function siteinit(base_url) {
	var email_default = 'Signup for our mailing list';
	$('#header #emailmailinglist').val(email_default);
	$('#header #emailmailinglist').bind({
		focus: function() { if ($('#header #emailmailinglist').val() == email_default) $('#header #emailmailinglist').val(''); },
		blur: function() { if ($('#header #emailmailinglist').val() == '') $('#header #emailmailinglist').val(email_default); }
	});

	var search_default = 'Search the daily gloss';
	$('#menu input#s').val(search_default);
	$('#menu input#s').bind({
		focus: function() { if ($('#menu input#s').val() == search_default) $('#menu input#s').val(''); },
		blur: function() { if ($('#menu input#s').val() == '') $('#menu input#s').val(search_default); }
	});

	$('#header #submitmailinglist').bind('click', function() {
		var email = $('#header #emailmailinglist').val();
		var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
		if (reg.test(email) == false) {
			alert('Please enter a valid email address.');
			return;
		}
		$('#header #submitmailinglist').attr('src', base_url + '/images/loading.gif');
		var url = base_url + '/forms/mailinglist.php';
		$.post(url, {email: email}, function() {
			$('#header #emailmailinglist').val(email_default);
			$('#header #submitmailinglist').attr('src', base_url + '/images/go.gif');
			$('#header #thankyou').fadeIn(250, function() {
				window.setTimeout(function() { $('#header #thankyou').fadeOut(250); }, 3000);
			});
		});
	});

	$('#contactform #submitcontact').bind('click', function() {
		var name = $('#contactform #contactname').val();
		var email = $('#contactform #contactemail').val();
		var subject = $('#contactform #contactsubject').val();
		var message = $('#contactform #contactmessage').val();
		var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
		if (reg.test(email) == false) {
			alert('Please enter a valid email address.');
			return;
		}
		$('#contactform #submitcontact').hide();
		$('#contactform').append('<img src="' + base_url + '/images/loading.gif" alt="" border="0"/> Submitting...');
		var url = base_url + '/forms/contact.php';
		$.post(url, {name: name, email: email, subject: subject, message: message}, function() {
			$('#contactform').html('<h2>Thank You!</h2>');
		});

	});
};