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Alanna Shaikh
Alanna Shaikh is a global health consultant and a coach. She blogs at www.thisworldneedsbrave.com
Modern Piracy – No One Say Arrr
I was all set to write a doom and gloom report on ocean freight for my first Global Dashboard post. After all, fuel is getting more expensive, and piracy is...
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