Strangest flora and fauna of Australia

Spiny leaf insect

A member of the stick insect family, this leaf-like creature is also known as giant prickly stick insect or the Australian walking stick. Native to Queensland and New South Wales, these insects don't sting or bite. They rely solely on their dead leaf-like camouflage to evade predators.

Men’s Attitude Towards Women

Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar, who earlier put on weight for her debut film Dum Laga Ke Haisha and has now come out with a new well-sculpted body for her two upcoming films, says she felt equally beautiful when she was fuller because all the men around her made her feel comfortable. Bhumi believes men in the country are slowly but surely changing their attitude towards women. Asked whether men look at her differently after she lost weight, Bhumi said, "You know when I was bigger in size, I was getting equal attention from men, nobody made me feel uncomfortable by looking at me in a different way."
"I wore clothes that I wanted to, and flaunted my skin as per my wish. That's why my confidence was high even then. That is why I would like to say that men's attitude towards women is slowly but steadily changing," Bhumi added. The actor who started her career as an assistant casting director with Yash Raj Films, believes that was the best training ground she had to understand the craft of cinema.
"I do not want to change any part of my story. If today, people ask me to choose between working in YRF for five years before debuting in Bollywood or wait for the opportunity for a dream debut with a song-dance saga film, I would choose the earlier any day."
"From taking audition to working with the creative team, production design, I got expose to every aspect of film making -- both are important to become a good actor. Coming from a regular middle class family, I think I am very fortunate," Bhumi said. Having grown up watching movies of legendary filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Bimal Roy, Bhumi said this is the right phase of Hindi cinema where an actor like her can make a space.
"Not that I haven't grooved with the peppy songs of Khalnayak and Rangeelaa, but my love for cinema has come from watching a lot of Ray, Mukherjee, Benegal among others; because my mother loved watching those films and we used to watch them together," Bhumi said. "In last five years, the way our Bollywood has changed, it is amazing. Whether it is Neerja, Piku, Mardaani or Dum Laga Ke Haisha, good stories have been told. It is the right time for me to be here," she added.
The actor will next be seen alongside Akshay Kumar in upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which is slated for a release on August 11.

Emirates ID Security

Emirates PIN. do you have one?
Before you wonder whether you have an Emirates PIN in UAE or not, let us clear it out for you. Every UAE national and resident with an Emirates ID has a PIN and you have to protect it as it has all your personal information.

So, what exactly is a PIN?

The pin code is one of the means used to get access to the private data in your Emirates card and is used to authenticate your identity.
It comprise of 4 digits and just like your other passwords, it is recommended that the PIN be changed regularly (using Card reading program offered by EIDA).

How to generate a PIN?

During the registration process, you need to activate the PIN code. If you haven't, then visit your nearest registration center and notify the center supervisor that you would like to activate your pin. Your Emirates ID Card is required during this process, and you must authenticate yourself with your finger print to set a new 4 digit PIN code.

Why PIN is important for you?

As said earlier, you PIN is key to all your personal information you have shared while making your Emirates ID. This information in the wrong hands can land you in trouble or with financial fraud. You can protect yourself from identity theft and identity fraud with your PIN. Want to know how?

a. Identity theft

If somebody gathers your personal information and assumes your identity with your UAE ID card, it will be of no help if you protect yourself with 3 factors of authentication - ID card, PIN and finger print.

b. Identity fraud 

You can protect yourself from unauthorised usage of your credit card or someone using online banking services on your behalf with your PIN number. Nobody will be authorised to make any transactions if you protect your ID card and PIN number and demand the above mentioned 3 factors of authentication.

Activating/Resetting of the PIN

If you enter a wrong PIN number consecutively for three times, your Emirates ID Card deactivates this functionality for your own safety. To reactivate your PIN or reset, you should visit the nearest registration center or EIDA kiosk machine at the earliest.
Also, head to the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) in case you have forgotten your PIN and need to reset it. Here's the complete list of EIDA service centres in UAE to activate your PIN.

How to reset your PIN?

Once at the EIDA service centre, your card will be unlocked and a new PIN will be set. The card holder need to be present while resetting the PIN to identify the ownership of the card.
The Validation Gateway offers a possibility to reset the PIN by letting the card holder identify with its fingerprint. The Validation Gateway verifies the card holder by its fingerprint and lets the card holder set a new PIN.
Once the PIN is set, the card is once again usable by the owner.
- anita@khaleejtimes.com