function initialize(lat, lng) {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(lat, lng), 13);
 
        // Add 10 markers to the map at random locations
        var bounds = map.getBounds();
        var southWest = bounds.getSouthWest();
        var northEast = bounds.getNorthEast();
        var lngSpan = northEast.lng() - southWest.lng();
        var latSpan = northEast.lat() - southWest.lat();
        var point= new GLatLng(lat, lng);
        map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point));
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      }
    }