function val_newsletter_form()
{
  var obj;
  obj = document.forms["newsletter"].fullname;

  if (!validateNotEmpty(trimAll(obj.value)))
	{
    alert("Please enter your Full Name");
    obj.focus();
    return false;  
	}
  obj = document.forms["newsletter"].email_address;

  if (!validateNotEmpty(trimAll(obj.value)))
	{
    alert("Please enter your Email Address");
    obj.focus();
    return false;  
	}
	else
  {
    if (!emailCheck(obj.value))
    {
        alert("Please enter a valid Email Address");
        obj.focus();
        //obj.select();
        return false;
    }
  }
	return true;
}
function removeSpaces(string) {
 return string.split(' ').join('');
}
function validateselradiogroup(form_name, radio_name)
{
    var str_obj;
    var found_it;
    str_obj = "document.forms['" + form_name + "']." + radio_name;
  
    found_id = false;
    for (var i=0; i< eval(str_obj).length; i++)
    { 
      obj = str_obj + "["+ i +  "]";
      if (eval(obj).checked)
     {
      // found_it = document.forms["intl_appl_form"].accommodation_room[i].value;
      found_it = true;
     } 
    }
    return found_it;  
}
function show_hide( whichLayer, show )
{
  var elem, vis;
  if( document.getElementById ) // this is the way the standards work
    elem = document.getElementById( whichLayer );
  else if( document.all ) // this is the way old msie versions work
      elem = document.all[whichLayer];
  else if( document.layers ) // this is the way nn4 works
    elem = document.layers[whichLayer];
  vis = elem.style;
  
  // if the style.display value is blank we try to figure it out here
  if(vis.display==''&&elem.offsetWidth!=undefined&&elem.offsetHeight!=undefined)
    vis.display = (elem.offsetWidth!=0&&elem.offsetHeight!=0)?'block':'none';
  
  if (show == 1)
  {
    vis.display = 'block';
  }
  else
  {
      vis.display = 'none';
  }
}
function get_radio_checked_value(form_name,radio_name)
{
  var str_obj, obj, avalue; 
  str_obj = "document.forms['" + form_name + "']." + radio_name;
  for (var i=0; i< eval(str_obj).length; i++)
  { 
    obj = str_obj + "["+ i +  "]";
    if (eval(obj).checked)
   {
      avalue = eval(obj).value;
   } 
  } 
  //avalue = obj.value;
  return avalue;
}