Originally published at Prince Arthur Herald

On a recent episode of the original British Dragons' Den, a woman pitching her hair-extension business was asked by a Dragon about the numbers in her balance sheet. To which she replied, "What is a balance sheet?"

This whole pitch...

First published at The Prince Arthur Herald

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But I digress.

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One such...

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The Keystone XL pipeline will probably...