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//Fill in the blanks :)
var map = new google.maps.Map(),
  tileListener = google.maps.event.addListener(map,'tilesloaded',fixMyPageOnce);

function fixMyPageOnce(){
  //immediately remove the listener (or this thing fires for every tile that gets loaded, which is a lot when you start to pan)
  google.maps.event.removeListener(tileListener);
}

aknosis

//in reply to http://twitter.com/#!/scott_gonzalez/status/74191962739183616
//http://bit.ly/jpf1mB

var s = document.getElementsByTagName('select')[0];
s.style.height = "auto";
s.style.height = "";