What is knowledge exchange?

There has been much confusion about the term knowledge exchange.

For the purposes of this survey knowledge exchange refers to the role that universities can play in stimulating and contributing to innovation and social and economic growth through the flow of ideas, skills, research and sharing of resources and people with private, public and third sector partners.

Some examples of knowledge exchange include:

collaborative research; contract research; consultancies; business people and sector experts working with academics to co-develop curricula; guest lectures; public lectures; supporting community regeneration; universities offering short courses and CPD; building capacity in government teams; advising on policy; knowledge exchange networking events etc.....

Aamir Liaquat Exposed

Today, when i thought to have a look at my emails with an intention to read only the emails i got related to work, i stopped at an email with the subject "<AWARENESS> Amir Liaquat .... At least now people know what happens off-air in studios of Pakistan ( Read It )" !!!

I kept receiving emails with the subject "AWARENESS" from a public yahoo group for a couple of months, but rarely read them. Reading this email, i found myself responsible to spread it out and to take part in awakening people of our nation, it starts with

Delusion, denial and ‘Dr’ Liaquat

By George Fulton

Published: August 17, 2011

george.fulton@tribune.com.pk
 

The subject line read “Aamir Liaquat Exposed”. To be honest, I was reluctant to click open the link my friend sent. Having just eaten dinner, I was disinclined to see the good ‘doctor’ laid bare. My mind had wandered to far darker thoughts. Instead, when I eventually clicked the link I saw a video of Aamir Liaquat swearing away. A wave of relief and sympathy washed over me. Relief that it wasn’t the exposure I had imagined it to be, and a fleeting sympathy for the TV evangelist. But the sympathy only lasted a nanosecond, mind you.

Most of us have uttered curses that we would not wish to be made public. Locker-room chat that is acceptable with the boys is not something we would want repeated in front of our wives or mothers-in-law. But then again, most of us don’t propagate an air of piety, uttering gaalis whilst talking about verses from the Holy Scriptures. That is the galling hypocrisy of this unedifying incident. What really sticks in the throat is the man’s cynical disregard for the very same people he professes to love and care about. It was particularly odious to see him sniggering as a woman caller sought advice on the sensitive subject of the legality of suicide in the scenario of protecting a woman’s honour. The very same people who gave him his success are the very people his sniggering disrespects.
It’s fine to swear like a lafunga on a motorbike at Seaview. Less so if you have made millions projecting a holiness that has made you managing director of a television channel that broadcasts religious programmes and also a former minister of religious affairs — in effect, a powerful, rich and influential man.

So what does this religious man do when he’s caught being less than godly? Does he throw his hands up, apologise and confess his sins and ask for forgiveness? Hardly. No, the man with no shame instead compounded the mistake by brazenly lying to the people of Pakistan. Yes, the not-so-good doctor had the temerity to claim that this was all a trick of editing and dubbing. It wasn’t him speaking, singing or clapping his hands. He claimed it was a dastardly plot hatched by his former employers in revenge for the popularity of his Ramazan programmes. Carefully ignoring the fact that it was those very same former employers who hastily pulled the video from YouTube soon after the footage emerged. If you believe his assertion about the dubbing and editing you’ll believe anything — or, at least, that Pakistan’s poor cricket performance was dependent upon the colour of their shoes’ soles. Ah. And there lies the problem.

For me, the good ‘doctor’ has exuded as much sincerity as the president exudes incorruptibility. But this view is clearly in the minority. People love him. And after this revelation, they will continue to love and support him. They’ll believe whatever he tells them. Already, we are seeing people calling his show, supporting his falsehoods and consoling him.

This reaction exposes a deeper malaise in Pakistani society. As a people, we seem intrinsically drawn to egotists, narcissists and demagogues. We love the masala, drama and showboating these characters provide. Whether it is a Bhutto, a Zaid Hamid or an Aamir Liaquat, we look to these people for simple answers to complex problems. Preferring their demagoguery and simplistic solutions to the heavy lifting of using our own grey matter.
So we loved it when Bhutto tore up the papers and stormed out of the Security Council at the UN. We find Zaid Hamid irresistible when he’s blaming the Jews and Hindus for all of Pakistan’s ills. We trust Aamir Liaquat’s superstitious claptrap when he blames the Pakistani cricket team’s poor performance on the green colour of the soles of the team’s shoes. Where’s the empirical evidence, ‘Dr’ Liaquat? So it wasn’t due to poor coaching or match-fixing then? But the colour painted by some poor sweatshop kid in China?
Distrustful of reasoning and logic, we mindlessly follow these characters. They enrich themselves at the expense, as well as the naivety and gullibility, of the Pakistani population. My mother and aunts-in-law — good law-abiding people — would regularly unquestioningly regurgitate the nonsense spouted by these charades. Why? It was easier than searching for the truth, or — heaven forbid — thinking for themselves.
The reaction to Aamir Liaquat’s exposure also reveals another problem within the Pakistani society. We are a nation in denial. Even when faced with the truth about these unsavoury characters we are still unable to accept their faults. Like small children, we can’t accept the truth even when it’s staring us in the face. Pakistan can only resolve its problems when it’s able to accept some uncomfortable, unpalatable truths about its society. The supporters of Dr Aamir Liaquat are a manifestation of the fact that this will not happen anytime soon.
The exposure of Aamir Liaquat exposes some of the country’s inherent contradictions and character flaws. My friend, Nadeem Farooq Paracha, often says that the problems with Pakistan aren’t economic, political or social — they’re psychological. He has a point. We have developed a Stockholm syndrome with the egomaniacs on our screens. Falling in love with them rather than contemptuously rejecting them. And when they have been revealed to be phonies, we continue to delude ourselves into believing their bold faced lies. It is time we turned the alim online, off.

There’s an African proverb that states that ‘singing Hallejullah everywhere does not prove piety’.

Remember that next time you hear ‘Assalamualekum warehmatullah’ from Hardilazeez Aamir Liaquat Hussain.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 18^th, 2011.

In addition, i found some other blames which are enough to justify if we think logically. In a TV show "Khari baat Luqmaan kay sath", he said that he has some questions to ask from Dr. Amir Liaquat, you can find the video here "Khari baat with Luqmaan" with the title "Amir Liaquat Hussain Holds Fake Degree of Masters and Phd"
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The best tips 4 a 'pro' Ramadan! - Best or Worst?

Recently, i received an email from my ISP with a funny + seriously distracting column entitled "The best tips 4 a 'pro' Ramadan!"

Here it is, read it out cursory then i will show you what should be our behavior in actual being a Muslim particularly and being a Human being generally:
1.	Never walk down the hall without a document in your hands. People with documents in their hands look like hardworking employees heading for important meetings.
2.	Use computers to look busy. Any time you use a computer, it looks like "work" to the casual observer.
3.	Messy desk. Build huge piles of documents around your workspace. To the observer, last year's work looks the same as today's work; it's volume that counts.
4.	Voice Mail. Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don't call you just because they want to give you something for nothing - they call because they want YOU to do work for THEM.
5.	Looking Impatient and Annoyed. One should also always try to look impatient and annoyed to give your bosses the impression that you are always busy.
6.	Appear to Work Late. Always leave the office late, especially when the boss is still around.
7.	Creative Sighing for Effect. Sigh loudly when there are many people around, giving the Impression that you are very hard pressed.
8.	Stacking Strategy. It is not enough to pile lots of documents on the table. Put lots of books on the floor etc..
9.	Build Vocabulary. Read up on some computer magazines and pick out all the jargon and new products. Use it freely when in conversation with bosses. Remember: They don't have to understand what you say, but you sure sound impressive.
10.	MOST IMPORTANTLY: DON'T let your boss read this by mistake!!!

Read it? Did u find it funny? Hmmmmzz.... Well! In lieu of taking it funny if we take it seriously then there are following issues i found in it (feel free to comment if you find more).

=> Holy month of Ramdhan is the month of practice to opt "Taqwa" (piety) but these points want us to be disguised with who we are not.

=> "Whoever deceives is not from among us". meaning of saying of the Last Messenger (Peace be upon him) in Sunan Abu Dawood, while these points clearly teaching deceiving.

Islam is a religion of truthfulness, which teaches human beings to be truthful and honest in all walks of life.  It prohibits deception and hurting others.  Lying and fabrication leads to innumerable sins which drag one down in to hell.  To become a perfectly-mannered person it is necessary to refrain from lying.

Last but not the least,

"It is better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not". Andre Gide French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869 - 1951)

Never miss precious moments - Thor 3D eXperience

Opportunity knocks at you and you think whether to go for it or not, don't think too much to avail the opportunities as it came to you due to your thoughts in the past, you must have desired that sometime due to which it is now calling you! it is the time when you shouldn't let it go!

Well! it is my first post here so it should be like a welcome note but i am not gonna talk a lot about why i am writing as it is obvious i wanna share my views, thoughts, learning (some do's and don'ts) etc.

Many of you may have experienced it already, i got the chance to go to a 3D movie show with colleagues at attriam, really enjoyed but the point is I kept thinking whether to go or not, whether to take leave from work or not, whether i will enjoy or it will be resulted in waste, whether i should go to picnic at farm (which was another option for me at that day) or here. At last, i decided to go to the show as i had never experience 3D before. Although it was not a big deal for which i should write but here is unmatched quote which elaborates it more..

Better do than assume, better to go inside and experience what you have never done, always do what you are afraid to do, take the first step and the path will be shown to you and finally you will be saying yeah here i am, i turned my dreams into real :)