function clearMe(formfield){
  if (formfield.defaultValue==formfield.value)
   formfield.value = ""
}
 
function returnMe(formfield){
 if (formfield.value=="")
  formfield.value = formfield.defaultValue
}

function showError(errorText)
{
    $('#indexHeader .error').text(errorText).show();
}

function stripQuotes(input)
{
    return input.replace(/['"]/g,'');
}