// Define map and icon in html, IE seems to require a setTimeout before starting
function initialize_maps() { 
   if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));

// Following two lines add daylight shading - IE runs slow with this!
//      var daylight = new daylightLayer();
//      daylight.addToMap(map);

      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(14, 0), 2);

      load_special_map_data(); 
      load_your_location(); 

      icon = new GIcon();
      icon.image = "http://www.komar.org/christmas/maps/2007/snowflake.gif";
      icon.iconSize = new GSize(14,14);
      icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(7,7);
      setTimeout("load_map_data()",1000);
   }
}