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-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
-  <head>
-    <meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"> <!--ie image gizmo OFF!-->
-    <style type="text/css">
-        #map {
-            width: 100%;
-            height: 512px;
-            border: 1px solid black;
-            background-color: blue;
-        }
-    </style>
-
-    <!-- this gmaps key generated for http://openlayers.org/dev/ -->
-    <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAA9XNhd8q0UdwNC7YSO4YZghSPUCi5aRYVveCcVYxzezM4iaj_gxQ9t-UajFL70jfcpquH5l1IJ-Zyyw'></script>
-    <!-- Localhost key -->
-    <!-- <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhT2yXp_ZAY8_ufC3CFXhHIE1NvwkxTS6gjckBmeABOGXIUiOiZObZESPg'></script>-->
-    <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/v3/mapcontrol.js'></script>
-    <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        <!--
-        var lon = 5;
-        var lat = 40;
-        var zoom = 5;
-        var map, markers;
-        var barcelona = new OpenLayers.LonLat(2.13134765625,
-                                              41.37062534198901);
-        var madrid = new OpenLayers.LonLat(-3.6968994140625,
-                                              40.428314208984375);
-
-        function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
-
-            var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
-                      "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", 
-                      {layers: 'basic'} );
-            var google = new OpenLayers.Layer.Google( "Google Hybrid" , {type: G_HYBRID_MAP });
-            var ve = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth( "VE"); 
-            
-
-            map.addLayers([wms, google, ve]);
-
-            markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers("markers");
-            map.addLayer(markers);
-
-            map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
-            map.addControl( new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher() );
-
-        }
-        
-        function add() {
-            var url = 'http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png';
-            var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(10, 17);
-            var calculateOffset = function(size) {
-                                return new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h);
-                             };           
-            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(url, sz, null, calculateOffset);
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(barcelona, icon);
-            markers.addMarker(marker);
-
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(madrid, icon.clone());
-            markers.addMarker(marker);
-
-        }
-
-        function remove() {
-            markers.removeMarker(marker);
-        }
-                
-    // -->
-
-    </script>
-  </head>
-  <body onload="init()">
-    <h1>OpenLayers With WMS, Google, VE Example</h1>
-    <div id="map"></div>
-    <div style="background-color:green" onclick="add()"> click to add a marker to the map</div>
-    <div style="background-color:red" onclick="remove()"> click to remove the marker from the map</div>
-  </body>
-</html>
