global $wp_filter, $merged_filters, $wp_current_filter;
$save_wp_filter = $wp_filter;
$save_merged_filters = $merged_filters;
$save_wp_current_filter = $wp_current_filter;

$placemark = array(
    'id'            => $postID,
    'title'         => apply_filters( 'the_title', $pp->post_title ),
    'latitude'      => get_post_meta( $postID, self::PREFIX . 'latitude', true ),
    'longitude'     => get_post_meta( $postID, self::PREFIX . 'longitude', true ),
    'details'       => apply_filters( 'the_content', $pp->post_content ),       // note: don't use setup_postdata/get_the_content() in this instance -- http://lists.automattic.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2013-January/045053.html
    'categories'    => $categories,
    'icon'          => is_array( $icon ) ? $icon[ 0 ] : $defaultIcon,
    'zIndex'        => get_post_meta( $postID, self::PREFIX . 'zIndex', true )
);

$wp_filter = $save_wp_filter;
$merged_filters = $save_merged_filters;
$wp_current_filter = $save_wp_current_filter;