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mce_preload_checks++;

try {

var jqueryLoaded=jQuery;

} catch(err) {

setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);

return;

}

try {

var validatorLoaded=jQuery(“#fake-form”).validate({});

} catch(err) {

setTimeout(‘mce_preload_check();’, 250);

return;

}

mce_init_form();

}

function mce_init_form(){

jQuery(document).ready( function($) {

var options = { errorClass: ‘mce_inline_error’, errorElement: ‘div’, onkeyup: function(){}, onfocusout:function(){}, onblur:function(){}};

var mce_validator = $(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).validate(options);

$(“#mc-embedded-subscribe-form”).unbind(‘submit’);//remove the validator so we can get into beforeSubmit on the ajaxform, which then calls the validator

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beforeSubmit: function(){

$(‘#mce_tmp_error_msg’).remove();

$(‘.datefield’,’#mc_embed_signup’).each(

function(){

var txt = ‘filled’;

var fields = new Array();

var i = 0;

$(‘:text’, this).each(

function(){

fields[i] = this;

i++;

});

$(‘:hidden’, this).each(

function(){

var bday = false;

if (fields.length == 2){

bday = true;

fields[2] = {‘value’:1970};//trick birthdays into having years

}

if ( fields[0].value==’MM’ && fields[1].value==’DD’ && (fields[2].value==’YYYY’ || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){

this.value = ”;

} else if ( fields[0].value==” && fields[1].value==” && (fields[2].value==” || (bday && fields[2].value==1970) ) ){

this.value = ”;

} else {

this.value = fields[0].value+’/’+fields[1].value+’/’+fields[2].value;

}

});

});

return mce_validator.form();

},

success: mce_success_cb

};

$(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).ajaxForm(options);

});

}

function mce_success_cb(resp){

$(‘#mce-success-response’).hide();

$(‘#mce-error-response’).hide();

if (resp.result==”success”){

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(resp.msg);

$(‘#mc-embedded-subscribe-form’).each(function(){

this.reset();

});

} else {

var index = -1;

var msg;

try {

var parts = resp.msg.split(‘ – ‘,2);

if (parts[1]==undefined){

msg = resp.msg;

} else {

i = parseInt(parts[0]);

if (i.toString() == parts[0]){

index = parts[0];

msg = parts[1];

} else {

index = -1;

msg = resp.msg;

}

}

} catch(e){

index = -1;

msg = resp.msg;

}

try{

if (index== -1){

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);

} else {

err_id = ‘mce_tmp_error_msg’;

html = ‘

‘+msg+’

‘;

var input_id = ‘#mc_embed_signup’;

var f = $(input_id);

if (ftypes[index]==’address’){

input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-addr1′;

f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);

} else if (ftypes[index]==’date’){

input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index]+’-month’;

f = $(input_id).parent().parent().get(0);

} else {

input_id = ‘#mce-‘+fnames[index];

f = $().parent(input_id).get(0);

}

if (f){

$(f).append(html);

$(input_id).focus();

} else {

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);

}

}

} catch(e){

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).show();

$(‘#mce-‘+resp.result+’-response’).html(msg);

}

}

}

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