function termvalidate()
{
	//check if the coverage amount is entered
	if (checkField(document.termlifeinsform.coverageAmount.value) == false)
	{
		alert("Please enter the Amount of Life Insurance Coverage and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.coverageAmount.focus(); 
		return false;
	}


	//check if length is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.length.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Length of Coverage and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.length.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if first name is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.fname.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the First Name and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.fname.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if last name is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.lname.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Last Name and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.lname.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if Birth Date  is entered
	if ((checkFieldBirth(document.termlifeinsform.birthMonth.value) == false) || (checkFieldBirth(document.termlifeinsform.birthDay.value) == false) || (checkFieldBirth(document.termlifeinsform.birthYear.value) == false))
	{
		alert("Please enter the Birth Date and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.birthMonth.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if gender is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.gender.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Gender and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.gender.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if Address is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.addr1.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Home Address and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.addr1.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if City is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.city.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the City and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.city.focus(); 
		return false;
	}	//check if zip is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.zip.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the zip and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.zip.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
	//check if phone is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.phone1.value) == false) || (checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.phone2.value) == false) || (checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.phone3.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Home Phone and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.phone1.focus(); 
		return false;
	}
		//check if email is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.temail.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Email and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.temail.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if height is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.height.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Height and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.height.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if weight is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.weight.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Weight and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.weight.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if who for is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.whoFor.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Who is this Policy for, and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.whoFor.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if requesting is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.requesting.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Person Requesting and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.requesting.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if foreign is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.foreign.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Foreign Travel and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.foreign.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if  occupation is entered
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.occupation.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Occupation and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.occupation.focus();
		return false;
	}
		//check if citizen is entered
	if ((checkField(document.termlifeinsform.citizen.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the Country of Citizenship and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.citizen.focus();
		return false;
	}
	//check if captcha code has been entered		
	
	if ((checkFieldBlank(document.termlifeinsform.hdcaptcha.value) == false) )
	{
		alert("Please enter the word you see in the image and then click Get Quote.");
		document.termlifeinsform.hdcaptcha.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	//check if mail id is valid
	checkEmail = document.termlifeinsform.temail.value;
	if ((checkEmail.indexOf('@') < 0) || 
	((checkEmail.charAt(checkEmail.length-4) != '.') && (checkEmail.charAt(checkEmail.length-3) != '.'))) 
	{
		isEmailValid(document.termlifeinsform.temail.value);
		//alert('Please enter a valid email address to help us contact you!');
		document.termlifeinsform.temail.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	//if  (flag==1)
	//{
	
		//var countrySel = document.termlifeinsform.elements["country"];
		//alert(countrySel);
	//	country = getSelections(countrySel) ;
  	//	for(var k=0;k<country.length;k++)
  	//	alert(country[k].value);
	//	foreigndisplay("Y");
		
		//Test
  		//document.termlifeinsform.country.value	=country;
  		//for(var k=0;k<country.length;k++)
  		//alert(country[k].value);
  		//alert(document.termlifeinsform.country.value);	
  			
	//}
	

	//if (validEffectiveDate())
//	{
		document.termlifeinsform.submit();
//	}
//	else
//		return;
}
//Not needed
function getSelections(select)
{  
	var options = select.options;    
	var sOptions = [];
	var opt, k=0;  
	while(opt = options[k++])
	{    
		if(opt.selected)      
		sOptions[sOptions.length] = opt; 
	}
	return sOptions;
}
function visadisplay(s)
{
	if(s.value=="US")
	{
		document.getElementById("q19a").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q19b").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q19c").innerHTML="";
	}
	else
	{
		if (s.value=="NONUS")
		{		
			document.getElementById("q19a").innerHTML="<span>&nbsp;19a.</span>";
			document.getElementById("q19b").innerHTML="Type of US visa, if in USA";
			document.getElementById("q19c").innerHTML="<input  id='visa' maxlength='40' size='12' name='visa'>" ;

		}
	}

}
function foreigndisplay(s)
{


	if(s.value=="N")
	{
		document.getElementById("q17a").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q17b").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q17c").innerHTML="";
	}
	else if (s.value=="Y")
	{
			
			document.getElementById("q17a").innerHTML="<span>&nbsp;17a.</span>";
			document.getElementById("q17b").innerHTML="If yes, specify the country ";
			document.getElementById("q17c").innerHTML="<select multiple='multiple' id='country' name='country[]' >"+getCountryHTML() +"</select>" ;
	}
	else
	{
		document.getElementById("q17a").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q17b").innerHTML="";
		document.getElementById("q17c").innerHTML="";
	
	}
/*	if (s.value=="N")
	{
		document.getElementById("q17a").style.visibility = "hidden";
		document.getElementById("q17b").style.visibility = "hidden";
		document.getElementById("q17c").style.visibility = "hidden";
	}
	else if (s.value=="Y")
	{
		document.getElementById("q17a").style.visibility = "visible";
		document.getElementById("q17b").style.visibility = "visible";
		document.getElementById("q17c").style.visibility = "visible";		
	}
	else if (s.value=="Select")
	{
		document.getElementById("q17a").style.visibility = "hidden";
		document.getElementById("q17b").style.visibility = "hidden";
		document.getElementById("q17c").style.visibility = "hidden";		
	}

*/
}

function getCountryHTML()
{
	var retHTML = "";
	retHTML += '<option selected="" value="Select">Select</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="AFGHANISTAN">Afghanistan</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ALBANIA">Albania</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ALGERIA">Algeria</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="AMERICANSAMOA">American Samoa</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ANDORRA">Andorra</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ANGOLA">Angola</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ANGUILLA">Anguilla</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ANTARTICA">Antarctica</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ANTIGUABARBUDA">Antigua & Barbuda</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ARGENTINA">Argentina</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ARMENIA">Armenia</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="ARUBA">Aruba</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="AUSTRALIA">Australia</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="AUSTRIA">Austria</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="AZERBAIJAN">Azerbaijan</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BAHAMAS">Bahamas</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BAHRAIN">Bahrain</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BANGLADESH">Bangladesh</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BARBADOS">Barbados</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BELARUS">Belarus</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BELGIUM">Belgium</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BELIZE">Belize</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BENIN">Benin</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BERMUDA">Bermuda</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BHUTAN">Bhutan</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BOLIVIA">Bolivia</option>';
	retHTML += '<option value="BOSNIAHERZEGOWINA">Bosnia & Herzegowina</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BOTSWANA">Botswana</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BOUVETISLAND">Bouvet Island</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BRAZIL">Brazil</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BRUNEIDARUSSALAM">Brunei Darussalam</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BULGARIA">Bulgaria</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BURKINAFASCO">Burkina Faso</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="BURUNDI">Burundi</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CAMBODIA">Cambodia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CAMEROON">Cameroon</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CANADA">Canada</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CAPEVERDE">Cape Verde</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CAYMANISLANDS">Cayman Islands</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CENTRALAFRICANREPUBLIC">Central African Republic</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CHAD">Chad</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CHILE">Chile</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CHINA">China</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CHRISTMASISLAND">Christmas Island</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COCOSISLANDS">Cocos Islands</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COLOMBIA">Colombia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COMOROS">Comoros</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CONGO">Congo</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COOKISLANDS">Cook Islands</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COSTARICA">Costa Rica</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="COTEDIVOIRE">Cote dIvoire</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CROATIA">Croatia (Hrvatska)</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CUBA">Cuba</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CYPRUS">Cyprus</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="CZECHREPUBLIC">Czech Republic</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="DENMARK">Denmark</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="DIJIBOUTI">Djibouti</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="DOMINICA">Dominica</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="DOMINICANREPUBLIC">Dominican Republic</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="EASTTIMOR">East Timor</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ECUADOR">Ecuador</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="EGYPT">Egypt</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ELSALVADOR">El Salvador</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="EQUITORIALGUINEA">Equatorial Guinea</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ERITREA">Eritrea</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ESTONIA">Estonia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ETHIOPIA">Ethiopia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FALKLANDISLANDS">Falkland Islands</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FAROEISLANDS">Faroe Islands</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FIJI">Fiji</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FINLAND">Finland</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FRANCE">France</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="METROPOLITANFRANCE">France, Metropolitan</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FRENCHGUIANA">French Guiana</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="FRENCHPOLYNESIA">French Polynesia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GABON">Gabon</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GAMBIA">Gambia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GEORGIA">Georgia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GERMANY">Germany</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GHANA">Ghana</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GIBRALTAR">Gibraltar</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GREECE">Greece</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GREENLAND">Greenland</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GRENEDA">Grenada</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUADELOUPE">Guadeloupe</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUAM">Guam</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUATEMELA">Guatemala</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUINEA">Guinea</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUINEABISSAU">Guinea-Bissau</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="GUYANA">Guyana</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="HAITI">Haiti</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="HONDURAS">Honduras</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="HONGKONG">Hong Kong</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="HUNGARY">Hungary</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ICELAND">Iceland</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="INDIA">India</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="INDONESIA">Indonesia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="IRAN">Iran</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="IRAQ">Iraq</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="IRELAND">Ireland</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ISREAL">Israel</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ITALY">Italy</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="JAMAICA">Jamaica</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="JAPAN">Japan</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="JORDON">Jordan</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KAZAKHSTAN">Kazakhstan</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KENYA">Kenya</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KIRIBATI">Kiribati</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KOREA">Korea</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KUWAIT">Kuwait</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="KYRGYSTAN">Kyrgyzstan</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="LAO">Lao</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="LATVIA">Latvia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="LEBANON">Lebanon</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="LESOTHO">Lesotho</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="LIBERIA">Liberia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="LY">Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="LIECHTENSTEIN">Liechtenstein</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="LITHUANIA">Lithuania</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="LUXEMBOURG">Luxembourg</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MACAU">Macau</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MACEDONIA">Macedonia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MDAGASCAR">Madagascar</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MALAWI">Malawi</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MALAYSIA">Malaysia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MALDIVES">Maldives</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MALI">Mali</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MALTA">Malta</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MARSHALLISLANDS">Marshall Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MARTINIQUE">Martinique</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MAURITANIA">Mauritania</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MAURITIUS">Mauritius</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MAYOTTE">Mayotte</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MEXICO">Mexico</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MICRONESIA">Micronesia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MOLDAVA">Moldova</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MONACO">Monaco</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MONGOLIA">Mongolia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MONTSERRAT">Montserrat</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="M0ROCCO">Morocco</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MOZAMBIQUE">Mozambique</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="MYANMAR">Myanmar</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NAMIBIA">Namibia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NAURU">Nauru</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NEPAL">Nepal</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NETHERLANDS">Netherlands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NETHERLANDSANTILLES">Netherlands Antilles</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NEWCALEDONIA">New Caledonia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NWEZEALAND">New Zealand</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NICARAGUA">Nicaragua</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NIGER">Niger</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NIGERIA">Nigeria</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NIUE">Niue</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NORFOLKISLAND">Norfolk Island</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NORTHERNMARIANAISLANDS">Northern Mariana Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="NORWAY">Norway</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="OMAN">Oman</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PAKISTAN">Pakistan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PALAU">Palau</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PANAMA">Panama</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PAPUANEWGUINEA">Papua New Guinea</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PARAGUAY">Paraguay</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PERU">Peru</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PHILIPPINES">Philippines</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PITCARIN">Pitcairn</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="POLAND">Poland</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PORTUGAL">Portugal</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="PUERTORICO">Puerto Rico</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="QATAR">Qatar</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="REUNION">Reunion</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="ROMANIA">Romania</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="RUSSIANFEDERATION">Russian Federation</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="RWANDA">Rwanda</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="STKITTSNEVIS">Saint Kitts & Nevis</option>'; 
	   retHTML += '<option value="STLUCIA">Saint LUCIA</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="STVINCENT">Saint Vincent & the Grenadines</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SAMOA">Samoa</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SANMARINO">San Marino</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SAOTOME">Sao Tome and Principe</option>'; 
	   retHTML += '<option value="SAUDIARABIA">Saudi Arabia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SENEGAL">Senegal</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SEYCHELLES">Seychelles</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SIERRALEONE">Sierra Leone</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SINGAPORE">Singapore</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SLOVAKIA">Slovakia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SLOVENIA">Slovenia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SOLOMONISLANDS">Solomon Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SOMALIA">Somalia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SOUTHAFRICA">South Africa</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SPAIN">Spain</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SRILANKA">Sri Lanka</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="STHELENA">St. Helena</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="STPIERRE">St. Pierre & Miquelon</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SUDAN">Sudan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SURINAME">Suriname</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SVALBARD">Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SWAZILAND">Swaziland</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SWEDEN">Sweden</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SWITZERLAND">Switzerland</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="SYRIA">Syrian Arab Republic</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TAIWAN">Taiwan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TAJIKISTAN">Tajikistan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TANZANIA">Tanzania</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="THAILAND">Thailand</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TOGO">Togo</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TOKELAU">Tokelau</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TONGA">Tonga</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TRINIDAD">Trinidad and Tobago</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TUNISIA">Tunisia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TURKEY">Turkey</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TURKEMENISTAN">Turkmenistan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TURKSCAICOS">Turks & Caicos Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="TUVALU">Tuvalu</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UGANGA">Uganda</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UKRAINE">Ukraine</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UAE">United Arab Emirates</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UNITEDKINGDOM">United Kingdom</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UNITEDSTATES">United States</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="URUGUAY">Uruguay</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="UZBEKISTAN">Uzbekistan</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="VANUATU">Vanuatu</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="VATICAN">Vatican</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="VENEZUELA">Venezuela</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="VIETNAM">Viet Nam</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="BRITISHVIRGINISLANDS">Virgin Islands (British)</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="USVEIRGINISLANDS">Virgin Islands (U.S.)</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="WALLIS">Wallis & Futuna Islands</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="WESTERNSAHARA">Western Sahara</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="YEMEN">Yemen</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="YUGOSLAVIA">Yugoslavia</option>';
	   retHTML += '<option value="ZAMBIA">Zambia</option>';
	  retHTML += '<option value="ZIMBABWE">Zimbabwe</option>';
	  return retHTML;
}
function checkFieldBlank(field) 
{
	if (field == "") {return false;}
	else { return true;};
}
function checkField(field) 
{
	if (field == "Select") {return false;}
	else { return true;};
}
function checkFieldBirth(field) 
{
	if ((field == "MM") || (field == "DD") || (field == "YY")) {return false;}
	else { return true;};
}

function isEmailValid(temail) 
{ 
    	alert("Please enter a valid email address to help us contact you!");
    return /^\w+([-+.]\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w{2,}$/.test(temail); 

} 
//This function is copyrighted to http://www.aspdev.org/javascript/javascript-trim/
function trimAll(sString)
{
	if (sString.length == 0) return sString;
	while(sString.substring(0,1) == ' ')
	{
		sString = sString.substring(1, sString.length);
	}
	while(sString.substring(sString.length-1, sString.length) == ' ')
	{
		sString = sString.substring(0,sString.length-1);
	}
	return sString;
}
// If the element's string matches the regular expression it is all numbers
function isNumeric(elem, helperMsg){
	var numericExpression = "/^[0-9]+$/";
	if(elem.value.match(numericExpression)){
		return true;
	}else{
		elem.focus();
		return false;
	}
}