Wheels? Where BMW’s Hover Ride Concept bike is going, we don’t need wheels

Sometimes the best ideas come from unexpected places. Back in January, Lego Technic released a 603-piece creation for BMW’s R 1200 GS Adventure, a dual-sport motorcycle that’s as comfortable on dirt as it is on tarmac. After some tinkering, Lego discovered the same 603 pieces could be reconfigured into a futuristic flying motorbike, and BMW took notice.

The automaker — specifically a training unit called the BMW Junior Company — took Lego’s design and transformed it into a full-size aerial motorcycle called the Hover Ride Concept. Now that’s thinking outside the box. The technology to make it fly safely is unfortunately several years out, but as a mode of future transport, the concept certainly looks the part.

The bike is sleek, sharp, and quite frankly cool as hell, and we can already imagine squads of robotic policemen using it to swarm baddies from above. To make it “air-worthy,” BMW transformed the front-wheel rim into a propeller and added a hover unit under the seat, but unfortunately, the brand has no plans to produce it. At least not right now.

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It was a great idea and a superb creative challenge to develop a fictitious model from the parts of the Lego Technic BMW R 1200 GS Adventure set,” BMW said. “Our concept not only incorporates the BMW Motorrad design DNA with typical elements such as the boxer engine and the characteristic GS silhouette, it also draws on the Lego Technic stylistic idiom.”

More: Airbus intends to test flying car before the end of the year, CEO says

The Hover Ride Concept was shown for the first time earlier this month at Lego World in Copenhagen, Denmark, but if you missed it, it will soon travel to places like the BMW Group Research and Innovation Center and BMW Welt in Munich. How long until the real version comes out? Hopefully not long.

Soon we'll be in Zimbabwe with different name if we don't change

Comments - Yes yes now already 75% and if are not careful Ringgit will be like below very soon

From Aspan Alias Blog

Soon we'll be in Zimbabwe with different name if we don't change

We can witness noticeable and strong migrations of Umno members to Bersatu in most constituencies in Peninsula Malaysia and unmistakable erosion of Umno 

support in Sabah, the party’s traditional stronghold since the party’s presence there in October 1990. Hence Sabah will cease to be Umno’s fixed deposit in short due. In actual fact Sabahan do not want Umno to exist in the state any longer and their flavor is now for local parties in control of the state government.

I don’t know for sure whether the migrations of Umno members to Bersatu and other parties can break Umno, but the situation is much worse than it was in the last General Election. In the last GE Umno and its component in the peninsula performed the worst when the coalition won just 133 seats out of which Umno won 89 seats which now have reduced to only 80 seats with the sacking of some of its MPs and resignation of few others who crossed the floor for the opposition bench.

In the coming GE, I am more inclined to believe the findings of some serious political analysts that Umno will maintain only 50 seats while the rest of the BN component in the peninsula will be wiped out clean.

With a bit more workable and doable efforts, Johor will be another state that will cease to be the party’s fixed deposit. Johor and Sabah in recent few GEs was the strong bastion for Umno that keep the party in a marginal control in the Federal Legislature. For Umno to claim Sabah and Johor still as its fixed deposit is a severe error as Umno will be humiliated in Sabah while in Johor the party’s support is assuredly waning. Do remember Sabah and Johor was the savior for Umno and BN in the last few elections and with the current glitches in Sabah and the dwindling support for Umno in Johor the chances of Umno to be in the opposition bench after the GE is seriously promising. 

There are still reasonable numbers who are still in the party at all levels but most of them are merely dormant members and splinters of supporters who stay in the party to see who will lead the party in the forthcoming General Election before they eventually decide which side to support. There are also some splinters of supporters who write in the social media like fb who we should not pay any devotion to these political novices. These inactive Umno members are in reality very vulnerable and tendency for them to sway and turn coats in the ballot boxes in the coming GE is conceivably expected.

At ground level Umno is already trampled psychologically and not many of its members don't even have the courage to wear their party’s t-shirts (the blue Umno t-shirt) and other merchandises in the open to evade being cackled at. The party’s traditional activists are either working against the party in favor for the oppositions or stay as dormant observers because they have lost their confidence with their contemptible party leadership. Umno leaders at the grassroots are in defensive genre and more often than not they are feeling inferior to the relatively more calculable oppositions.

They are in reality not tallying up with the replicated strength of the party. Umno is just left with the few elites who are having the exuberant life with the personal doles they gain being appointed to positions with high social standing together with few noisy cheer-leaders who are oblivious of what Umno is all about but audaciously active in court-jesting themselves wanting to be paid attention at in the social media in particular the fb and some by highly paid bloggers.

However there are some who are still in denial that Umno is fast dwindling in support from the people of all races. Umno itself gives everyone reason not to be supported any longer. Umno has failed to prop up leaders who are incorruptible with high magnanimity and truthfulness. Umno has cultured corruption to an inconceivable level and power has been abused brazenly without hindrances.

Any quarter that is critical towards the government will be ostracized and detested from their positions. Some others were victimized of their livelihood and this is nothing more and nothing less similar to the manner a communist managing its country and people. Every power is centered in the hands of a PM ever since the unabashed raping and disbanding of separation of powers in this faked and distorted democratic nation.

The consequences of scattering the separation of power in managing the country were too injurious to the country and we are now going through perdition beyond any civil mind can compute. What is left in Umno-led Cabinet is just their inane ego and the party is consistently in denial that is in grave danger of infinite loss of power.  

However the only setback that the Bersatu led opposition is that they don’t have serious and viable leader to alternate Najib. The opposition has the similar problem with the current Cabinet lineup. To choose among the present Cabinet lineup to replace Najib is a real effort. For Zahid Hamidi or Hishamuddin to replace Najib is another grave error while choosing one of the main leaders among the Bersatu-led opposition is equally another threatening initiative.

Malaysians on the whole have yet to come out with a serious solution to their soul-searching exercise. The fact remains that we have to restart, reshape and to reorganize this nation anew with new political ambience if we are still in need of a proper and fitting government to govern us and our generation.

Right now we are in the fast lane to be in Zimbabwe with different name. It's frightening!

Najib: I love the people of Kelantan but do not trust them with money , so he handles their money

Comments – If you love the Kelantan people, please give them their oil royalties which are due to them and also the back payments with interest before they chop down the whole forest in Kelantan. Once forest is gone, the whole of North Malaya will soon turn to a semi-arid desert with moody climate. Rainy season will be dry season and dry season will be rainy with flash floods, just like the deserts in Middle East, because the PAS Kelantan wants to be like the Arabs and also their landscape. Oops too much money in the hands of the mad mullahs will be more damaging , best solution keep it in Najib personal account , at least we know where the money should be in case we need it if not spend on handbags

The PM says he will implement many development projects in the PAS-held state

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BACHOK: Prime Minister Najib Razak is determined to continue bringing transformation to Kelantan by implementing many more development projects for the people’s benefit.

He said the development projects for the good of the people and help to boost the economy of Kelantan, included the construction of Bachok Hospital and East Coast Rail Line (ECRL).

“The government also provides other facilities such as a new hospital in Kuala Krai, worth over RM300 million, which is under construction.

“We build a hospital, university and modern railway for the people of Kelantan because I love the people of Kelantan,” he said when launching the ‘Jom Bantu Rakyat’ programme and ground breaking ceremony of the Bachok Hospital in Kampung Bator, Jelawat, here today.

Also present were International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed, Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam and Bachok Umno chief Dr Awang Adek Hussin.

The prime minister said the government had increased the allocation of up to RM12.11 billion in the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) to bring about these changes.

He said this showed a significant increase compared to the allocation under the 8MP of RM3.37 billion followed by RM6.9 billion in the 9MP and RM5.6 billion in the 10MP.

“The previous leader before me, no need to mention names, he said the people of Kelantan should be punished, reduce allocation. I don’t believe, I don’t reduce, I increase the allocation for the people of Kelantan,” he said.

Najib said the government would also build more houses for the needy in the state.

He also approved an allocation of RM56,000 each to build new houses to replace the dilapidated ones occupied by three families whom he visited here.

Najib also urged the people of Kelantan to give their support to the government helmed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) to ensure these transformations being implemented could be expedited.

According to the prime minister, the people especially in Bachok would enjoy various facilities in the new hospital when it is completed in 2019 and the modern ECRL in five years’ time.

Meanwhile he took to task certain quarters, including the opposition for alleging the government of Malaysia was bankrupt.

“If the government of Malaysia is bankrupt, the (Monarch of Saudi Arabia) King Salman (Abdulaziz Al Saud) would not have come to invest in this country and set up the King Salman Centre. King Salman also appreciates and recognises the leadership of the Malaysian government,” he said.

Najib stressed that the government would continue to strive to make Malaysia more progressive in all fields and not be insulted and humiliated by any quarters.

In his speech which frequently received applauses from the audience, Najib said North Korea should not insult the people of Malaysia following the murder of Kim Jong Nam.

“Respect us and make sure our people are safe,” he said in alluding to the nine more Malaysians barred from leaving North Korea.

Kuala Lumpur-Pyongyang relations were strained following the murder of Kim Jong Nam, brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Feb 13.

Last Tuesday, North Korea announced the ban on Malaysians leaving that country.

Initially the ban involved 11 Malaysians but two of them, United Nations staff, were allowed to leave North Korea and are currently in Beijing.

Najib was also given a briefing on the construction of an ECRL station in Jelawat here.

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Zahid: 193 North Koreans here under second home programme - Potential spies

Comments – Hello, North Korea does not have a private sector and the 193 North Koreans under the Malaysian second programme home are all state sponsored and deem as spies. Now foreign spies got Malaysian residency permit under second home programme. Why are Malaysian so trusting in nature that we get screwed where ever we turn by foreigners?

So maybe spies from other countries now residing in Malaysia under second home programme and also terrorist. Like I said stupidly is a very common commodity in Malaysia and mostly found in the Government services.

Read below and make up your mind if the statement is admitting that we are stupid.

 Zahid: 193 North Koreans here under second home programme

FMT Reporters

 | March 13, 2017

MM2H programme participants are part of 315 still in the country, says depuuty prime minister.

PETALING JAYA: Even North Koreans are coming to Malaysia under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed yesterday.

Based on immigration department statistics 193 North Koreans have moved here under MM2H since 2014, The Sun reported.

Zahid said in total 2,453 people from North Korea have been recorded entering the country in the same period.

“Only 315 North Korean nationals remain at present, the majority of whom are MM2H participants, students and those working here,” Zahid was quoted as saying by the daily.

“Out of the 2,453 citizens, 801 were here under the temporary work visit permits. Another 193 are those under the MM2H programme, 11 are students and 180 are miners in Sarawak.

“However, our record shows that only 315 remain here in Malaysia, while the rest have returned to their homeland.”

Zahid said the government was not having an eye on the movement of all 315 North Koreans, but knew what was needed to monitor for any situation in the event there was any negative activity by any of them.

“There is also no need for a third party or country to intervene in finding a solution to the diplomatic row between our two countries,” The Sun quoted him as saying.

The MM2H programme is open to foreigners who are under 50 years of age and they need to bring in at least RM500,000 in terms of cash and have a monthly income of RM10,000.

For those over 50, all that is required is RM350,000 cash and a monthly income of RM10,000.

Meanwhile, foreigners who have retired in their country of origin, just need to show they are earning a pension or other forms of monthly income amounting to RM10,000 per month.

According to official statistics, the government has allowed 30,000 foreigners in the country under the MM2H programme since its launch in 2002.

Malaysian police are required to do the necessary security vetting while, a police clearance certificate or letter of good conduct from their home country is also required to show that they do not have any criminal record.

As of November 2016, Chinese nationals made up the largest number under the MM2H programme with 7,976. They were followed by Japan (4,127), Bangladesh (3,399), and United Kingdom (2,361). South Korea had 1,174 participants under the programme.