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I’ve been to Nigeria this past week - down in the Delta, in Port Harcourt. The word I’ve been using to describe it is “…Interesting.”

If a speech depends on nothing else, it depends on the crowd receiving it. The best thing about the speech I gave on Friday night was that I was facing not my usual crowd of stoney-faced academics, yearning for a coffee break, but a jubilant, recently-fed crowd with ready access to alcohol.
Perhaps I should [...]

So I have my business visa and passport back - all done and dusted within about 36 hours all told. I went to the Nigerian Embassy at Leeson Park, waited around with my ticket watching the ticker until I got called in - maybe an hour after they opened.

We’re currently the only country in the EU that has to vote on the Lisbon Reform Treaty.
When it comes to the EU, Irish political debate goes from the stupid to the random. The yes side trot out the dire warnings about lost influence and lost opportunity. They tell us that Ireland will be so hated [...]

‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’
The Onion is the best.