function activateDDMenu(){

 

    $("ul.dropdown li").hover(function(){

        $(this).addClass("hover");

        //$(this).children('ul').children('li').addClass("hoverOfParent");

        $('ul:first',this).fadeIn();

        //$('a', this).children('img').attr('src',"images/white-arrow.gif");

    

    }, function(){

        $(this).removeClass("hover");

        $('ul:first',this).fadeOut()

        //$(this).children('ul').children('li').removeClass("hoverOfParent");

        //$('a', this).children('img').attr('src',"images/white-arrow.gif");

    

    });

    	//first level menu
		 $("ul.dropdown li").hover(function(){
        var $targetul=$(this).children("ul:eq(0)");
//		alert($targetul.parent().html());
this._offsets={left:$(this).offset().left, top:$(this).offset().top};
        var $subul=$(this).find('ul:eq(0)');
        this._dimensions={w:this.offsetWidth, h:this.offsetHeight, subulw:$subul.outerWidth(), subulh:$subul.outerHeight()};
		//var menuleft=this.istopheader? 0 : this._dimensions.w
		var menuleft=(this._offsets.left+this._dimensions.subulw>$(window).width())? (this.istopheader? -this._dimensions.subulw+this._dimensions.w : -this._dimensions.w) : 0
		if(menuleft < 0)
		{
			menuleft = menuleft-25;
		}
		else
		{
			menuleft = menuleft;
		}
		$targetul.css({left:menuleft+"px"}).fadeIn();
    }, function(){
    	$(this).children("ul:eq(0)").fadeOut();
    });
		
		 $("ul.dropdown li").click(function(){
    	$(this).children("ul:eq(0)").fadeOut();
    });
		


        $("ul.dropdown li ul li").hover(function(){
        var $targetul=$(this).children("ul:eq(0)");
//		alert($targetul.parent().html());
this._offsets={left:$(this).offset().left, top:$(this).offset().top};
        var $subul=$(this).find('ul:eq(0)');
        this._dimensions={w:this.offsetWidth, h:this.offsetHeight, subulw:$subul.outerWidth(), subulh:$subul.outerHeight()};
		var menuleft=this.istopheader? 0 : this._dimensions.w
		menuleft=(this._offsets.left+menuleft+this._dimensions.subulw>$(window).width())? (this.istopheader? -this._dimensions.subulw+this._dimensions.w : -this._dimensions.w) : menuleft
		if(menuleft < 0)
		{
			menuleft = menuleft-15;
		}
		else
		{
			menuleft = menuleft+15;
		}
		$targetul.css({left:menuleft+"px"}).fadeIn();
    }, function(){
    	$(this).children("ul:eq(0)").fadeOut();
    });
		
		 $("ul.dropdown li ul li").click(function(){
    	$(this).children("ul:eq(0)").fadeOut();
		$(this).fadeOut();
    });
		
    

  //  $("ul.dropdown li ul li:has(ul)").find("a:first").append(" &raquo; ");

}