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<page title="About Last Craft" here="About">
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<long_title>About Last Craft</long_title>
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<content>
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<section name="me" title="People">
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<p>
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<img src="../images/marcus.jpg" />
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At the moment this site is maintained by myself,
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<a href="mailto:marcus@lastcraft.com">Marcus Baker</a>
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and I am an <a href="marcus_cv.html">Object Oriented web developer</a>
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and father of two.
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I am currently a freelancer working as a senior developer for
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<a href="http://www.wordtracker.com">Wordtracker</a>
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and as a consultant to various smaller companies.
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Wordtracker is an internet statistics company with a huge database
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of search engine keyword popularity.
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The company software development is eXtreme Programming based.
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</p>
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<p>
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My wife <a href="mailto:aviva@lastcraft.com">Aviva Racher</a> is a
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microbiologist and Mother of the same two.
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</p>
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<p>
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Bryn was born on the 30th of July 2004.
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He is doing very well.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section name="issues" title="Issues">
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<p>
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Read the interview <a
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href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/patents/2000/05/24/PizzoFiles.html">
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Who's really being protected?</a> on the
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O'Reilly network if you have an interest in software patents.
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</p>
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</section>
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<section name="associations" title="Associations">
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<p>
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Besides working for Wordtracker, I also act as an independent
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consultant.
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Usually in relation to bringing agile development practices into an
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organisation.
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Clients include Waterscape and Amnesty International.
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</p>
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<p>
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I did a quick site for a graphic designer and illustrator friend of mine,
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<a href="http://www.dylanbeck.com/">Dylan Beck</a>.
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He has a very unique style.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <a href="om/">Ambassadors of Om</a> are a Jazz-Funk
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fusion (?) band with an internet presence going back over five
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years. Site includes samples, videos and links. The band is
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managed by guitarist and lead singer <a
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href="mailto:wahg@cwcom.net">Paul Grimes</a> who is a friend of ours.
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</p>
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<p>
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<a href="mailto:mark@leisurepursuits.demon.co.uk">
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Mark Eichner</a> is Aviva's uncle and run's the
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<a href="http://www.leisurepursuits.demon.co.uk">
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Leisure Pursuits</a>
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off-road driving school. Lots of wheels and mud!
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</p>
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</section>
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</content>
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<internal>
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<link>
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<a href="#me">Last Craft people</a>
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Myself and friends and relations.
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</link>
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<link>
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<a href="#issues">Issues</a> that I care about.
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</link>
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<link>
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<a href="#associations">Associated companies</a>
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and people.
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</link>
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</internal>
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<external>
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<link>
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<a href="http://www.xpdeveloper.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?MarcuS">Extreme Tuesday</a>
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Club is an informal meeting in London to promote
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<a href="http://www.extremeprogramming.org/">Extreme programming</a>.
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</link>
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<link>
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<a href="http://www.phplondon.org/">PHPLondon</a>
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is a user group that meets the first thursday of every month.
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</link>
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<link>
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<a href="http://www.wordtracker.com">Wordtracker</a>
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crunches internet search data for web marketing.
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</link>
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</external>
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<meta>
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<keywords>
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software development,
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computer programmer,
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php programming,
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programming php,
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software development company,
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software development uk,
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php tutorial,
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bespoke software development uk,
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corporate web development,
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architecture,
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freelancer,
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php resources,
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wordtracker,
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web marketing,
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serach engines,
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web positioning,
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internet marketing
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</keywords>
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</meta>
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</page> |