1.   Now ShopAssured, a free Web browser plug-in, promises to alert shoppers almost instantly when they enter an e-commerce site that has a poor reputation.

2.   The manager made an announcement alerting shoppers to watch for a lost toddler, unaware that Meredith had already gone exploring elsewhere.

3.   Plans also are underway to buy banner ads on targeted Internet commerce sites to alert shoppers to the issue, the McCain campaign statement said.

4.   A new international trademark will be printed on the labels of timber products to alert shoppers to products guaranteed to come from responsibly-managed forests.

5.   Many holiday shoppers were alerted to the danger by horns from the Japan-bound freighter loaded with corn.