Mannatech Stock Soars to 52-Week High, Hits $10.6Advance Directives Market New Trends, Size, Share, Top Companies, Industry Analysis, Advance Technology, Future Development & Forecast - 2028Finalists revealed in the GP of the Year AwardTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school’s decision concludes Wilson’s two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of.” Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football Advertisement
Stacey Kent saw Irwindale Speedway built literally from the ground up. She worked for the team that helped construct the short track circuit in the late 1990s. Next weekend, Kent and the entire Southern California racing community will see the track take its final bow after 25 years as a staple of the San Gabriel Valley, and a draw for scores of visitors from around Southern California. On Saturday, Dec. 21, Irwindale Speedway is hosting a “Farewell Extravaganza” starting at 1 p.m., which will include a NASCAR short-track series, Night of Destruction events like Figure 8-s and trailer races, a Drift invitational and the ARCA Menards Series West. It will be another blow for the region’s racing culture, which now adds Irwindale to a roster of now long-lost eulogized sites, such as Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The closure of the iconic venue is to make way for the Speedway Commerce Center Specific Plan , a proposed project to turn the speedway site into a industrial/commercial/business park. “I’m sad for the city of Irwindale, too, because frankly that’s something that helps put Irwindale on the map,” Kent said. “Another in the how many hundreds of industrial parks and industrial buildings that they have in Irwindale. What does that do for them?” A little over a week before the last event at the speedway, Kent recalled the grand opening. It was a cold night in March 1999 with a packed house full of excited racing fans. “You could just feel it in the air,” Kent said. It’s the passionate racing fans, drivers and participants that Kent feels for the most. “They put their blood, sweat and tears and their hard earned money into being in events at Irwindale Speedway and I’m really sad for them,” Kent said. IDS Real Estate Group purchased the 63 acres of land in 2022 . The plan splits the site into a 56 acre industrial business park development and a 7.3 acre area for commercial development. Prior to the speedway, the Pacific Road Quarry mined sand and gravel for construction on the site through the 1960s. The quarry was then backfilled as part of the Nu-Way Landfill that operated from 1973 until 1993. This history has led to environmental headaches for future developers. But it’s also been rich in car culture. Irwindale’s racing history stretches back to the 1960s and 1970s when the San Gabriel Valley Speedway, later dubbed the 605 Speedway, hosted events. For years, it has joined a larger racing community in Southern California , where fans have seen the loss beloved tracks. The Ontario Motor Speedway opened in August 1970, at a cost of $25.5 million. At the time, the state-of-the-art facility was designed to be the “Indianapolis of the West.” The 800-acre venue made its mark, hosting races including Indy-style open-wheel, stock cars, and drag racing. But it fell victim to disappointing revenues and rising land values. It closed in December 1980. The Riverside International Raceway opened in September 1957. It was known as one of the finest tracks in the country, before it closed in July 1989 to make way for a shopping center and residential homes. Auto Club Speedway in Fontana built in 1997, remains the Inland Empire’s only large-scale auto racing facility. But 2023’s Pala Casino 400 was said to be the last for NASCAR on the 2-mile track as the site will be redeveloped. A short track is supposed to be on the site when it’s completed. The Perris Auto Speedway opened in 1996 near Perris, maintains racing on its half-mile oval track, and the historic Orange Show Speedway still hosts a variety of races. Back in Irwindale, a page on the city’s website with information about the project includes in a message in all caps and bolded which reads, “The city of Irwindale does not own the Irwindale Speedway.” “The City takes great pride in the contributions that the Irwindale Speedway has made to the racing community and will fondly look back on the memories created on the track and in the grandstands of the Irwindale Speedway,” a statement from the city read. NASCAR driver Ryan Vargas was 9 years old when his dad took him to Irwindale Speedway. From his seat in the grandstands seeing the cars whoosh by, Vargas became a NASCAR fan. “My dad takes me to Irwindale Speedway and I fall in love with the sport and I fell in love with racing,” Vargas, now 24, said. Next weekend, Vargas, originally from La Mirada, will be driving the #23 Swann Security/Sandy Vans pro late model car as part of the track’s farewell event. It’s a full-circle moment for Vargas, who took his first laps around the speedway at age 12 in a Bandolero race car powered by a 30-horsepower Briggs and Stratton lawn-mower engine. The #23 car has a bit more juice. The pro late model’s 602 crate engine has about 350-370 horse power. Vargas called Irwindale the perfect short track and fun to race because of its width. “You could choose from several different lanes to make a pass,” Vargas said. “I love a race track where you can make moves and pass and dictate your own runs and Irwindale is that.” In addition to the track, the speedway’s drag strip provided an opportunity for people of all ages to take part in legal street racing and sanctioned competitions. Mike Gonzaga runs the junior drag racing program for children 6 to 17. His connection with the speedway started about 10 years ago because of his daughter Jacelyn’s passion for drag racing. Jacelyn got her NHRA license at 8 and now 17, she recently won the final junior comp championship held at Irwindale Speedway. “I won’t be here forever. For her, I think she wants to take her career to the next level,” Gonzaga said. “She will always forever have that memory and we will always have that memory together there.” Gonzaga said Irwindale’s location made it unique in bringing people together from all over Southern California to one place. He likened the environment at the track to Sam Malone’s bar in the T.V. series “Cheers.” “Everybody knows your name and it was home for a very long time,” Gonzaga said. “That was the type of community that it was.” He called Irwindale Speedway President Tim Huddleston and his staff first class and the reason for the welcoming feeling. “They knew everybody by first name. They treated everybody the same and it was just fantastic,” Gonzaga said. “They made everybody feel at home” In a statement announcing the final event, the speedway said its assets and events will transition to Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield for 2025. Vargas said while the loss of short tracks like Irwindale is disheartening, the West Coast continues to have healthy racing series. He said local racing fans should visit Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, what Vargas described as a West Coast version of North Carolina’s Bowman Gray Stadium. He urged fans to support their local short tracks. “At the end of the day they’re not the NASCAR tracks where people don’t show up, ‘well the T.V. dollars are coming in,’” Vargas said. “No, these tracks rely on not just the competitors but they rely on fans to be there.” For more information, visit irwindalespeedway.com . History of Irwindale Speedway: May 1993: Nu-Way Landfill closed and decommissioned March 1999: Irwindale Speedway opens 2015: Plans to turn the site into a 700,000-square-foot outdoor mall approved. December 2017: Tim Huddleston and his team save the speedway from it’s slated January 2018 closure. 2022: IDS Real Estate purchases the speedway property Dec. 21, 2024: Irwindale hosts its “Farewell Extravaganza”The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded that the Centre make an official statement in the Parliament regarding the “ corrupt practices of Adani Group ”. “The illusion of clean governance under the Modi government was shattered by the Adani scam,” B.V. Raghavulu alleged, accusing former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of behaving like a “clever thief” and highlighting that the deal would burden the State’s people by ₹1 lakh crore. Also Read: Former A.P. CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy accused of taking ₹1,750 crore for power purchase deal They pointed out that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), when in the opposition, had criticised the deal, but now chose to remain silent. The deal involved corruption to the quantum of ₹2,029 crore. ₹1,757 crore of which allegedly went to Mr. Jagan, as alleged by the U.S. Department of Justice. The government should release documents explaining the deal and why electricity, which costs ₹1.99 per unit, is being bought at ₹2.49. They also wanted the cancellation of the deal. The CPI(M) leaders also criticised the Central government for arresting political leaders like Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren in minor cases while avoiding any investigation into Mr. Jagan. The ED and CBI should investigate the Adani deal and take necessary action. Why did Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, despite knowing about the huge scam, remain silent, they wondered, urging both Mr. Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan to end their silence and take action against Mr. Jagan. CPI(M) State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao strongly opposed amendments to the Waqf Act, stating that the Central government was trying to undermine the independent status of Waqf boards by placing BJP-friendly individuals in charge. He called on TDP and JSP to join the fight against the “undemocratic move” in Parliament. Published - November 26, 2024 04:40 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Andhra Pradesh / Vijayawada
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school's decision concludes Wilson's two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of." Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballNoneIsrael launches new strikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah
VERMILLION, S.D. — A touchdown pass with 12 seconds left delivered one of try biggest wins in University of South Dakota football history. Quarterback Aidan Bouman dropped back and found a wide open Javion Phelps streaking down the sideline for a 25-yard touchdown to put the No. 4 Coyotes up 29-28 on No. 1 North Dakota State on Saturday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. The rest was history as the one-point gap stood as the game’s final score. “Javion made a good play, he found a pocket and we scored,” Bouman said. “We took a sack the play before which wasn’t good, you always want to get the ball out (while running the two-minute drill), but guys got up and got to the ball just we practice. “Guys just made plays. I just had to get the ball out and give guys a chance.” The win earned USD a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference crown for the first time in program history, which is split three ways with NDSU and South Dakota State. “I’ve been here six years and saw some of the older guys around today,” said defensive lineman Blake Holden, who was one of many seniors recognized before the game. “Growing up a Coyotes fan and living out my childhood dream, doing something that no other team here has done is just surreal. “This win just shows the loyalty and dedication the guys that have been around here and have stuck it out.” The Coyotes (9-2) got out to a 14-0 lead behind a pair of Travis Theis rushing scores. USD’s defense was dominant to start the game. Though NDSU would find ways to move the ball eventually, mainly in the form of quarterback Cam Miller, the Bison’s first nine offensive plays of the game went for a combined nine yards and resulted in a trio of three-and-outs. “I’m very proud of these guys,” said USD head coach Bob Nielson. “We got out the early lead but watched (NDSU) come back and take the lead and just kept playing. “It’s the game it should have been. Championship games should come down to the wire. Doing something that no other team at South Dakota has done is certainly a special accomplishment. But we feel like we have a lot more left to accomplish.” Theis capped off the first USD scoring drive by taking a direct snap and diving over the goal line from six yards out to give the Coyotes a 7-0 lead with 6 minutes, 35 seconds left. He then went in from 12 yards out for his second score as he found a seem on the edge and took it in with 12:44 left in the second to put his team up 14-0 with just under 13 minutes left in the second quarter. North Dakota State bounced back with a 23-yard scoring pass from Miller to Braylon Henderson to cut the USD lead in half. CharMar Brown tied it on a 3-yard rushing score. “We just kept trust in ourselves and stuck to our game plan,” said USD senior defensive back Dennis Shorter. USD responded by taking the lead back on a 37-yard Will Leyland field goal but then saw NDSU answer with 14 unanswered points as Miller rushed in for a touchdown and Brown scored on a 1-yard run with 4:10 left in the fourth quarter to cap off a 20-play, 99-yard drive after USD downed a punt at NDSU 1. “You never think its over until the clock hits zero,” Bouman said. “(During the NDSU drive) I was just pacing up and down the sideline telling guys we need to score (quickly) when we get it back.” The Coyotes’ D held again and Bouman found Jack Martens for a 40-yard TD. South Dakota won possession back with around 1 1⁄2 minutes left and went 58 yards on six plays as Bouman found Phelps for the winner. For NDSU, Miller ended the game 10-22 passing for 174 yards plus 19 carries for 82 yards and two total touchdowns (one rushing, one passing). Brown had two scores and wound up with 54 yards rushing on 10 carries. RaJa Nelson, Bryce Lance and Henderson all had three catches for NDSU as the team had four receivers end the contest with between 40 and 50 yards. Bouman, a redshirt junior, completed 18 of 30 passes for the Coyotes for 272 yards the pair of TDs. Theis, a senior running back, totaled 13 carries for 66 yards plus two TDs while Charles Pierre Jr. and Keyondray Jones-Logan combined for 11 carries and 64 yards. Theis also chipped in four catches for 45 yards. Phelps’ catches all came at opportune times as he ended with 79 yards receiving. Senior Carter Bell hauled in four receptions that went for 60 yards and Martens had two catches for 51 yards. The win solidifies USD’s spot among the teams that will receive a first-round bye in the FCS playoffs and a second-round home game, but USD will find out its fate on Sunday during the NCAA selection show. “That was a heck of a football game,” said Nielson. “This team set out on a mission almost a year ago. The only thing they’ve been focused on was winning a championship. We won one today (a conference title), but that’s not the only one we want, and we’re going to have a chance to play for another one. “There’s a lot more out there for this team, so we’ll see where the bracket shakes out and get back to work.”LANDOVER, Md. — The losing streak is done. Feel better? A Dallas team that went into Northwest Field as a 10.5-point underdog to Washington left with a 34-26 victory. The win stopped a five-game losing streak, the franchise’s longest since it lost seven straight in 2015. The Cowboys swept Washington last season, outscoring the Commanders by 63 points in the two games. What Dallas did this gorgeous afternoon wasn’t nearly as dominant, but it got the job done in a wild finish that saw 38 points scored in the final five minutes and 16 seconds. This team now turns around and faces the New York Giants in four days on Thanksgiving. But remember, the Cowboys haven’t won a game at AT&T Stadium this season. So that losing streak is also five games this season. Here are our five takeaways from Cowboys-Commanders: Defense rises to the occasion Dan Quinn molded the Cowboys into one of the league’s best defensive units before leaving to coach the Commanders. The transition to Mike Zimmer has been anything but smooth. But as the Cowboys start to get some players healthy on that side of the ball, this group is making strides. The Cowboys’ defense played one of its best games in a long time in the win over Washington. Defensive end Chauncey Golston intercepted a screen pass. The Cowboys came away with a fumble recovery in the second half and tormented rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels throughout the afternoon. Dallas came away with four sacks and allowed the Commanders to convert only 4 of 12 third-down attempts. Nothing special, until the end Brandon Aubrey has stood above his teammates with his performance in this disappointing season. Even he stumbled in this one. Aubrey had a field goal blocked and had a 41-yard attempt hit the right upright before the first quarter was done. Uncharacteristic? Yes. Everywhere but here. Aubrey has missed two field goals in a game only one other time in his brief career in Dallas. That came on this field last season, when he also had a field goal blocked and missed a 32-yarder. But the special teams issues didn’t stop with Aubrey. Bryan Anger had a punt deflected at the line and it traveled only 22 yards. This comes after the Cowboys faked a punt twice in recent weeks and failed to pick up the first down both times. And then? When the Commanders pulled within three points late, KaVontae Turpin fumbled the kickoff, picked it up on the 1-yard line then went 99 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys then allowed the Commanders to score one play later, an 86-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin that closed the gap to one after Washington missed the extra-point attempt. The miss forced the Commanders to try an onside kick, which Juanyeh Thomas scooped up and returned 43 yards for a touchdown to ice the game. Money pit Money isn’t everything. A team can win without its highest-paid player on the field. But its top five? That’s the position the Cowboys found themselves in entering Sunday’s game. None of the top five players on their payroll took the field, leaving the team $105.8 million light in terms of talent. The list: Dak Prescott ($44.6 million), DeMarcus Lawrence ($20.4 million), Zack Martin ($15.5 million), Trevon Diggs ($15.3 million) and Brandin Cooks ($10 million). Line dance The Cowboys traveled to our nation’s capital knowing Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin wouldn’t play. Before they kicked off Sunday they were without left guard Tyler Smith as well. Smith was a limited participant in Friday’s practice and was listed as questionable. The club hoped he was trending toward being able to go in this game. He didn’t. That means T.J. Bass and Brock Hoffman were the starting guards. And it didn’t stop there. Rookie left tackle Tyler Guyton and Asim Richards were part of a rotation system, with Guyton getting the first two possessions of each half. It appeared to work fairly well. But Guyton, as he has for much of the season, struggled with penalties. He was called for holding in the third quarter, an illegal formation penalty on the next possession and had another illegal formation penalty declined. And then he was hit with a false start, resulting in Richards taking his place. Another corner Injuries have had an undeniable impact on the Cowboys’ fortunes. Corner has been hit particularly bad. When DaRon Bland made his regular season debut on Sunday, he became the sixth different corner to start this season. The list: Diggs, Bland, Caelen Carson, Josh Butler, Andrew Booth and Amani Oruwariye. ©2024 The Dallas Morning News. Visit dallasnews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Rentokil Initial plc ( NYSE:RTO – Get Free Report ) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $29.00. Separately, Redburn Atlantic cut shares of Rentokil Initial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on Rentokil Initial Rentokil Initial Stock Performance Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rentokil Initial Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RTO. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Rentokil Initial in the third quarter worth about $295,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Rentokil Initial by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares in the last quarter. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC raised its stake in Rentokil Initial by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC now owns 124,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,114,000 after acquiring an additional 4,668 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its holdings in Rentokil Initial by 4.6% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 89,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,997 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in shares of Rentokil Initial by 22.5% in the third quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 20,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $518,000 after purchasing an additional 3,808 shares during the period. 9.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. About Rentokil Initial ( Get Free Report Rentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and internationally. It offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management for commercial customers. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Rentokil Initial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Rentokil Initial and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school's decision concludes Wilson's two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of." Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballMDB Capital ( NASDAQ:MDBH – Get Free Report ) and Bakkt ( NYSE:BKKT – Get Free Report ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Analyst Ratings This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for MDB Capital and Bakkt, as provided by MarketBeat. Bakkt has a consensus target price of $13.13, indicating a potential downside of 55.22%. Given Bakkt’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bakkt is more favorable than MDB Capital. Volatility and Risk Profitability This table compares MDB Capital and Bakkt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Earnings and Valuation This table compares MDB Capital and Bakkt”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation. MDB Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkt. MDB Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bakkt, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Institutional and Insider Ownership 0.4% of MDB Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of MDB Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Bakkt shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Summary Bakkt beats MDB Capital on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. About MDB Capital ( Get Free Report ) MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiaries, primarily operates as a broker-dealer. The company operates through two segments, Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service, and Technology Development. The Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service segment operates as a full-service broker dealer that focuses on conducting private and public securities offerings, as well as providing research services for investment banking due diligence. The Technology Development segment engages in the synthetic biology technology development business. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Addison, Texas. About Bakkt ( Get Free Report ) Bakkt Holdings, Inc. offers software as a service and application programming interface solutions for crypto and loyalty, powering engagement, and performance. The company operates Bakkt Marketplace, a platform that enables consumers to buy, sell, and store crypto in an embedded web experience; Bakkt Crypto, a platform that supports clients with a range of crypto solutions; and Bakkt Trust, institutional-grade qualified custody solution for market participants. Its platform also offers a range of loyalty solutions, including redemption solutions for various rewards categories comprising travel, gift cards, and merchandise; travel solutions that offer a retail e-commerce booking platform, as well as live-agent booking and servicing; and unified shopping experience. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. Receive News & Ratings for MDB Capital Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for MDB Capital and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), has spearheaded a relentless crusade against oil thieves, revolutionizing Nigeria’s maritime security landscape. Since assuming office in June 2023, Admiral Ogalla has leveraged cutting-edge technology, strategic partnerships, and innovative tactics to combat maritime crimes, protect Nigeria’s economic interests, and ensure regional stability. The dynamic and seasoned navigator has embarked upon various instant reforms aimed at not just repositioning the Nigerian Navy but re-writing the narratives, especially with consolidation on the deployment of technology which will be aimed at safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime interests, promoting economic growth, and enhancing regional stability. The transformative blueprint was encapsulated in an ambitious, Nigeria’s Maritime Security and Blue Economy Comprehensive Strategy Agenda; namely, the Total Spectrum Maritime Strategy (TSMS), which is intended to tackle maritime crimes and promote economic growth, and involves the designation of Special Courts for Maritime Crimes, Advocacy Campaigns to enlist community support, and Socioeconomic Crime Prevention Strategies. Also, the TSMS will enhance naval capabilities through fleet renewal, operational readiness, and physical and social infrastructural development, with a premium on human capital development through personnel welfare and motivation, manpower training, and youth and sports development. This aims at maintaining and equipping a professionally competent and ethical naval force, capable of leveraging on all the elements of national powers to effectively defend Nigeria’s maritime area against all forms of threat to deliver the imperatives of national security. To accomplish the agenda, Ogalla engaged strategic stakeholders and other security agencies in a robust confidence-building, partnership and interagency relationship dialogue, drumming the necessity for shaping the security outcomes within Nigeria’s maritime domain and the littorals, including land-based engagements in fulfilment of national interest. This has led to synergy and intelligence sharing amongst various agencies such as NIMASA, NPA, NDLEA, NOSDRA, and NEMA, as well as many foreign bilateral meetings and talks with the American Chief of Naval Service, Operation (CNO), and also enhanced trust, confidence building, synergy and operational successes. The re-equipping of the Naval Shipyard Limited to construct and fabricate small boats, big vessels and other facilities of the Navy, has eliminated capital flight and encouraged the training and development of skilled manpower not just within the Navy but as a means of livelihood afterwards. To have firsthand knowledge of his officers and men, the CNS conducts frequent inspection and supervisory tours of the various Naval ships as part of his avowed commitment to the welfare of the personnel and also to have personal knowledge of their war readiness. The visit has been adjudged to greatly increase the morale of the officers and men, as well as a forum for a one-on-one with the CNS. An efficient and effective strategically pragmatic leader, the CNS deploys both men and materials in the most suitable manner such as to ensure economic utilization. The novel and innovative deployment of technology in combating oil thieves has led to landmark breakthroughs including, the deployment of drones and satellite images. For instance, the intense operation of Operation DELTA SANITY recorded the seizure of 95 wooden boats, the deactivation of 119 storage tank refining ovens, and the deactivation of 447 dugout pits. Other achievements include the deactivation of 120 illegal refining sites and the seizure of 13 fibre boats, the seizure of 9 vehicles and the arrest of 14 vessels and 74 criminal suspects, with the arrest of various vessels including; MT KALI, MT HABOUR SPIRIT, MT SAISNIL, MV TOKITO, MT VINILLARIS, and MT SWEET MIRI. These operations have also effective implications for climate change as they mitigate hazardous air pollution as well as curb sooth. The CNS’s deliberate human capacity development has led to a highly improved professional and well-motivated workforce, that is ethical and with the required competencies to defend the Country’s maritime space against threats of any kind. The Total Spectrum Strategy has led to the Zero Piracy Rating Status of Nigeria by the International Maritime Bureau. The Nigeria Navy through the Maritime Domain Awareness Capacity, has both ensured the compliance of its personnel to civility and also activated deterrent measures to curb negligence and unprofessional conduct of personnel as well as provide all year-round situation awareness of Nigeria’s maritime domain extending to the limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone. Through the use of its Maritime Domain Awareness Facilities, Drones and other technological tools, the Navy has enhanced early detection and swift response to incidences within the maritime environment. Instead of using responders which has proved to be costly both in terms of the responders’ psychology and otherwise, the introduction and integration of drones and AI, by the CNS has achieved tremendous benefits, in areas of surveillance, monitoring and rapid response. Presently, the deployment of technology has assisted in attaining real-time aerial surveillance. Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras and sensors can provide continuous aerial surveillance of pipelines, oil facilities, and surrounding areas, capturing real-time data and visual feeds. Drones can capture detailed images and videos, allowing for the identification of unauthorized activities, potential threats, and illegal taps on pipelines, all of these enhance rapid response. Also, Drones can be swiftly deployed to areas of interest, significantly reducing response times and allowing for immediate assessment of potential theft activities. In remote areas in particular, drones can access hard-to-reach or dangerous areas, providing critical information without exposing responders to potential risks. In the area of criminal detection, prevention and deterrence, with detection being the key reason for the deployment of the technology, early detection and deterrence can be easily and promptly achieved. Early detection, advanced sensors and AI algorithms are now effectively and efficiently used to detect anomalies such as leaks, illegal taps, and unauthorized movements along pipelines thereby preventing wastages and the dangers of scooping and its potential risk. Thermal imaging by drones equipped with thermal cameras is also used to identify heat signatures from illegal activities or equipment tampering, even in low visibility conditions such as nighttime or dense vegetation, this has become a potent tool for deterrence, while the physical visible presence of drones also acts as a deterrent to potential thieves, reducing the likelihood of thefts. While in flight, drones programmed to send automated alerts can automatically alert security personnel and local authorities upon detecting suspicious activities, enabling rapid intervention. It is necessary to note that the innovative mandatory deployment of the technology has led to an unprecedented high level of safety for all, ensuring personnel safety and minimizing the need for personnel to enter hazardous areas, significantly reducing the risk of injury or exposure to toxic substances and dangerous situations including armed attacks by oil thieves. Instead Naval personnel can now monitor and respond to incidents from a safe distance, enhancing overall safety and minimizing direct human involvement. All these leads also to overall cost efficiency, the strengthening of the operational capacity of the Navy and the enhancement of its capability to keep personnel abreast of global trends relating to evolving technological advancements in the maritime industry, as well as maintain a competitive edge during operations. Aside, the use of AI has greatly improved the Nigerian Navy’s decision-making processes, such as predicting the most fuel-efficient way to operate a vessel and has also affected the ship’s navigation system, radar operations or threat-detection systems to help operators process information faster. Part of the achievements of the automatic mode is that the CMS can detect a target and identify, classify and prioritize targets before deploying weapons, although people are involved in decisions about when and how to use weapons. Accordingly, harnessing AI and other technologies has helped the Nigerian Navy more effectively respond to a range of maritime threats such as illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU); drug smuggling; and piracy, eliminating the loss in revenue suffered annually by Nigeria of about $70 million to IUU fishing perpetrated by a host of foreign fleets, mostly Chinese. Aside from the use of drones and other technological tools, the use of the surveillance facility of the Nigerian Navy known as the FALCON Eye system for the security of the Nigerian Maritime space has also engendered economic prosperity. With the C4i system and the FALCON eye which are platforms that massively complement each other, there is effective intra-agency communication synergy and improved security of the maritime space devoid of security challenges, thereby boosting the courage of both local and foreign investors in the sector. The effective synchronization of the NIMASA C4i and the FALCON Eye of the Nigerian Navy has added to the strides of the FG in reaping the benefits of the blue economy. It is instructive to note that the FALCON eye system of the Nigerian Navy is a state-of-the-art surveillance facility that incorporates various sensors located along the nation’s enormous coastline, such as Radars, long-range Electro Optic Systems with thermal or night vision capability, Automatic Identification System receivers, Weather Stations and marine Very High-Frequency Radios for communication. The integration of these sensors into the Falcon Eye system generates a real-time situational awareness of the activities of vessels in the Nigerian maritime domain and some selected parts in the Gulf of Guinea. The device consists of over-the-horizon radars with a range of 200 miles, long-range electro-optical systems with a range of 30 miles, and automatic identification system (AIS) receivers. These are linked to three regional control centres and a network operations centre to provide real-time situational awareness of the country’s waters. As part of another landmark breakthrough, the CNS has also inaugurated an overarching control facility at Naval Headquarters in Abuja. The Command-and-Control Centre is filled with television screens on one wall, directly faced by at least a dozen individual workstations for monitoring the sensors. The Command-and-Control Centre is to enable the Nigerian Navy to generate a comprehensive intelligence picture of activities within the maritime environment. This will be further analyzed in appropriate cases, dispatching a Nigerian Navy ship for interdiction, investigation, and/or subsequent arrest of erring vessels. Falcon Eye had already facilitated the seizure of hundreds of tankers carrying stolen oil valued at USD10 billion and 1990 vessels engaged in illegal fishing, as well as 100 pirates and 5000 suspected smugglers. The CNS has achieved numerous exploits in the war against oil thieves. His deployment of technology to keep international thieves away from our territorial waters stands as a clear and eloquent testimony of his relentless effort to bring to an end the activities of oil thieves and criminal elements along the maritime corridor. The effective and collaborative utilization of the FALCON Eye has helped to record tremendous progress for the Nigerian Navy, and all these achievements for our country in less than no time. Adeh is a public affairs analyst based in Gbaramatu.Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
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