function send() {
	
	var name = $("#email-name").val();
	var email = $("#email-address").val();
	var message = $("#email-message").val();
	
	var errorMessage = "";
	var error = false;
	
	/** check if email address is filled in **/
	if (email.length == 0) {
		$('#success').hide();
		$('#email-address').css("borderColor", '#E30088');
		$("#email-address").focus();
		errorMessage += "** Please enter your email address.<br />";
		error = true;
	}
	/** check if email is valid format **/
	else if (email.search(/^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i) == -1) {
    	 $('#success').hide();
    	 $('#email-address').css("borderColor", '#E30088');
    	 $("#email-address").focus();
    	 errorMessage += "** Please enter a valid email address.<br />";
    	 error = true;
	}
	else {
		$('#email-address').css("borderColor", '#E0E0E0');
	}
	
	/** check if message is filled in **/
	if (message.length == 0) {
		$('#success').hide();
		$('#email-message').css("borderColor", '#E30088');
		$("#email-message").focus();
		errorMessage += "** Your message is empty. Please write something.<br />";
		error = true;
	}
	else {
		$('#email-message').css("borderColor", '#E0E0E0');
	}

	if( error ) {
		$('#error').html(errorMessage).fadeIn();
	}
	else {
		
		$('#error').hide();
		var _data = "f=sendMail&n="+name+"&e="+email+"&m="+message+"&";
		
		/** send email **/
		$.ajax({
	        type: "POST",
	        url: "/assets/php/classes/contact.class.php",
			data:_data,
	        success: function(request) {
				$("#email-form").fadeOut();
				$("#error").fadeOut();
	        	$("#success").html("Thank you. Your message has been sent successfully.<br />To send another message please click <a href='javascript:refresh();'>here</a>.");
				$("#success").fadeIn();
	        },
	        error: function(request,status,errorThrown) {
	        	$("#error").html("** It appears an error occured while attempting to send your message.<br />We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again later.");
				$("#error").fadeIn();
	        }
	    });
		
	}
	
	return false;
	
}

function refresh() {
	$("#email-form *").val("");
	$("#email-form").fadeIn();
	$("#error").fadeOut();
	$("#success").html("Thank you. Your message has been sent successfully.<br />To send another message please click <a href='javascript:refresh();'>here</a>.");
	$("#success").fadeOut();
}