function createMarkerOld(point,root,the_link,the_title,color) {
    								
	var baseIcon = new GMarkerIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
	baseIcon.shadow = root + "/images/icons/shadow.png";
	
	var blueIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	blueIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/blue-dot.png";
	
	var redIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	redIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/red-dot.png";
	
	var greenIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	greenIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/green-dot.png";
	
	var yellowIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	yellowIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/yellow-dot.png";      		
	
	var orangeIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	orangeIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/orange-dot.png";
	
	var darkblueIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	darkblueIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/darkblue-dot.png";
	
	var whiteIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	whiteIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/white-dot.png";
	
	var purpleIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	purpleIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/purple-dot.png";
	
	var darkgreenIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	darkgreenIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/darkgreen-dot.png";
	
	var brownIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	brownIcon.image = root + "/images/icons/brown-dot.png";
	
	var customIcon = new GMarkerIcon(baseIcon);
	customIcon.image = color;
		
	//Do the work	
	if(color == 'blue')			{ markerOptions = { icon:blueIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'red')		{ markerOptions = { icon:redIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'green')	{ markerOptions = { icon:greenIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'yellow')	{ markerOptions = { icon:yellowIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'orange')	{ markerOptions = { icon:orangeIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'darkblue')	{ markerOptions = { icon:darkblueIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'white')	{ markerOptions = { icon:whiteIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'purple')	{ markerOptions = { icon:purpleIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'darkgreen')	{ markerOptions = { icon:darkgreenIcon, title:the_title } }
	else if(color == 'brown')	{ markerOptions = { icon:brownIcon, title:the_title } }
	else { markerOptions = { icon:customIcon, title:the_title }  }
	
	var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
	 	
	GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
	  window.location = the_link;
	});
	
	return marker;
}


function createMarkerV3(map, point, root, the_link, the_title, color){
        var redIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/red-dot.png");

        var greenIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/green-dot.png");

        var yellowIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/yellow-dot.png");

        var orangeIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/orange-dot.png");

        var darkblueIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/darkblue-dot.png");
				
        var blueIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/blue-dot.png");

        var whiteIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/white-dot.png");

        var purpleIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/purple-dot.png");

        var darkgreenIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/darkgreen-dot.png");;

        var brownIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(root + "/images/icons/brown-dot.png");
				
	var inconsColor = {
		'blue': blueIcon,
		'red': redIcon,
		'green': greenIcon,
		'orange':orangeIcon,
		'yellow': yellowIcon,
		'darkblue': darkblueIcon,
		'white':whiteIcon,
		'purple':purpleIcon,
		'darkgreen':darkgreenIcon,
		'brown':brownIcon,
	}

        //Do the work
	var markerOptions = { title:the_title};
	if(color in inconsColor)
		markerOptions.icon = inconsColor[color];

	markerOptions['clickable'] =  true;
	markerOptions['link'] = the_link;
	markerOptions['map'] = map;
	markerOptions['position'] = point;

	var marker = new google.maps.Marker(markerOptions);

	google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
		document.location.href = marker.link;
	});

        return marker;

}