function localValidateFields(emailForm)
{
    var errMessage = "";
    var email = emailForm.email.value;
    var email2 = emailForm.email_confirm.value;
    if (email != email2)
    {
        errMessage += "Please confirm your email address\n";
    }

    var emailObj = document.getElementById("contact_email");
    //var contact_email = emailObj.checked;
    var mailObj = document.getElementById("contact_mail");
    var contact_mail  = mailObj.checked;
    if (!contact_mail)
    {
        errMessage += "Please specify how you would like to receive the kit.\n";
    }

    return errMessage;
}

function validateThisFormData(emailForm)
{
    var message = globalValidateFields(emailForm,localValidateFields(emailForm),'',true);
    if (message=='')
    {
        return true;
    }
    else
    {
        var ele = document.getElementById('err_message');
        ele.innerHTML = message.replace("\n","<br />","g");

        ele = document.getElementById('err_main');
        ele.style.visibility = 'visible';
        ele.style.display = 'block';

        ShowPopUp('error');

        window.location.hash="error_here";

        return false;
    }
}