function fwLoadMenus() {

  if (window.fw_menu_0) return;

  window.fw_menu_0 = new Menu("root",210,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Message from the Director","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/message.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Mission","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/mission.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_0.addMenuItem("Facts & Figures","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/factsandfigures.html', '_self');");

   fw_menu_0.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  window.fw_menu_1 = new Menu("root",256,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Overview","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/overview.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Plant Molecular Biology","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/plantmolecularbiology.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Avian Genomics","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/aviangenomics.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Biomedical Research","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/humanhealth.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Bioinformatics","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/bioinformatics.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Marine Environmental Genomics","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/marinenvgen.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Protein Structure and Function","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/proteinstrdes.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_1.addMenuItem("Biomaterials","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/biomaterials.html', '_self');");

   fw_menu_1.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  window.fw_menu_2 = new Menu("root",256,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");
	
	fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Economic Development","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/industry.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Education","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/programs.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("EPSCoR","window.open('http://www.epscor.dbi.udel.edu/', '_self');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("INBRE","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/inbre.html', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Avian Biosciences Center","window.open('http://ag.udel.edu/abc/index.html', '_blank');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Critical Zone Research","window.open('http://cczr.dbi.udel.edu/index.php', '_blank');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Science Ethics & Public Policy","window.open('http://sepp.dbi.udel.edu/index.html', '_blank');");

  fw_menu_2.addMenuItem("Translational Cancer Research","window.open('http://www.udel.edu/ctcr', '_self');");

   fw_menu_2.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  window.fw_menu_3 = new Menu("root",185,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Core Instrumentation","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/coreinstrumentation.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("EPSCoR Outreach","window.open('http://www.epscor.dbi.udel.edu/outreach/', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Facilities","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/facilities.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Directions","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/directions.html', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("DBI IT Help","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/it-support.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_3.addMenuItem("Links","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/links.html', '_self');");

   fw_menu_3.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  window.fw_menu_4 = new Menu("root",185,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");

  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Affiliated Faculty","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/biosindex.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("DBI Staff Members","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/contacts.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Career Opportunities","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/career.html', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_4.addMenuItem("Student Employment","window.open('http://apply-dbi.dbi.udel.edu', '_self');");
    
   fw_menu_4.hideOnMouseOut=true;

  window.fw_menu_5 = new Menu("root",125,21,"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif",14,"#000000","#ffffff","#cccccc","#6e7870");

  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("News & Events","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/news.html', '_self');");

  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("Calendar","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/calendar.html', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("Videos","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/events/luncheons.html', '_self');");
  
  fw_menu_5.addMenuItem("Seminars","window.open('http://www.dbi.udel.edu/seminars.html', '_self');");

   fw_menu_5.hideOnMouseOut=true;



  fw_menu_5.writeMenus();

} // fwLoadMenus()