function sendShareStoryData () {
	var url = '/rebrand/SuccessStories/proc_submitstory.asp';
	var pars = Form.serialize('story_form');
	var myAjax = new Ajax.Request( url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars, onLoading: showShareStoryLoad, onComplete: showShareStoryResponse} );
}
function showShareStoryLoad () {
	$('ShareStoryLoad').style.display = 'block';
	$('StorySubmitButton').style.display = 'none';
}
function showShareStoryResponse (originalRequest) {
	var newData = originalRequest.responseText;
	$('ShareStoryLoad').style.display = 'none';
   	$('ShareStoryStatus').innerHTML = newData;
	$('StorySubmitButton').style.display = 'none';
}

function openTarget (form, features, windowName) {
    if (!windowName)    windowName = 'formTarget' + (new Date().getTime());
    form.target = windowName;
    window.open('', windowName, features);
}

function checkform ( form )
{	
    //document.form.submit();
	if (document.story_form.first_name.value == "") {
        alert( "First name is a required field. Please fill in before submitting." );
        return false ;
    }
	if (document.story_form.last_name.value == "") {
        alert( "Last name is a required field. Please fill in before submitting." );
        return false ;
    }
	if ((document.story_form.email_addr.value == "") || (document.story_form.email_addr.value.indexOf('@', 0) == -1) || (document.story_form.email_addr.value.indexOf('.', 0) == -1)) {
		alert( "Please enter a valid email address." );
		return false ;
	}
	if (document.story_form.your_story.value == "") {
        alert( "Story text is a required field. Please fill in before submitting." );
        return false ;
    }	
	if (document.story_form.terms_conditions.checked != true){
		alert("Please read and accept the Terms and Conditions before submitting the form")
		return false;
	}
	if (document.story_form.privacy_policy.checked != true){
		alert("Please read and accept the Privacy Policy before submitting the form")
		return false;
	}
	
	openTarget(form, 'menubar=0,width=584,height=600,toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0','newpopup'); 
//    sendShareStoryData();
	displayObject('ShareStoryLayer', false);
    return true ;
}