//Create marker and set up event window
function createMarker(map,point,ccode,html){
  var myIcon = new GIcon();
  myIcon.image = 'http://www.speedskatenews.com/images/countries/' + ccode + '.png';
  myIcon.iconSize = new GSize(18,12);
  myIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0,12);
  myIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(0,0);
  myIcon.shadow = 'http://www.speedskatenews.com/images/countries/shadow.png';
  myIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(24,12);

  myIcon.imageMap = [17,0,17,1,17,2,17,3,17,4,17,5,17,6,17,7,17,8,17,9,17,10,17,11,0,11,0,10,0,9,0,8,0,7,0,6,0,5,0,4,0,3,0,2,0,1,0,0];
  // create markerOptions thingy
  markerOptions = { icon:myIcon };

  var marker = new GMarker(point,markerOptions);
  
  GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
    marker.openExtInfoWindow(map,"extInfoWindow_qualifiers",html,{beakOffset: 1});
  });
  return marker;
}