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Apocalypso! The Musical!
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— 8 Jan 2007 Pete Baran 13 comments

“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within”
Apocalypto starts with this quote, underlining this revisionist view of Mayan history which will in some cases subtly unfold infront of us. Apo[…]

Hillmarton Conservation Area? WHERE?
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— 8 Jan 2007 Pete Baran 9 comments

It was brought to my attention via the Upper Holloway I’m in Yr Area thread on ILx (back and proud) that Foxtons Estate Agent don’t like to talk about Holloway, and instead appear to want to talk about Hillmarton Conservation Area. Now I […]

Dad Baffled By Modern Marketing Part N
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— 8 Jan 2007 Tom 8 comments

I just received – maybe you did too – a spam email from amazon.co.uk entitled “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Pre-Order Your Copy Now!”.
I can understand what Amazon gains from this, but really, why would anybody bother[…]

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