function name() {
        // Returns the block name, as present in the class name,
        // the database, the block directory, etc etc.
        static $myname;
        if ($myname === NULL) {
            $myname = strtolower(get_class($this));
            $myname = substr($myname, strpos($myname, '_') + 1);
        }
        return $myname;
    }