var now = new Date();
  var nowMM = now.getMonth() + 1;
  var nowDD = now.getDay();
  var nowYR = now.getYear();

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

  function chkPhone(phone) {
    if (isEmpty(phone)) return true;
    var re = /^\(?(\d{3})\)?[\.\-\/ ]?(\d{3})[\.\-\/ ]?(\d{4})$/
    validPhone = re.exec(phone.value);
    if (validPhone) {
    phone.value = "(" + validPhone[1] + ") " + validPhone[2] + "-" + validPhone[3];
    } else {
      if (!isEmpty(phone)) {
           alert(phone.value + " isn't a valid phone number");
       phone.focus();
       phone.select();
         return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  function isDate(DateToCheck) {
    if (DateToCheck.value.length == 0) return;
    var m_strDate = DateToCheck.value;
    var m_arrDate = m_strDate.split("/");
    var m_MONTH = m_arrDate[0];
    if (m_MONTH.length > 2) {
       alert(DateToCheck.value + " is an invalid date.\r\nDate format (MM/DD/YYYY)");
//       DateToCheck.focus();
       return false;
    }

    if (m_MONTH.length == 1) m_MONTH = "0" + m_MONTH;
    var m_DAY = m_arrDate[1];
    if (m_DAY.length == 1) m_DAY = "0" + m_DAY;
    var m_YEAR = m_arrDate[2];
    if (m_YEAR.length > 4) {
       alert(DateToCheck.value + " is an invalid date");
//       DateToCheck.focus();
       return false;
    }
    m_strDate = m_MONTH + "/" + m_DAY + "/" + m_YEAR;
    var testDate=new Date(m_strDate);
    if(testDate.getMonth()+1==m_MONTH){
      DateToCheck.value = m_strDate; 
      return true;
    } else {
      alert(DateToCheck.value + " is an invalid date");
//      DateToCheck.focus();
      return false;
    }
  }//end function

  function isEmail(email) {
   if (email.value.length == 0) return;
   var emailExp = /^[a-z][a-z_0-9\.]+@[a-z_0-9\.]+\.[a-z]{2,4}$/i;

   if (!emailExp.test(email.value)) {
      alert(email.value + " is not a valid email address");
      email.focus();
      return false;
   }
   return true;
  }

  function isEmpty(field) {
    return ((field.value == null) || (field.value.length == 0));
  }

  function formatNumber(field, decimals, commas) {
    var nf = new NumberFormat(field.value);
    nf.setPlaces(decimals);
    nf.setSeparators(false);
    if (commas == true) nf.setSeparators(true);
    var num = nf.toFormatted();
    field.value = num;
    return true;
  }
function checkCardNumWithMod10(cardNum) {
	var i;
	var cc = new Array(16);
	var checksum = 0;
	var validcc;

	// assign each digit of the card number to a space in the array	
	for (i = 0; i < cardNum.length; i++) {
		cc[i] = Math.floor(cardNum.substring(i, i+1));
	}

	// walk through every other digit doing our magic
	// if the card number is sixteen digits then start at the
	// first digit (position 0), otherwise start from the
	// second (position 1)
	for (i = (cardNum.length % 2); i < cardNum.length; i+=2) {
		var a = cc[i] * 2;
		if (a >= 10) {
			var aStr = a.toString();
			var b = aStr.substring(0,1);
			var c = aStr.substring(1,2);
			cc[i] = Math.floor(b) + Math.floor(c);
		} else {
			cc[i] = a;
		}
	}

	// add up all of the digits in the array
	for (i = 0; i < cardNum.length; i++) {
		checksum += Math.floor(cc[i]);
	}

	// if the checksum is evenly divisble by 10
	// then this is a valid card number
	validcc = ((checksum % 10) == 0);

	return validcc;
}

function cleanCardNum(cardNum) {
	var i;
	var ch;
	var newCard = "";

	// walk through the string character by character to build
	// a new string with numbers only
	i = 0;
	while (i < cardNum.length) {
		// get the current character
		ch = cardNum.substring(i, i+1);
		if ((ch >= "0") && (ch <= "9")) {
			// if the current character is a digit then add it
			// to the numbers-only string we're building
			newCard += ch;
		} else {
			// not a digit, so check if its a dash or a space
			if ((ch != " ") && (ch != "-")) {
				// not a dash or a space so fail
			//	alert("The card number contains invalid characters.");
				return "";
			}
		}
		i++;
	}

	// we got here if we didn't fail, so return what we built
	return newCard;
}

function checkCard(cardType, cardNum) {
	var validCard;
	var cardLength;
	var cardLengthOK;
	var cardStart;
	var cardStartOK;
	
	// check if the card type is valid
	if ((cardType != "V") && (cardType != "M") && (cardType != "A") && (cardType != "D")) {
	//	alert("Please select a card type.");
		return false;
	}

	// clean up any spaces or dashes in the card number
	validCard = cleanCardNum(cardNum);
	if (validCard != "") {
		// check the first digit to see if it matches the card type
		cardStart = validCard.substring(0,1);
		cardStartOK = ( ((cardType == "V") && (cardStart == "4")) ||
				((cardType == "M") && (cardStart == "5")) ||
				((cardType == "A") && (cardStart == "3")) ||
				((cardType == "D") && (cardStart == "6")) );
		if (!(cardStartOK)) {
			// card number's first digit doesn't match card type
		//	alert("Please make sure the card number you've entered matched the card type you selected.");
			return false;
		}

		// the card number is good now, so check to make sure
		// it's a the right length
		cardLength = validCard.length;		
		cardLengthOK = ( ((cardType == "V") && ((cardLength == 13) || (cardLength == 16))) ||
				 ((cardType == "M") && (cardLength == 16)) ||
				 ((cardType == "A") && (cardLength == 15)) ||
				 ((cardType == "D") && (cardLength == 16)) );
		if (!(cardLengthOK)) {
			// not the right length
		//	alert("Please make sure you've entered all of the digits on your card.");
			return false;
		}

		// card number seems OK so do the Mod10
		if (checkCardNumWithMod10(validCard)) {
			return true;
		} else {
		//	alert("Please make sure you've entered your card number correctly.");
			return false;
		}
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}
  function validate_enews() {
    var form = document.enews;
    var errMsg = "";
    var errors = 0;
    if (form.name.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg+= 'Name is Required\r\n';
    }
    if (form.email.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg += 'Email Address is required\r\n';
    }
    if (form.email2.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg += 'Confirm Email Address is required\r\n';
    }
    if (form.email.value != form.email2.value) {
       errors++;
       errMsg += 'Both Email Addresses must match\r\n';
    }
    if (errors > 0) {
       alert('You have the following errors:\r\n\r\n' + errMsg);
       return false;
    }
    form.submit();
  }
  function validate_contact() {
    var form = document.contact;
    var errMsg = "";
    var errors = 0;
    if (form.name.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg+= 'Name is Required\r\n';
    }
    if (form.email.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg += 'Email Address is required\r\n';
    }
    if (form.comments.value.length == 0) {
       errors++;
       errMsg += 'Questions or Comments is required\r\n';
    }
    if (errors > 0) {
       alert('You have the following errors:\r\n\r\n' + errMsg);
       return false;
    }
    form.submit();
  }