function validate() {
   var req = new Array('first-name', 'last-name', 'email', 'city', 'state', 'zip');
   var pretty = new Array('First name', 'Last name', 'E-mail address', 'City', 'State', 'Zip');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}

// for the request info page
function validate_info() {
   var req = new Array('first-name', 'last-name', 'email');
   var pretty = new Array('First name', 'Last name', 'E-mail address');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}

// for career applications
function validate_career() {
   var req = new Array('position', 'first-name', 'last-name', 'email');
   var pretty = new Array('Position', 'First name', 'Last name', 'E-mail address');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}

// for the exec contact
function validate_exec_contact() {
   var req = new Array('exec_msg', 'exec_from');
   var pretty = new Array('message', 'email address');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}

//validate subscribe
function validate_subscribe() {
   var req = new Array('first-name', 'last-name', 'email');
   var pretty = new Array('First name', 'Last name', 'E-mail address');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}

//validate unsubscribe
function validate_unsubscribe() {
   var req = new Array('email');
   var pretty = new Array('E-mail address');


   for(j = 0; j < req.length; j++) {
      var y = document.getElementById(req[j]);
      //alert(y);
      if(y.value.length == 0) {
         alert('Please enter your ' + pretty[j]);
         y.focus();
         return false;
      }
   }
}