map.setSize("60em", "40em");
// Add some controls for the zoom level
map.addControl(new LargeMapControl());
map.setZoomLevel(16);
// Add a marker
map.addOverlay(new Marker(cmu_information_systems));
// Add an info window to highlight a point of interest
map.getInfoWindow().open(map.getCenter(),
new InfoWindowContent("Porter Hall 222, CMU Information Systems"));
view.getContent().setWidget(null); // clearing the current child widget. probalby not the way to go though...