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Being in the self-defense industry, I'm always interested in what does and doesn't work when it comes to you and me protecting ourselves against crime. Today we're going to talk about personal alarms; what they are, what they do, and are they really an effective form of defense against crime.

First, what they are. Personal alarms are generally small, battery-operated devices that make a lot of noise. Their small size makes them easy to carry on your person, hence the name "Personal Alarm". I know, I know, that sounds pretty obvious to most of us, but I had to start with a basic description just in case anyone out there is brand new to this sort of thing.

Next, what they do. Well, like I said, personal alarms make a lot of noise. That's exactly what they're supposed to do and as long as they're working properly, that's exactly what they do. The average personal alarm has a noise rating of anywhere between 100 decibels and 130 decibels. To put that into perspective consider this,

· A home vacuum cleaner is around 65 to 70 decibels loud

· An average alarm clock is around 80 decibels loud

· A chainsaw is around 100 decibels loud

· A jackhammer is around 130 decibels loud

· And a gun or an air raid siren is somewhere around 140 decibels loud

Sounds louder than 90 decibels are considered potentially dangerous to a persons hearing. Both the amount of noise and the length of exposure determine the amount of damage.

Most personal alarms are activated by either a push button, an on-off switch, or a pull-out pin that activates the alarm when the pin is removed from the device.

I personally prefer the ones with the pull-out pin, because if the alarm is dropped during a struggle, it won't accidentally turn off. In fact, the only way to shut it off (short of smashing it to pieces) is to replace the activation pin or remove the batteries.

Finally, are they effective? Yes they're effective but it all depends on what you expect them to do for you. Personal alarms work because they emit a loud, high-pitched frequency, which is far more irritating to the ears than a low pitch frequency of the same volume.

The screeching or sometimes siren like sounds that these alarms give off can quickly disorient an attacker for a few seconds, and they can also cause some pain to the eardrum, even if the person is not usually sensitive to loud noises.

But, the most beneficial use of these personal alarms, as I see it, is their ability to draw attention to your situation. Most criminals don't want an audience when they assault someone, and a 130-decibel alarm can be heard from as far away as two or three city blocks, even with the sound of moving traffic on the street. So they can easily draw the attention of anyone close by while you're walking through a parking lot or down the street, or even jogging through the park. This alone can often send your attacker running off in the other direction in search of less noisy prey.

Personal alarms only cost a few dollars, which makes them very easy to own. Also they are not weapons so they are legal to carry everywhere. But please keep in mind, that like any self-defense tool, a personal alarm is not magic. No matter how loud your alarm is, it does not put up some kind of magical force field that will protect you from all bad people in the world. They will however, catch most people by surprise and disorient them long enough to give you an opportunity to get away. And they will also attract attention to your situation even if you aren't able to scream for help.

SA Rubin is the owner of North American Security Products, LLC. A company dedicated to providing you with the means to protect and defend yourself against crime. For more information on Personal Alarms visit http://www.naselfdefense.com where you'll find a complete line of self defense weapons and Security products

Review of online PIN registration at KRA

Kenya Revenue Authority has launched an online portal to enable online registration of PIN (Personal Identification Number). Cyber café users should only pay for the usual cyber café fees.

You need to have the following information ready; ID Number, Date of birth, District of Birth, Mother's Last Name, Father's Last Name and your Year of Birth

Download a PDF guide for PIN registration

To register for the PIN go to www.kra.go.ke/portal/.

On your right navigation click Taxpayer registration, under E-registration Services.

Next page is written “Welcome to KRA Online services. Please enter your 'User Id' and 'password' to access to the system services.â€

Click on the link New Taxpayer

Next page is written:
“KRA has some information from you that allows you get a PIN.†Resident ? Non Resident ? Company ?

Choose and click Validate

Next page; fill in the following; ID Number, Date of birth, District of Birth , Mother's Last Name, Father's Last Name and your Year of Birth. Note: For the Date of birth select day on the calendar, month (from the pull down menu) ; for year click the button with three dots. On the pull down menu 2009, and click on the – sign until you get to the year you were born.

Review:

This service is a step in the right direction and should be met with praise. At the very least a shorter queue is expected at the Times Towers and this will save a lot of time for those applying for the PIN certificates.

The only barrier to this service is that the web developer overlooked usability of the service. This is very evident in that fact that visitors to the website have to ask for assistance from cyber café attendants. If web usability had been factored in the development process of the website then KRA Sessions with Cyber Cafes owners will not happen again, saving taxpayers money. And cyber cafe attendants will not, “have taken the liberty to introduce exorbitant charges relating to the services.â€

Web usability according to Wikipedia is an approach to make web sites easy to use for an end-user without assistance. The goal here is, “Don’t make a visitor think!†The broad goal of usability can be:

1. Put the most important thing in the right place on a web page or a web application.
2. To give the correct choices to the users, in a very obvious way.
3. Present the information to the user in a clear and concise way.

Put most important thing in the right place: The url www.kra.go.ke/portal/ was advertised on radio local daily’s as a place where you register for you PIN. In this instance, Taxpayer registration is the main goal for visitors accessing the website.

A link to Taxpayer registration should therefore be obvious, prominent on the landing page. The link for Taxpayer registration is hidden on the right navigation in small text. A visitor to the website gets there after trying all the other links on the website.

Give the correct choices to the users in a very obvious way: Then the page that follows: the link for New Taxpayer is hidden by the text boxes for ‘Identification’ and 'password'.

While filling the field for date of birth there is button to click to be able to input the day/month/year. The button is not obvious. It should have a call to action like click here.

I hope these pointers will help the designer make something that is easy to use. It will save the KRA time spend teaching the public how to use the online service and will prevent cyber café clients from paying for an otherwise free service.

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Do these go together? If not, what can I wear with the khaki pencil skirt?

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