function writeMenu() {
//this function writes silviabrazil.com navigation menu
	var counter = 1;
	//init array of menu links, names, id, etc
	var menuArr = new Array("Bio", "Brazil", "Gallery", "Video", "Whats On", "Bookings", "Guestbook");
	//var linkArr = new Array("http://www.silviabrasil.com/brasil.htm", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/missbrasil1.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/missbrasilgallery.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/missbrasil1.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/whatson.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/silsilsil.html", "http://pub48.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=4103333719&cpv=2");
	var linkArr = new Array("http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_bio.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_brazil.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_gallery.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_video.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_whatson.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_bookings.html", "http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/missbrazil_guestbook.html");
	var kissButtonId = "menub_"; //id of each kiss button
	var menuButtonId = "menu_"; //id of each rollover button

	//start table
	var str = "<table width=180 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0>";
	str += "	<tr><td valign=top colspan=2><img src=\"http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/images/menu_top.gif\"></td></tr>";
	//loop thru each item in arrays to write menu items	
	for (i=0;i<menuArr.length;i++) {
		var menuborder = (i < (menuArr.length - 1)) ? "class=\"menuborder\"" : ""; //do not draw border in last tr element
		//populate table with each menu in menuArr array	
		str +=	"	<tr><td class=\"menuleft\" align=right><a href=\"" + linkArr[i] + ".html\"><img src=\"http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/images/menu_button.gif\" width=34 height=\"27\" border=0 id=\"" + kissButtonId + counter + "\" onmouseover=\"RolloverImg(this, 1)\" onmouseout=\"RolloverImg(this, 0)\"></a></td>";
		str +=	"		<td " + menuborder + "><a href=\"" + linkArr[i] + "\"><img src=\"http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/images/" + menuButtonId + counter + ".gif\" width=\"134\" height=\"27\" border=\"0\" id=\"" + menuButtonId + counter + "\" onmouseover=\"RolloverImg(this, 1)\" onmouseout=\"RolloverImg(this, 0)\"></a></td>";
		str +=	"	</tr>";
		counter++; 
	}//end for
	//add last row of table
	str +=	"	<tr><td valign=top colspan=2><img src=\"http://www.silviabrasil.com/2005/images/menu_bottom.gif\"></td></tr>";
	str +=	"	</table>";

	return str; 
			
}//end function