echeck = function(str) {
  var at="@"
  var dot="."
  var lat=str.indexOf(at)
  var lstr=str.length
  var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
     alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
     return false
  }
  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
     alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
     return false
  }
  if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
      alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
      return false
  }
   if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
      alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
      return false
   }
   if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
      alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
      return false
   }
   if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
      alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
      return false
   }
   if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
      alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
      return false
   }
   return true          
}

validateForm = function(formID){
/* Turning off validation for now

	var firstName = $(formID).firstName
	var lastName = $(formID).lastName
	var email = $(formID).email;

	if ((firstName.value==null)||(firstName.value=="")){
		alert("Please enter your first name.")
		firstName.focus()
		return false
	}

	if ((lastName.value==null)||(lastName.value=="")){
		alert("Please enter your last name.")
		lastName.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	if ((email.value==null)||(email.value=="")){
		alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com")
		email.focus()
		return false
	}

	if (echeck(email.value)==false){
		email.value=""
		email.focus()
		return false    
	}
*/

	$(formID).submit();
}

jumpToURL = function(url) {
	window.location.href = url;
}