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3 weeks ago | 
bfff.co.uk | Alison Smith
Home > News > Article It’s no secret that over recent years, the frozen food market has had something of a resurgence. Frozen food is now recognised for the sustainability and cost benefits it can offer.
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1 month ago | 
bfff.co.uk | Alison Smith
Home > News > Article Could we be ‘over-freezing’ our food supply and if so, what can we do about it?
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Alison Smith
Epsom Girls Grammar School students Anushka Dissanayake (with the microphone) and Shriya Ganti (right of Anushka) spoke at the Moana Auckland Sustainability Expo last month. As the cheers and splashes of the Z Manu World Champs boomed outside, Auckland teenagers Liam Shaw and Logan Gardiner were networking inside the Viaduct Events Centre. They were sharing their kina berley innovation – an idea to help preserve kelp forests while putting kina waste product to good use.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
duncantoplis.co.uk | Alison Smith
For businesses aiming to grow, expanding through acquisition can create numerous opportunities. Acquiring another company can assist in reaching strategic goals, diversifying offerings, securing talent, gaining a competitive advantage, and achieving a return on investment - to name but a few of the benefits. To successfully complete a business acquisition and fully realise its benefits, it is essential to engage in thorough planning, including how to finance the acquisition.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
nature.com | Dan Li |Li Yao |Fengshen Kuo |Jiaqian Luo |Alison Smith |Dong Gao | +7 more
AbstractMembers of the KMT2C/D–KDM6A complex are recurrently mutated in urothelial carcinoma and in histologically normal urothelium. Here, using genetically engineered mouse models, we demonstrate that Kmt2c/d knockout in the urothelium led to impaired differentiation, augmented responses to growth and inflammatory stimuli and sensitization to oncogenic transformation by carcinogen and oncogenes.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
duncantoplis.co.uk | Alison Smith
As we begin 2025 with a somewhat stunted start, businesses must navigate a complex landscape of operational challenges - but there is promise amongst the pandemonium. With the UK economy unexpectedly shrinking in Q4 of 2024 and inflation surging at its fastest pace in months, business owners are likely concerned about what the year ahead holds - especially with a higher national minimum wage and employer National Insurance Contributions imminent.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
theurbanist.org | Alison Smith
When I walk into the new Beacon Pacific Village apartment building, which sits across from the iconic art-deco Pac-Med tower, the first thing that catches my eye is a colorful mural. Every floor has its own unique artwork designed by a local or West Coast artist. The units themselves are airy and light-filled, with sleek counter-tops and sweeping views of the city stretching from Smith Tower to the Chinatown-International District (CID).
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
duncantoplis.co.uk | Alison Smith
The start of a new year is the perfect time for businesses to reflect, strategise, and plan for the months ahead. With 2025 promising fresh challenges and opportunities, it’s crucial for business leaders to identify areas for improvement and set clear goals for growth. Here are five key resolutions to consider as you position your business for success in 2025:1. Take control of rising costsWhile inflation has eased compared to previous years, operational costs are steadily climbing once again.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Alison Smith
Initially, the Government put community newspapers in the category of “non-essential” news, which was a blow to ourselves as journalists and our loyal readers. As editor of both the Waihī Leader and Coastal News, I took up the cause with Coromandel MP Scott Simpson, who helped lobby the Labour-led Government to rethink its decision and allow community news to continue to be circulated.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
medium.com | Alison Smith
Alison Danielle Smith·FollowJust now--Today I felt Anxious. The torturous yet familiar feeling of the impulsive dread I have come to know so intimately and unreasonably. A humble companion and a faithful adversary, though miserably met through a disconcerting partnership fueled by insecurity and fear. Nothing further than a lamentable guest of the home or undesirable parasite of the body, mighty though even so, powerless without the biddable host.
