var strSiteRoot = '/';	// the absolute path to the site root
 var strLocalDirRoot = '';	// value of the local directory in which we're currently working
 var strNavImageRoot = '/images/nav_images/biomed1/';	// path to nav images
 var strMenuBackgroundColor = '#002970';
 
 // Create a new menu for vertical display with no spacing between the elements
 // The 'transparent' attribute indicates no background color on static or rollover
 mnuMainLeft = new mainMenu('vertical', 0, 'transparent', 'transparent');
 
 // Set the padding properties for the table so no space appears between the images
 mnuMainLeft.layerpadding = 0; 
 mnuMainLeft.cellpadding = 0;
 mnuMainLeft.pad_1 = 0;             // left or top padding 
 mnuMainLeft.pad_2 = 0;             // right or bottom padding

 //***********************************************************************
 // Define the main menu items
 // Add the main menu items (in the form of images) to the main left 
 // navigation
 //*********************************************************************** 
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/'
 mnuMainLeft.addImages(strLocalDirRoot + 'about/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_about.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_about_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'med_device/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_med_device.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_med_device_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'tissue/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_tissue.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_tissue_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'tissue/repro/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_repro.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_repro_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'tissue/tissue_link/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_industry_links.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_industry_links_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'about/partners.asp', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_partners.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_partners_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'booklet/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_booklet.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_booklet_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'company_connections/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_company_conn.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_company_conn_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'employment/', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_employ.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_employ_ro.gif', strLocalDirRoot + 'about/contacts.asp', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_contact.gif', strNavImageRoot + 'biomed_contact_ro.gif');
 
 
 //***********************************************************************
 // Create and define the sub menus
 //***********************************************************************
 
 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 // About Enscicon Bio/Med: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('1', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
  strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/about/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Our Management Team', strLocalDirRoot + 'meet_team.asp', 'Mission, Vision & Values', strLocalDirRoot + 'mission_vision.asp', 'Locations', strLocalDirRoot + 'locations.asp', 'News, Events & Awards', strLocalDirRoot + '../news_events/default.asp', 'Reglera (Israel) Ltd.', strLocalDirRoot + '../default_Israel.asp');

 
 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 // About Reglera>>Meet the Mgt. Team: Second-level submenu items
  mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('1i1', strMenuBackgroundColor);
  
  // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
  strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/about/'
  mnuMainLeft.addItems('William Smith', strLocalDirRoot + 'meet_team.asp#will', 'Clay Anselmo', strLocalDirRoot + 'meet_team.asp#clay', 'Yaniv Nir', strLocalDirRoot + 'meet_team.asp#yaniv');

 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 // Medical Device: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('2', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Outsourcing', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/outsourcing.asp', 'Consulting>>', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/consulting.asp');

 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 // Contacts: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('10', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/about/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Reglera', strLocalDirRoot + 'contacts.asp', 'Reglera (Israel) Ltd.', strLocalDirRoot + 'contacts_Israel.asp');

 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  // Reproductive Tissue: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('4', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Outsourcing', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/outsourcing.asp', 'Consulting>>', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/consulting.asp', 'Donor Eligibility', strLocalDirRoot + 'tissue/donoreligible.asp');
 
  //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  // Company Connections: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('8', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/company_connections/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Benefits', strLocalDirRoot + 'benefits.asp', 'Timecard', strLocalDirRoot + 'timecard.asp', 'Enter Hours', '/biomed/tca/timecardautomation/tcalogin.aspx', 'WebRoll', '/biomed/tca/webroll/webrolllogin.aspx');
 
 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 //Tissue: First-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('3', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Outsourcing', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/outsourcing.asp', 'Consulting>>', strLocalDirRoot + 'business_svcs/consulting.asp', 'Donor Eligibility', strLocalDirRoot + 'tissue/donoreligible.asp');
 
 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 // Med Device>>Consulting>>: Second-level submenu items
  mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('2i2', strMenuBackgroundColor);
  
  // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
  strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/med_device/business_svcs/'
  mnuMainLeft.addItems('Quality System Assessment', strLocalDirRoot + 'quality_systems.asp', 'Compliance Remediation', strLocalDirRoot + 'warn_483.asp', 'Submissions', strLocalDirRoot + 'submissions.asp', 'Quality System Development', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp','Validation', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp#validation');
 
 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
  // Tissue>>Consulting>>: Second-level submenu items
  mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('3i2', strMenuBackgroundColor);
  
  // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
  strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/med_device/business_svcs/'
  mnuMainLeft.addItems('Quality System Assessment', strLocalDirRoot + 'quality_systems.asp', 'Compliance Remediation', strLocalDirRoot + 'warn_483.asp', 'Submissions', strLocalDirRoot + 'submissions.asp', 'Quality System Development', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp', 'Validation', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp#validation');

 //'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
// Repro>>Consulting>>: Second-level submenu items
  mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('4i2', strMenuBackgroundColor);
  
  // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/med_device/business_svcs/'
  mnuMainLeft.addItems('Quality System Assessment', strLocalDirRoot + 'quality_systems.asp', 'Compliance Remediation', strLocalDirRoot + 'warn_483.asp', 'Submissions', strLocalDirRoot + 'submissions.asp', 'Quality System Development', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp', 'Validation', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp#validation');

//'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
   // Tissue>>Repro>>Consulting: Third-level submenu items
 mnuMainLeft = new subMenu('3i3i2', strMenuBackgroundColor);
 
 // Set the value of the local directory; ensure it ends with a "/" character
 strLocalDirRoot = strSiteRoot + 'biomed/tissue/business_svcs/'
 mnuMainLeft.addItems('Quality System Assessment', strLocalDirRoot + 'quality_systems.asp', 'Compliance Remediation', strLocalDirRoot + 'warn_483.asp', '510(k) Submissions', strLocalDirRoot + 'submissions.asp', 'Quality System Development', strLocalDirRoot + 'reg_develop.asp', 'Validation', strLocalDirRoot + '../consulting.asp#validation');