function storeEmail()
{
	var email = document.getElementById('newsletter_email').value;
	var form = document.getElementById('banner_container_rightmenu_top');
	var emailPattern = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
	if(!emailPattern.test(email))
	{
		form.innerHTML="<div class=\"message_font\">Enter email in proper format.</div>";
		return false;
	}
	form.style.opacity="1";
	var interval = setInterval(function(){
											form.style.opacity-=0.05;
											if(form.style.opacity<=0.05)
											{
												clearInterval(interval);
												form.style.opacity="1";
												form.innerHTML="<img src=\"images/loading.gif\" style=\"margin-top:10px\"/>";
											}
										},20);
	
	if(window.XMLHttpRequest)
		xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	else
		xmlhttp=new ActiveX("Microsoft.XMLHttp");
	
	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
	{
		if(xmlhttp.readyState==4 && xmlhttp.status==200)
		{
				form.innerHTML="<div class=\"message_font\">You will hear from us soon.</div>";
		}
	}
	xmlhttp.open("POST","include/storeEmail.php",true);
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	xmlhttp.send("email="+email);
	return false;
}
