function echeck(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("Bad Email Addresss")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		    return false
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		    return false
		 }
		
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    alert("Bad Email Addresss")
		    return false
		 }

 		 return true;				
	}



function checkcontactform_app(){
	var of = document.contactform;
	
	if(!of.r_first_name.value){
		alert('Enter a first name.');
		return false;
	}
	if(!of.r_last_name.value){
		alert('Enter a last name.');
		return false;
	}
	if(!echeck(of.res_e_mail.value)){
		return false;
	}

	return true;
}




function clearit(){
	document.newsform.joinemail.value="";
	//alert("init");
}
function checkInfo(){
	//alert(document.newsform.joinemail.value);
	if(document.newsform.joinemail.value == "enter email address"){
		alert('Enter an email address.');
		return false;
	}	
	if(!document.newsform.joinemail.value){
		alert('Enter an email address.');
		return false;
	}	
	return true;
}