function mmLoadMenus() {

  var basedir = "http://www.brocku.ca/chemistry";
      	  
  window.mm_menu_general = new Menu("root",150,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_general.addMenuItem("About the Department","location='" + basedir + "/general/aboutdept.html'");
  mm_menu_general.addMenuItem("Message From Chair","location='" + basedir + "/general/chairmsg.html'");
  mm_menu_general.addMenuItem("About St. Catharines","window.open('http://www.stcatharines.ca', '_blank');"); 
  mm_menu_general.addMenuItem("About the Niagara Region","window.open('http://www.regional.niagara.on.ca', '_blank');");
  mm_menu_general.addMenuItem("Contact Information","location='" + basedir + "/general/contacts.html'");
   mm_menu_general.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_general.childMenuIcon="graphics/menu/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_general.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_general.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_general.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_general.bgColor='#999999';
	 
    window.mm_menu_coop = new Menu("Co-op Programs",150,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
     mm_menu_coop.addMenuItem("General Information","location='http://www.brocku.ca/co-op/prospective/index.php'");
     mm_menu_coop.addMenuItem("Chemistry Co-op General Information","location='http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2008/undergrad/chem.html#sec2'");
     mm_menu_coop.addMenuItem("Chemistry Co-op (Honours only)","location='http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2008/undergrad/chem.html#sec5'");
	mm_menu_coop.addMenuItem("Research-oriented Co-op (Honours only)","location='http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2008/undergrad/chem.html#sec6'");
	 mm_menu_coop.hideOnMouseOut=true;
     mm_menu_coop.menuBorder=1;
     mm_menu_coop.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
     mm_menu_coop.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
     mm_menu_coop.bgColor='#999999';
  window.mm_menu_undergraduate = new Menu("root",210,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Programs","location='" + basedir + "/undergraduate/programs.html'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Undergraduate Calendar: Chemistry","location='http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2008/undergrad/CHEM.html'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem(mm_menu_coop,"location='" + basedir + "/undergraduate/coop.html'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("BSc/BEd","location='http://www.brocku.ca/bscbed'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Scholarships and Awards","location='http://www.brocku.ca/safa/scholarship.html'");  
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Contact Information","location='" + basedir + "/general/contacts.html'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Chemistry 2P98 & 3P98 Guidelines","location='" + basedir + "/undergraduate/CHEM 2P98 & 3P98 Guidelines.pdf'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Honours Thesis Guidelines","location='" + basedir + "/courses/chem490/index.html'");  
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Assessment Test Info","location='" + basedir + "/courses/Year1_assessment/assess.html'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Undergraduate Chemistry Club","location='http://brockchemclub.blogspot.com'");
  mm_menu_undergraduate.addMenuItem("Official Brock Medical Certificate...","location='http://www.brocku.ca/healthservices/exemption.php'");
   mm_menu_undergraduate.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_undergraduate.childMenuIcon= basedir + "/images/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_undergraduate.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_undergraduate.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_undergraduate.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_undergraduate.bgColor='#999999';
   	  
  window.mm_menu_graduate = new Menu("root",180,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Studies in Chemistry","location='" + basedir + "/graduate/gradstudies.html'");  
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Calendar: Chemistry","location='http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/current/graduate/CHEM.html'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Studies at Brock","location='http://www.brocku.ca/gradstudies'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Application Forms","location='http://www.brocku.ca/gradstudies/admissions'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Scholarships and Awards","location='http://www.brocku.ca/gradstudies/financial'"); 
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Contact Information","location='" + basedir + "/general/contacts.html'");  
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Candidacy Exam","location='" + basedir + "/graduate/candidacy.html'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Preregistration","location='" + basedir + "/graduate/gradreg.pdf'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Progress Report","location='" + basedir + "/graduate/progressreport.pdf'");
  mm_menu_graduate.addMenuItem("Graduate Handbook","location='" + basedir + "/graduate/GraduateHandbook.pdf'");
   mm_menu_graduate.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_graduate.childMenuIcon="graphics/menu/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_graduate.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_graduate.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_graduate.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_graduate.bgColor='#999999';

  window.mm_menu_research = new Menu("root",240,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Faculty Research Interests","location='" + basedir + "/research/interests.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Instruments and Facilities","location='" + basedir + "/research/instruments.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Recent Publications","location='" + basedir + "/research/publications.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Recent Chemistry and Biotech Awards","location='" + basedir + "/research/awards.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Canada Research Chair","location='" + basedir + "/research/res_chair.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Centre for Biotechnology","location='http://www.brocku.ca/biotechnology'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Brock Institute for Scientific Computation","location='http://www.brocku.ca/bisc'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Analytical Services","location='" + basedir + "/research/analytical.html'");
  mm_menu_research.addMenuItem("Safety","location='" + basedir + "/safety/index.htm'");
   mm_menu_research.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_research.childMenuIcon="graphics/menu/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_research.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_research.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_research.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_research.bgColor='#999999';

  window.mm_menu_people = new Menu("root",50,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_people.addMenuItem("Faculty","location='" + basedir + "/faculty/faculty.html'");
  mm_menu_people.addMenuItem("Staff","location='" + basedir + "/people/staff.html'");
   mm_menu_people.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_people.childMenuIcon="graphics/menu/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_people.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_people.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_people.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_people.bgColor='#999999';

  window.mm_menu_employment = new Menu("root",260,18,"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",12,"#000000","#ffffff","#eeeeee","#cc0000","left","middle",3,0,1000,-5,12,true,true,true,0,false,true);
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("Faculty Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/fac_positions.html'");
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("Staff Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/staff_positions.html'");
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("Undergraduate Summer Research Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/undergrad_positions.html'");
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("Post-doctoral Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/postdoc_positions.html'");
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("Graduate Student Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/graduate_positions.html'");
  mm_menu_employment.addMenuItem("CUPE 4207 Positions","location='" + basedir + "/employment/cupe_positions.html'");
   mm_menu_employment.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   mm_menu_employment.childMenuIcon="graphics/menu/arrows.gif";
   mm_menu_employment.menuBorder=1;
   mm_menu_employment.menuLiteBgColor='#ffffff';
   mm_menu_employment.menuBorderBgColor='#555555';
   mm_menu_employment.bgColor='#999999';

  writeMenus();
}