function checkNews()
{
	var i;
	var input = document.frmnewsletter.vemail.value ;
	var lenth = input.length ;
	var ctr=0 ;

	if ( ( document.frmnewsletter.vemail.value.charAt(i) == '!' ) || ( 	document.frmnewsletter.vemail.value.charAt(i) == '#' ) )
    {
	  alert("Please enter a proper email address!") ;
	  document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
      return false;
    }
	if (input =="")
	{
		alert("Please enter email address!") ;
	    document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
		return false ;
	}

	for ( i=0; i < lenth; i++ )
	{
		var oneChar = input.charAt(i) ;
		if(oneChar == "@")
		{
			ctr = ctr+1 ;
		}
		if ( (i == 0 && oneChar == "@") || (i == 0 && oneChar == ".") || 
			( oneChar == " " ) )
		{
			alert ( "This does not seem to be a proper email address!" ) ;
	        document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
			return false ;
		}
		if ( (oneChar == "@" && input.charAt(i+1) == ".") || 
			(oneChar == "." && input.charAt(i+1) == "@") ||
			(oneChar == "." && input.charAt(i+1) == ".") )
		{
			alert ( "This does not seem to be a proper email address!" ) ;
	        document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
			return false ;
		}
		if( input.indexOf("@") < 2 )
		{
			alert ( "This does not seem to be a proper email address!" ) ;
	        document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
			return false ;
		}
		 //if(input.indexOf(".")<4)
		//{
		//	alert ( "This does not seem to be a proper email address!" ) ;
	       // document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
		//	return false ;
		//}
		if (ctr > 1)
		{
			alert ( "This does not seem to be a proper email address!" ) ;
	        document.frmnewsletter.vemail.focus();
			return false ;
		}
	}
	if(document.frmnewsletter.vzip.value=="")
	{
		alert("Please Enter ZipCode");
		return false;
	}
	if (document.frmnewsletter.dobyear.value == "" || document.frmnewsletter.dobmonth.value== "" || document.frmnewsletter.dobdate.value == "")
	{
		alert("Please Select Birth Date");
		return false;
	}
/*
	day = new Date();
	age = day.getYear() - document.frmnewsletter.dobyear.value;
	if(day.getMonth() + 1 < document.frmnewsletter.dobmonth.value)
	{
		age = age-1;
	}
	else if(day.getMonth() + 1 == document.frmnewsletter.dobmonth.value && day.getDate() < document.frm.dobdate.value)
	{
		age = age-1;
	}
	if(age < 13)
	{
		window.open("popup_underage.php", "Warning_Underage", "toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=320,height=240");
		return false;
	}
*/
	
}