anchor.diff:  //   controlUI.appendChild(controlText);
   // }
   </script>
  -<body onload="initialize()">
  -<div id='content'>
  -<div id='mapview_map'></div>
  +<div id='sidebar'>
  +<div id='filters_content'>
  +	<b>SORT ITEMS BY</b>	
  +	<br>
  +
  +	<ul id='sortby'>
  +	<li>
  +	  <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'recent' %> Most Recent
  +	</li>
  +	<!--<li>
  +	  <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'popular' %> Most Popular
  +	</li>--> 
  +	<li>
  +	 <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'following' %> Following
  +	</li>
  +	</ul>
  +	<br>
  +	<b>SHOW</b>
  +	<ul id='sort_by_type'>
  +	<li>
  +	  <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'Questions' %> Questions
  +	</li>
  +	<li>
  +	  <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'Challenges' %> Challenges
  +	</li>
  +	<li>
  +	 <%= check_box_tag 'sort', 'Events' %> Events
  +	</li>
  +
  +	</ul>
  +	<br>
  +	<b>KEYWORD SEARCH</b>
  +	<br>
  +	<%= image_tag "../images/textbox.png", :class=>'textbox' %>
  +	<br><br>
  +	<b>SHOW ITEMS FROM</b>
  +	<br>
  +	<%= image_tag "../images/textbox.png", :class=>'textbox' %>
  +	<br><br>
  +	<b>VIEW CATEGORIES</b>
  +	<ul id='categories'>
  +	<% for category in Categories.find(:all) %>
  +	<li>
  +	  <%= check_box_tag 'category', category.id %>
  +	  <%= category.category %>
  +	</li>
  +	<% end %>
  +	</ul>
  +	<br>
  +	<%= check_box_tag 'uncheck', 'Uncheck All' %> Uncheck All
   </div>
  -</body>+</div>
  +<div id='mapview_map'></div>
positive.code: 					from: tableID
  				},
  				styles: [{
  					where: "table = 'questions'",
  					markerOptions: {
  						iconName: "large_green"
  					}
  				}, {
  					where: "table = 'challenges'",
  					markerOptions: {
  						iconName: "large_blue"
  					}
  				}, {
  					where: "table = 'events'",
  					markerOptions: {
  						iconName: "large_red"
  					}
  
negative.code: 			center = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng);
  			map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('mapview_map'), {
  			  center: center,
  			  zoom: 10,
  			  mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
  			});
  			
  