var IMAGE_PATH = "/web/images/";
var CSS_PATH =	"/web/css/";
var MARKER_BLANK = "icon_map_x.png";
var MARKER_A = "icon_map_a.png";
var MARKER_B = "icon_map_b.png";
var MARKER_C = "icon_map_c.png";
var DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL = 8;
var UNITED_STATES_LAT_LONG = new GLatLng(37.4419,-99.1419);
var	UNITED_STATES_ZOOM_LEVEL = 3;

function $(elementName){
  return document.getElementById(elementName);
}

String.prototype.trim = function () {
  return this.replace(/^\s*(\S*(\s+\S+)*)\s*$/, "$1");
};