//email regular expression
var emailreg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;

//footer form validation
function validateFooterForm() {
	if ($('#footer-email').val()=="" || emailreg.test($('#footer-email').val()) == false) {
		$('#footer-email').addClass("error");
		$('#footer-email-label').addClass("error");
		$('#footer-email').focus();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

$(function() {
	//if there is a message display it for 5 seconds
	if ($('.message').length>0) {
		$('.message').slideDown();
		setTimeout(function() {$('.message').slideUp();},5000);
	}
});