function loadHeaderFooter(subtitle){
  
  //insert the header and add the subtitle if it was received
/*  new Ajax.Request('./html_snippets/header.txt?rand='+Math.floor(Math.random()*999999),{
    method:'get', 
    onSuccess: function(transport){
      var response = transport.responseText || 'Failed to retrieve HTML from header.';
      $('body').innerHTML = response + $('body').innerHTML;
      if (subtitle){
        $('subtitleText').innerHTML = " - " + subtitle;
      }
    },
    onFailure: function(){ updateErrorBox('Could not register your account.'); }
  });

  new Ajax.Updater('body', './html_snippets/footer.txt?rand='+Math.floor(Math.random()*999999), {
  method: 'get',
  insertion: Insertion.Bottom });*/

titleText = createNewElement("div", {id: "titleText"});
$('allContent').appendChild(titleText);
$('titleText').innerHTML = "<a href='index.html'>Memory Planter</a>";

subtitleText = createNewElement("div", {id: "subtitleText"});
$('allContent').appendChild(subtitleText);
$('subtitleText').innerHTML = subtitle;

}