0].addItem("", "", 25,  "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif", 0); //bar	

	menus[0].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/", "", 46, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/regions.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/regions2.gif", 2);

	menus[0].addItem("", "", 25,  "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif", 0); //bar

	menus[0].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/corp/", "", 76, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/corp.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/corp2.gif", 3);

	menus[0].addItem("", "", 25,  "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif", 0); //bar

	menus[0].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/fin/", "", 119, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/fin.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/fin2.gif", 4);

	menus[0].addItem("", "", 25,  "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/vgray.gif", 0); //bar

	menus[0].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/ps/", "", 77, "left", "rollover:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/ps.gif:/transactionservices/homepage/images/menu/ps2.gif", 5);



	menus[1] = new menu(200, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	menus[1].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/articles.htm", "", 20,  "left", "articles", 0);

	menus[1].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/awards.htm ", "", 20,  "left", "awards", 0);

	menus[1].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/casestudies/", "", 20,  "left", "case studies", 0);

	menus[1].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/events.htm", "", 20,  "left", "client events and industry conferences", 0);

	menus[1].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/about/press/", "", 20,  "left", "press room", 0);


	

	//menus[2] = new menu(80, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	




	menus[2] = new menu(142, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/africa/", "", 20,  "left", "africa", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/asia/", "", 20,  "left", "asia pacific", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/ceeur/", "", 20,  "left", "central and eastern europe", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/cis/", "", 35,  "left", "commonwealth of independent states", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/lam/", "", 20,  "left", "latin america", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/me/", "", 20,  "left", "middle east", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/nam/", "", 20,  "left", "north america", 0);

	menus[2].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/regions/weur/", "", 20,  "left", "western europe", 0);



	menus[3] = new menu(150, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	menus[3].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/securitiesfunds.htm", "", 20,  "left", "securities and fund services", 0);

	menus[3].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/cash/index.htm", "", 20,  "left", "treasury and trade solutions", 0);



 	menus[4] = new menu(150, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	menus[4].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/securitiesfunds.htm", "", 20,  "left", "securities and fund services", 0);

	menus[4].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/cash_f/index.htm", "", 20,  "left", "treasury and trade solutions", 0);



 	menus[5] = new menu(150, "vertical", 0, 0, -1, -1, "#eeeeee", "#ffffff", "arial", 8, "", "", "000000", "cc0000", 0, "999999", 2, "", false, true, false, false , 0, true, 0, 0, "black");

 	menus[5].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/securitiesfunds.htm", "", 20,  "left", "securities and fund services", 0);

	menus[5].addItem("/transactionservices/homepage/cash_ps/index.htm", "", 20,  "left", "treasury and trade solutions", 0);





} //outer closing bracket. everything added must be above this line.