function validateForm()
{

  var emailregex = /^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})/
  var blankregex = /^\s*$/i
  
  var name = document.getElementById("name");
  var company = document.getElementById("company");
  var city = document.getElementById("city");
  var email = document.getElementById("email");
 
 

  if(blankregex.test(name.value))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with your name.");
      name.focus();
      return false;
  }
  
  if(blankregex.test(company.value))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with your company name.");
      company.focus();
      return false;
  }
  
  if(blankregex.test(city.value))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with your city.");
      city.focus();
      return false;
  }
  
  if(!emailregex.test(email.value.toLowerCase()))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with a valid e-mail address.");
      email.focus();
      return false;
  }
 return true;
}

function validateNewsForm(){

  var emailregex = /^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})/
  var blankregex = /^\s*$/i
  var email = document.getElementById("email_address");
  var fname = document.getElementById("first_name");
  
  if(blankregex.test(fname.value) || fname.value == "First Name")
  {
      alert("Please provide us with your name.");
      fname.focus();
      return false;
  }
  
  if(!emailregex.test(email.value.toLowerCase()))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with a valid e-mail address.");
      email.focus();
      return false;
  }

 return true;
}

function validateNewsPopup(){

  var emailregex = /^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})/
  var blankregex = /^\s*$/i
  var email = document.getElementById("email_address");
  var fname = document.getElementById("first_name");
  
  var d = new Date();
  var year = d.getFullYear() ;
  var nextyear = d.getFullYear() + 1;
  var month = d.getMonth();
  var day = d.getDay();
  
  if(blankregex.test(fname.value) || fname.value == "First Name")
  {
      alert("Please provide us with your name.");
      fname.focus();
      return false;
  }
  
  if(!emailregex.test(email.value.toLowerCase()))
  {
      alert("Please provide us with a valid e-mail address.");
      email.focus();
      return false;
  }
  set_cookie('ElevateStop', 'stop', nextyear, month, day);
  return true;   
}