var map = null;
    var geocoder = null;

    function load() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));

		//--------------START tasti di navigazione
		map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); 	//Si-Zoom e spostamento grandi
		//map.addControl(new GSmallZoomControl());  //No-Zoom piccolo in alto sx
		map.addControl(new GScaleControl());	  	//Si-Esempio di scala
		//map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl()); 	//No-direzione e zoom piccoli
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());		//Si-Tipologia Mappe
		map.addControl(new GOverviewMapControl ());	//Si-riquadro basso dx richiudibile
		//--------------END tasti di navigazione

		map.setCenter(new GLatLng(0,0),0);
        geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
		showAddress(3, "piazza Massimo D\'Azeglio, 15100,Alessandria, Italia", "yes");
		}
    }

    function showAddress(type, address, conferma) {  //1=solo segnalino, 2=solo centra, 3=segnalino & centra
      if(geocoder){
        geocoder.getLatLng(
          address,
          function(point){
            if(!point){
              if(conferma=="yes"){
				 alert(address + " Not found You will be redirected to Alessandria");
				 showAddress(2, "Alessandria, Italia", "no");
			  }else{	
				 alert("We are sorry: system met technical problems for localization ");
			  }
			}else{
              if(type==2 || type==3){
			    map.setCenter(point, 13);
              }if(type==1 || type==3)
			    map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, ""));//questo richiama il marker
            }
          }
        );
      }
	  
    }

		//--------------START Nostra Icona
		var icon = new GIcon();
		icon.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png";
		icon.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
		icon.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20);
		icon.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
		icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
		icon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);
		//--------------END Nostra Icona

		function createMarker(point, number) {
		  var marker = new GMarker(point, icon);
		  GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
		  
		  
		  var infoTabs = [   //START CON TAB
  			new GInfoWindowTab("Address ", "<b>Cesare Pavese (dipendente dalla scuola media \"Vochieri\")</b><br>piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 15<br> 15100<br> Alessandria<br>"),
			new GInfoWindowTab("Notes ", "Le lezioni si svolgono presso la sede di via Silvio Pellico 2, Alessandria, tel. 0131260981.")
		];		
		  marker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs); //END CON TAB	  
		  
		  //marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<b>" + number + " Casina bella nico</b><br>Via Ranà");  //SENZA TAB
		  });
		  return marker;
		}