function getRequestParams() {
    var QS = window.location.search.substring(1).split('&');;
    var oQS = {};
    var temp;
    for( var i=0; i<QS.length; i++) {
        temp = QS[i].split('=');
        oQS[temp[0]] = temp[1];
    }
    return oQS;
}

$(function(){
    var isValid = function(field){
        var sValue = field.value,
            sDefaultValue = field.defaultValue;
        return (sValue != '' && sValue != sDefaultValue);
    }

    var sMainSiteDomain = (window.location.href.indexOf('technotribe') == -1 ) ? 'http://www.kendall.edu/' : 'http://kendall.technotribe.net/';

    var validateShortForm = function(){
         var fname = document.getElementById('txtFirstName'),
             lname = document.getElementById('txtLastName'),
             email = document.getElementById('txtEmail'),
             zip = document.getElementById('txtZipCode');

        if( !isValid(fname) ) {
            alert( 'Please provide your first name');
            fname.focus();
            return false;
        }

        if( !isValid(lname) ) {
            alert( 'Please provide your last name');
            lname.focus();
            return false;
        }

        if( !isValid(email) ) {
            alert( 'Please provide your email address');
            email.focus();
            return false;
        }

        if( !isValid(zip) ) {
            alert( 'Please provide your zip code');
            zip.focus();
            return false;
        }

        window.location.href = sMainSiteDomain + 'about/request-information?f=' + fname.value + '&l=' + lname.value + '&e=' + email.value + '&z=' + zip.value;

        return false;
    };

    $('#short-form-submit').bind('click', function(e){ validateShortForm(); e.preventDefault(); });
    $('#short-form').bind('submit', function(e){ validateShortForm(); e.preventDefault(); });
});