sub parseUserSearchXML {
	my $XMLParser = new XML::Parser(Handlers => {Start => \&startHandler, End => \&endHandler, Char => \&charHandler});
	my $node;
	
	$XMLParser->parsefile($filename);
}

# event handler for XML::Parser - start tag event
sub startHandler {
	my ($expat, $tag, %attributes) = @_;
	$buffer = '';
	unless($tag =~ /$tags_to_ignore/o) {
		%temp = %attributes;
	}
}

# event handler for XML::Parser - non-markup event
sub charHandler {
	my ($expat, $string) = @_;
	$buffer .= $string;
}

# event handler for XML::Parser - end tag event
sub endHandler {
	my ($expat, $tag) = @_;
	unless($tag =~ /$tags_to_ignore/o) {							
		$buffer =~ s/ \($crap_to_remove\)$//o;					# strip (person) (place) (thing) or (idea)
		$nodes{$buffer} = {%temp};
	}
	$buffer = '';
}