From: fmatthew5876@googlemail.com   
      
   It seems we have gotten very deep into the global variables debate. Lets   
   try to back up a step.   
      
   My original question was about using singletons to represent global state   
   as opposed to other methods such as free functions within a namespace.   
      
   Assuming globals aren't evil and you have a legitimate reason to use them   
   for something, what method or pattern do you like to use?   
      
      
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