function loadMenuJs(){
	if( $('ul#nav-main') != null ) {
		$('ul#nav-main li').each(function(){
			$(this).hover(function(){

//			var background = 'url(site/css/gfx/sprites/bg-sprites-fs8.png) repeat-x';
//			$('ul#nav-main li .main-menu a').css('background',background);
			$(this).find('div.subnav').show();

			//hides the subnav when the user hovers out from it
			$(this).find('div.subnav').hover(function(){},
			function(){
				$(this).hide();
//				$(this).parent().css('background','none');
			});

			//highlights the hovered item from the subnav list
			$(this).find('div.subnav div ul li').hover(function(){
				$(this).css('background','#9cd0eb');
				$(this).css('cursor','pointer');
			},function(){
//				$('ul#nav-main li .main-menu a').css('background','none');
				$(this).css('cursor','default');
			});

			},function(){
				$(this).find('div.subnav').hide();
				$(".subnav li").css('background','none');
			}
		);

		});

		//redirects to the home page when the home icon is clicked
		$('ul#nav-main li.home-icon').click(function(){
			var href = '/';
			window.location = href;
		});

		$('div.subnav div ul li').click(function(e){
			 var href = $(this).children('a').attr('href');
			 window.location = $('#basehrefurl').val() + href;
			 e.stopPropagation();
		});

		$('ul#nav-main li.main-menu').click(function(f){
			var href_main = $(this).children('a.main-menu-a').attr('href');
			window.location = $('#basehrefurl').val() + href_main;
		});
	}
}