function subscribe(){
	selectedNews = "";
	newsCheck = document.getElementsByName('newsletter');
	message = document.getElementById("errorMsg");
	mail = document.getElementById("email").value;
	var randomnumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*1000001);
	
	for($i=0; $i<newsCheck.length; $i++){
		if(newsCheck[$i].checked == true)
			selectedNews += newsCheck[$i].value + "|";
	}	
	
	
	message.innerHTML = "<img src='/layout-files/images/loading.gif'>";	
	if(!email_checker(mail))
	{
		message.innerHTML = "Invalid email format";
		return false;
	}
	else if(selectedNews == "")
	{
		message.innerHTML = "Please select a topic to subscribe";
		return false;
	}
	else{
	
	
		arguments = "email="+mail+"&newsletter="+selectedNews+"&rand="+randomnumber; 
		  $.ajax({ 
			 type: "GET", 
			 url: "/layout-files/includes/aweber.ajax.php",  
			 data: arguments, 
			 success: function(msg){ 
				message.innerHTML = msg;	
				window.location = "http://selfhelpmagazine.com/confirmation-page.php"
			 } 
			}); 	
	}
	
}


function email_checker(email){
	if(email == ""){
		return false;
	}
	else{
		if(email.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi)){
			return true;
		}
		else{
			return false;
		}
	}
}