function fwLoadMenus() {

   
   if (window.fw_menu_1) return;
  window.fw_menu_1 = new Menu("root",110,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Overview","window.location=('../about/')");
  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Professionals","window.location=('../about/professionals.shtml')");
  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Experience","window.location=('../about/experience.shtml')");
   fw_menu_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_1.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
    if (window.fw_menu_2) return;
  window.fw_menu_2 = new Menu("root",150,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Sell-side Services","window.location=('../mergers/index.shtml')");
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Buy-side Services","window.location=('../mergers/servicesforbuyers.shtml')");
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Divestitures","window.location=('../mergers/divestitures.shtml')");
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("ESOPs","window.location=('../mergers/esops.shtml')");
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Management Buy Outs","window.location=('../mergers/buyouts.shtml')");
   fw_menu_2.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_2.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
    if (window.fw_menu_3) return;
  window.fw_menu_3 = new Menu("root",185,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Capital Structuring","window.location=('../financial/index.shtml')");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Financing","window.location=('../financial/financing.shtml')");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Financial Restructuring","window.location=('../financial/restructuring.shtml')");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Joint Ventures","window.location=('../financial/jointventures.shtml')");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Pre and Post Acquisition Consulting","window.location=('../financial/prepost.shtml')");
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Business Valuations","window.location=('../financial/businessvaluations.shtml')");
   fw_menu_3.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_3.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
    if (window.fw_menu_4) return;
  window.fw_menu_4 = new Menu("root",110,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Educational Seminars","window.location=('../events/')");
  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Speaking Engagements","window.location=('../events/speaking.shtml')");
   fw_menu_4.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_4.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
    if (window.fw_menu_5) return;
  window.fw_menu_5 = new Menu("root",110,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("Recent Articles","window.location=('../articles/')");
   fw_menu_5.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_5.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
    if (window.fw_menu_6) return;
  window.fw_menu_6 = new Menu("root",125,17,"arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif",11,"#ffffff","#ffffff","#A3A3A3","#00457C");
  fw_menu_6.addMenuItem("Recent News","window.location=('../news')");
  fw_menu_6.addMenuItem("The Edge Newsletter","window.location=('http://www.edgepoint.com/newsletter.aspx')");
   fw_menu_6.hideOnMouseOut=true;
   fw_menu_6.childMenuIcon="arrows.gif";
   
   
   
  
  //after building all the menu data, then write all the menus.  this must be done last

  fw_menu_1.writeMenus();
  fw_menu_2.writeMenus();
  fw_menu_3.writeMenus();
  fw_menu_4.writeMenus();
  fw_menu_5.writeMenus();
  fw_menu_6.writeMenus();
} 

		function newWindow(register){registerwindow = window.open(register,"regWin","width=425,height=600,scrollbars=yes,resize=yes,toolbar=no,status=yes")
			
			registerwindow.focus()
		}