diff --git a/plugins/globe/start.php b/plugins/globe/start.php
index 83092e68d2fe6a4f3655329c244404a3a9d658b0..c17bf4af3f3146b61f46eccc2f2bdcaa464c9225 100644
--- a/plugins/globe/start.php
+++ b/plugins/globe/start.php
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
 			add_menu(elgg_echo('Globe'), $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/globe/");
 		}
 		
-		register_page_handler('globe', 'globe_page_handler');	
 
+		
+		// Extend system CSS with our own styles, which are defined in the thewire/css view
+		extend_view('css','globe/css');
+
+		
+		register_page_handler('globe', 'globe_page_handler');	
 	
 	}
 	
diff --git a/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/content.php b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/content.php
index c5b704e8f038c0f0e6e13604e68994ed3f181f7f..8ee32715623349568cb01df73a0a1a64991331c7 100644
--- a/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/content.php
+++ b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/content.php
@@ -20,9 +20,40 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo $CONFIG->url ?>mod/globe/views/default/globe/globecontrol.js"></script>
 
 
-<div id="globeInner" style="opacity:1 !important; display: block !important;width:940px;height:705px;background-color:#000;"></div>
+<div id="globeInner" style="opacity:1 !important; display: block !important;width:940px;height:505px;background-color:#000;"></div>
+
+
+<div class="clear"></div>
+
+
+<div id="plotMe">
+	<?php
+	if (isloggedin()) {
+	$me = get_user($_SESSION['user']->guid);
+	
+	?>
+	<div class="member_icon">
+		<img src="<?php echo $_SESSION['user']->getIcon('small'); ?>" alt="Your Profile Icon" id="YourselfOnTheMap" onclick="window.openLocation(<?php echo "'" . $me->longitude . "','" . $me->latitude . "','" . $me->username . "',";
+                    if($me->profile_country)
+                    echo "'" . $me->profile_country . " - " . str_replace("'","\'",htmlentities($me->profile_city)) . ", " . $me->profile_state . "',";
+                    else
+                    echo "'',";
+                    echo "'" . str_replace("'","\'",htmlentities($me->name)) . "',";
+                    if($me->profile_attended_from != "Did Not Attend UNL" && $me->profile_attended_from != "" && $me->profile_attended_from != NULL)
+                    echo "'Attended UNL: " . $me->profile_attended_from . "-" . $me->profile_attended_to . "'";
+                    else
+                    echo "''";
+                    echo ",'". str_replace("'","\'",htmlentities($me->map_explanation))."'"?>)" />
+	</div>
+	<?php
+	
+	}
+	?>
+
+</div>
+
+<div class="clear"></div>
 
-<div id="plotMe"></div>
 <div class="col left" id="plotFriends">
 <h3 class="sec_header">Your Friends</h3>
 </div>
diff --git a/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/css.php b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/css.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..67e221c9a671766364b97e993bc16259569a2bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/css.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#plotMe {
+	background:#eeeeee;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/globecontrol.js b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/globecontrol.js
index 67eb8094a8b0a0531b6a46df8fb1f26a296950c9..5964ca69697d11b90cbcf82e552424b08e35ea9f 100644
--- a/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/globecontrol.js
+++ b/plugins/globe/views/default/globe/globecontrol.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ WDN.jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 	   map1.load();
 	}catch(e){}
 	
-	WDN.jQuery('#globeInner').height(501);
+	//WDN.jQuery('#globeInner').height(501);
 });