function contact_window() {
	$.blockUI({ 
		message:  $("#contact_window"), 
	 
		css: { 
			padding:        0, 
			margin:         0, 
			width:          '700px', 
			height:         '500px', 
			top:            '5%', 
			left:           '20%', 
			textAlign:      'center', 
			color:          '#000', 
			border:         '0px solid #aaa', 
			backgroundColor:'#000',
			opacity:		'0.9',
			'-webkit-border-radius': '10px', 
            '-moz-border-radius': '10px',
			cursor:'wait'
		}, 
	 
		// styles for the overlay 
		overlayCSS:  { 
			backgroundColor:'#000', 
			opacity:        '0.2' 
		}, 
	 
		// styles applied when using $.growlUI 
		growlCSS: { 
			width:    '350px', 
			top:      '10px', 
			left:     '', 
			right:    '10px', 
			border:   'none', 
			padding:  '5px', 
			opacity:  '0.6', 
			color:    '#fff', 
			backgroundColor: '#000', 
			'-webkit-border-radius': '10px', 
			'-moz-border-radius':    '10px' 
		}, 
	 
		// z-index for the blocking overlay 
		baseZ: 1000, 
	 
		// set these to true to have the message automatically centered 
		centerX: true, // <-- only effects element blocking (page block controlled via css above) 
		centerY: true, 
	 
		// allow body element to be stetched in ie6; this makes blocking look better 
		// on "short" pages.  disable if you wish to prevent changes to the body height 
		allowBodyStretch: true, 
	 
		// be default blockUI will supress tab navigation from leaving blocking content; 
		constrainTabKey: true, 
	 
		// fadeIn time in millis; set to 0 to disable fadeIn on block 
		fadeIn:  200, 
	 
		// fadeOut time in millis; set to 0 to disable fadeOut on unblock 
		fadeOut:  400, 
	 
		// time in millis to wait before auto-unblocking; set to 0 to disable auto-unblock 
		timeout: 10000, 
	 
		// disable if you don't want to show the overlay 
		showOverlay: true, 
	 
		// if true, focus will be placed in the first available input field when 
		// page blocking 
		focusInput: true, 
	 
		// suppresses the use of overlay styles on FF/Linux (due to performance issues with opacity) 
		applyPlatformOpacityRules: true, 
	 
		// callback method invoked when unblocking has completed; the callback is 
		// passed the element that has been unblocked (which is the window object for page 
		// blocks) and the options that were passed to the unblock call: 
		//     onUnblock(element, options) 
		onUnblock: null, 
	 
		// don't ask; if you really must know: http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/36640a8730503595/2f6a79a77a78e493#2f6a79a77a78e493 
		quirksmodeOffsetHack: 4 
	}); 
	
}