    var map;
    var gdir;
    var geocoder = null;
    var addressMarker;
	

    function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {  
		geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
		map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		/*GEvent.addListener(map, 'dragend', function(position) {
			var dragPoint=GLatLng.fromUrlValue((map.getCenter()).toUrlValue())
			document.getElementById('fromAddress').value=dragPoint;
			userMarker.setLatLng(dragPoint);
		}); */
        gdir = new GDirections(map, document.getElementById("directions"));
        GEvent.addListener(gdir, "load", onGDirectionsLoad);
        GEvent.addListener(gdir, "error", handleErrors);
		//gdir.load("from: " + document.getElementById('fromAddress').value + " to: " + document.getElementById('toAddress').value,
        //        { "locale": "en_US" });
        //setDirections(document.getElementById('fromAddress').value, document.getElementById('toAddress').value, "en_US");
		setLocation('columbus oh.');

      }
	  $('#container-1').tabs();
    }
    
	
	// DIRECTIONS STUFF //
	
	function setDirections(toAddress,ref) {
		$('#container-1').triggerTab(2)
		gdir.load("from: " + userMarker.getLatLng() + " to: " + toAddress);
	}
	
	
	
	function setLocation(address) {
     geocoder.getLatLng(address, function(latlng) {
       if (!latlng) {
         alert(address + ' not found');
       } else {
         loadPoints(latlng);
       }
     });
   }
	
	var markers;
	var userMarker;
	var markerHolder=new Array();
	var userIcon= new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
	userIcon.image='man.png';
	
	var ermaIcon= new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
	ermaIcon.image='ermasMarker.png';
	
	function loadPoints(center) {
     var radius = document.getElementById('radiusSelect').value;
     var searchUrl = '../PressReleaseFiles/mae.xml';
	 var myPoint=GLatLng.fromUrlValue(center.toUrlValue());
	
     GDownloadUrl(searchUrl, function(data) {
       var xml = GXml.parse(data);
       markers = xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName('marker');
       map.clearOverlays();
	
	
       var sidebar = document.getElementById('sidebar');
       sidebar.innerHTML = '';
       if (markers.length == 0) {
         sidebar.innerHTML = 'No results found.';
         map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40, -100), 4);
         return;
       }

       var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
       for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
         var name = markers[i].getAttribute('name');
         var street = markers[i].getAttribute('street');
		 var county = markers[i].getAttribute('county');
		 var city = markers[i].getAttribute('city');
		 var state = markers[i].getAttribute('state');
		 var zipcode = markers[i].getAttribute('zipcode');
		 var phone = markers[i].getAttribute('phone');
		 var extraInfo = markers[i].getAttribute('extraInfo');
		 var notes = markers[i].getAttribute('notes');
		 
		 var newLat= markers[i].getAttribute('lat');
		 var newLng= markers[i].getAttribute('lng');
		 
		var newPoint=GLatLng.fromUrlValue(newLat+','+newLng);
	
		 
         var distance = (myPoint.distanceFrom(newPoint))*0.000621371192237334; // converts meters to miles
		 //alert(distance)
         var point = new GLatLng(parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute('lat')), parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute('lng')));
         
         var marker = createMarker(point, name, street,county,city,state,zipcode,phone,extraInfo,notes);
		 markerHolder.push(marker);
         map.addOverlay(marker);
        // var sidebarEntry = createSidebarEntry(marker, name, address, distance);
        // sidebar.appendChild(sidebarEntry);
         bounds.extend(point);
       }
       map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter(), map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
	   userMarker = new GMarker(bounds.getCenter(),{icon:userIcon, draggable: true,zIndexProcess:getZindex});
	   //userMarker.enableDragging();
		map.addOverlay(userMarker);
		GEvent.addListener(userMarker, 'dragend', function(position) {
			//map.setZoom(12);
			geocoder.getLocations(userMarker.getLatLng(), printAddy);
			map.panTo(userMarker.getLatLng());
		}); 
     });
   }
   
   function printAddy(responce){
	document.getElementById('fromAddress').value=responce.Placemark[0].address;
   }
   
   
   function getZindex(){
	return(2000);
   }
   
	function createMarker(point, name, street,county,city,state,zipcode,phone,extraInfo,notes,latlng) {
      var marker = new GMarker(point,{icon:ermaIcon});
	 //var marker = new GMarker(point);
       var html = '<b>' + name + '</b><br/>' + street+'<br/>'+county+'<br/>'+city+', '+state+' '+zipcode+'<br/>'+phone+'<br/>'+extraInfo+'<br/>'+notes;
  
      GEvent.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
		marker._id=this;
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html +"<br/> <a href='javascript:setDirections(\""+ point +"\","+marker.openInfoWindowHtml+");'>directions to location</a>");
      });
      return marker;
    }

    function createSidebarEntry(marker, name, street,county,city,state,zipcode,phone,extraInfo,notes, distance) {
      var div = document.createElement('div');
      var html = '<b>' + name + '</b> <span name="distance">(' + distance.toFixed(2) + ')</span><br/>' + street+'<br/>'+county+'<br/>'+city+', '+state+' '+zipcode+'<br/>'+phone+'<br/>'+extraInfo+'<br/>'+notes;
      div.innerHTML = html+"<br/> <a href='javascript:setDirections(\""+ marker.getLatLng()+"\","+marker.openInfoWindowHtml+");'>directions to location</a>";
      div.style.cursor = 'pointer';
      div.style.marginBottom = '10px'; 
      GEvent.addDomListener(div, 'click', function() {
        GEvent.trigger(marker, 'click');
      });
      
      return div;
    }
	
	
	function updateMarkers(addy,rad){
		var sidebar = document.getElementById('sidebar');
		sidebar.innerHTML = '';
		
		var myPoint=GLatLng.fromUrlValue(addy.toUrlValue());
		userMarker.setLatLng(myPoint);
		map.panTo(myPoint);
		var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
		var count=0;
		
		var distanceArray=new Array();
		var entriesToPrint=new Array();
	for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
         var name = markers[i].getAttribute('name');
         var street = markers[i].getAttribute('street');
		 var county = markers[i].getAttribute('county');
		 var city = markers[i].getAttribute('city');
		 var state = markers[i].getAttribute('state');
		 var zipcode = markers[i].getAttribute('zipcode');
		 var phone = markers[i].getAttribute('phone');
		 var extraInfo = markers[i].getAttribute('extraInfo');
		 var notes = markers[i].getAttribute('notes');
		 
		 var newLat= markers[i].getAttribute('lat');
		 var newLng= markers[i].getAttribute('lng');
		 
		var newPoint=GLatLng.fromUrlValue(newLat+','+newLng);
		 
        var distance = (myPoint.distanceFrom(newPoint))*0.000621371192237334; // converts meters to miles
		point = myPoint;
		bounds.extend(point);
	
		
		if (distance>rad){
			//markerHolder[i].hide();
		}else{
			count++;
	         point = new GLatLng(parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute('lat')),parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute('lng')));
	         //markerHolder[i].show();
			 
			
	         var sidebarEntry = createSidebarEntry(markerHolder[i],name, street,county,city,state,zipcode,phone,extraInfo,notes,distance);
			 var convertedDistance=parseInt((distance.toFixed(4))*10000)+'_';
			 entriesToPrint[i]=sidebarEntry;
			 
			 while (convertedDistance.length!=15){
				convertedDistance='0'+convertedDistance
			 }
			 distanceArray.push(convertedDistance+ '&'+i);
			 bounds.extend(point);
			 
		 }
       }
	   
	   
	   
	   if (count>0){
		distanceArray.sort()
	    for (var i=0; i!=distanceArray.length;i++){
			var meme=parseInt(distanceArray[i].split('_&')[1]);
			sidebar.appendChild(entriesToPrint[meme]);
		}
		
		
		map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter(), map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
		map.zoomOut();
		}else{
			sidebar.innerHTML = 'Sorry, no locations found.';
		}
	}
	
	
	
    function findLocations(fromAddress, radius) {
		if (fromAddress=='' || fromAddress=='icon location') fromAddress=userMarker.getLatLng() 
			$('#container-1').triggerTab(1)
			geocoder.getLatLng(fromAddress, function(latlng) {
				if (!latlng) {
					alert(fromAddress + ' not found');
				} else {
				 	
					updateMarkers(latlng,radius);
				}
			});		
    }
    
    function handleErrors(){
     if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS)
       alert("No corresponding geographic location could be found for one of the specified addresses. This may be due to the fact that the address is relatively new, or it may be incorrect.\nError code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
     else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_SERVER_ERROR)
       alert("A geocoding or directions request could not be successfully processed, yet the exact reason for the failure is not known.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
     
     else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_MISSING_QUERY)
       alert("The HTTP q parameter was either missing or had no value. For geocoder requests, this means that an empty address was specified as input. For directions requests, this means that no query was specified in the input.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
    
    //   else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_UNAVAILABLE_ADDRESS)  <--- Doc bug... this is either not defined, or Doc is wrong
    //     alert("The geocode for the given address or the route for the given directions query cannot be returned due to legal or contractual reasons.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
       
     else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_KEY)
       alert("The given key is either invalid or does not match the domain for which it was given. \n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
    
     else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_REQUEST)
       alert("A directions request could not be successfully parsed.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
      
     else alert("An unknown error occurred.");
    }
    
    function onGDirectionsLoad(){
        // Use this function to access information about the latest load()
        // results.
    
        // e.g.
        // document.getElementById("getStatus").innerHTML = gdir.getStatus().code;
      // and yada yada yada...
    }
	
	
