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	//the original code had a GMapSidebar to pick the markers from, I eliminated the GMapSidebar,
	//but deleting the code that referenced the bar corrupted the rest of the code
	//so just ignore references to GMapSidebar, unless you're really with JavaScript
    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the GMapSidebar
      var GMapSidebar_html = "";

      // arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the GMapSidebar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;
      // arrays to hold variants of the info window html with get direction forms open
      var to_htmls = [];
      var from_htmls = [];

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);

        // The info window version with the "to here" form open (The Directions Form part.)
        to_htmls[i] = html + '<br>Get directions: <b>To here</b> - <a class="orange" href="javascript:fromhere(' + i + ')">From here</a>' +
           '<br>Start address:<form action="http://maps.google.com/maps" method="get" target="_blank">' +
           '<input style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #444444; color:#000000; margin-bottom: 10px;" type="text" size=30 maxlength=30 name="saddr" id="saddr" value="" /><br>' +
           '<input value="Get Directions" TYPE="submit">' +
           '<input type="hidden" name="daddr" value="' + point.lat() + ',' + point.lng() +
                  // "(" + name + ")" +
           '"/>';
        // The info window version with the "to here" form open
        from_htmls[i] = html + '<br>Get directions: <a class="orange" href="javascript:tohere(' + i + ')">To here</a> - <b>From here</b>' +
           '<br>End address:<form action="http://maps.google.com/maps" method="get"" target="_blank">' +
           '<input style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #444444; color:#000000; margin-bottom: 10px;" type="text" size=30 maxlength=30 name="daddr" id="daddr" value="" /><br>' +
           '<input value="Get Directions" type="SUBMIT">' +
           '<input type="hidden" name="saddr" value="' + point.lat() + ',' + point.lng() +
                  // "(" + name + ")" +
           '"/>';
        // The inactive version of the direction info
        html = html + '<br>Get directions: <a class="orange" href="javascript:tohere('+i+')">To here</a> - <a class="orange" href="javascript:fromhere('+i+')">From here</a>';

        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the GMapSidebar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;
        // add a line to the GMapSidebar html
        GMapSidebar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a><br>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }

      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(htmls[i]);
      }

      // functions that open the directions forms
      function tohere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(to_htmls[i]);
      }
      function fromhere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(from_htmls[i]);
      }

//*******************************************************************
//Edit these options to CONFIGURE THE MAP
      // create the map
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
	  //GLargeMapControl adds large zoom and pan controls on the left,
	  //you can change it by picking from two of the options described below
	  //there is a GSmallMapControl for a smaller pan/zoom control
	  //also there is GSmallZoomControl - a small zoom control (no panning controls)
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());

	  //this adds the Map, Satellite, and Hybrid buttons, delete line if you don't want it
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

	  //this adds a scale to the bottom left of the map, delete line if you don't want it
	  //map.addControl(new GScaleControl());

	  //type in the Geo Coordinates and default zoom level below. (Latitude, Longitude), Zoom level);
	  //these Coordinates set the center of the map, they do not place the marker.
	  //that is done in the map.xml file. If you want a marker to be centered, type
	  //the same coordinates here that are used for that marker in the map.xml file
	  //0 is zoomed all the way out.
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.066453,-2.521416), 15);
//*******************************************************************

      // Read the data from map.xml
      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      request.open("GET", "map.xml", true);
      request.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (request.readyState == 4) {
          var xmlDoc = request.responseXML;
          // obtain the array of markers and loop through it
          var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");

          for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
            // obtain the attribues of each marker
            var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
            var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
            var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
            var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
            var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
            map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
          // put the assembled GMapSidebar_html contents into the GMapSidebar div
          document.getElementById("GMapSidebar").innerHTML = GMapSidebar_html;
        }
      }
      request.send(null);
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }