function exceedsMaxWordLimit (formFieldValue, maxLength) 
{
	var char_count = formFieldValue.length;
	var fullStr = formFieldValue + " ";
	var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
	var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
	var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
	var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
	var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
	var word_count = splitString.length -1;
	if(word_count > maxLength)
	{
		return true;
	}else
	{
		return false;
	}
}

function isEmpty(aTextFieldValue)
{
	var re = /\s/g; 
	RegExp.multiline = true; // IE support
	var str = aTextFieldValue.replace(re, "");
	if (str.length == 0) {
		return true;
	} else 
	{
		return false;
	}
}

function isOneCheckboxSelected(checkboxElement)
{
	//var checkboxElement=document.forms[0].elements["Mailing List"];
  	var i;
  	for(i=0; i<checkboxElement.length; i++)
  	{
  		if(checkboxElement[i].checked) 
  			return true;
  	}
  	return false;
}