[TYPO3] weird T3 template problem

[Andrew Hill]

hi folks,

i have the strangest problems - i hope someone has some insight.

i was asked to make a site that has a horizontal menu for 5 main site  
sections, and has a vertical menu for each one of those sections.  i  
simply hard-coded a set of 5 links into my html template, and created  
5 variations of that template, and applied each one to a set of pages  
in my site.

here is my site: www.youcanstaysharp.com

the problem is, the root level page comes up the first time, but from  
there if any of the horizontal html links are clicked, T3 puts the  
user into one of the pages, and doesn't respect the fully qualified  
url in the html links!

e.g. "The Science" is hardcoded into the template as http:// 
www.youcanstaysharp.com/index.php?id=274, and "Home" is hardcoded  
into the template as http://www.youcanstaysharp.com/ but once you  
click away from "Home" you are always put into "Programs" (which has  
a url of http://www.youcanstaysharp.com/index.php?id=252) regardless  
of which link you click on.

it's very strange!  i'm at my wits end with this, and am willing to  
pay for support if anyone wants to help.

thanks,
andrew