template <typename T> class Singleton
    {
    protected:

        static T* ms_Singleton;

    public:
        Singleton( void )
        {
            assert( !ms_Singleton );
#if defined( _MSC_VER ) && _MSC_VER < 1200
            int offset = (int)(T*)1 - (int)(Singleton <T>*)(T*)1;
            ms_Singleton = (T*)((int)this + offset);
#else
	    ms_Singleton = static_cast< T* >( this );
#endif
        }

        ~Singleton( void ) {  assert( ms_Singleton );  ms_Singleton = 0;  }
        static T& getSingleton( void ) {	assert( ms_Singleton );  return ( *ms_Singleton ); }
        static T* getSingletonPtr( void ) { return ms_Singleton; }
    };