What does ATM means for our watches ?

ATM, unlike Automatic Teller Machine, stands for Atmospheres. It is a rating used to determine the water resistance measure for a watch. This universal ratings have been decided by ISO (International Standard Organisation for Standardisation). All watches carry these ratings either on top or bottom side of the dial.

Following are the ratings and sea level depth comparison, which has been defined  :

3 ATM= 30 meters (100ft) depth

5 ATM= 50 meters (160ft) depth

10 ATM= 100 meters (330ft) depth

20 ATM= 200 meters (650ft) depth

Wait a minute - there's an important fact which people misunderstand. And that is the above ratings does not mean that for a 5 ATM resistant, if you deep dive 50 metres down sea level, your beautiful watch will not become a paper weight, for rest of your life.

In fact, the environment in which these ratings are defined, are in still water. However, in real life, when we move in water, the pressure levels increase multifold and there are ample chances of water seeping inside.

So, considering the practical scenarios, here are some of actions that can be safely recommended :

3 ATM— can be used for walking in rain, very light shower

5 ATM— can be used for Shower/bath

10 ATM—can be used for Water sports, swimming in the sea

20 ATM—can be used for Snorkeling

Milestones - What does it represent ?

At a point of time, we have all done long road journeys - via car, bus, train etc. I remember, in my childhood, going on a road journey would be a thrilling experience - watching people across the street, vehicles whooshing in opposite direction - noting down the names of the places, stopping every now and then for a cup of tea or breakfast/lunch/dinner, looking at the speedometer - one for speed and second for number of kilometers traveled from source. I know many of us would second that feeling, even now.

This is about one of the things that appear during those road journeys - an integral part of any road - milestones.

One thing in a milestone is the color code on the top crescent. Well, it does have a meaning and a representation.

Yellow strip on a milestone indicates that we are on a National Highway.

Green strip on a milestone indicates that we are on a State Highway.

Black, Blue or White strip on a milestone indicates we have entered in a big city or district.

Orange color on milestone indicates that we have entered in a village.

What does train numbers imply?

Have you ever wondered whether there is any pattern of Indian Train numbers - well, there is indeed one !!

All the train numbers is a 5 digit numeric and each digit signifies a pattern. Here are more details :

First Digit : The first digit always represent the train type
0 --> Special trains like summer, holiday
1 or 2 --> Long distance trains like superfast or express trains
5 --> Passenger trains with conventional coaches
6 --> Memu service
8 --> Premium Express Trains

Second Digit:The second digit represents the railway zone.

Third Digit: If the first digit is 0, 1 or 2, the second digit is 2. The third digit identifies the railway zone where the train is maintained

Fourth and Fifth Digits : Are random numbers

How to Password Protect MS Word Document

Today I will let you know how to create your own password for opening or modifying an
MS Word document.

Please follow the below mentioned steps :

Step 1 - Click on Windows icon on bottom left hand side of your screen. Type “winword” (shortcut for opening MSWord document) and hit Enter Key on Keyboard.

Step 2 - A new instance of MSWord document would be opened and a blank document would be displayed.
Now, on top right hand side of the blank document, click on “Save” icon.




Step 3 - “Save As” window would get opened. Enter the File name as you wish. Notice at bottom center of the window, there is a Tools option. Click on it and select “General Options...”.

Step 4 - A new window, called “General Options” would get displayed.



We have 2 options here : Password to open and Password to modify.

Whatever values or characters you put in Password to open field, Windows would prompt you to enter the same when you open the Word document next time.

Whatever values or characters you put in Password to modify field, Windows would prompt you to enter the same when you try to modify/edit the Word document next time.

Let me give a random value for both and click OK.

Step 5 - Another window, Confirm Password, would be displayed which would prompt us to confirm our password to open and password to modify again. Enter the same values which you had entered earlier (in Step 4 above) and click OK.



Step 5 - Close the Word document. Go back to the file location where our document was saved and open it. We would be prompted to enter a password to open. Enter the correct password to open. Now, it asks for password to modify. Enter the correct password to modify.

And there you go – friends !! Our password protected document is in front of us, accessible only to us !!

Moviemaker Who Continued His Passion

He was born in Ohio, USA with a great passion for film making. At 10, he started shooting with his father's movie camera. But things at school weren't going well for him as he did poorly with grades. He was bullied and treated poorly at school because of his inability to read properly.

By the time he was 18, he had already made long films independently but all his dreams turned to ashes when he got rejected for film making from university of south California.

He was heartbroken & depressed because getting into that University was his dream but he kept on pursuing his passion. So he went to the theaters and saw every film that he could. He walked past the guards at "Universal Studios" & watched major projects being filmed. Soon he was offered a small unpaid intern job at Universal Studio.

And later with movies like 'Indiana Jones' and 'Jurassic Park', he eventually rose to fame. One day he was invited to get an honorary Degree from a university. It was the same university that rejected him years ago.

Yes, you guessed it right - Steven Spielberg

There is a fine line between pursuing your passion, despite hurdles and giving up on situational resistances. Its all about giving your best and joyfully living your passion.

Paid in full with one glass of milk

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a glass of water at the next house.

The lady who opened the door, thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?”

You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.”

He said … “Then I thank you from my heart.”

Many year’s later that same young woman became critically ill. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. After a long struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words …

“Paid in full with one glass of milk”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

Dr. Howard Kelly was an exemplary doctor who was one of the founding doctors of John Hopkins University, the first US medical research university.

The Stalwart - Engineers Day Remembrance

It was well beyond midnight, during the British era in India. A train was travelling to its destination with a howl in the silence of the night. A man was sleeping with his head on the side window of the train. Suddenly, he woke up from his sleep.

He jumped from his seat an pulled the chain hanging just over his head. The train stopped immediately. The employees and other passengers in the train rushed to the compartment to know what had happened.

They were angry on this man. All surrounded the man and asked the reason behind chain pulling. The man told them that there was a crack in the railway tracks, a few metres ahead. The people did not believe him. The man asked them to go and check for themselves.The railway workers got down to the track to examine it. And yes, they found a crack in the track.

The man told them that he heard the sound from the track while sleeping and it changed at some place. The vibrating sound changed too heavily which the man recognized that it was due to the crack in the railway line.

Do you know who was the man who saved many lives on that day ? It was none other than the best engineer that India ever produced, Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvervaraya. This man is responsible for the building of India's irrigation structure and was instrumental in taming Hyderabad floods of 1908 for decades.

15 September is celebrated as Engineer's day in his memory.

“Remember, your work may be only to sweep a railway crossing, but it is your duty to keep it so clean that no other crossing in the world is as clean as yours.”