[thelist] header, footer static

[Jay Blanchard]

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trying to look at the best way of doing this.
I have a global header and footer.  They are both static, so would the best thing to do be to build them on startup as an application attribute?  or as an include or what?
Anyt thoughts? 
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I have several thoughts, many which may not be suitable here. On static headers and footers my personal preference is as includes. YMMV.

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</tip>