function top_menu() 
{

htxt = 
"<table border=6 cellpadding='14' width='100%' bgcolor='#993300'><tr>" + 
"<td align='center'><font color='#f1f9f9' size='+3'>A world of possible futures</font></td>" +
// "<td align='center'><font color='#ffffff' size='+3'>Defeat SOPA, write your Congress person!</font></td>" +
"</tr> </table>"

// currPage =  document.URL;
// if ( currPage == 'file:///c:/NowAndFutures/index1.html' || 
//	currPage == 'http://www.nowandfutures.com/index1.html' ) {
//	isMenu = true;
// htxt = 
//	}


// c1txt = "<td>&nbsp;</td>" + "<td>&nbsp;</td>" + "<td>&nbsp;</td>" + "<td>&nbsp;</td>" ;
// c2txt = "<td><a href='../cot.html'>COT</a></td>" ;


// if existing cookie then allow extra menus
// if (document.cookie && document.cookie != '' || currPage == 'file:///c:/NowAndFutures/index.html') { 

c1txt = "<td><a href='../treasuries.html'>Treasuries</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../energy.html'>Energy</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../stocks.html'>Stocks</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../grains.html'>Grains</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../current.html'>Overview</a></td>" ;


c2txt = "<td><a href='../cot.html'>COT</a></td>" ;
// } 

// alert(c2txt);  USE IE for testing!!!



var txt = htxt + "<center> <table border=0 cellpadding=4><tr>" +
// "<center> <img src='grins/christmas_lights.gif'> <table border=0 cellpadding=3><tr>" +
"<td><a href='../index.html'>Home</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../forecast.html'>Forecast</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../investing.html'>Investing</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../changing_dollar.html'>Changing Dollar</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../links.html'>Links</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../glossary.html'>Glossary</a></td>" + 
"<td><a href='../false_data.html'>False&nbsp;Data</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../faq.html'>FAQ</a></td>" +
// <img border=0 src='http://www.NowAndFutures.com/grins/new.gif'>
"<td><a href='http://blog.NowAndFutures.com/index.html'><b>Blog</b></a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../key_stats.html'><b>Key&nbsp;stats&nbsp;(M3)</b></a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../intervention.html'>Intervention</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../search.html'>Search</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../changes.html'>What's new</a></td>" +
"<td>&nbsp;</td> </tr>"+

"<tr><th colspan='10'><hr width='40%' align='center'></th></tr>" +

"<tr><td>Delayed&nbsp;quotes</td>" + 
"<td><a href='../currencies.html'>Currencies</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../metals.html'>Metals</a></td>" +
c1txt +
"<td><a href='../daily.html'>Daily</a></td>" +  
"<td>&nbsp;</td>" +
"<td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td>" +
"</tr>" +

"<tr><td>Weekly,&nbsp;Monthly"+
"<td><a href='../real_estate.html'>Real&nbsp;estate</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='../fed1.html'>Federal&nbsp;Reserve</a></td>" +
// "<td><a href='factbook/factbook.html'>Factbook</a></td>" +  
"<td><a href='../world.html'>World</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../cb_watch.html'>Central&nbsp;banks</a></td> " +
c2txt +
"<td><a href='../weather.html'>Weather</a></td>" +
"<td><a href='../fed_watch.html'>Fed&nbsp;watch</a></td> " +
"<td><a href='../misc.html'>Misc.</a></td> " +
"<td><a href='../miners.html'>Miners</a> </td> " +
"<tr><th colspan='10'><hr><hr></th></tr>" +
"</tr></table></center> " ;

    document.write(txt);

}