	var map = null;
    var geocoder = null;

    function initialize() {
		
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(43.4419, -81.1419), 4);
		map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
		map.disableScrollWheelZoom();
		
        geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
      }
    }

	//this is for the Club Details page to display the proper marker
	function placeAddress(lat, lng, zoom) {
			 map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(lat), parseFloat(lng)), parseFloat(zoom));
			//map.clearOverlays(); 
			//placeMarkersThree(data);
			var latlng = new GLatLng(parseFloat(lat),parseFloat(lng));
			var marker = new GMarker(latlng);
				
			map.addOverlay(marker);
		}
    function showAddress(address) {
		//alert (address);
      if (geocoder) {
        geocoder.getLatLng(
          address,
          function(point) {
            if (!point) {
             // alert(address + " not found");
            } else {
              map.setCenter(point, 11);
              var marker = new GMarker(point);
             // map.addOverlay(marker);
              //marker.openInfoWindowHtml(address);
			  
			  var lat = map.getCenter().lat(); 
			  var lng = map.getCenter().lng();
			  var mapZoom = map.getZoom();
			  var mapBounds = map.getBounds();
			  var southWest = mapBounds.getSouthWest();
			  var northEast = mapBounds.getNorthEast();
			  var swX = southWest.lat();
			  var swY = southWest.lng();
			  var neX = northEast.lat();
			  var neY = northEast.lng();
			  
			  //alert ("lat:"+lat+" lng:"+ lng);
			 // getClubLocations(address);
		  
            }
          }
        );
      }
    }
	
	
	
	function placeClubMarker(xLat, yLon, clubID, clubName, address, city, prov, gender) {
		
			var latlng = new GLatLng(parseFloat(xLat),parseFloat(yLon));
			var marker = new GMarker(latlng);
			//map.addOverlay(marker);
			
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
				//hideStuff();
				//top.location.href="provinceSearch.php?id="+provID;
				//cityMarkers(provID);
				
				//marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<b>" + String(clubName) + "</b>");
				 $("#clubDetailsFromMap").html("<h3>"+clubName+"</h3><p>"+address+"<br />"+city+", "+prov+"<br />Club Type:"+gender);
				 
				 $("#mapClub").val(clubName);
				  $("#selectedClubID").val(clubID);
				 //$('#mapClub').trigger("onchange");
				 showNextButton(3);

  			});
			map.addOverlay(marker);
			
		
		/* this code has been moved to the function.js page /*
		//maybe make this only the first three digits of the postal code
		var cleanPostal = escape(address);

		//url for the loading image
		var ajax_load = "<img src='http://goodlifefitness.netkeepers.com/img/ajax-loader.gif' alt='loading...' />";
		
		//this fetch will populate a drop menu of clubs within 40km
		var loadUrl = "http://goodlifefitness.netkeepers.com/scripts/getClubLocations.html?postal="+cleanPostal;
		$("#clubResponse").html(ajax_load).load(loadUrl, null, function(responseText){ 
			//alert("Response:\n" + responseText);
			//Dave, spit back an array that has lat, lng, clubID, clubName so that we may place markers on the map and populate a drop down
			
			//myselect = document.createElement("clubSelectorDrop2");
			//myselect.text = "newText";
			//myselect.value = "newValue";
			
		});
		*/
		
	}
	
	
	
	function moveMaptoCenter() {
		//alert ('move');
		//set the text below the drop menu
		var clubName = $('#mapClub :selected').text();
		$("#clubDetailsFromMap").html("<h3>"+clubName+"</h3>");
		
			
		//split the id of the selected and move the map to centre
		var selectedClub = $('#mapClub :selected').val();
		var clubArray = selectedClub.split('_');
		
		 map.setCenter(new GLatLng(clubArray[0], clubArray[1]), 12);
		 
		 //set the hidden field to equal the club ID
		  $("#selectedClubID").val(clubArray[2]);
		 
		
		//testing
		//alert ('Selected Club '+selectedClub);
	}
	

	
	
	