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 stbMenu = new Menu('About Us');
	uiMenubar.add(stbMenu);
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Our Mission','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/index.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('What is Family Medicine?','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/whatisfm.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Department News','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/news.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Faculty Publications','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/publications.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Contact Us','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/contact.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Directions','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/directions.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Campus','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/campus.html'));
	stbMenu.add(new MenuItem('Community Partners','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/aboutus/partners.html'));
	
	uiMenubar.add(plmMenu = new Menu('Residency'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('To Prospective Residents','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Goals & Objectives','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/goals.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Pairing','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/pairing.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Application Process','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/apply.html'));	
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Affiliated Residency Programs','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/affiliatedprograms.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Meet Our Residents','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/residents.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Graduate Profiles','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/graduates.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Conferences & Support','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/conferences.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Faculty & Staff','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/faculty.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Library & Computer Services','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/services.html'));
	plmMenu.add(new MenuItem('Continuity Sites','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/residency/continuitysites.html'));

	wqpMenu = new Menu('Med Student Education');
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Overview','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('First and Second Year','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/1st_2ndyr.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Third Year','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/3rdyr.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Fourth Year','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/4thyr.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Our Graduates','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/graduates.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Faculty & Staff','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/faculty.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('FM Interest Group - FMIG','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/fmig'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('FM Student Track - FaMeS','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/famest/'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('FM Scholars Program','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/medstudenteducation/scholars.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('MedDebt Project','https://www.bu.edu/familymed/meddebt/index.html'));
	wqpMenu.add(new MenuItem('Finances & the Family Physician','http://www.bu.edu/fammed/fmfinances'));
	uiMenubar.add(wqpMenu);

	webMenu = new Menu('Fellowships');
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Academic Fellowship','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/academicfellowship/index.html'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Sports Medicine Fellowship','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/sportsmedicine/index.html'));
	uiMenubar.add(webMenu);
	
	webMenu = new Menu('For Patients');
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Overview','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/forpatients/index.html'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Clinic Locations','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/forpatients/clinics.html'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Patient Links','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/forpatients/links.html'));
	uiMenubar.add(webMenu);
	
	webMenu = new Menu('Faculty Resources');
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Schedules & Clinical Resources','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/schedules.html'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Faculty Peer Review','http://www.bu.edu/dbin/fammed/fpr'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('New Hire Forms','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/newhireforms.html'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Center for Disabilities Studies','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/cds/'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Department Travel Policy (PDF)','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/doc/travel.pdf'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('New Innovations','https://www.new-innov.com/sql/default.aspx?Hospital=BOSTON'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Compensation Plan Change Form & Protocol (PDF)','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/Compplanchangeformv2(5)(2).pdf'));
    webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Faculty Directory','http://www.bmc.org/physref/index.asp?ty=undefined&st=search&search_hctr_id=1&search_dept_id=4'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Finances & the Family Physician','http://www.bu.edu/fammed/fmfinances'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Nursing Home Call Guide (.doc)','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/CommonCallsfromNursingHometoCoveringPhysicians.doc'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Mother Baby Service resource (.doc)','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/MBS_cheat_sheet.doc'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('L&D Resource (.doc)','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/facultyresources/L&D_Cheat_Sheet_6-08.doc'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('FM Clerk Evaluation','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/forms/preceptor_eval/eval_09_10.htm')); 
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Teaching Preference Form','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/forms/TeachingPreference/teachingPref.htm'));
	uiMenubar.add(webMenu);

	webMenu = new Menu('Career Opportunities');
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Overview','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/employment'));
	webMenu.add(new MenuItem('Physicians - Open Positions','http://www.bu.edu/familymed/employment/positions.html'));
	uiMenubar.add(webMenu);


	uiMenubar.useMouseOver();
	document.body.appendChild(uiMenubar);
	
	// setWidth method added april 2, 2002.
	uiMenubar.setWidth("auto",800);
	
	window.inited = true;
}