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    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
     // var side_bar_html = "";
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
      var i = 0;


      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        // === store the name so that the tooltip function can use it ===
        marker.tooltip = '<div class="tooltip">'+name+'</div>';
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;
      //  side_bar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')" onmouseover="mymouseover('+i+')" onmouseout="mymouseout()">' + name + '</a><br>';
        i++;
        map.addOverlay(marker);

        //  ======  The new marker "mouseover" and "mouseout" listeners  ======
        GEvent.addListener(marker,"mouseover", function() {
          showTooltip(marker);
        });        
        GEvent.addListener(marker,"mouseout", function() {
		tooltip.style.visibility="hidden"
        });        
      }

      // ====== This function displays the tooltip ======
      // it can be called from an icon mousover or a side_bar mouseover
      function showTooltip(marker) {
      	tooltip.innerHTML = marker.tooltip;
	var point=map.getCurrentMapType().getProjection().fromLatLngToPixel(map.getBounds().getSouthWest(),map.getZoom());
	var offset=map.getCurrentMapType().getProjection().fromLatLngToPixel(marker.getPoint(),map.getZoom());
	var anchor=marker.getIcon().iconAnchor;
	var width=marker.getIcon().iconSize.width;
	var pos = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_LEFT, new GSize(offset.x - point.x - anchor.x + width,- offset.y + point.y +anchor.y)); 
	pos.apply(tooltip);
	tooltip.style.visibility="visible";
      }

      // ===== This function is invoked when the mouse goes over an entry in the side_bar =====
      // It launches the tooltip on the icon      
      function mymouseover(i) {
        showTooltip(gmarkers[i])
      }
      // ===== This function is invoked when the mouse leaves an entry in the side_bar =====
      // It hides the tooltip      
      function mymouseout() {
	tooltip.style.visibility="hidden";
      }

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


      // create the map
    var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
	map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
	map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
	map.setCenter(new GLatLng( 15.623036831528264, 1.0546875), 2);
	

      // ====== set up marker mouseover tooltip div ======
      var tooltip = document.createElement("div");
      document.getElementById("map").appendChild(tooltip);
      tooltip.style.visibility="hidden";


      // Read the data from example.xml
      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      //request.open("GET", "http://siteresources.worldbank.org/NEWS/Resources/4606-1223410290721/gmap.xml", true);
	  request.open("GET", "gmap.xml", true);
      request.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (request.readyState == 4) {
          var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
          // 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);
			//browser
			var browser=navigator.appName;
			var b_version=navigator.appVersion;
			var version=parseFloat(b_version);
			
				if (browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer")
				  {
				  var html = markers[i].getElementsByTagName("html")[0].firstChild.nodeValue; 
				  }
				if (browser=="Netscape" ||browser=="Firefox")
				 {
				   var html = markers[i].getElementsByTagName("html")[0].textContent; 
				  }
			


			 
			
			 var label = markers[i].getElementsByTagName("label")[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
			//var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
          }
          // put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
        //  document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_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://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm

    //]]>