google.load("maps", "2");

	var map;

	var gmarkers = [];
	var i = 0;


	// A function to create the marker and set up the event window
	function createMarker(point, name, html, clickable) {
		// use a custom icon with letter A - Z
		var letter = String.fromCharCode("A".charCodeAt(0) + i);
		var myIcon = new google.maps.Icon(G_DEFAULT_ICON, "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker.png");
		myIcon.printImage = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/markerie.gif"
		myIcon.mozPrintImage = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/markerff.gif"

		var marker = new google.maps.Marker(point, {icon:myIcon, draggable:false});
		if(clickable) {
			google.maps.Event.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
				marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
			});
		}

		// save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
		gmarkers[i] = marker;
		i++;
		return marker;
	}




	// This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
	function myclick(i) {
		google.maps.Event.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
	}