// arrays to hold copies of the markers and html used by the sidebar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;
      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(htmls[i]);
      }
 function load() {
    //<![CDATA[

    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the sidebar
      var sidebar_html = "";
    


      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,infowindow) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(infowindow);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the sidebar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = infowindow;
        // add a line to the sidebar html
        sidebar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a> | ';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }




      // create the map
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(35.95154699033532, -83.9336371421814), 15);


      // Read the data from example.xml
      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      request.open("GET", "data.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 infowindow = markers[i].getAttribute("infowindow");
			var infowindow = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("infowindow")[0]);
            var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,infowindow);
            map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
          // put the assembled sidebar_html contents into the sidebar div
          document.getElementById("sidebar").innerHTML = sidebar_html;
        }
      }
      request.send(null);
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }
    // This Javascript is based on code provided by the
    // Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
    // http://www.commchurch.freeserve.co.uk/   
    // http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/

    //]]>
    }