YouTube team keep it clean. What's going on the same Graven and Carter back there with another video We on the road right now that a quick stop But it just I was just talking to my boy Antonio Granbo big shout out to him and He he was asking me engraving what what a two-eyed receivers You think we should get in we should get this off-season What a two receivers you think should get this off-season. So of course the guy that I mentioned Was the one that everybody been talking about about I feel like he gets mentioned every single string and that's Jarvis Landry I would not be opposed to us getting him. I would not be opposed to assigning him I know he's gonna command big money though. Yeah, shout out to Carter in the background Carter Carter Okay, he watching his videos anyway so We mentioned mentioned Jarvis Landry, but somebody that my boy Antonio mentioned was um was there's Brian With there's Brian Would he be a guy that I would want to come to the Ravens Not necessarily But I wouldn't be opposed to it and the reason I didn't say there's Brian Hold on. I gotta turn that volume down a little bit just a little bit. There we go but um anyway With there's Brian he looking at Carter volume is high and I'm over here talking over his volume so we going back and forth but um With with there's Brian if he came to the team I feel like that would be a guy who he just got inconsistent hands But that is something that we used to in Baltimore. So he would fit right in he would fit right in And Crabtree is some somebody that we also mentioned too. But anyway, um the title of this video This is what the Ravens needs what they need to change this offseason what they need to change this offseason And it's something that I I talked about in a lot of videos and I gotta It's tough and it's scary, but they gotta take that risk But before we talk about the risk that they need to take let me introduce myself me.  Click the thumbs up button. There's 30 people in here right now How's it only 14 likes? I don't get that man. I don't get that. Well, are y'all mad at me or something? I don't get it. He said how Carter's in right now is Oh, how I wasn't sitting when the bingles scored. That's funny, man But anyway Y'all could all and you could follow on twitter instagram and snapchat Actually put something on snapchat for the first time in a long time So my snapchat twitter instagram all three are engraving if y'all already know but anyway um The change that I was talking about that they should make this offseason something that Uh, I have been opposed to them doing uh because they have such a bad history of it in the offseason And when I say this is kind of weird for me to say this but Because I've been talking down on it. I've been talking against it for so long What I want the ravens to do what they should do this offseason It's just tough, man What the raven?  I wouldn't be opposed if they did that either let let the cars to take over But that's not it. Um the temperature right now is 68 degrees. Let me flip real quick. Yeah, there it goes 68 degrees outside so Not bad not bad not bad. Um But what they should do What they should do Is draft wide receivers draft at least two and This is tough And draft them in high rounds draft them in high rounds At least one through four at least two wide receivers in rounds one through four The reason being is because you got to inject some new life in this team You need somebody that you can grow with and yes, I know they do suck at it on while I know I know and me saying this I'm scared To say it and not even just wide receiver, but just offense Just offense. They need to draft some offense this year They have to get some guys that the team can grow with And they got to take the risk. I mean, uh You know, Kobe Bryant the saying that he said you you can never uh, he said you can't You can't miss the shots that you don't take Was that it? You can't miss the shots that you don't take I feel like I'm saying it wrong Oh, card am I boring you? Am I really boring you that much? huh son Whatever anyway, um I know not it's not that they don't succeed at drafting offensive players Is that they don't succeed at drafting wide receivers Which we're receivers often because they draft good offensive linemen. They draft, uh, good running backs um, it's just We're wide receivers. It's just been bad man. Oh, there it goes. Appreciate it Kyle. Thank you You missed 100% of the shots you never take there goes. That's what it is. Thank you Kyle appreciate you But man, it's I know like I said, I've been opposed to this I I know how they they do when they draft wide receivers. It's never good Yeah, Carter's gonna get a happy meal. Definitely. He'll get one. Um But they they got to do it man They got to do it one reason being because they don't they're not gonna have much calf room And we're sure people gonna get cut jerry macklin most likely nine times out of 10 He's gonna be out of here. Danny woodhead. I think nine times out of 10 He's gonna be out of here and it's gonna be some other guys that they cut and whatnot. Um, but They got to do it. They're not they're gonna have a minimal amount of calf room Um, and they yes you you are 100 right jewish mama said if we had a decent y receiver We could have made a super bowl run That's true, especially that last game that last game showed everything really throughout the season But especially that last game against the bingles because it was drop after drop after drop after drop after drop Bobble turning the pig six drop turning the third down in completion another drop turning the third down in completion That's it drop drop drop drop drop. It was just ugly.  They seem to be the exact same person They seem to be the exact same person Um, I think bouchard pairman has showed more flashes though. They both seem to be injury prone Well, bouchard pairman has been healthy now. Um, but he just hasn't been doing anything I think he's gonna stick around though for some reason. I feel like bouchard pairman is gonna stick around And this will be his last shot. I think they're gonna see what they can get out of him Now if somebody's within a trade for bouchard pairman, then that's the only chance I think he that he could uh, he might be gone, but if nobody's gonna trade for him, then I think he sticks Vegan king said uh, his hands are injury prone. Wow, but other than that if um, if uh, if bouchard pairman If nobody trades for him, I think he sticks around for at least this year for at least this year and they just have him as depth Um, because it's like, I don't know what's up with him, man But mike wildest free agent jeremy macklin about to be a free agent. I think so we got their only Michael campanello a free agent.  Um, so the returning receivers we got is pairman chris moor And that's it What's up spongy pairman and chris moor? And that's it pairman and chris moor And that's it um, so I Think I feel like they got to do it. I feel like they got to do it I feel like they got to do it They oh tim whites there too And I know tarpaul was talking about tim white and the office in just now Like yesterday the day before saying he's a hundred percent that dude probably been a hundred percent for a long time Ain't no way you're telling me that a thumb your thumb I know why receivers use their thumb to catch the ball Ain't no way you're telling me a thumb put this dude on injury reserve for the whole season And he got the injury in preseason and a broken thumb whatever it was. We'll keep this dude out for the whole season It's I already know nfl is a business. You got to do some sneaky stuff in there. You got to uh You got to do some stuff. You got to bend the rules a little bit. You got to um, you got to play to your own rules And whatnot, but I know that's what hardball does a lot of times That's what a lot of people in nfl do a lot of times They if somebody's injured or something and they want to keep them on the team in your reserve You're sticking with us Yeah, man, I already know. I already know what that was about. Everybody already knows what that was about. That was about All space apex said oh, they'll dislocate one of his fingers. It's still played I mean, I think it was more that more more than a dislocation, but Injured for a thumb. I mean really come on now. Nobody believed that nobody believed that from jump. Everybody knew what they were doing But it's all good part of the business. That's what they do. So yeah, Tim White is another guy. We'll see what happened from him. So and then Quincy out of Boijo, I think I got it right for the first time now Quincy out of Boijo, he's somebody that'll be coming back to But basically a bunch of unproven guys Chris Moore started to prove himself along the season. Then that last game he just It was just so up and down. I didn't know what to I didn't even know what to think about it Because last year he sucked earlier this year he sucked, but then throughout this year he got a lot better In the last game he was sucking and then right before halftime he got that big kick return and brought it back to the five And then right after that he caught the touchdown that brought us within seven And then after that he got hurt. He had been hurt in and out throughout the season He had been hurt in and out through a bunch of games this season Then the second half of the season, I mean the second half of the last game He made some plays. They were moving the ball downfield and then the play that just killed it was his Pick six that he dropped and And then I think he got hurt again in the game and then missed the end of the game. So We just They got to take the risk man They got to take the risk. They got to take the risk I know we we have never done good at draft and wide receivers And with Tori Smith being the best with wide receiver that we ever drafted That's not saying much because he was like I always say he was a good number two at best Definitely was not a good number one receiver But they have to do it They have to do it. They have to do it. They have to they have to Because you need somebody that I and I think they should draft Draft some big big body wide receivers that can catch. Don't just look for speed speed is nice speed is great Speed is nice and speed is great, but don't just look for that. We need people that can actually catch the ball We need possession possession receivers They need to draft somebody that got a little bit of a history too like I keep saying They need to bring us people with attitude man because this team is losing attitude Carter, what's up, man? What's up? But the team is losing attitude man The team is losing attitude Um Tarell Suggs He got attitude, but we need more than that man. Tarell Suggs only do He's the only one. We keep talking about this man.  They ain't got no attitude So we need some receivers that done beat up a couple of people. I don't condone fighting at all But we need some wide receivers that don't beat up a couple people in college or whatever not women But beat up a couple guys or whatnot. We need some receivers that then swung on some people that might have gotten a couple fights or whatnot We need some receivers that are tough man tough tough Okay, I'll say oh, oh Jen. Yeah, Jensen is that Jensen fits that but yeah, we probably all gonna lose him most likely Most likely I don't see them resigning him because he's gonna command some money He is going to command some money. He's a center. He's going to command some money Oh Charles kind of said losing attitude. He said we've completely lost our true anger and raving at edge and those days are long gone You're right Overall, yeah, the team is not the same way they used to be You just used you just used to knew you just used to know. Oh Crabtree does got some attitude. I like that too I like that if we ever got him, we're definitely gonna be using that. I like that Shout out shout out to JB smooth for that. Uh Okay, we like that We like that That's fire. Jimmy Macklin is like the softest receiving the afc north. Yes. Um, and not even just afc north. Maybe It may be top five nfl It may just be top five Jimmy Smith's gonna have to get a pay cut If they gave him a pay cut, they would just be moving his pay to later years and that would make his cap hit even worse So I don't think they're gonna do that. Um, and we're gonna talk about that later on because I was reading some stuff about jimmy Smith in his contract that he probably uh He probably ain't going anywhere. So I mean is what it is. We'll see them. We'll see What's up, Nick? Another Steve Smith, but you can't never replace him. I mean, yeah, you can't replace him But you can get somebody that's nasty and think about it. How would this do? Steve Smith senior five foot what five foot ten maybe five eleven maybe five eleven How's this dude got more heart than guys that's way bigger than him Just I'd love no jimmy smith is nice, but he's never he's never he's never around Jimmy Smith is he it's like he takes vacation From uh from the ravens. I know he gets hurt. He's just so injury prone And I mean he can't do much for us if he's always hurt So I mean, we'll see how that goes. I don't think he's going anywhere Um, he gets his feet down on the Steelers catch we playing today. Hmm. Oh boy that catch That catch Jimmy mackerel, wow But anyway, we give too much money out to players who don't always produce exactly and not even just produce But don't always don't always play always hurt jimmy smith Very nice corner, man. One of the best in nfl one of the best in nfl when he's healthy But he don't be healthy. That's his problem. He don't be healthy He don't be healthy so We need we just we We're you going what carter What'd you say?  Did the battery die? No, the battery ain't died still working. Oh, he was upset because the video ended Mommy got the brightness on the phone. So dark.  I've been saying the same thing too I've been saying the same thing too Kenneth Dixon got attitude winning winning where? I never heard this dude talk a day in my life and even when he was on the field Uh, I I didn't see that I didn't see that from Kenneth Dixon The smg said we need Tyrone Taylor. No, man Um, but we just we just need we need we need attitude, man We need attitude. Oh juju juju would have been nice My league say Dixon soft too We should draft Calvin really and don't sign Jarvis Landry. Why y'all saying don't sign for what Jarvis Landry? What don't you guys like about him? Just let me know man He got a little attitude himself. I believe he got a little bit attitude himself Jarvis Landry does Yeah, why don't y'all like Jarvis Landry? I'm just curiously The smg say flakko trash. See now flakko not trash. He's not elite He's not one of the best of the best like we keep saying he's not trash though. He um Flakko again, I'm gonna explain this again. Um, he's not Yeah, Landry is an upgrade and it can't get worse. Yeah, that's true, man. Definitely. Um Flakko is not an elite quarterback. He needs he needs better receivers in order for him to play better He's not a quarterback that can make receivers better. Um, he uh, and for what he's given He did a heck of a job after the bye week this season Heck of a job But at the same time, he didn't play some of the best of the best defenses But still he did play NFL defensive and he stepped his game up a whole lot Especially given the situation given that we needed him to tighten up. Um, he did his thing, but That's that man. We need marshal yonder back. I mean, oh, yeah, we all miss marshal yonder, man We all do you got to get flakko in january. He's good enough to give us the super vocal. Yeah He definitely was playing great football, man. What? I mean, hey, we need all all three phases to play good Uh, the special teams been great all year. Um, even when they had that block punt against the coach in that game Couldn't even be mad at because they just they've been they've been killing it all year They've been the hugest one of the hugest reasons. We were even in some games this year special teams Not even defense definitely not offense, but special teams But is what it is seasons over our season been over We need a big name by receiving we just need a receiver that can catch man They even got to be big names like that. I mean big names with health, but What quarterback is successful without successful receivers? brady did it brady did it, um Peyton manning made his guys So, I mean they It's quarterbacks that can do it I mean quarterbacks when they get when they get those guys that are proven receivers They do even better like Peyton manning and like tom brady. They go on a whole another level When they get those better guys like remember when brady had the merriest Thomas Emmanuel sand I mean not brady manning at the merriest Thomas Emmanuel sanders Um, who else did he have?  Remember that game where you threw seven touchdowns against us Oh, we remember we remember we remember um and remember when tom brady had uh Randy Moss West welker Who was it was a donkey star with that too? Boy, they had a squad man They had a squad They had a squad but You like landry four or five years 50 60 mil. That's probably what he's gonna get That's it. It ain't coming from Baltimore. It ain't coming from Baltimore You already know them dudes anybody to pay for the wide receiver They wait to the last second to get a wide receiver and they'd be so cheap with it too So it definitely ain't coming from Baltimore But oh, yeah, he did have ocho single for a little bit and he got rid of that But Anyway, here's what it is So we're gonna talk some more about this later on we're gonna talk some more about it later on So I appreciate y'all coming through. Thank you. Um, yeah, make sure you leave a like on the video if you haven't already Make sure you subscribe to the youtube channel if you haven't already I wouldn't mind microcladetry because he got attitude man Now obviously we know he ain't afraid to throw a punch either So he's got plenty of attitude and he got some good hands too. Good fighting hands and good catching hands But that's quite a combination Especially if you got attitude you got to be able to uh dish out what you can take So, oh, I heard about Alan Robinson. What's up, Steve? It's Gucci. Um, but yeah, appreciate y'all Thank you for coming through again Make sure you subscribe to the youtube channel telling notifications on leave a like on the video if you haven't already And you can follow on twitter instagram and snapchat I'm gonna be on snapchat a little more today than I usually am so i'll be posting some stuff from there So appreciate y'all


I'm Stephen Kubert and I'm glad to be here. My story, as you can see, is Kenya's youth mapping technology to combat soil erosion. You can give me the first slide. If you look at that landscape, it's green, very fertile, and it's flat. Now let's go to the second slide. What do you see there? Deep valleys. Soil which has been eroded and productivity has been reduced. That is the problem we have in Keriofale and Baringo in Riftifale province. So having grown, I saw the effect of soil erosion in the area since I was young. And my story dates back to 80s and 30s when my grandfather was born. When I grew up, I asked him, grandfather, what happened? Was the land this way? And the hands I got was that, my grandchild, it was not this way. It was like the first slide we saw. Then the second question is, how did it happen? The hands he gave me was that, as time continued, people cut trees to create lands, farming lands, and also to cut trees to plant charcoal for sale. It was a great problem to me. I got the opportunity to join the university. And remember, I have a problem in my heart that I want to look for a solution. Fortunately, I was among the very few in Kenya who happened to have done geography. And that is where I came across geographic information systems and remote sensing, which is a technical cause that deals with mapping. With a lot of enthusiasm, I started the course. In the third year of study, I had a very good proposal of going and to do mapping of soil erosion in Keriofale. The approaches that I used were very simple. GIS and remote sensing. Ask the capability whereby you can do land use, land cover analysis, and to know how the land has changed over time. So with GIS, you can use models to map soil erosion, such as the universal soil loss equation. And from there, you can be able to know where is erosion taking place, which is actually a very great question that we ask ourselves. After doing my research, the results that I got were interesting, because I could relate actually what I had mapped with what was actually happening in the ground. I went back and shared the maps that I had generated from my research with some friends in the village, and they were really inspired to see actually that what I had generated from my research, they could relate it to what was actually happening in the ground. And one of them asked me a simple question and he said, Steve, can you train us to do this mapping? But the answer was, it's really difficult because geographic information systems we use very expensive software. And the only place I could get the software is in the university.  We had the passion to continue with our mapping. I shared this with my professors in the university, colleagues and professionals in the mapping field. And they told me that there are many available mapping software that are freely available, which you call it open source. I started several of them and I narrowed to one which is called Map Window. Map Window is an open source software. You can download it and install it in your computer. It's very simple. And after learning all the software, I went back and I told them, my friends, yes, it's possible that I can train you so that we can map our landscape and know where erosion is taking place. But now the second challenge came in. How do we do it? We needed to bring on board the youth. We realized there were existing youth groups and religious youth groups. So we thought it's good to work with them. So we called a meeting and they came. So far we have 10 groups. Then from there we said, yes, because we can train all the members at once. Let us have six and ensure it's gender sensitive. So my responsibility is to take them through the software and then most of our data we download them from open source and then some of the data we get from the local agencies. It has created a lot of interest in the youth because after training the six, they will call and train the other members. So my work will be a advisory role where I go around and look at how they are doing the mapping. So far we are in the process of training the six and we hope by much next year we will be able to train all the groups. Then after that we will subdivide the landscape using GIS and then they will be able to map specific land areas and then we would compare and then come with measures that can be adopted. The approach has become of correct interest but I can say there's been challenges on our way. But one of the issues that we face as the youth is that we don't have sufficient computers but in the process we've been able to use the little resources that we have. I have a computer, one of my friends has one. So we collect these computers and train them. So actually resources is not an issue. We can use the little that we have. Another thing that we usually have is the time factor. Youth are very dynamic but the interesting thing that are coming out of our mapping is that now whenever we call a meeting there's a lot of correct interest that is coming out of it and they are coming on board and we do the training. So those are some of the things that we've been able to do and in carrying out all these mapping we've been able to capacity pool the youth in using technology and we are bringing this technology to the local level. I may have studied in the university I may have done my research in the university but now I'm taking this little knowledge back to the village and training them how to use mapping technologies. Apart from this, the IT skills they are gaining. They will be able even to go ahead and do other activities related to IT and from there they will be able to generate employment opportunities. So actually it is possible to bring knowledge from class to the village level that I assure you. The other thing that we've learned practically from our mapping is that this is not the first mapping we are doing. There are some researches that have been published but they are lying in the shelves but my responsibility was to bring this thing to the ground. So most of the researches we are now preaching the cup in the research whereby we do the research and then we do the research with the youth and by doing that we are making them to be actively engaged. The other thing that we've been able to do is we are giving youth a voice. Interestingly the maps that we are generating we use them and even show the local administration and say yes, you are saying the land is not being decorated. Look at what happened in 1986. That is from the image that we have analysed. Compare it with what is happening in 2012. Don't you see the changes? From there now we get a voice as a youth to air our issues concerning environmental conservation. As I conclude I want to bring this point. It is that little amount of soil lost every year that causes our land to be decorated and it's my responsibility and your responsibility as the youth to contribute towards this. We are using mapping as a way of contributing towards conserving the soil. You have a skill. You start to promote landscape and agriculture. Thank you so much.