function process_email()
{
    $("#newslettersignup").validate({
                rules:
                {
                        newsletter_email: {
                                required: true,
                                email: true
                        }
                },
                messages:
                {
                        newsletter_email: ''
                }

        });

        if ($("#newslettersignup").valid())
        {
            var email = $('#newsletter_email').val();
            $.post("/MyAccount/_processNewsletterEmailSignup",
                    {
                          email: email
                    },

                    function data(data)
                    {
                        alert("Thank you for registering");
                    }
                );
        }
        else
        {
                alert("Please enter a valid email address");
        }
  return false;
}