function validateForm() {

   $msg = "";
   if (document.contact.name.value == "") {
      $msg = "Name\n";
   }
   if (document.contact.email.value == "") {
      $msg += "Email Address\n";
   }
   if (document.contact.comments.value == "") {
      $msg += "Comments\n";
   }

   if ($msg != "") {
      $msg = "Please enter data in the following fields:\n" + $msg;
      alert($msg);
      return false;
   }

}

function validateNewsletterForm() {

   $msg = "";
   if (document.newsreg.name.value == "") {
      $msg = "Name\n";
   }
   if (document.newsreg.email.value == "") {
      $msg += "Email Address\n";
   }

   if ($msg != "") {
      $msg = "Please enter data in the following fields:\n" + $msg;
      alert($msg);
      return false;
   }

}