<!-- Begin

function checkit() {
	var firstname = document.getElementById("firstname").value;
	var lastname = document.getElementById("lastname").value;
	var email = document.getElementById("email").value;
	var address = document.getElementById("address").value;
	var city = document.getElementById("city").value;
	var zip = document.getElementById("zipcode").value;
	var phone = document.getElementById("phone").value;
	var pattern=/^([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+@([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+\.([a-zA-Z])+([a-zA-Z])+/;

	
	var empty = "";
	
	// check the remaining data on the form
	if(firstname ==""){ 
		empty += ("\n -First name"); 
		document.getElementById("firstname").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(lastname ==""){ 
		empty += ("\n -Last name"); 
		document.getElementById("lastname").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(!(pattern.test(email))){ 
		empty += ("\n -valid E-mail address");
		document.getElementById("email").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(address ==""){ 
		empty += ("\n -Address"); 
		document.getElementById("address").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(city ==""){ 
		empty += ("\n -City"); 
		document.getElementById("city").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if((zip == null)||(zip.length !=5) || (isNaN(zip))) { 
		empty += ("\n -valid Zip code"); 
		document.getElementById("zipcode").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(phone ==""){ 
		empty += ("\n -Home Phone number"); 
		document.getElementById("phone").style.backgroundColor = "orange";
	}
	if(empty != ""){
		alert("Make sure you give us the following information and submit again. Thank you." + empty);
		return false;
	}
	else return true;
}