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The Dutch are more used to seeing their Royal Family mixing with the citizens on a daily basis, a King flying fare paying passengers around is not something that even the Dutch, we imagine, thought could happen. The Dutch citizens were quite used to seeing King Willem-Alexander’s grandmother Queen Juliana riding the streets on her bicycle, and Queen Juliana was particularly interested in the problems of developing countries, the refugee problem, and had a very special interest in child welfare, particularly in the developing countries, and on the night of 31 January 1953, the Netherlands was hit by the most destructive storm in more than five hundred years. Dressed in boots and an old coat, Queen Juliana waded through water and slopped through deep mud all over the devastated areas to bring desperate people food and clothing, permanently endearing her to the citizens of the Netherlands.

Maybe it was with this upbringing and home environment that set King Willem-Alexander onto a path as a commercial pilot with Dutch national carrier KLM and for 21 years he has taken to the skies twice a month to ferry passengers around on short-haul services. The presence of the royal was never revealed on any of the flights, although it is believed that many of the passengers he was flying may have recognised his voice, when he updated them during the flight on such things as weather, time of arrival and other matters that we are all so used to hearing.

Willem-Alexander is trained to fly the Fokker70 aircraft as co-pilot or first officer, or should we say, looking at the three shiny gold rings on his sleeve, senior first officer, but as this marque of aircraft are being phased out by KLM, he needs to take time out to retrain and learn to fly Boeing 737s. He says that he has no plans to learn how to fly bigger aircraft such as jumbos because he “cannot get back in time to the Netherlands in case of an emergency”.

Although he is still focussed on his royal duties he does admit that being able to leave his royal duties behind to concentrate on flying was “relaxing” and went on to say that what he described as his casual flights was just a hobby! Speaking to Netherlands newspaper De Telegraaf on being incognito he said: “The advantage is that I can always say I am speaking on behalf of the captain and crew to welcome them on board, so I don’t have to say my name, but then, most people don’t listen anyway.”

This story is not about the 1987 American cyberpunk action film, no this is the real thing and it is happening, if not on the streets near you, unless of course you live in Dubai. As the many avid aficionados’ of the film with recall, the plot is set in crime ridden Detroit in the future, and RoboCop centres on police officer Alex Murphy who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer known as RoboCop. The film received rave reviews and was cited as one of the best films of 1987, it was followed by two sequels, a television series, a remake, two animated TV series, a television mini-series, video games, and a number of comic book adaptations and crossovers.

The real thing in Dubai can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence and is the latest recruit to the Dubai police service. The robot policeman will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government programme aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines. Now although the Dubai “RoboCop” is clad in colours of the Dubai Police uniform, there is no mistaking that it still looks like a robot. But, do not be taken in by that, it can shake hands, salute in military style, can read vehicle licence plates, is equipped with cameras and facial recognition software and its video feed can help police watch for risks such as unattended bags in popular areas of Dubai, which is of course a financial and tourism hub.

The wheeled “RoboCop” will work for 24 hours per day, won’t go on maternity leave and although Brigadier Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi, director general of the Smart Services Department at Dubai Police, commented it will not go sick either; well unless the circuits malfunction of course! Members of the public can talk to “RoboCop” if they want to report a crime, they can also communicate with it using a touch screen computer embedded in its chest.
Brigadier Razooqi said that people were not afraid talking to “RoboCop” which he put down to the new generations who are using smart devices; they love devices such as these using them on a daily basis many of course have seen the movie and television series, they just love it.

The robot was built by Barcelona-based PAL Robotics, the Dubai police programmed the robot to suit their particular purposes, and the cost has not been disclosed. It could be a long time before we see them on streets near us, but you never know of course.

Elose11:
‘Your words that your ambition isn’t worth the blood of our citizens will stand forever’ ----Words on marble!

made of Gold. It will shine forever. Salute GEJ

Even the best of the best, we're once copycat. Then why Nigerians can copy from the west. I don't know

Hello my brothers and sisters in the house. I was going through a piece by the late apple icon Steve job. I found it so interesting and educating, hence i will love to share the 21 ways to unlock the Creative genius in us.

1 Pick the worst idea ( Risks aren't all bad)

2 Make Small bets ( Take hills first, not mountain)

3 Question everything ( Test to improve)

4 Ask three people ( New perspectives brings new approaches.)

5 Think like a Genius ( What would that person do)

6 Write it down ( Track your brainstorm)

7 Be a copycat ( Build on the classics)

8 Focus ( Master one thing, not everything)

9 Say maybe ( be open to possibility)

10 Daydream and Doodle ( let yourself play and discover)

11 Practice, Practice ( Daily, consistent work unlocks genius)

12 Call a Friend ( New ventures, need supportive network)

13 Get moving ( Walks boost creative thinking)

14 Look outside your industry ( Learn what others can teach)

15 Unplug ( Rest fosters new connections)

16 Be silent ( Thinking is old fashioned, but it works)

17 Forget Perfect ( Act more, judge less)

18 Don't Wait ( Be deliberate, but decisive)

19 Imagine Distance ( psychological distance, boosts creativity)

20 Reset Goal ( What do you really want?)

21 Start Over ( Scrap everything, think fresh)

If you feel stumped, these proven strategies can help you find the creative jolt you need.

A famous quote from the Late icon himself.

You can't connect the dots looking forward: you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your feature. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. STEVE JOB

Hello my brothers and sisters in the house. I was going through a piece by the late apple icon Steve job. I found it so interesting and educating, hence i will love to share the 21 ways to unlock the Creative genius in us.

1 Pick the worst idea ( Risks aren't all bad)

2 Make Small bets ( Take hills first, not mountain)

3 Question everything ( Test to improve)

4 Ask three people ( New perspectives brings new approaches.)

5 Think like a Genius ( What would that person do)

6 Write it down ( Track your brainstorm)

7 Be a copycat ( Build on the classics)

8 Focus ( Master one thing, not everything)

9 Say maybe ( be open to possibility)

10 Daydream and Doodle ( let yourself play and discover)

11 Practice, Practice ( Daily, consistent work unlocks genius)

12 Call a Friend ( New ventures, need supportive network)

13 Get moving ( Walks boost creative thinking)

14 Look outside your industry ( Learn what others can teach)

15 Unplug ( Rest fosters new connections)

16 Be silent ( Thinking is old fashioned, but it works)

17 Forget Perfect ( Act more, judge less)

18 Don't Wait ( Be deliberate, but decisive)

19 Imagine Distance ( psychological distance, boosts creativity)

20 Reset Goal ( What do you really want?)

21 Start Over ( Scrap everything, think fresh)

If you feel stumped, these proven strategies can help you find the creative jolt you need.

A famous quote from the late icon himself.

You can't connect the dots looking forward: you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your feature. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. STEVE JOB.

This is serious. May the Lord have mercy on the souls of his creatures.

That is a very good step. It is what we call silent achievement. Thank God