[HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Create(CreateModel model) {
            // Retrieve and encode the user supplied arguments.
            string email = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(model.Email.GetNullSafe()).Trim();
            string firstName = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(model.FirstName.GetNullSafe()).Trim();
            string lastName = HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(model.LastName.GetNullSafe()).Trim();

            // Check if the model state currently has any errors.
            if (ModelState.IsValid) {
                // Retrieve the session for the current request.
                var session = GlobalApplication.SessionFactory.GetCurrentSession();

                // Query the system for the user that matches the supplied user name.
                var query =
                            from user in session.Query<User>()
                            where user.Email.ToLower() == email.ToLower() &&
                                    (user.Status & UserStatusTypes.Active) != 0
                            select user;

                // Check if the query returned any matching results.
                if (query.Any()) {
                    // Add an error to the model state describing the failure.
                    ModelState.AddModelError("_FORM", "Oh no!  It looks like a user already exists with the same e-mail address.");
                } else {
                    // Initialize the transaction for the account creation attempt.
                    using (var transaction = session.BeginTransaction()) {
                        // Generate the new random password for the user.
                        string password = GeneratePassword();

                        // Create the new user account using the supplied details.
                        var user = Domain.User.Create(
                                                        email.ToLower(),
                                                        password);

                        // Save the newly created user.
                        session.Save(user);

                        // Create the user's profile using the supplied details.
                        var profile = Profile.Create(
                                                            user,
                                                            firstName,
                                                            null,
                                                            lastName);

                        // Initialize the profile for the user.
                        user.WithProfile = profile;

                         // Save the newly created user profile.
                        session.Save(profile);

                        // Commit the changes for the user creation transaction.
                        transaction.Commit();

                        // Return a successful completion for the creation of the new user.
                        return Json(new {
                            status = "OK",
                            values = new {
                                id = user.Id.ToString("000000"),
                                name = user.GetName(),
                                timestamp = user.DateLastModified.ToLocalTime().ToShortDateString()
                            }
                        });
                    }
                }
            }

            // Attempt to retreive the first error from the model state.
            var error = ModelState.Values.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Errors.Count() > 0);

            // Initialize the message that was returned for the call.
            string message = (error == null) ?
                "An unexpected error has occurred.  Please contact support." :
                error.Errors.First().ErrorMessage;

            // Return data pertaining to the creation of the user.
            return Json(new {
                status = "ERROR",
                message = message
            });
        }