        // remote scripting library
        // (c) copyright 2005 modernmethod, inc
        var sajax_debug_mode = false;
        var sajax_request_type = "POST";
        var sajax_target_id = "";
        var sajax_failure_redirect = "";
        
        function sajax_debug(text) {
            if (sajax_debug_mode)
                alert(text);
        }
        
         function sajax_init_object() {
             sajax_debug("sajax_init_object() called..")
             
             var A;
             
             var msxmlhttp = new Array(
                'Msxml2.XMLHTTP.5.0',
                'Msxml2.XMLHTTP.4.0',
                'Msxml2.XMLHTTP.3.0',
                'Msxml2.XMLHTTP',
                'Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
            for (var i = 0; i < msxmlhttp.length; i++) {
                try {
                    A = new ActiveXObject(msxmlhttp[i]);
                } catch (e) {
                    A = null;
                }
            }
             
            if(!A && typeof XMLHttpRequest != "undefined")
                A = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (!A)
                sajax_debug("Could not create connection object.");
            return A;
        }
        
        var sajax_requests = new Array();
        
        function sajax_cancel() {
            for (var i = 0; i < sajax_requests.length; i++) 
                sajax_requests[i].abort();
        }
        
        function sajax_do_call(func_name, args) {
            var i, x, n;
            var uri;
            var post_data;
            var target_id;
            
            sajax_debug("in sajax_do_call().." + sajax_request_type + "/" + sajax_target_id);
            target_id = sajax_target_id;
            if (typeof(sajax_request_type) == "undefined" || sajax_request_type == "") 
                sajax_request_type = "GET";
            
            uri = "/wcu/capandgown.php";
            if (sajax_request_type == "GET") {
            
                if (uri.indexOf("?") == -1) 
                    uri += "?rs=" + escape(func_name);
                else
                    uri += "&rs=" + escape(func_name);
                uri += "&rst=" + escape(sajax_target_id);
                uri += "&rsrnd=" + new Date().getTime();
                
                for (i = 0; i < args.length-1; i++) 
                    uri += "&rsargs[]=" + escape(args[i]);

                post_data = null;
            } 
            else if (sajax_request_type == "POST") {
                post_data = "rs=" + escape(func_name);
                post_data += "&rst=" + escape(sajax_target_id);
                post_data += "&rsrnd=" + new Date().getTime();
                
                for (i = 0; i < args.length-1; i++) 
                    post_data = post_data + "&rsargs[]=" + escape(args[i]);
            }
            else {
                alert("Illegal request type: " + sajax_request_type);
            }
            
            x = sajax_init_object();
            if (x == null) {
                if (sajax_failure_redirect != "") {
                    location.href = sajax_failure_redirect;
                    return false;
                } else {
                    sajax_debug("NULL sajax object for user agent:\n" + navigator.userAgent);
                    return false;
                }
            } else {
                x.open(sajax_request_type, uri, true);
                // window.open(uri);
                
                sajax_requests[sajax_requests.length] = x;
                
                if (sajax_request_type == "POST") {
                    x.setRequestHeader("Method", "POST " + uri + " HTTP/1.1");
                    x.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
                }
            
                x.onreadystatechange = function() {
                    if (x.readyState != 4) 
                        return;

                    sajax_debug("received " + x.responseText);
                
                    var status;
                    var data;
                    var txt = x.responseText.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g,"");
                    status = txt.charAt(0);
                    data = txt.substring(2);

                    if (status == "") {
                        // let's just assume this is a pre-response bailout and let it slide for now
                    } else if (status == "-") 
                        alert("Error: " + data);
                    else {
                        if (target_id != "") 
                            document.getElementById(target_id).innerHTML = eval(data);
                        else {
                            try {
                                var callback;
                                var extra_data = false;
                                if (typeof args[args.length-1] == "object") {
                                    callback = args[args.length-1].callback;
                                    extra_data = args[args.length-1].extra_data;
                                } else {
                                    callback = args[args.length-1];
                                }
                                callback(eval(data), extra_data);
                            } catch (e) {
                                sajax_debug("Caught error " + e + ": Could not eval " + data );
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            
            sajax_debug(func_name + " uri = " + uri + "/post = " + post_data);
            x.send(post_data);
            sajax_debug(func_name + " waiting..");
            delete x;
            return true;
        }
        
                
        // wrapper for get_discount        
        function x_get_discount() {
            sajax_do_call("get_discount",
                x_get_discount.arguments);
        }

function checkInfo() {
    var frm1 =  document.getElementById('registration');
    if(frm1.FirstName.value.length == 0){
        frm1.FirstName.focus();
        alert("Please enter your first name.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.MiddleInitial.value.length == 0){
        frm1.MiddleInitial.focus();
        alert("Please enter your middle initial.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.LastName.value.length == 0){
        frm1.LastName.focus();
        alert("Please enter your last name.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.Height[frm1.Height.selectedIndex].value.length == 0){
        alert("Please select your height.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.Weight.value.length == 0){
        frm1.Weight.focus();
        alert("Please enter your weight.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.Degree[frm1.Degree.selectedIndex].value.length == 0){
        alert("Please select your degree.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.GraduationDate[frm1.GraduationDate.selectedIndex].value.length == 0){
        alert("Please select your graduation date.");
        return false;
    }
    if(frm1.Email.value.length == 0){
        frm1.Email.focus();
        alert("Please enter your email address.");
        return false;
    }
    frm1.submit();
}