--- a/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Lang/en.js
+++ b/labs/openlayers/lib/OpenLayers/Lang/en.js
@@ -1,1 +1,129 @@
+/**
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Lang.js
+ */
 
+/**
+ * Namespace: OpenLayers.Lang["en"]
+ * Dictionary for English.  Keys for entries are used in calls to
+ *     <OpenLayers.Lang.translate>.  Entry bodies are normal strings or
+ *     strings formatted for use with <OpenLayers.String.format> calls.
+ */
+OpenLayers.Lang.en = {
+
+    'unhandledRequest': "Unhandled request return ${statusText}",
+
+    'permalink': "Permalink",
+
+    'overlays': "Overlays",
+
+    'baseLayer': "Base Layer",
+
+    'sameProjection':
+        "The overview map only works when it is in the same projection as the main map",
+
+    'readNotImplemented': "Read not implemented.",
+
+    'writeNotImplemented': "Write not implemented.",
+
+    'noFID': "Can't update a feature for which there is no FID.",
+
+    'errorLoadingGML': "Error in loading GML file ${url}",
+
+    'browserNotSupported':
+        "Your browser does not support vector rendering. Currently supported renderers are:\n${renderers}",
+
+    'componentShouldBe': "addFeatures : component should be an ${geomType}",
+
+    // console message
+    'getFeatureError':
+        "getFeatureFromEvent called on layer with no renderer. This usually means you " +
+        "destroyed a layer, but not some handler which is associated with it.",
+
+    // console message
+    'minZoomLevelError':
+        "The minZoomLevel property is only intended for use " +
+        "with the FixedZoomLevels-descendent layers. That this " +
+        "wfs layer checks for minZoomLevel is a relic of the" +
+        "past. We cannot, however, remove it without possibly " +
+        "breaking OL based applications that may depend on it." +
+        " Therefore we are deprecating it -- the minZoomLevel " +
+        "check below will be removed at 3.0. Please instead " +
+        "use min/max resolution setting as described here: " +
+        "http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/SettingZoomLevels",
+
+    'commitSuccess': "WFS Transaction: SUCCESS ${response}",
+
+    'commitFailed': "WFS Transaction: FAILED ${response}",
+
+    'googleWarning':
+        "The Google Layer was unable to load correctly.<br><br>" +
+        "To get rid of this message, select a new BaseLayer " +
+        "in the layer switcher in the upper-right corner.<br><br>" +
+        "Most likely, this is because the Google Maps library " +
+        "script was either not included, or does not contain the " +
+        "correct API key for your site.<br><br>" +
+        "Developers: For help getting this working correctly, " +
+        "<a href='http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Google' " +
+        "target='_blank'>click here</a>",
+
+    'getLayerWarning':
+        "The ${layerType} Layer was unable to load correctly.<br><br>" +
+        "To get rid of this message, select a new BaseLayer " +
+        "in the layer switcher in the upper-right corner.<br><br>" +
+        "Most likely, this is because the ${layerLib} library " +
+        "script was not correctly included.<br><br>" +
+        "Developers: For help getting this working correctly, " +
+        "<a href='http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/${layerLib}' " +
+        "target='_blank'>click here</a>",
+
+    'scale': "Scale = 1 : ${scaleDenom}",
+    
+    //labels for the graticule control
+    'W': 'W',
+    'E': 'E',
+    'N': 'N',
+    'S': 'S',
+    'graticule': 'Graticule',
+
+    // console message
+    'layerAlreadyAdded':
+        "You tried to add the layer: ${layerName} to the map, but it has already been added",
+
+    // console message
+    'reprojectDeprecated':
+        "You are using the 'reproject' option " +
+        "on the ${layerName} layer. This option is deprecated: " +
+        "its use was designed to support displaying data over commercial " + 
+        "basemaps, but that functionality should now be achieved by using " +
+        "Spherical Mercator support. More information is available from " +
+        "http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/SphericalMercator.",
+
+    // console message
+    'methodDeprecated':
+        "This method has been deprecated and will be removed in 3.0. " +
+        "Please use ${newMethod} instead.",
+
+    // console message
+    'boundsAddError': "You must pass both x and y values to the add function.",
+
+    // console message
+    'lonlatAddError': "You must pass both lon and lat values to the add function.",
+
+    // console message
+    'pixelAddError': "You must pass both x and y values to the add function.",
+
+    // console message
+    'unsupportedGeometryType': "Unsupported geometry type: ${geomType}",
+
+    // console message
+    'pagePositionFailed':
+        "OpenLayers.Util.pagePosition failed: element with id ${elemId} may be misplaced.",
+
+    // console message
+    'filterEvaluateNotImplemented': "evaluate is not implemented for this filter type.",
+
+    // **** end ****
+    'end': ''
+    
+};
+