The story is narrated by a police officer and he said that seeing crashes and accidents was normal but he said this one incident was different. He said my partner and I were on the side of the road of a highway and we began speaking and in one second the scene changed and erupted with a loud sound. We threw our heads back to see what had happened. There was a head on collision. Two young men sprawled in the first car, both in critical condition. We carried them gently away from the car and rested them on the ground. Quickly we went back to assist the owner of the second car but he was dead. Back we went to the two young men lying side by side on the pavement. He said my partner began reciting the shahada asking them to say la ilaha illallah, la ilaha illallah, la ilaha illallah. He said their tongues wouldn't accept it. They started humming and singing lyrics to a song. He said I was terrified. My partner had experience he said in situations like this where he had acted and asked others to recite the shahada as he thought they were close to death. But he said I stood watching. No movement. Never in my life had I seen anything like this. In fact I've never even seen anyone die he said. My partner continued to instruct them to say the shahada but it was of no use. The hum of their song came to a slow silence. The first one stopped and then another one stopped. There was not a movement they had both passed. He said we carried them to our patrol car. We brought the two of them to the nearest hospital. He said that after observing that I fell back into my routine and he said he started to drift from Allah. But another event happened and he said that this was the thing that sealed my return to Allah. After about six months a strange accident took place. A young man was traveling on the highway. He had a flat tire. He pulled his car over to the road and as he was taking the tire out and he was changing the tire he was struck by a car. He said that he rushed to the scene with a different partner. He said together we carried this young man into our patrol car and we phoned the nearest hospital letting them know that we were coming in. He said he was a young man. He described to him in his youthful years. He said you could tell he was religious. He was mumbling, we carried him. But in our rush we had not paid attention to what he was saying. We placed him on his back in the patrol car. We could now understand what he was saying. Through all of the pain that he was enduring the young man was reciting Quran. Subhanallah. You would never have said that this person was enduring any pain. He said blood had soaked his clothes and his bones were broken. To tell the truth he said it looks like he was staring death into the eyes. In my entire life I had never heard any recitation like it. I said to myself I'm going to instruct him to save the Shahada just like I saw my friend doing before. And in that soft voice I felt the shiver. It shocked my back and my arms and my hair stood up on my body he said. Suddenly the hymn ceased. It stopped. I watched silently as his hand rose and he raised his index finger pointing upwards to the heavens saying La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah. And then he passed. He said I jumped in the back seat. I felt his hand, his heart, his breathing. He was dead. I couldn't stop staring at him. A tear fell but I hid it for I felt ashamed. I turned to my partner and told him that the boy's life had passed. He burst out crying. Seeing a man cry like that I could not control myself and I began to weep as well. Both of us full of tears. We arrived at the hospital and as we rushed to the corridors we told the doctors and the nurses what had happened. So many people were affected by what we said. Some stood there speechless and full of tears. No one wanted to lose sight of this young man wanting to know the place of where he would be buried. One of the hospital staff phoned his home. His brother picked up and he was told of the accident. His brother began to share a story about him. He said he used to go out every Monday to visit his only grandmother outside of the town. Whenever he visited her he made sure to spend time with the children who were poor and the orphans. The town knew him. He was the one that would bring them Islamic literature. He said his dusty mazda would be filled with rice and sugar for the people. He would never stand for anyone discouraging him for the long journey that would take him to get to this town and he would always politely reply to those people that the longer they drive the more time I have to review Quran. He said and with every step that he made and every turning of the wheel of his tire he was hopeful and a reward from Allah. This is what his brother is saying about him. What is the life of this young man and preparation of the khustum khatima and what does Allah bless him with and what is the preparation of the others when asked to write the shahada, to read the shahada on the end of their life that only music, songs can be sung.


Good morning, everyone. I'm Mukherjee Prasad, Minister of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Engineering and College of Nations. I am a candidate of NPTEL Centre for Business and Examinations, and a couple of back sessions have completed seven of the courses from NPTEL. And also, let me extend my heartfelt thanks to all my teachers and professors from IITs who are offering these beautiful courses to NPTEL online platforms. And many of the candidates and students getting very, very good out of this. The knowledge has come down to a ground level where everybody can take part of it. And so for my interest to do satisfaction in NPTEL examinations is concerned. That is, I would say it is my sole passion of learning that keeps me going all the time. Along with that, I find it enhances my skillset as well as enhances my students skillset as well. Because a couple of students and some others also have joined me while doing these courses. And together we get benefited from doing these courses. So what I want to stop doing NPTEL certification is concerned. I would like to say, besides enhancing the skillset, it also improves your FBA scores. As recently, you all might be right, ASIC has approved some of the courses that ASIC approved FTP. So that way, if somebody is completing this course, it is going to enhance the FBA scores of years. And besides that, you are getting recognition and honor throughout. And NPTEL is the best platform it provides to all the candidates. So far, you are managing time and learning the course from NPTEL is concerned. I would say that every day you need to spend 10 to 20 minutes for covering these courses. Because once you are going to multiple courses, if you are not spending every day two times on this, you are going to lag behind. And I find the lectures to be so suitably designed. You just time up 10 to 20 minutes. One of the very comfortable for a single course is giving a time duration of 10 to 30 minutes a day. That would be more than enough.  Yes, our college has got excellent infrastructure to support all sorts of activities. Here I would like to highlight your point. Our unable vice chairman, Indian model student, Pandan. He leads from the front so far these activities are concerned. He always encourages all faculty members as well as students to go for such activities, to enhance their skills and explore new domains of knowledge. So it has stuck to him actually. He is a pioneer in this field. And how do you access the video and college infrastructure? That is what my answer is. And so far the assignment solving is concerned. I find these assignments are very suitably designed. And all the answers of these assignments more or less been discussed through the video lectures. If any doubts are coming up while solving the assignments, those doubts are appropriately addressed by the teaching assistants. And sometimes the life lessons also are unable faculty members of NPTEL. They are coming and joining us in the life sessions and also addressing a few of our doubts. And that is, I find it is more than enough to solve those assignments. And so my help is concerned. There is what I used to get the help directly joining TAS with discussion forums and other participants. And that eventually helps me in solving the assignments. That is how I go for solving the assignments. So for any other MOOC platform, whether I have used or not, regarding that question, I would say frankly not yet gone through many MOOC platforms. I have explored a couple of videos through course here. But one thing typically I find, so when it is concerned, its timeline and its time frame which we are going to submit the assignments, we are going to cover. Of course, there is a typical factor associated with this NPTEL. That gives a feeling of like we are in a classroom and we are covering a particular course. And at the end of the course we need to submit assignments. We need to get, we will be getting knowledge about NPTELs. All that things that gives a life classroom feeling to all the participants joining the NPTEL courses. So for recommending NPTEL to all my friends, yes I do, I strongly recommend NPTEL courses to all my faculty members of the department. And also this time we are increasing all the faculty members of our college to take part in the NPTEL subjects and examinations and take up individually at least one courses from the NPTEL MOOC platforms. And we are very sure that it is going to enhance their skill sets and knowledge set as well. So for any significant progress in my career is concerned. Yes, I do, I accept that. So for deep learning and machine learning is concerned. I recently in the last session completed both of the courses. Some part of it I am going to make use of it in my research career, research work. It is going to help me a lot. That is what I am getting by joining this NPTEL platform for doing those courses. And so for the solution is concerned regarding NPTEL courses. Yes, I would like to suggest that if somebody is opting for multiple courses, it becomes a little bit difficult to track all the assignments, deadlines, progress at a time. I mean, we need to log in separately in the different windows to find that what is the score, what are the deadlines and how far you have proceeded. So instead I would like to suggest one thing if it is possible in one window platform all the details of various courses one can be adopted for. If it will be available then it is going to help a lot actually. Personally what I did actually is gone for one Excel seat where I keep track of all the different courses and multiple courses I have enrolled. And I used to give you a watch on that particular Excel seat whether I have completed a assignment or some assignment is pending or not. That way I used to go for that. But if it can be from the NPTEL site can be done in a one tabular format all the details of multiple courses one has registered could be available. Like assignment dates, progress so far and score we have obtained so far in various courses. It will be a great help to all the participants joining and obtain the multiple courses. And at the last it has served to all the NPTEL teams and especially TAS and my unable faculty members, teachers who are doing this courses.  Thank you all. Thank you everybody.


And the Nassauwa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps says it has intercepted a heavy-duty truck which was conveying no fewer than 970 railway slippers to an unknown destination. State commandant of the NSCDC, Abbas Mohammed, made a disclosure during a press conference organized at the command's headquarters in Lafayette. He explained that the command in its resolve to ensure that government infrastructure and properties in the state were protected came up with strategies aimed at tracking down vandals across the 13 local government areas of the state. Also speaking, North Central District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Frank Ajokou, appealed to residents of the state to always be vigilant and not allow vandals causes set back to the growth of the state. This truck you see behind me was trained all the way from Benway State by our colleagues from Benway State, the NSCDC. And as you can see, this carrying is railway slippers that have been vandalized. Cooperation of the Nigerian Police Command of the NSCDC who were able to empower the vehicle and bring it to our command. And I see no reason why some individuals will see it as a means of livelihood vandalizing stealing railway track materials. To that effect, we appeal to you to sound on our behalf not of wanting to the public. If for any reason in the best ways you can communicate to the public in the languages they will understand, let there be awareness that this is not supposed to be so.


And now, a tale well-calculated to keep you in... Suspense. In a moment, act one of the next murder, starring Joseph Julian in Lawson's Erby, and written especially for suspense by Joseph Cochran. This first portion of suspense is brought to you by the makers of alpine cigarettes. What's it like to smoke an alpine?  That's what it's like to smoke an alpine. Alpine has a freshness about its like-morning view, a light, lively, downright exuberant kind of taste.  Mind if I sit down? No, no, sit down. At the late edition you're reading? Uh, yeah, yeah. Well, that was a terrible thing, that murder over in Springdale. Oh, awesome. I just don't understand how anybody could do a thing like that. Oh, nobody does. Not even the one who did it. There's gotta be a reason. Or none. One pork chop with mush. The poor dead girl wasn't pretty. She had no men friends. She was too poor for robbery. Uh, would you like some dessert? Yeah, um, coconut custard pie, beautiful, and fresh cup of coffee. And you, sir? No, I'm finished. Thanks. See, are you a detective? Hardly. How come you're so interested in the murder? Oh, murder's a hobby of mine. Well, look, we're out of coconut custard. I brought coconut cream. Coconut cream, okay? Yeah, that's fine. Hey, look, I wasn't trying to be fresh just now when you called me beautiful. I don't know your name, so I just called you beautiful. That's all right. It's a lot better, and hey, you. Hey, you! Waitress! Yes, sir. Hey, you're not interested in her, are you? I like to kid them along. She's not pretty. Oh, and they're pretty. Everybody gives them the rush. Only, girl, appreciates a little attention. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I see. Well, I'm shoving off. Thanks for letting me show your counter space. Not at all. Okay, all right. Hey, gee, tell your friend thanks for the nice tip. He's not my friend. I don't even know him. He just sat here with me. Say, I know it's short notice, but would you like to go to a movie with me when you're through here? Oh, I couldn't, but thanks. Some other night? Oh, I'll think about it. Hey, thanks. Thanks a lot. Good night. Beautiful. Bye. You think about that movie real hard. Outside the rain that had been coming down hard when I entered the town, it was now a light drizzle. He was standing there under the awning. I thought I had to say something. Hi. The rain's about stopped, huh? Yeah. You're particularly interested in the weather? Huh? Oh, no, no, no.  Something to say, you mean? Yeah. To cover up what's really on your mind? What's on your mind? Well, I was wondering, haven't we met before? No, I don't think so. And yet, you know, I get the feeling, a feeling maybe there's some sort of a bond between us. Yeah. Yeah, something like that. You know, in there, when I looked up, and I saw you staring at me. Oh, sorry. I'm not usually rude, but now you understand why? No, no, I don't. I don't know what to make of it. It's funny. Maybe we met before somewhere. Maybe we brushed against each other in some crowd. Have you been in a crowd recently? Uh, see, I was in one the other day over at Springdale. Yeah, yeah, Springdale. That's where that unfortunate girl was strangled. Yeah, you didn't happen to be in Springdale recently. That is strange. When you saw me looking at you, I was thinking of Springdale. Well, that's what I was thinking at that exact moment. Yeah, how do you count for that? I look up, I see a man looking at me, and we're both thinking of the same thing. I wasn't thinking only of the Springdale murder. I don't follow you. What? I was thinking of the next murder, too. I looked at the guy's heart. I saw he was serious. I wanted to get away from him as fast as I could. Yep, I wanted to stay. I wanted to know what was on his mind. At the same time, I didn't want to know. I started away, and then I turned back. You were a stranger in town. I blew in two days ago. How about you? Oh, I got in the shaft and owned. Where are you stopping? I don't have a room yet. Are you broke? Not broke, I'm badly bent. Listen, I got an idea. I got a good-sized room. I can sneak you in without the clerk knowing it. How do you manage it? There's a side door. I'll slip the bolt, and you can come up the back stairs. You're sure it won't inconvenience you? No. It'll make you feel any better. You can pay half the rent. All right, then I accept. We can talk there. Yeah. Talk. We have a lot in common. You and I. It's in the room number. And I went in first. I unlocked the door, and then went up to my room and waited. He was up in less than five minutes. You bolted the side door? Yeah. Good. Now, remember to talk low. I don't want the clerk to know you're here. Well, we don't even know each other's names. Cotter. John Cotter. Fred Spock. Cotter and Spock. Oh, Smith and Jones. Pretty sure if I see that. You're not so slow yourself.  It's one in a thousand coincidences. No, no, Spong. No coincidence. We were bound to meet. We have similar interests. Like murder. You seem to know a lot about murder. I've read everything I could get my hands on. What interests you about murder? The motive. Why? Why does one person kill another? Why? Money, rage, jealousy. Ah, the obvious doesn't interest me. I'm talking about the hidden motive. Half the people who commit murder can't give the motive. You're more interested in the murderer than the victim? Definitely. Look, let's cut off this.  Well, look, you take that girl over at Springdale. Let's take the girl in Seattle. Or the one in Boston, similar to the... Seattle. There was one in Seattle? Yeah, it was in the papers. Two weeks after the Boston murder, there was one in Buffalo. Then a month later in Pittsburgh. Then the last in Springdale. Meaning what? One murder suggests another, especially when there's so much in line with it. Do you think there's going to be another murder? The killer's still at lunch, please. Well, maybe there was more than one killer. My point exactly. You're crazy. The girl at Springdale was strangled with a man's necktie. Where are you, guys? Now go to the wagon and let me go to sleep. That's long, eh? We always come back to the same thing. Why? Why does he do it? You always come back to it. A man can't help what he does. That's not a flattering admission. You know, sometimes your talk is too far out for me. What you're saying is you have no will of your own. You can't help what you do. I've got lots of willpower. I make my own world. Oh, I want to be... No, I don't think you know it. No, nothing for me. What's your name? Amy. Why? I'm going to take you to the movies tonight. I don't know your name. What time you through here? Well, I'm through at nine, but... Would you make the second show? If you're interested. Well, yeah, I'd like to. I could go for a movie after slinging hash and his beanery. Let me get the fountain in the square. Well, I ain't sure that I'm going to go. Jake said you wouldn't. I went back to the room. It was drizzling again. He was getting on my nerves. I made up my mind to tell him he got a blow in the morning. We didn't talk much. He took out a tablet and started to write. I sat there thinking of Amy. Every now and then taking a look at my watch. He must have been a mind reader. All of a sudden he put down his pen and said to me, Spong, you're going to keep your appointment with that waitress. What? With Amy? I'm sure. Why not? That's not it. All starts out the same way. You feel sorry for these homely girls. No friends, not too brides, beaten. You feel more sorry for them than for yourself. And it ends up the same way. You know so much. You want to write a book. I have. All with the last chapter. That's what you're working on? Yeah. I've been for ten years. About murder? Every last word. I'd like to read it. Perhaps you can when it's finished. Well, if it takes you ten years to write one chapter, I don't... Well, the last chapter will be finished soon, I think. Right now, I can forecast that one hundred cases I have on file 90 will get added in the next five years, provided, of course, they're not quite before. How are you going to arrest a man you think will commit a crime five years from now? My friend, you'll put your finger on it. On what? A man can't be arrested until he commits a crime. Now, my tables predict the crime, but they are powerless to stop a single homicide.  Well, well, it'll be truthful. No, they didn't. Why not? Because that one, I committed myself. He sat there and looked at it. He looked sane enough. I mean, if you put his picture alongside half a dozen others somewhere, there's nothing to pick him out for. But I definitely was going to blow the joint. The rent was coming due. I'd move out when he was asleep and let him hold the bag. At first I had to meet Amy. I went to the square. She wasn't in sight. I waited. Hey! But you thought I stood up. I got a customer just before closing. Boy, I thought he'd never finish. Look, Amy, we just met. I'm moving on tomorrow. Instead of the movie, maybe we could walk along that lake in the park and get acquainted. I don't know if I should. I just met you. Movies make believe. You and me, we're real people. I like someone to talk to. I bet you do too. Yeah, I sure do. You know, I'm really just dying to talk to someone. You just don't know what it's like sitting in that one little room all by myself. Yeah. It's sure there's walk.  Anyway, I think I know you, Amy. I think I understand you. You're leaving town tomorrow, huh? Yeah. That's always the way. Yeah. Maybe you're going someplace yourself, Amy. Well, you don't know it yet. Times said no one permitted in the park after 9.30 p.m. The place was deserted. Amy and I walked about halfway around the lake. We stopped raining. It was so cloudy with the moon breaking through every now and then. I was getting kind of excited. My collar began tightening. Hey, what is it? The collar is choking me. Oh, I hear your neck ties too tight. Let me loosen it. That's better. It wants to take it off. Yeah. Yeah. I'll carry it. One day I'd look at a man's thigh.  What's the matter, Amy? I'm tired and cold. I got to get up early in the morning. I'm going. You've been reading the papers, haven't you? No, not me. I never read papers. They're filled with terrible things about people being killed. About people getting killed for the next patch? I must have blacked out. When I came out of it, I was stretched out under a tree. I probably ran into it and knocked myself out. I got up. My shirt was open at the collar and my tie was gone. I started to look for it. But something kept buzzing at the back of my head telling me to get out of the park. I hurried to the hotel. When I left the hotel, I went down the back stairs and I left the door on both of so I was able to get to my room without the clerk seeing me. Then I had to get into my room without anyone hearing me. God, I was asleep. His face to the wall. I could hear the guy next door snoring. I gathered my things and I stuffed them into the suitcase. I went to the sink to get my toothbrush and shaving gear. My razor was gone. I looked around and I saw something glint on the floor. I reached down to pick it up. It was my razor and my fingers got all wet and sticky. I jumped back up and I stuffed them over its hair. Cold and sticky. What's it doing on my razor? Say, what's going on in here? I warned you guys. Where's the light switch? I came in and it's time to get some sleep. If you two guys... Hey, what's up? What's the matter? What are you doing with that razor? I just came in. I picked it up. There's blood on your hand. Hey, you in the bed. Wake up. Wake up! I want to know what's going on in here. What's the matter with him? I'm sorry. I just came in. It looks to me as if you were just getting ready to leave. Get out of my way. Charlie! Charlie! Don't just stand right where you are. Charlie, get out of here! You never saw this guy caught up before. You meet him in the square.  Why? He was broke. He didn't have a place to sleep. You felt sorry for him? Yeah, I guess I did. So sorry you cut his throat? I didn't do it! That's your suitcase. It's packed, isn't it? Yes. You going someplace? I just wanted to get away from him. Why? Because he's nuts. All he did was talk about people who didn't want to live about murder. He wrote a whole book about it.  Or some night? Like tonight or around 10 o'clock? Tell me where you were tonight, between 9.30 and 10.30. I was walking in the park. I was walking with... The park, huh? Then what? I walked... I walked to the lab. I was thinking about this guy. I decided to slip out of the hotel without him, knowing it, and then leave town. And so I came back to the hotel to pack. Anyone see you come in? I'm not sure. What do you mean you're not sure? You had to come through the lobby? Wasn't the clerk there? That's what I mean. Sure he was there. He was desperate. Maybe he was busy and then he didn't see me. Go on. I came in. God, I was dead. I didn't kill him. I no sooner got in when his fellow from the next door comes running in. I must have woken them up when I came into the room.  That crash woke me up out of a sound sleep. The first I've had since you guys come here. I came in and saw you holding the razor and there was blood on your fingers. You gotta believe me. The razor was on the floor. I picked it up and I got the blood from it. I had no reason to kill her. All right, all right. Let's go back to this walk in the park. Can you prove you were there? I don't know. Some people saw me here. Wafa, you were with someone? No. I was alone. That's not what you started to say a minute ago before you changed your mind. Who were you with? Nobody. Oh, look, Spong. You're in a jam. Right now you're the most likely suspect for the murder of Carter if you can prove you were in the park at the time you're in the clear. Were you with a girl?  We're broad-minded. It's no crime to take a girl into the park, but it is to cut a throat. I didn't kill him. I could believe that if you weren't stalling about who was with you in the park. Still not talking. Okay. We'll just book you for the murder of Carter then maybe whoever you were with will come forward. Look, suppose I was with someone who didn't want to come forward. Were you with a married woman who would get in a jam with her husband? I didn't say that. Well, all I can say is you should be more careful who you take for a walk in the park. Come on. I'm booking you for the murder of Carter. You're making a mistake. I'll apologize later. The press will want to see you so if you'd like to put on a necktie, that's all right with me. The police were very interested in Carter's book. They took every scrap of paper they could find. They asked me a lot of questions about it.  I wanted them to know why I was running away from him. They kept questioning me until three in the morning. Then they let me sleep. And they woke me up again. Spong, I apologize. Well, what for?  That's what I've been trying to tell you. We doped it out from that book. He was his own case study, 100. He killed that girl at Springdale and he cut his own throat. He was crazy. What we're interested in now is Case 99. What? Come on. We're going for a walk. Walk? Where? In the park. I know. No, I won't go. We want you to retrace every step you took last night. Please don't make me cry. All right, all right. All right, Spong. You've told me what I wanted to know. You see, we found Amy. This is your necktie, isn't it? Why did you kill her? I don't know. I liked her. I was sorry for her. I didn't plan to kill her. Something. I just did. Mm-hmm. Just like Carter wrote it, Case 99 will not be able to give any explanation for his action. You've been listening to the next murder starring Joseph Julian and Lawson Zerbe and written especially for suspense by Joseph Cochran. So long. Have a nice trip. Don't forget your phone. Planning your vacation or a weekend trip? Well, long distance can be a big help. You decide where you want to go, then just pick up your phone and call ahead for reservations. Make sure of a good place to stay. And while you're away, it's so easy to keep in touch with home by telephone. Well, have a good trip. And don't forget the phone. Those friends are produced and directed by Fred Hendrickson. Music supervision by Ethel Hubert. Heard in tonight's story were Elizabeth Lawrence, William Redfield, and Reynolds Osburn. Sound patterns by Walter Otto. This is Stuart Metz speaking. Listen again next week when we return with Run Faster, written by Lois Landauer. Another tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. Listen to Worldwide Sports with Chris Schenkel Monday through Fridays on the CBS Radio Network.


Welcome back. This is still why in the morning, and of course if Fatulia is just joining us. My name is Ram Agukul. It's a pleasure being with you. Welcome to the next discussion of the day. It's all about matters concerning your career. And today on Career Talk, we'll talk about career mapping. What is career mapping? How can you place yourself or put yourself on a pedestal where you are better placed in terms of progressing your career? This is why in the morning, we're coming to you live from the broadcasting house in Nairobi, Kenya. We're also streaming live through our website. That's at www.kabc.co.ke4 slash y254. Even as we talk about career mapping, ask your questions. The hashtag is why in the morning. Tag me at Ram Agukul. My handle is on all social media platforms as Ram Agukul and Y254Channel, which is the official station handle. And of course to help us in this particular discussion, this fine Monday morning, I am with Joanne Thuo, who is a career coach. Karibusata Joanne. Thank you so much, Joanne. How are you feeling? I'm good. Thank you so much for having me here. It's my first time at KBC. Thank you. You're welcome. It's an honor to have you. It's an honor to have you. And even as we start, let's get straight to it. What is career mapping? All right. So every person needs to have a conversation with themselves in regards to the direction in which they want to steer their career. And I know it's very common to think that you can only start having this conversation after college. When you have a degree, there are people who, just because they have a diploma, they will not think about the direction in which they want to steer their career. But my personal view is that you need to start having this conversation as soon as you're in high school. High school? Yes. You know the people who say that man is a two from four, to taonga badae. Yeah. Which is wrong because you see also in high school we pick subjects. So you can start having that conversation and start to think in future what do I want to be and which subjects do I want to specialize in. After high school or even during high school, there's usually the time when kids normally close school. It's a perfect time to even get an internship. I know the norm is that you need to wait until college but nothing is stopping someone from going, for example, you want to be a doctor. Even if you're in from two, from three, nothing is stopping you from going to a hospital and just observing the work environment to see whether it's a good thing. It's allowed? It is allowed. Even if I want to be a journalist, for example, and I'm still maybe in from three or from four, I can come to KBC and say, hey, my name is Fuenso, I'm in this high school and I'm thinking of becoming a journalist. Can I shadow you for a week? I'm sure if someone came and asked you, I don't think you'd mind or even just have a cup of coffee with them to just walk them through. Yeah, I don't think I would. I would have mind. In fact, we'd be excited. Yes, yes. It's just that we don't have those conversations. So we don't have those conversations and we wait until it's too late because there are so many people who finish from four end up doing degrees that they're not passionate about, so that then two years in, you're not happy with the degree and you change. And you see it's a waste of money, it's a waste of time and you end up feeling very drained. So what we are trying to say is, career mapping is you having that conversation with yourself first to try and see which direction do I want to steer my career. And then number two, doing a little bit of research about that direction. So do you want to become a doctor? Do you want to become like Ram? Do you want to be a journalist? Do you want to become like John, a career coach? Do you want to become someone in marketing? And when you do your research, you're trying to find out what skills and attributes are needed for that particular job and why have them. So that then if you're saying you want to be a doctor, I remember in high school, I actually wanted to do medicine, but I fear blood, even my own blood. I mean. I don't understand the concept of someone telling their own blood, but many do. Yeah, and wounds. So there's absolutely no way, even if I had the grades for it, that I'd be a doctor. So you have to change? I have to change. I could say that I'm very passionate about something like law and I'm extremely introverted. So you see again, that's a problem. So things even like personality. I don't know if you've ever done like the personality test. I don't know if you're asking. Several. Kolarik, sanguin, melancholy or phlegmatic? Ah, I did. I did this kolarik. I don't know. Sanguin, I think. Sanguin, there's kolarik sanguin and a few phlegmatic. So I would guess maybe a kolarik sanguin probably. So you see, that personality is perfect for TV, what you're doing now. I think if someone is, let's say, very introverted, they'd probably struggle like being on national television, for example. So your personality also would determine the kind of jobs that you take. Like for example, I'm a kolarik but then I'm also a melancholy. So I like keeping to myself. And for those who have no idea what you're talking about, kolarik, melancholy, phlegmatic, sanguin, these are things that you can do on your own. Yes. Find out your personality. Yes. Now, even let's talk about this. Now, I'm drawn back to a Kenyan household. Common one inch. Yes. Here we're looking at these student or pupil who is being asked by a parent what do you want to be when you grow up.  And the parent says, no, I want you to be a lawyer. I want you to be a pilot. The parent chooses a career for this child. And does that affect career mapping? That's a very good question Ram. And I think it's also very common in the Kenyan households. Many, many times parents are the ones who they'll come home with their degree and tell you this is the degree that you're going to do. And I believe sometimes out of wanting the best for their child. So one of the things that I would say if maybe your parent came and said you will go and do medicine you want to do your own research so that by the time you're saying no ma'am, I don't want to do medicine I think I want to do this other degree because of one to three. That nothing is stopping you from also doing your research and finding out like what skills and attributes am I currently possessed and I think I'm going to thrive in this particular degree. So that then you're not also telling your parent no, I don't want to do that with nothing backing you up. So get the information. Get the information. Go with research. Talk to them. What if they refuse and they say in our family my father was a teacher I am a teacher my grandfather was a teacher you will be a teacher. Yes, yes. And so I also think then we also need to sensitize parents because truth of the matter is the job market in 2022 is completely different from during our time. I mean in 2022 a career like digital marketing is so marketable. It would be one of the most marketable skills in 2022 across the world.  Anything else is not good. And you see that's not accurate because things have really changed especially even after COVID things have really changed there are certain skills that are needed and so that we are finding the job market very diverse. In fact you could have someone who finished from 4 they quickly learn photography videography you see and then on social media they are probably earning more than the lawyer and the doctor because then it's a needed skill. So exactly and it has grown and it's continuing to grow.  Is that the right move because I've been in many many fora where that is discussed and a career coach someone like you says if a parent tells you to do this course do it let them pay the school fees you do it but when you're done take that certificate of that diploma of that degree return it to them give it to them say that dad they anyway fine as I was saying anyway fine is that the right path. Okay so the first thing I'd want to say of course for now I'm coming from there's no degree that would be wasted it's not that I think we need to sensitize parents and you see when you're having that career conversation that parents are sensitized to want to have the career conversations with their child but then you're not going and deciding I want my child to do medicine when you're going to see a career coach I would advise that they come both of them the parent and the child so that then both of them are aligned as far as the child's career is concerned but and saying that my child needs to do XYZ it's completely wrong because also parents could be misguided because things have changed and they are probably thinking what worked 10 years ago is working in 2022 which is not accurate. Alright and of course I want us to take a short break and then we'll be back and after this break we want to talk about how an individual can go through this whole process do we have tools that somebody can use to help them in career mapping yeah yeah and of course we shall be doing that in a bit keep talking to us that's why in the morning we're taking a short break we'll be back with more in a bit these tools just briefly what are these tools that a Kenyan youth can use to help them in terms of facilitating their career mapping alright so one low hanging fruit would be try and have conversations with people in the careers that you want to go into so that then if I want to become a journalist is it possible to get Ram nowadays it's very easy to get people even on social media but as much as possible if you're able to have a conversation so that then when I'm sitting down with Ram and I want to become a journalist I'm asking you questions like which degree did you do how is it so far how are you able to get your job what are some of the challenges you encountered are there certain things that you learnt that you can tell me so that then I avoid the same pitfalls so having those trying to have the one-on-one conversations with people who are in the careers that you want to go into would be something very important if you're able to get an internship and what I'm saying is don't wait until you're in college nothing is stopping someone who is still in Form 2, Form 3 from doing even if it's a shadowing program go into those organizations and say hey my name is so and so I'm in Form 2 I'm very passionate about journalism I'm very passionate about marketing and I would want a one week internship or a one week shadowing someone I'm very good with my administration skills I can do one to three to expose myself and try and find out whether this career path is going to be good for me and of course at this point you're not asking for any money you just want to get the experience you want to get the exposure so that is going to really inform you but the time you're going to campus to do that degree you're very sure that it's the right one because then you have been exposed to that kind of environment the other thing of course when your career mapping is you want to do your research about that particular field like now for example at a degree like psychology I did industrial psychology there's so many branches of psychology there's industrial psychology there's counseling psychology there's sports psychology there are different types of psychology so which type of psychology would you want to do if it's medicine there are different areas that you can go into so doing your research is going to help you narrow down it's going to help you even realize about the specific schools that you want to go into and the last thing is you want to do an assessment nowadays these assessments are actually free online so do a personality assessment to try and see am I a choleric phlegmatic melanconi what is my personality and which careers fit my personality do a career assessment to try and check do you currently possess natural abilities that would make you successful in the area that you want to go into are you a people's person are you someone who is adaptable are you versatile do you work very well within a team are you someone who is good in math in which careers are in line with your aptitudes and your strengths alright and even for some people confused in terms of which career path to take you want to be this you don't know between this and this which is the best way to do you are saying do research on both fields right do the research yes if you are able to expose yourself also try and expose yourself so that then if you are saying you want to be a journalist or you want to become a baker or you want to become a stylist or you want to become a marketer can you get into that organization and can you get even if it's just one week I know of rent programs with people actually in high school and we just expose them to the work environment to try and see where are they best fitted and we need to start having those conversations early let's not wait until someone has finished from 4 because then sometimes people wait and then now it's too late and someone gets confused exactly and they get advice from different relatives who tell them you know I did this I mean this field Maliza will let us certificate exactly and truth of the match is nowadays there's someone who finished from 4 they did photography videography and they are earning so much probably more than someone who's finished a degree course speaking of earning something we were talking about a bit earlier on many you say akuna kazi they are not jobs they are not jobs how you're saying that career mapping is very important yes let's talk about that particular angle are there those things that generally can help people to grow in their career and put them at a better place right so yes and the first thing I would want to talk about is personal branding because let me tell you Ram as a recruiter in this country and I'm sure not just me many hiring managers and recruiters are going to tell you the CVs we get pathetic oh my so like for example I want to become like I want an internship at Y in the morning and I send you my CV and the first thing you read is instead of curriculum vitae curriculum vitamin now how do we proceed please tell me vitamin how do we proceed or 0722 90732 that number cannot be called it's incomplete I cannot reach you on phone so maybe the CV is good but I cannot reach you on phone so the simple things grammatical errors you get a CV it's half a page you've requested for CVs people have sent someone has forwarded the CV but the email does not have a subject does not have anything they've just forwarded an email but John I'm concerned about this you two saying I've not done anything I've just finished campers I don't have any work experience so my CV is just going to be a page back to what we were talking about before there is so much that you can do that can fill up your CV even if you're in high school are you in any club are you the president of any club are you a prefect do you love math why do you love math which subjects in math did you enjoy when you do the research about even at the point when you're informed for if you do research about the direction in which you want to steer your career you can be able to pick some attributes and skills that you currently possess that prepare you for that degree course there is so much you can do even if you are a FOMFOR student you can have a CV at the point when you're in FOMFOR at the point when you're a first year, second year that you don't have a degree or that I'm still in high school that I'm still in college should not be an excuse as to why you don't have a CV you can even put the books that you're reading you can put some of the soft skills things like I'm a team player I'm versatile I'm adaptable I'm creative I'm innovative what have you innovated there's so much that you can put on the CV let's go back to the general thing so you're saying improve on your CV yes and I'm calling that personal branding personal branding so we have CV the second thing that we have is the LinkedIn profile the LinkedIn profile in 2022 is so important I would dare say it's as important as your CV because nowadays after I receive your CV I'm going to go and check your online presence so do you have a LinkedIn profile because then there are so many people who don't even know there's something called a LinkedIn profile that exists and what happened is after COVID many recruiters many hiring managers across the world started looking out for people on LinkedIn so you're doing yourself at the service if you don't have a LinkedIn profile if you're a job seeker in 2022 because every day there are people who are getting hired there are people who are getting remote jobs in different parts of the world on LinkedIn get a LinkedIn profile you must now even as talk about this particular platform I'm drawn to Facebook to other social media platforms do they play a role in terms of affecting someone's career that's a very good question so I think what I want to say is in 2022 your personal brand it shouldn't be limited to LinkedIn only these other platforms are also important Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube so I think it depends on the career which you are at and you having a strategy as to how you want to brand yourself so that then Ram as a journalist for example you'd say that this is how I want to brand myself and the brand is going to align on Facebook on Instagram on YouTube on TikTok like all these platforms but if you're a professional of course you want to start with the LinkedIn account a platform like Facebook most people normally use it for like friends and socializing so I think it's up to an individual so that then you're saying you want to create a professional brand on Facebook now I don't want to come to Facebook and see you in a bikini or I don't want to come on Facebook and I'm seeing images that would not put you in a very good light professionally so I think first decide this is the brand I'm trying to create and I want to create it in all these platforms and then adjust accordingly so should it be same brand, all platforms if that is what you choose okay any other tip as we wrap it up okay so the other thing of course when it comes to the personal brand would be the cover letter because many hiring managers are going to ask you to do a cover letter and I feel many job seekers struggle writing a good cover letter probably they struggle more with the cover letter than they do the CV so you want to draft something before because another mistake people make is until Ram asks you please say there's this opening please send me your CV that's the time you're rushing to do the CV but you want to make sure that you've done your CV way in advance so that then when you ask for the CV you can quickly submit alright thanks so much Don I want us to bring this conversation to a close and give you time to have a final word speak to that Kenyan youth watching you today that's your camera what's your parting shot alright so if you're a job seeker in 2022 the first thing I would advise you to do is you really need to get serious about your personal branding tools as we've discussed and that is your CV your LinkedIn profile and your cover letter remember the purpose of a CV is to land you an interview the CV is never going to land you a job so you want to do everything within your power to ensure when a hiring manager or a recruiter gets your CV they are calling you for an interview also remember that most recruiter most hiring managers are going to spend at most 6 seconds on your CV whether they want to read more so you want to ensure that you're capturing their attention within 6 seconds you must have a good LinkedIn profile in 2022 it's criminal not to have a LinkedIn profile because hiring managers and recruiters are spending a lot of time hiring talent on LinkedIn and the last thing is you need to also prepare yourself for interviews as I said earlier the purpose of a CV is to land you an interview the purpose of an interview is to land you the job offer so you could have the perfect CV but then if you go for the interview and you cannot answer simple questions like tell us a little bit about yourself what are your strengths, what are your weaknesses what is your salary expectation even having a good CV will not have served its purpose so have a good CV have a good LinkedIn profile but then also spend some time preparing for interviews to ensure that the interviews that you go into translate into job offers thank you so much John I really appreciate it wow, wow too much wisdom we shall have you again and maybe next time we talk about how to write a CV in this cover letter because I believe that's also a very important thing as you've just said thank you so much for coming thank you so much for having me I'm honored it's my first time at KBC thank you and of course that was just to the end of this discussion today on why in the morning we still have much more coming up you always still and of course keep it locked engage with us keep telling us where you're watching us from we value your feedback let's take a short break we'll be back in a bit thank you so much thank you so much thank you


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Welcome, everybody, to Lillian's Vegan World, Aloha. Thank you so much for joining us today for another episode where we talk about the vegan lifestyle and plant-based diet. I am so, so happy to welcome back on my show someone that I had on last year with her husband, the awesome Ellen Gambriel. Hi, Lily. Hi, Ellen. Welcome back to the show. Thanks for having us. We're honored to be here.   You're an awesome cook, but Ellen, I would love to introduce you.   Yes, that's right. We, uh, that things are a little slower since the virus, but we're still growing. And we've noticed that there's a large population of people that love mushrooms on a wahoo. So they've been keeping us pretty busy since the restaurants were closed. That's great because I was going to say, yeah, I can imagine that since you, since COVID-19, you have had to find other ways of getting your mushrooms out there to the public, which we will go into detail with. But how's it all going? Yeah, I'm, you know, it was a little frightening at first. I mean, we had just gotten a pretty big account with a restaurant in Cololino and they're excellent, really, really great people to work with. They were so enthusiastic about the mushrooms and it was a beautiful relationship. And then, you know, two weeks later, it was over. And I was actually up on the North Shore at a silent meditation retreat for 10 days. So I heard about that retreat. Yeah, the Vipassana. So I didn't even know what was going on. And really?  We didn't know we have no cell phones, no communication with the outside world. I was actually running the kitchen. So I was cooking for almost 150 people every day. Wow. Super busy and all vegan meals. So that was very cool. And my daughter room experience. Oh yeah. So it's my third, my third class, my third time doing it. And then they had to end the class early because we had Canadian people that had to fly home and they were about to close the airports. And that's when we found out what was happening. Okay. Wow. Yeah. Sorry to hear that. But I mean, it seems like you found a way to make it work, to make this work. We definitely thanks to Facebook, actually, and just advertising our mushrooms. A lot of word of mouth in the vegan community and others. And we just have been really supported by the community. You know, people in Oahu, you can't find nicer people than here. And they've been very, very good to us and very helpful. Awesome. I'm so glad to hear that. You know, the, the one thing that I've really found that I love here or love about Hawaii is that it's a really tight community where people genuinely are taking care of each other. And since COVID-19, you can see how the people here are just awesome. I mean, look at how far we've, we've been able to sort of keep the numbers down as far as people contracting the disease, but it's Hawaii's a special place. And I'm so glad to hear that. And I can imagine that everyone's taking care of you guys. Your mushrooms are awesome. Yeah. Yeah. They are. They are fantastic. They're organic. There's, they're organic there to tell us about the actual variety of mushrooms that you are growing first of all. Right. So presently we're growing oyster mushrooms and that's, you know, specific kind of mushroom, but then we, we grow several different strains. So we had started last year with the elms, which are white and the blues, which are, they start out blue, but then they turn brown. And then we sort of tried a couple of others. We did some pink, some gold. There's many, many beautiful varieties of oysters. And I didn't even know that that many existed. Oh yeah. There's several. Actually, Vance could probably calculate exactly how many different strains. And, and I decided which ones were my favorite. And then we would go to our regular customers and give them a sample and say, you know, how do you feel about this or that? Cause they all have different textures. Some are good in stir fry. Others are good in risotto. You know, just depending on how long you want to cook them. And now we're growing mushrooms called eight, eight, oh one. And they're very mysterious. They're very meaty and delicious. You can use them instead of meat for like a veggie burger suit. I'll have to, I'll definitely have to get you some there. You'll love them. Yes, please. That sounds amazing. And it sounds like the exact kind of mushroom that, you know, non-vegans would really appreciate too with that meaty texture. And mushrooms tend to be able to soak in any flavors that they're thrown into. So that's the other thing about them. Not to mention that they're packed with antioxidants. Right. Yeah. Mushrooms are awesome. According to a lot of, a lot of studies, mushrooms lower cholesterol levels, alleviate inflammation, may block cancer growth and does boost brain. Yes. Absolutely. There are studies on Alzheimer's disease and dementia. And there's a particular strain called lion's mane, which we did grow. It takes, it tastes like lobster. It's fantastic. Wow. Yeah. And it's a little harder to grow commercially. It takes much longer, but you can buy a kit and grow your own. And it's, it's a lot of fun. They're very hairy. They look like a lion's mane and they really, really taste like lobster or crab. Yeah, they're fantastic. And apparently, apparently they are the mushrooms that they're working with Alzheimer's to cure or slow down the progression. Really? I have to look into that. So Ellen, I do want to mention again the name of your business, which is Captain Mushroom and the man behind the business is your husband. We do have some pictures that you prepared for us. So let's take a look at the first one. There we go. Yes. Sorry. That's your, yeah. That's your mushrooms. These mushrooms are the, these are the blues. So they start out, they're actually black when they start out. Some are blue. And then I think we have a few browns. It's a little hard for me to know exactly which ones. There's two different strains there, but the, it looks like. Yeah. The large picture with the little ones, those start out black and they're actually our browns. And then they grow up and they're, the one thing I like about them is the stems are very soft. So they're really nothing goes to waste. That's actually what I noticed when I tried your mushrooms, because some of them can get a bit almost woody or a little bit too, too, too tough to eat. And you kind of do have to remove that, those hard stems, but yours are just, I would say you grow the perfect mushrooms. Oh, well, thank you. We like to think so. Honestly, they're amazing. Let's take a look at another picture that you have for us. Here we go. Okay. So that is us and our sun mango. Your sun. We did the pillbox hike. I don't know if you've been there, but on the west coast of Oahu and in Waianae and non a Kuli area, there's a pillbox hike. Just go up the side of the mountain and there's several pillboxes and the view is spectacular. It looks amazing. I did want to ask where you took that photo from. Is that hiking trail open? Yeah. It's open. It is. Okay. Yeah. It's hard to, it's, it's in a development. So you kind of have to know a little bit about where to go. Yeah.  A lot of people go up there and really, you know, cool people that all want to look at the view. And even with the quarantine, they said that you can still hike. Just keep your distance. Okay. Fair enough. I mean, everyone's complying with the new COVID-19 rule. So I don't see any reason why they, they need to close the trails. But that's great. Ellen, I was just thinking, looking at you guys, are you a vegan? Is that correct? That's correct.  I love looking at people like you who just, you know, you take care of yourselves and health is very important to you.  So, you know, the whole foods plant-based diet, there's definitely something to be said of it. This photo is gorgeous. Now that was a sunset at Makua beach where we swim with dolphins every once in a while. They're right out there. Yeah. If you go early enough, there's a pod of dolphins and we swam with a pod for about an hour. It was the coolest experience. Yeah. So we took that picture last weekend on Mother's Day. Oh, really? This is a very recent photo. It's beautiful. You guys make such a, you know, awesome couple. I'm so happy for you. And we were just talking, Ellen, before the show, that I think you guys are going to be one of the couples that do make it through this. Still happy and together. I hope so. Not that no other couples are going to.  But yeah, great to see you guys together having fun and all that sort of stuff. Because you do have to keep busy, don't you, during this self-quarantine period? Absolutely. Especially if you're unable to work. Well, that's why you see a lot of my vegan dishes on Facebook. I've been doing a lot of cooking and fostering some animals. And yeah, staying busy, I think, is key. Getting a lot of sunlight is important. Vitamin D, exercise. And you're right. I think if you don't have your health, you're really in trouble. I'm 62. And I have to... Oh, my gosh, Ellen. Yeah. And you know, I really attribute my health to a vegan diet because before I was a vegan, I did have some health issues and they've all disappeared. And sure, I get the aches and pains that everybody gets, but do stretching every morning and get some sunlight and fresh air and drink lots of water and stay away from flesh. Yeah, so I'm going to be fine. I couldn't agree more. And you look amazing. I am flabbergasted to hear that you're 62. You're, I think, the new 62. But yeah, the vegan diet, there's something to be said of it. Ellen, we're going to take a break in a couple of minutes. And I did want to ask you to introduce your husband, Bance, although he'll come on after the break. We'll have a one-minute break. But yeah, go ahead and tell us a little bit about Bance or Captain Mushroom as he's known. Sure. So my beautiful husband, Bance, is the brainchild of our company, Captain Mushroom. I thought of the name, but he thought of the business. And when we moved to Hawaii, we just weren't sure what we were going to do to make a living. And he researched mushrooms for several months. And he said, let's grow mushrooms. And it was a very good decision. It's been extremely rewarding and it's a lot of work. A lot of people want to do what we do, but you really have to have a commitment because it does take a lot of work. They don't grow by themselves, even though we make it look easy. No. And the video that you prepared for us is so interesting, Ellen. I must say I've never seen anything like it. So to whoever's watching this show, do stay tuned. We're going to take a quick break, but we'll be back with Captain Mushroom, your husband, Bance, to talk more. Ellen, thank you so much for joining us on the show. It was great to see you looking gorgeous as ever.  Thanks Lily, and you too. My pleasure. See you all later. We're going to take a quick break and we'll be back with Bance at Captain Mushroom. Aloha. I'm Keisha King, host of Crossroads and Learning on Think Tech Hawaii. On Crossroads and Learning, our guests and I discuss all aspects of education here in Hawaii and throughout the country. You can join us for stimulating conversations to enrich and liven and educate. We are streamed live on Think Tech bi-weekly at 4 p.m. on Mondays. Thanks so much for watching our show. We look forward to seeing you then. Aloha. Welcome back everyone to Lillian's Vegan World. So awesome to have you with us. Today I am here with Bance Gambriel. We just had his beautiful wife Ellen on talking about their mushroom business, Captain Mushroom. And now I am proud to introduce you to the Captain Mushroom, Bance Gambriel. Welcome Bance. Hi, thanks for having me. Pleasure. So glad to have you on again. How's everything going since COVID-19? Oh, pretty good. Well, the restaurants, 95% of our business was restaurants. So that was quite a blow. And so we had a big surplus of mushrooms suddenly. And we had to get creative, went on Facebook Marketplace and was able to sell quite a bit. We sold some down to earth. Down to earth, great. And we didn't have to draw any of them up. We were able to sell them all. So we stopped growing for a while. And then I just have faith things are going to be start picking up here now. So since mushrooms take about a month to grow out, we've started production again. And then we swung a deal with Humana Farms to have some mushrooms in their CSA. So awesome. Sorry, Bance, just to interrupt. Yeah. Sorry to interrupt. So you're talking about Cajumana Farm and Cafe you're talking about? Yes. Yes. Yes. So they're selling the community shared agriculture, CSA boxes of fresh produce to the public. Correct. Yes. Right. Awesome. And so they're going to put, they're going to add your mushrooms to that. Yes, they are. Oh my gosh, that should be ready in about first to second week in June. I'm definitely going to put an order in. Yeah, it's, it's a good way to go.  So yes, yes, they're starting to take off. They deliver to Kailua too. They're based out of Waianae. Okay. And they could delivery to Kailua. You can pick up here in Waianae and somewhere around the Waku area as well. Okay. So if anyone is interested in those CSA boxes of fresh produce, you can contact Kahumana and Kahumana Farm and Cafe directly. So obviously the cafes close, but they are doing also delivery and pickup for these boxes. Yes. Yes. Okay. Fans, we've got some photos and video that we, video footage that we have to go through of your awesome mushrooms. So let's take a look at another photo that we have here that you prepped for us. Look at the size of those mushrooms. I've never seen them that big before. Yeah. The shape of mushrooms is called phenotypes. And we don't really have very much control over the phenotypes. They range from, you know, nice little buttons to large caps as you see there.  So I'm going to let this one go a little longer. That's amazing. How do you enjoy eating the mushrooms personally? I know there's so much you can do with them, but yeah. Are you kidding? My wife is the best vegan chef on this earth. Actually, there's one more. And, you know, the risotto that she makes, she comes up with all kinds of different things all the time. These mushrooms, they are truly amazing because I tried them, yes, last year, the last time that we had you on the show, you just can't buy mushrooms like this. So hopefully later on in the year, as, you know, as the world progresses and things move on, we are hoping to be able to buy them from you, hopefully they'll be available to the public again. Yes. Yeah, in time. I mean, we hope the restaurants, you know, are going to come back to full capacity. We realize that it's probably going to, you know, it's going to come back slowly more than likely. But, you know, yeah, we'll have them at down to earth and, you know, get it directly from us as well. Awesome. That's it. Thank you for that. So we can find you, Captain Mushroom. How would someone want to get in, be able to get in contact with you? You can just find us on Facebook. It's Captain Mushroom Oahu and our phone number is there. Our phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>. And these are all locally grown, all organic, no pesticides, incredibly delicious, and really you should try and anyone who's watching the show should try and find a way to get a hold of some. So, Vance, we do have a video that you and Ellen shot for us, a footage of your mushrooms and how they're grown. So I would love to take a look at that. I think that's the next. Hello, I'm Mushroom Lovers. We're Ellen and Vance from Captain Mushroom. And today we're going to give you a little glimpse of how we produce our beautiful, delicious, organic oyster mushrooms right here on Oahu. All starts with sterilizing the substrate. Captain Mushroom is demonstrating the first part of the process. We place hardwood pellets and other organic material into these biodegradable bags and we mix with water. After a few minutes, the pellets absorb the water and then they're ready to be folded and placed into the sterilizer. The sterilizer is on for 18 hours at 200 degrees. Once the bags are sterilized, they go on to these racks to cool for a few days in the lab where the air is scrubbed by passing through. The next part of the process is inoculation. It's critical that everything remains very sterile and meticulously organized. We inoculate the substrate with organically grown spond, so we seal the bags. The next part of the process is incubation. Here we move the inoculated bags into the incubation room where they'll be stored at around 75 degrees.  The incubation phase takes about two weeks. After the incubation process is complete, the bags are brought into the spurting chamber. Grow in a very controlled environment with the proper oxygen levels, temperature, humidity and light spectrum. They are ready to be harvested in about one to two weeks. We hope you enjoyed our video. You can call us anytime at<PHONE_NUMBER> or you can email us at capmush2to at gmail.com. Aloha! What a great video. No problem. Yeah, no, we just put it together in just a short two minutes. It's hard for me to talk and explain everything in two minutes. No, you did an awesome job. Again, I do urge people to take a look at the video once the links are up, but it is a great video and I learned so much about mushrooms in just those two minutes. Yeah, it's quite the process for sure. It is. It looks like quite a large space that you're growing them in. How large of a space is it? It's about probably 500 square foot total between the incubation room and the grow room and lab, bagging area. All climate controlled, hepa filters. Lots of hepa filters, you know. Yes. Geez, where does Ellen get to put all of her shoes? You're taking up all the room. Oh, no, no, it's in a different place. Okay. No, that's awesome. So looking forward to getting hold of some of your mushrooms again, Vance. You know, I wanted to ask you something if you don't mind. You and Ellen were in St. Thomas in Alaska during the... Was it Erma and Maria? The Hurricane Erma and Maria. So you had chartered a snorkel... Sorry, you started a snorkel chartered boat business? Yes. Did you have to tell us about that? Because I'm just trying to think two major disasters really have happened in your life and which one is more challenging for you? What we're going through now with COVID-19 or what you went through after the hurricanes and losing your business? Oh, the hurricanes for sure. You know, that's by far, you know. Without electricity, without cell phone service, Wi-Fi. You know, we're still dependent upon our Wi-Fi now that when you suddenly don't have any for weeks, you know, it's quite an adjustment for sure. Well, that's interesting because Ellen was just talking about the retreat she went on where she, the 10-day retreat where she wasn't talking at all. I was just thinking, I don't think I can even do that for 10 minutes. Oh, you can adjust. You can do it. It's amazing. Our mind can do anything. Yeah. But yeah, it was quite perfect. You know, seeing palm fronds fly at 130 miles an hour vertical and rain vertical. You know, it was raining so hard. You know, at the bottom of windows, there's these little cracks. So when you wash your windows, the water runs out.  Well, it was raining so hard, it was spraying as if somebody took a spray nozzle and just sprayed in your windows. It was just spraying all over your house. So we had to put towels around all the windows because the spray was coming in through those tiny cracks in the bottom of the window seal. That's a, that's a very, yeah. On top of everything, you know, bad that happened during that hurricane, it was a very, it must have been a very scary experience for you. Because I was thinking, I lived through the 2011 tsunami earthquake in Japan and I was in the city where it hit in the Tohoku region, Sendai. So we lost 20,000 people there. Not to mention so many people lost their homes, kids were orphaned, etc. And I was thinking too, which one's worse?  Then we are going to get, we are actually at the end of the show, but please say something to the viewers out there about your mushrooms, about, you know, the situation or anything that comes to mind and then we'll wrap up the show. Oh, well, you know, we're moving into a vegan diet. The meat processing plants are doing more to harm global warming than fossil fuels. In fact, if we reduced our meat consumption by a quarter and then poll world, we would have no need to reduce any fossil fuels whatsoever.  That is so true and so well said. And I do hope that perhaps during these challenging times, people are, you know, thinking more about their health or rethinking their health. And maybe one of the ways you can improve your health is the obvious steer more towards a whole foods plant-based diet. For sure. And you and Ellen are living proof that, you know, you can be so healthy at any age all of us can. Oh yeah, mushrooms boost your immunity. They certainly do. And they taste great as well. Vance, thank you so much again for coming on. It was awesome having you and your gorgeous wife, Ellen, on. I do wish you all the best with your future and your business.  See you next time on Lillian's Vegan World. Aloha. Well vegan.


For the last two years prior to 2021 we were below 3 million acres and 2019 was the lowest acreage we'd ever been in since the 1960s and so because of the flooding issues and the frequent rainfalls we had, low commodity prices there in 2019 and 2020 we were below that 3 million mark and so this year I was anticipating us being back over that with the commodity prices the way they were better than we've seen in the last few years there was a lot of talk for soybeans and so I was expecting us to be over 3 million you know it's always a gamble or you know just a guess on how far over 3 million. I was guessing somewhere in that 3.1 3.1 million acres and that's kind of where USDA has this peg. We did have some quite a bit planted early especially down the south part of the state you know guys down there really pushed the early planting window try to maximize yield but I consider this this year kind of the series of starts and stops you know the big issue now is trying to finish up this crop before we we get a frost. You know we're supposed to have the first you know potentially 100 degree temperatures in the last three years this weekend and people are saying oh you're talking why are you talking about a frost? Well if you look from July 1 to November 1 you got 120 days and if you look at variety testing and kind of do averages of different maturity groups a mid four is going to take about 115 days to mature you know from the time you planted late you know it is a little bit you know narrowed up but still you're going to need you know 100 plus days to finish that from planting to to finishing up that crop. So you know if we have a mild fall I'm not too worried about it but if we have an early frost there's a lot of acreage that could potentially be damaged you know if we can't get that crop out. I think that yesterday we're back up running that $14 range per bushel so you know that's you know I think that's given us a glimmer of hope you know even though we've had some diversity and we may not have the high yields that we've seen the last couple of years at least we've got you know we're not down $7 beans you know and only cutting 35 bushels you know we've got $14 beans and if we cut 35 at least we're making a little bit more money in that scenario. But this year you know it's been a struggle there's been some shortages of some of the pesticides and so there's been some complaints on that you know fuel prices is still elevated but you know farmers are resilient you know some of them been through some worse times than we're seeing in 2021 and made it through but just in the last few weeks I think the attitudes have gotten a little bit better you know pretty blue there to 1st of June you know if you went down to southeast Arkansas it would there was some some some long faces you know because of all the work that just got washed away in a matter you know two days but I've talked to several of those farmers down there they feel pretty good about their crop I've been down there looking at some of the crops and they they look good even though they're late


Reactions have trailed the Nigerian Railway Corporation attack on the Abuja Kaduna rail track with explosives following a disruption of train services on the route. Managing director, Nigerian Railway Corporation says measures have been put in place to avoid such from happening again. The security expert and also the immediate past chairman of NIMASA spoke on the true events and measures expected to be taken in order to avert future occurrences. Plus the way Africa's correspondent Destiny Momo has more. Following the attack on the train in motion with explosives and further attack of shooting at the fuel tank to bring the train to a halt and the sensitivity of the train driver not to stop the train by all means at the troubled location until it gets to Kaduna gas station. Experts have said it is by all means a terrorist attack. This incident happened at a spot between Ducey and Rijana an area that had recorded numerous bandit attacks along the Kaduna Abuja highway. This security expert listed measures to be taken to secure the access before commencement of further operations to avert future terrorist attacks. Managing director, Nigeria Railway Corporation speaks on the incident and safety measures adopted. With the damage done to the tracks the railway corporation has planned to deploy satellite technology in ensuring the safety of the line. Destiny Momo for Plus TV Africa.