var icon = new google.maps.Icon();
icon.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png";
icon.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
icon.iconSize = new google.maps.Size(12, 20);
icon.shadowSize = new google.maps.Size(22, 20);
icon.iconAnchor = new google.maps.Point(6, 20);
icon.infoWindowAnchor = new google.maps.Point(5, 1);
return icon;