
	/*Newsletter*/
	

	function validateName(name){
		if(name == '' || name == 'Name')
			return false;
		return true;
	}
	function validateEmail(elementValue){
		var emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/; 
		return emailPattern.test(elementValue);
	} 
	
	function animateColor($curObj, color){
		
		var cColor = $curObj.css('borderLeftColor');

		$curObj.animate({
			borderLeftColor: color,
			borderRightColor: color,
			borderTopColor: color,
			borderBottomColor: color
		},300).animate({
			borderLeftColor: cColor,
			borderRightColor: cColor,
			borderTopColor: cColor,
			borderBottomColor: cColor
		},300);
	}
	
	function postNewsletter(urlVal){
		
		if(!validateEmail($('#newsEmail').val())){
			alert('Please enter a valid email address.');
			return false;
		}
		
		if(!validateName($('#newsName').val())){
			alert('Please enter a valid name.');
			return false;
		}
		
		var dataString = 'name=' + $('#newsName').val() 
								 + '&email=' + $('#newsEmail').val()
								 + '&address_line_1=' + $('#newsAddress_line_1').val()
								 + '&address_line_2=' + $('#newsAddress_line_2').val()
								 + '&city=' + $('#newsCity').val()
								 + '&state=' + $('#newsState').val()
								 + '&zip=' + $('#newsZip').val();
								 
		var screenWidth = $('#signUp .screen').width();
		
		$.ajax({  
			type: "POST",  
			url: urlVal,  
			data: dataString,  
			success: function() {  
				$('#statusSpacer').hide();
				$('#unsuccessMark').hide();
				$('#successMark').show();
			},
			error: function(){
				$('#statusSpacer').hide();
				$('#successMark').hide();
				$('#unsuccessMark').show();
			}			
		});  	
		
	}
