Interesting!

Here are a few interesting facts! I am sure you have come across them before, but here they are:

How long did the Hundred Years War last?

-116 Years
The Hundred Years' War is the name modern historians have given to what was a series of related conflicts, fought over a 116-year period, between England and France, and later Burgundy; beginning in 1337, and ending in 1453. Historians group these conflicts under the same label, for convenience.


Which country makes Panama hats?
-Ecuador!
Despite the name, genuine Panama hats are made in Ecuador, not Panama; their naming comes from the fact that they came to prominence during the construction of the Panama Canal.

From which animal do we get catgut?
-Sheep or goat. Catgut is the name applied to cord of great toughness and tenacity prepared from the intestines of sheep/goat, or occasionally from those of the hog, horse, mule, and donkey. Those of the cat are not employed, and therefore it is supposed that the word is properly kitgut "violin string", kit meaning "fiddle", and that the present form has arisen through confusion with kit = cat.

In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
-November 7, to be exact. The original Russian (Julian) calendar was 13 days behind ours. It is also known as the Bolshevik Revolution and led to the creation of the Soviet Union in 1917.


What is a camel's hair brush made of?
-Paintbrush bristles described by manufacturers as camel hair are actually derived either from the hairs of horses, squirrels, goats, sheep, bears, or some combination of these.

What was King George VI's first name?

-Albert

The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?

-Dogs In Latin, they were "Insularia Canaria"--Islands of the Dogs.

What color is a purple finch?

-Raspberry red / crimson

Where are Chinese gooseberries from?

-New Zealand A New Zealand horticulturalist developed the kiwi from the original Chinese plant.

Which seabird has the zoological name Puffinus puffinus?

-Manx Shearwater

From which material are mole-skin trousers made?

-Cotton, it is a heavy-napped cotton twill fabric, and not really from moles

Louis the XVIII (18th) was the most recent king of France, but how many previous kings of France were called Louis?

-16 Louis XVII (17th), Prince Royal of France, was the son of King Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette. He never reigned as King of France.

How long did the Thirty Years War last?

-30 years. Well, there had to be one without a catch ;);) PS: source is wikipedia!

Dept Of ISE, GIT, Belgaum

I am so not-proud of it! This department.

 Firstly, my problem is this : no professor encourages students or their ideas. My team and my project idea was rejected and we were forced to do what they want us to do. My internal examiner, Prof. R.B.Hanji just yelled at me without even hearing what our idea was just because we were not willing to implement his ideas.

Secondly, most of the professors don't give a damn about what problem you have or what you are trying to do. When we had troubles with project, we went to Prof. Kiran Tangod, our so-called guide. He directed us to Prof.A.H.Kulkarni, who in turn asked us to meet Prof.Rajesh Kadkol, who said he'd not used the particular technology and hence directed us to Prof. Anjana Nagarhalli. She managed to give us some solution but well, dint really work out well. What do you do about this?

Our project report's was kept in my guide's cabin for 15 days and he dint even bother to open it! Forget reading!

 Third, So many things depends on your impression: My project team and a few other teams have been awarded relatively lower marks. They do not even have a proper justification for deducting marks and there was no criteria based on which marks were distributed. I have no idea what to do or where to go. Prof. Hanji, when approached, said that it was because we hadn't shown the different phases. When we reminded him that we infact had, then he told us we had no report. We had submitted report ages back. Is it our problem that guide found no time to check it? or that examiner was out of station. Partiality rules the department!

 Fourth, a lot of malpractice is also involved. Prof. Hanji made a few people write four internals (which is against VTU rules! Maximum allowed internals are 3!) just because they had not attended his classes and he has cut marks and later told that it is the punishment for not attending lectures. He has asked students to just replace the first page of the blue books, where we write our internal marks and average, to improve student's average when he likes to.

 All these are so not happening. Though HOD is kind and she makes sure she attends to students issues, she's relatively new and she doesn't seem  know that students are scared off by the threats. We went and spoke to her yesterday, anyway.

 I am not saying we have no faults. When it comes to project, yes, we have our faults. Initially, we dint work properly and later we got no support and hence lost a lot of interest. If we have screwed up marks, yes, its our fault too. But lecturers' contribution is still there. And I am totally against the malpractices and threats.
 
 I wanted to write about all this for a long time now, but gained up enough courage today. I hope people stand up against such things and make it a better place.