function showMenu(){

		// gets menu options to display
		
		var lev1 = 0;
		var lev2 = 0;
		var description = "";

		var theMenu = "";
theMenu +='<div id="dropdown">';
theMenu +='<div id="topLevel0" onMouseover=showFirstDiv("lev20"); onMouseout=closeMain("lev20");>';
theMenu +='<a href="default.htm" class="topLevel">Welcome</a>';
theMenu += '<div class="level2" id="lev20">';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ></span></div></div>';

theMenu +='<div id="topLevel1" onMouseover=showFirstDiv("lev21"); onMouseout=closeMain("lev21");>';
theMenu +='<a href="staff.htm" class="topLevel">Ace Staff</a>';
theMenu += '<div class="level2" id="lev21">';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft"></span></div></div>';

theMenu +='<div id="topLevel2" onMouseover=showFirstDiv("lev22"); onMouseout=closeMain("lev22");>';
theMenu +='<a href="#" class="topLevel">Ace Video</a>';
theMenu += '<div class="level2" id="lev22">';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://video.aviationcareer.org/ace.rm" class="mItem">View Ace Video</a></span></div></div>';

theMenu +='<div id="topLevel3" onMouseover=showFirstDiv("lev23"); onMouseout=closeMain("lev23");>';
theMenu +='<a href="#" class="topLevel">Links</a>';
theMenu += '<div class="level2" id="lev23">';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.aviationcareerenrichment.org" class="mItem">Aviation Career Enrichment Parents & Students Website</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.aopa.org" class="mItem">Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.blackpilots.org" class="mItem">Black Pilot BBS</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.bpapilots.org/" class="mItem">Black Pilots National</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://gawg.cap.gov/fultoncomp/" class="mItem">Fulton Composite Squadran/SLUGS</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://aviationweather.gov/" class="mItem">Aviation Weather</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/coded.html" class="mItem">Metar Reports</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.museumofaviation.org/" class="mItem">Museum of Aviation</a></span>';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ><a href="http://www.obap.org" class="mItem">Organization of Black Airline Pilots</a></span></div></div>';

theMenu +='<div id="topLevel4" onMouseover=showFirstDiv("lev24"); onMouseout=closeMain("lev24");>';
theMenu +='<a href="contact.htm" class="topLevel">Contact Us</a>';
theMenu += '<div class="level2" id="lev24">';
theMenu +='<span class="fLeft" ></span></div></div>';

theMenu +='</div>';
return theMenu;
	}
	var x = showMenu();
	document.write(x);