function checkRequirements()
{
	var allRequirementsMet = true;
	$(".req").each(function() {
    	if ($(this).val() == '') allRequirementsMet = false;
    });
    if (!allRequirementsMet)
    {
		$("#mainForm").prepend("<div class='notification popped error'><div class='heading'>Uh Oh...</div>Please fill in all Required Fields. Required Fields are marked with: *.</div>");
		setTimeout("removeNotification()",10000);
        return false;
    }
    else return true;
}

function echeck(str) {
    var at="@"
    var dot="."
    var lat=str.indexOf(at)
    var lstr=str.length
    var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
    
    if (str == '') return false;
    else if (str.indexOf(at)==-1) return false;
    else if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr) return false
    else if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr) return false
    else if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1) return false;
    else if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot) return false;
    else if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1) return false;
    else if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1) return false;
    else return true					
}