function navEvents() {
	//append addl elements
	appendNav("navlist","","","Recent News","nav_recent_news","","/news");
	appendNav("navlist","","","Contact Us","nav_contact_us","","/contact_us");
	
	//alert("hide'em");
	$("#navlist ul").hide(); //hide all sublists
	//alert("hovers");
	$("#navlist li").hover(function() {$(this).find("ul").show()},
							function() {$(this).find("ul").hide()}
							);//add hover to show/hide sublist ul
} 

function appendNav(nav_ul_id,li_id,li_class,anchor_label,anchor_id,anchor_class,anchor_href) {
	var newLi = document.createElement("LI");
	newLi.id = (li_id != "")?li_id:"";
	newLi.className =  (li_class != "")?li_class:"";
	var newA = document.createElement("A");
	newLi.appendChild(newA);
	newA.id =  (anchor_id != "")?anchor_id:"";
	newA.className =  (anchor_class != "")?anchor_class:"";
	newA.href = anchor_href;
	var newAtext = document.createTextNode(anchor_label);
	newA.appendChild(newAtext);
	document.getElementById(nav_ul_id).appendChild(newLi);
}                                      
$(document).ready(function() {
	navEvents();
});