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SHOP ALERT REVOLUTION
May 11, 1999
Shop Alert, a revolutionary communication and security management system, is now increasingly in demand by UK shopping centre owners and managers, who have been quick to recognise that safer centres ultimately encourage more shoppers and make their complexes far more appealing to high profile multi-nationals. In turn, retailers have noted that Shop Alert can enhance their bottom line by facilitating a much speedier response to crisis situations such as bomb warnings that can more often than not result in complete centre closures and significant loss of trade. Other tangible benefits of the system are a measurable reduction in the risk of theft and fraud, and the ability to quickly help locate missing children.
Shop Alert is in operation or in the course of installation at 17 shopping centres nationwide - for example, in the London area at Lakeside, Brent Cross and Canary Wharf, in the Midlands at the Pallasades, Birmingham, and the Victoria Centre, Nottingham, and in the North at Princess Quay, Hull, White Rose Centre, Leeds, Metro Centre, Gateshead, and Trafford Park, Manchester.
The company broke new ground recently by clinching its first two contracts north of the border in Scotland - at the St EnochÃ"¢s and Braehead centres in Glasgow. In total, Shop Alert will cover over 2,200 retail units in the countryÃ"¢s shopping centres once current installations have been completed.
After a six-year software development programme, Shop Alert was first introduced in 1994, with southern and northern operating divisions in Windsor and Keighley, West Yorkshire. The company has close associations with Castle Care Tech Ltd, of Windsor, one of the UKÃ"¢s leading independent manufacturers of security control equipment.
Shop Alert offers two-way communication in a matter of seconds between retail outlets and shopping centre control rooms. Director Frank Gee comments: Ã'The system allows centres to monitor virtually any area or installation and facilitate an immediate response in case of problems and emergencies.Ã"
Shop Alert has been awarded two major industry accolades - the International Fire and Security Exhibition & Conference Prism of Excellence Award and the British Security Insurance Association European Security Innovation Gold Award.
ENDS
Further info. from Robin Moule, Wordsmiths Consortium, on 01535-275321, mobile 0976-559961. A local picture/demo of a Shop Alert installation, along with back-up contacts for quotes, plus more technical info if required, can be organised on request.
Bradford, University of
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Scientific Explorer's Mind Blowing Science Kit for Young Scientists
by Scientific Explorer
Mind blowing experiments to delight and educate young scientists! Erupt a color changing volcano. Mix up magic ooze with a mind of its own. Play with sand that never gets wet. Mix safe chemicals and watch colors change before your eyes. You'll amaze yourself and your friends as you explore the science behind these truly remarkable reactions.
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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World Around You! (Everything Kids Series)
by Tom Robinson (Author)
Science has never been so easy - or so much fun! With The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book, all you need to do is gather a few household items and you can recreate dozens of mind-blowing, kid-tested science experiments. High school science teach Tom Robinson shows you how to expand your scientific horizons - from biology to chemistry to physics to outer space. You'll discover answers to questions like: Is it possible to blow up a balloon without actually blowing into it? What is inside coins? Can a magnet ever be "turned off"? Do toilets always flush in the same direction? Can a swimming pool be cleaned with just the breath of one person? Get ready to enter the laboratory and learn how to conduct cool experiments, understand scientific terms...
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Scientific Explorer's Disgusting Science - A Kit for Studying the Science of Revolting Things
by Scientific Explorer
Grow your own friendly germs and fuzzy molds. Mix up a batch of coagulating fake blood. Even make a stinky intestine. learn the science behind unmentionable bodily functions while doing some truly NASTY Experiments. Ages 8+
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The Science Book: Everything You Need to Know About the World and How It Works (National Geographic)
by National Geographic (Author), Marshall Brain (Foreword)
A delight for the casual reader, yet so complete and wide-ranging that science buffs and students will welcome it, The Science Book encapsulates centuries of scientific thought in one richly illustrated volume. Natural phenomena, revolutionary inventions, and the most up-to-date investigations are explained in detailed text, and 2,000 vivid illustrations—including 3-D graphics and pictograms—make the information even more accessible and amazing to discover.
The Science Book offers both a general overview of topics for the browsing reader and more specific information for those seeking deeper insight into a particular subject. Six major sections, ranging from the universe and planet Earth to biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics, encompass everything from microscopic life...
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Scientific Explorer's The Magic Science Wizard's Kit
by Scientific Explorer
Cast real smoke from your fingertips, make a wizard wand, and whip up color-changing potions in your test tube laboratory. Also included are laminated cards with wizard facts, an instruction booklet with 11 activities, lab equipment, and mysterious wizard powders that will mix together to mystify you!
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Scientific Explorer's Tasty Science Chemistry in the Kitchen Kit
by Scientific Explorer
Who knew science could taste so good? With this kit, you’ll whip up cupcakes, cookies, candy, and more—all in the name of science! Learn what makes cakes rise, candy crystallize, and more real chemistry happen in the kitchen. Tasty Science is packed with ingredients, recipes, activity cards, a test tube laboratory, and lots more to explore the science of taste.
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The Complete Book of Science, Grades 5-6
by School Specialty Publishing (Author)
The Complete Book of Science for grades 5 to 6 teaches children important science skills! Children complete a variety of exercises that help them develop a number of skills in this 352 page workbook. Including a complete answer key this workbook features a user-friendly format perfect for browsing, research, and review. Over 4 million in print! The best-selling Complete Book series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information about a single topic or subject area. Containing over 30 titles and encompassing preschool to grade 8 this series helps children succeed in every subject area! ...
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Magic School Bus Journey into the Human Body Science Kit
by Young Scientist Club
The Magic School Bus and Ms. Frizzle take Young Scientists on a wild ride into the human body with these breathtaking experiments. Young Scientists bend bones, make joints, map taste buds, expand lungs, build a stethoscope, measure lung capacities and heart rates, perform the iodine starch test, spin glitter, simulate synovial fluid, create a human body poster, and much, much more! This exciting kit includes a life-size poster with eight sheets of body part stickers. So put on your seat belts, students, and get ready to discover The Human Body!
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Scientific Explorer's Glow in the Dark Fun Lab Science Kit
by Scientific Explorer
You will love setting up your own Glow in the Dark Fun Lab. Create a light wand, make your own glow stick, and even generate a human-powered light.
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What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Author), Paul Meisel (Author)
Did you ever walk through a wall? Drink a glass of blocks? Have you ever played with a lemonade doll, or put on milk for socks? This latest addition to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series introduces the youngest readers to an important science concept: the differences between solids, liquids, and gases. Any child who wants to know why he can't walk through a wall will enjoy Kathleen Zoehfeld's simple text and Paul Meisel's playful illustrations.
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