function verify(form)
{
	//for below, im checking to see if a value has been entered in the textboxes 
	//and radio buttons, and checkboxes...if not then an alert will come up
	//and where the mistake is, it will set focus onto it
	//each if statement contains a return at the end of poping up an alert box
	//the return will make the program exit out of the function
	
	var Fname = window.document.contact.first_name.value
	if (Fname=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your first name.")
                window.document.contact.first_name.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	var Lname = window.document.contact.last_name.value
	if (Lname=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your Last name.")
                window.document.contact.last_name.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	var emailaddress = window.document.contact.email.value
	if (emailaddress=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your email address.")
                window.document.contact.email.focus()
				window.document.contact.email.select()
		return false
	}
	
	//here im checking to see if an @ and . is contained in the entered email address
	if ((window.document.contact.email.value.indexOf("@")==-1)||(window.document.contact.email.value.indexOf(".")==-1))
	{
		alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		window.document.contact.email.focus()
		window.document.contact.email.select()
                return false
	}

	var text = window.document.contact.comments.value
	if (text=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter any questions or comments that you may have.")
                window.document.contact.comments.focus()
		return false
	}	
	else
	{
		return true
              	}
}