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/**
* Include any code in this function to add custom template variables.
* Initially, this function is only called in the COM_siteHeader function to set
* header.thtml variables
*/
function CUSTOM_templateSetVars ($templatename, &$template)
{
    if ($templatename == 'header') {
        // define a {hello_world} variable which displays "Hello, world!"
        $template->set_var ('hello_world', 'Hello, world!');
    }
}

/**
* Include any code in this function to add custom template variables.
*
* Called from within Geeklog for:
* - 'header' (site header)
* - 'footer' (site footer)
* - 'storytext', 'featuredstorytext', 'archivestorytext' (story templates)
* - 'story' (story submission)
* - 'comment' (comments)
* - 'registration' (user registration form)
* - 'contact' (email user form)
* - 'emailstory' (email story to a friend)
*
* This function is called whenever PLG_templateSetVars is called, i.e. in
* addition to the templates listed here, it may also be called from plugins.
*
* @param    string  $templatename   name of the template, e.g. 'header'
* @param    ref    &$template       reference to the template
* @return   void
* @see      PLG_templateSetVars
*
*/
function CUSTOM_templateSetVars($templatename, &$template)
{
    // define a {hello_world} variable available in header.thtml and
    // a {hello_again} variable available in the story templates

    switch ($templatename) {
    case 'header':
        $template->set_var('hello_world', 'Hello, world!');
        break;

    case 'storytext':
    case 'featuredstorytext':
    case 'archivestorytext':
        $template->set_var('hello_again', 'Hello (again)!');
        break;
    }
}

        $template->set_var('my_rss', DB_getItem('gl_blocks', 'content',"bid = '12'"));