function formatNewsDate(strDate)
{
	// strDate accepts - the date in "10-Dec-2008" format
	
	return strDate.substr(3, 3) + '<span>' + strDate.substr(0, 2) + '</span>';
	
}

function validate_newsletter(theForm)
        {
                var strMessage, blnEmpty;
                strMessage = "Please enter the following fields: \n";
                blnEmpty = false;

                if(theForm.txtName.value == null || theForm.txtName.value == "")
                        { blnEmpty = true; strMessage = strMessage + " - Your name\n"; }


                if(theForm.txtEmail.value == null || theForm.txtEmail.value == "" || isEmailAddr(theForm.txtEmail.value)==false)
                        { blnEmpty = true; strMessage = strMessage + " - A valid Email Address\n"; }

                if(blnEmpty)
                {  alert(strMessage); return (false); }
                else
                {  return (true); }
        }



function isEmailAddr(email)
{
	var result = false
	var theStr = new String(email)
	var index = theStr.indexOf("@");
	if (index > 0)
	{
		var pindex = theStr.indexOf(".",index);
		if ((pindex > index+1) && (theStr.length > pindex+1))
		result = true;
	}
	return result;
}