With its proprietary MoReTec advanced recycling technology LyondellBasell (LYB) aims to return post-consumer plastic waste to its molecular form The pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis gas from the process can be used as a feedstock for new plastic materials that offer expanded applications LYB is building the first of its kind commercial scale MoReTec plant in Wesseling This represents the next step towards addressing the challenge of hard-to-recycle plastics at scale The investment will provide us with valuable operating experience and additional technological know-how needed to scale-up and fully commercialize our MoReTec technology we made the final investment decision to build MoReTec–1 a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale advanced recycling plant that will use our proprietary MoReTec technology to convert post-consumer plastic waste into feedstock for the production of new polymers The new plant will be located at our site in Wesseling and is expected to have an annual capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year It is designed to recycle the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by over 1.2 million German citizens per year a joint venture of LYB and 23 Oaks Investments formed in October 2022 will supply the majority of the processed plastic waste feedstock for MoReTec–1 from its new sorting and recycling facility in Eicklingen processes difficult-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste such as mixed plastic packaging and flexible polyolefins materials that would otherwise be sent mostly to incineration It uses an innovative dry processing method to reduce energy consumption by up to 30% compared to conventional technologies The system is designed to minimize the occurrence of fine plastic dust and its release into the environment The plant will be powered by locally generated renewable energy The advanced recycled feedstock produced by the MoReTec facility will be used for the production of polymers sold by LYB under the CirculenRevive brand for use in a wide range of applications Construction of MoReTec–1 is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 LYB has been selected to receive a €40 million grant from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund to support our MoReTec–1 plant in Wesseling This plant is one of the 41 projects selected in the EU Innovation Fund ‘Third Call for Large Scale Projects.’ The EU is committing EUR 3.6 billion as part of its efforts to fund innovative clean-tech projects to support decarbonization We are honored that our advanced recycling technology has been recognized by the EU for its promise to address plastic waste and contribute to a circular economy Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them LyondellBasell has been conducting base research to develop its own advanced (molecular) recycling technology, MoReTec LyondellBasell began operating a semi-industrial scale MoReTec pilot plant in Ferrara The MoReTec technology complements mechanical recycling by converting flexible packaging and mixed plastic waste The MoReTec technology produces pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis gas Pyrolysis oil is a substitute for fossil-based materials used in polymer production pyrolysis gas streams are typically consumed as a fuel the MoReTec technology enables the pyrolysis gas to be recovered as well avoiding emissions associated with using the pyrolysis gas as a fuel while also contributing to the production of polymer and replacing fossil-based feedstocks These polymers are used for applications that require high purity The MoReTec technology offers several significant advantages including: The innovative process maximizes the plastic recycling rate while minimizing fuels Lower process temperatures and high energy efficiency reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions The electrical heating design enables the process to be powered by renewable electricity These differentiating advantages provide a carbon footprint advantage as well The recovery of pyrolysis gas as feedstock and recovery of waste plastic from incineration or landfill result in a lower carbon footprint compared with fossil-based processes Dec. 13, 2023: LyondellBasell Advanced Recycling Project Selected For EU Innovation Fund Grant | LyondellBasell Nov. 20, 2023: LyondellBasell to Build Industrial-scale Advanced Recycling Plant in Germany | LyondellBasell Nov. 18, 2022: LyondellBasell Makes Decision to Progress Advanced Recycling Plant in Wesseling, Germany | LyondellBasell   LyondellBasell hosted a MoReTec Technology Webinar executive vice president and chief innovation officer and Yvonne van der Laan shared the business drivers and technological background behind LyondellBasell’s proprietary advanced recycling technology » Link to webcast  » Link to presentation © LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V Catalytic pyrolysis unit in heart of Europe to bolster sustainable growth 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today advanced its journey toward sustainable growth and value creation by laying the foundation of its first catalytic advanced recycling plant at its Wesseling German Chancellor Scholz and Minister-President Wüst attended the celebrations underscoring the project’s importance for both the region’s and Germany’s goals for a circular Targeted startup for the new unit is set for 2026 as part of the company’s strategy to build a profitable Circular and Low Carbon Solutions business this plant will be the first commercial scale designed to demonstrate its capability for further scalability mixed waste plastic into raw materials to produce new plastic polymers that will be sold under the LYB CirculenRevive brand These polymers complement the company’s offerings in mechanically recycled and renewable-based polymers marketed respectively under CirculenRecover and CirculenRenew branding “Germany is a strong location for the chemical industry and the new LYB plant in Wesseling represents the future viability of this industry As the first large-scale industrial plant for chemical plastic recycling it is a significant step towards a circular economy” “The German government is committed to strengthening and further enhancing Germany as a location for the chemical industry.” we are creating solutions and addressing rising demand for more sustainable products from our customers and society,” said LYB CEO Peter Vanacker “The new facility has the potential to turn back hard to recycle processed mixed plastic waste of more than 1.2 million German citizens into valuable raw materials to make new products And this is only the first unit that we are building we are already working on our future MoReTec plants.” Vanacker also called for improved support of European industry “It’s essential we have policies that stimulate demand for sustainable and circular materials As we make these significant investments in our future reliable pathway to ensure confidence,” Vanacker said echoing the Antwerp Declaration for an Industrial Deal which he presented with other business leaders to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in February of this year Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency For media inquiries, please contact:Media InquiriesLyondellBasell Media RelationsPhone: +1 713 309 7575Email: mediarelations@lyondellbasell.com “Today is an important day for the future of our industry location The plant is more than just a construction project – it is a symbol of the successful transformation towards a sustainable and innovative industry LYB is demonstrating that our federal state is an attractive location for leading companies that are ready to tackle the challenges of the future,” says Mona Neubaur Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine Westphalia “The technologies that are being developed here will make a significant contribution to strengthening our competitiveness and creating a more sustainable economy We are proud to be taking this path together and I look forward to the positive momentum that will come from this project.” “North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's largest chemical location – and one of the most innovative on the road to climate neutrality We want to remain a strong industrial state and at the same time become climate neutral LYB is providing important and forward-looking impetus for a strong circular economy in the plastics and chemical industry,” says Hendrik Wüst Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia “Only by working together can we strengthen North Rhine-Westphalia as a research and industrial location and expand our leading position in the field of chemical recycling the chemical industry in particular needs better framework conditions We are LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) – a leader in the global 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https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsyn.2019.00032 This article is part of the Research TopicMethods for Synaptic InterrogationView all 20 articles The connection strength of most chemical synapses changes dynamically during normal use as a function of the recent history of activity The phenomenon is known as short-term synaptic plasticity or synaptic dynamics and is thought to be involved in processing and filtering information as it is transmitted across the synaptic cleft Multiple presynaptic mechanisms have been implicated but large gaps remain in our understanding of how the mechanisms are modulated and how they interact One important factor is the timing of recruitment of synaptic vesicles to a readily-releasable pool A number of studies have concluded that activity and/or residual Ca2+ can accelerate the mechanism but alternative explanations for some of the evidence have emerged Here I review the methodology that we have developed for isolating the recruitment and the dependence on activity from other kinds of mechanisms that are activated concurrently some widely used techniques may measure the transfer of vesicles from the slow-releasing subdivision to the fast-releasing subdivision rather than from entirely outside the RRP to within any of the subdivisions at least two alternative explanations have been proposed for some of the evidence used to conclude that residual Ca2+ accelerates recruitment from outside the RRP entirely to within any subdivision which we term recruitment to the RRP as a whole Here I first describe the underlying caveats and then our own strategy for measuring the timing and why we remain confident that residual Ca2+ truly does accelerate the underlying mechanism at least at excitatory hippocampal synapses including: single or multiple action potentials in trains; direct depolarization of presynaptic terminals via voltage clamp; indirect depolarization by applying hyperkalemic solution; and even osmotic shocks All except osmotic shocks drive exocytosis by admitting Ca2+ into the presynaptic terminals Evidence that the Ca2+ chelator EGTA lengthens the time course of recovery is interpreted as evidence that the recruitment mechanism is normally accelerated by the residual Ca2+ remaining after the first stimulus of each pair the conclusion depends on the assumption that recovery from depression is equivalent to RRP replenishment and this is not necessarily correct when the stimuli are not sufficient to fully exhaust all subdivisions of the RRP Figure 1. Measurement of RRP replenishment using pairs of trains of presynaptic action potentials. Left panel is an example of postsynaptic responses when the inter-train interval was 1 s at a calyx of Held synapse. Right panel is the time course of recovery extracted from trials where the length of the inter-train interval (ΔT) was varied. The magenta data point corresponds to the example at left. Adapted from Figure 8 of Mahfooz et al. (2016) The role in information processing has not yet been resolved but the mechanism does transiently sharpen the frequency filtering properties of synaptic transmission on a time scale of seconds EGTA would be expected to reduce the mismatch between recovery from depression and RRP replenishment by preventing the enhancement of fusogenicity This would slow recovery even if the recruitment mechanism were not accelerated by Ca2+ Enhanced fusogenicity can interfere with measurements of RRP replenishment EGTA could slow recovery without necessarily altering the underlying timing of recruitment of vesicles to the RRP Because of these concerns and concerns that Ca2+ channel inactivation might additionally complicate measurements of recovery, we began our studies by measuring RRP replenishment with pairs of strong osmotic shocks in the presence and absence of residual Ca2+ (Stevens and Wesseling, 1998; see Figure 4) Figure 4. Osmotic shock technique used to assess Ca2+-dependent acceleration of recruitment. Reproduction of Figure 2A of Stevens and Wesseling (1998) The RRP was emptied with a pair of osmotic shocks induced with hypertonic solution Action potentials were evoked during the end of the first osmotic shock at left The increase was driven by residual Ca2+ because it was blocked by EGTA and EGTA had no impact in the absence of action potentials/residual Ca2+ A control showing that the action potentials do not alter the sizes of individual quantal events ruled out postsynaptic mechanisms suggesting that strong osmotic shocks can completely exhaust the RRP so the relevant comparison is to the osmotic shock trials where residual Ca2+ was present the second caveat is avoided because EGTA did not affect the time course of recovery in the absence of residual Ca2+ Note that the logic for ruling out the first caveat is based on information from experiments where the shocks were induced with rapid, strong hypertonic challenges. The caveat might be problematic for weaker hypertonic challenges that do not exhaust the RRP because residual Ca2+ would then be expected to increase the aggregate response even when the RRP is full (Rosenmund and Stevens, 1996; Schotten et al., 2015) In addition, at least one group has reported evidence for basal intracellular Ca2+ levels in cultured neurons that were high enough to accelerate the time course of RRP replenishment without additional stimulation (Liu et al., 2014). The result seems to be at odds with our finding that EGTA had no impact on recruitment or fusogenicity in the absence of action potentials. The neurons in Liu et al. (2014) were not autapses and the presynaptic axon terminals were not voltage clamped by a second electrode but there were other methodological differences and the ultimate cause of the discrepancy is not known these results suggest that the autapse preparation is a good model for synapses in ex vivo tissue at least for studying rate-limiting mechanisms involved in synaptic vesicle recruitment to the RRP and some individuals express as much paired-pulse depression as typical autapses (We have never attempted to measure the extent of variation in asynchronous release among individual Schaffer collateral synapses) We are not aware of doubts about the conclusion that Ca2+ accelerates recruitment to the RRP as a whole beyond the caveats raised in Garcia-Perez and Wesseling (2008), and Ritzau-Jost et al. (2018) there are substantial quantitative discrepancies between our estimates of the timing of RRP replenishment during rest intervals and estimates from other groups We have confidence in our own estimates because the discrepancies can always be traced back to experimental designs where time courses are estimated indirectly from the responses to single action potentials or short trains that do not fully exhaust the RRP which can overestimate the true speed of vesicle recruitment by a large amount owing to the caveats described above mechanisms that are not related to vesicle recruitment should no longer interfere when recovery is extrapolated from the aggregate response to pairs of stimuli that both fully exhaust the RRP the absence of an increase in the amount of release is interpreted as evidence that the RRP is exhausted we verify that the axons can follow at the higher frequencies with matched controls after preventing RRP exhaustion by lowering the extracellular Ca2+ Note that the frequency of stimulation required for exhausting the RRP depends very much on the type of synapse, and factors that influence probability of release, such as extracellular Ca2+, and must be determined on a case by case basis. For example, 20 Hz was sufficient at Schaffer collateral synapses (Garcia-Perez and Wesseling, 2008), but even 100 Hz was not enough at calyces of Held (Mahfooz et al., 2016) we analyzed the rate of transmitter release at times when the RRP was maintained in a near-empty steady state by ongoing stimulation with action potentials We reasoned that ongoing transmitter release while the RRP is maintained in such a state would necessarily equal recruitment because the RRP would replenish during ongoing stimulation We could then calculate the minuscule fraction of the RRP that was replenished during the short intervals between action potentials simply by dividing the average amount of release after individual action potentials by the size of the RRP when completely full The result could be extrapolated to predict the full time course of RRP replenishment during long rest intervals and the prediction could be compared to actual measurements A mismatch between prediction and measurement would suggest that a component of the Ca2+-dependent acceleration dissipates too quickly to influence the time course of RRP replenishment during subsequent periods of rest We obtained a strikingly different result at calyces of Held, where we found a > 10-fold mismatch between prediction and measurement (Mahfooz et al., 2016) We interpret the result as indicating that the effect of activity on the recruitment mechanism reverses much more quickly at calyces of Held the widely reported observation that RRP replenishment follows a double exponential function after depleting the RRP a single time at calyces of Held does not necessarily indicate that some RRP subdivisions are replenished more quickly than others the time course of replenishment is almost always predicted to be closely approximated by a double exponential function when the timing of recruitment quickly decelerates during rest intervals even when all subdivisions are replenished at the same rate where RRP(t) is RRP fullness, and α(t) is the unitary rate of recruitment to all subdivisions over time (Wesseling and Lo, 2002; Hosoi et al., 2007; Mahfooz et al., 2016); a unitary rate plays the same role as a rate constant or rate coefficient in standard chemical kinetics with the difference being that the value of a unitary rate can vary over time which is not enough to alter the conclusion that recruitment at the calyx of Held is much faster during ongoing stimulation than during subsequent periods of rest The premise of a fixed capacity is particularly relevant because it matches the physical interpretation that the RRP is made up of vesicles that are docked to a stable collection of release sites (e.g., Figure 3) the experimental design differed from our own in key regards including: enough basal Ca2+ to activate the Ca2+-dependent component of recruitment; and hypertonic challenges lasting 10 s Multiple concerns have been raised that could complicate the interpretation of some experiments designed to measure activity and residual Ca2+-dependent acceleration of the mechanism by which vesicles are recruited to the RRP we continue to be confident that residual Ca2+ does accelerate the recruitment mechanism because our own experiments in this area were designed to avoid the underlying caveats A key methodological point is that multiple aspects of our experimental design depended critically on stimulation protocols that are sufficiently intense to nearly completely exhaust both fast- and slow-releasing subdivisions of the RRP and that control experiments designed to confirm that both are truly exhausted need to be more sophisticated than simply observing that stimulation drives neurotransmitter release to a low steady state A second point is that the calmodulin/Munc 13 pathway implicated in modulating vesicle trafficking seems to operate downstream of vesicle recruitment to the RRP and that the molecules responsible for accelerating recruitment at the upstream step whereby vesicles are recruited to the RRP as a whole remain to be determined The list of presynaptic protein families with no known function remains long The author confirms being the sole contributor of this work and has approved it for publication Funding was obtained from the Spanish Ministry of Science (SAF2013-48983R and BFU2016-80918R) a Severo Ochoa Center for Excellence award to the Instituto de Neurociencia de Alicante and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas of Spain The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest and Huisheng Liu for insightful suggestions Alien intracellular calcium chelators attenuate neurotransmitter release at the squid giant synapse Perspectives on kiss-and-run: role in exocytosis doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-020911-153305 Single synaptic vesicles fusing transiently and successively without loss of identity Calcium regulates vesicle 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View the full list. that moment of empty air that doesn’t get filled anymore waiting for his voice but never hearing it They miss the way he’d tear into one of their arguments and hold nothing back, because it’s the only way he knew how. Eli Manning, Hall of Famer? No way Wess was gonna let that fly. Not a chance. They miss the praise, too, rare as it was, because there was no better feeling. Affirmation from Wess, the guy who wouldn’t hop on the mic until he’d watched every single NFL game that week Who’d read any book on pro football he could get his hands on scribbling notes in the margins on almost every page He’d go on 45-minute rants about the size of paper towels He’d try and have beer delivered to left field in the middle of a rec softball game He’d start screaming in public if you thought LeBron was better than Jordan The man once devoted an entire summer to finding the best sandwich in America charting his rankings in an Excel file titled “EnjoyEverySandwich.xls.” He once decided to ask a group of women at a bar if they thought Ian Eagle was an underrated play-by-play announcer Dan Hanzus misses his friend the most on Sunday evenings That’s when he’d text Wess — about football “I get that urge to pick up my phone and text him,” Hanzus says The memories have flooded back in recent weeks and sometimes it all feels like it’s too damn much The three of them were recording a show last month trying to dig into this year’s class of NFL free agents “Part of me is sad,” Rosenthal said into the mic “We didn’t see this coming,” Hanzus sighed Sessler’s eyes welled and his voice stopped He slipped off his headphones and retreated to the hallway in his house It was Rosenthal who came across Sons of the Tundra and hired him — first at Rotoworld and later NFL.com a pair of football diehards who loved dissecting the game and the holes in each other’s arguments They found something to disagree on for most of the 1,000-plus episodes of the “Around the NFL” podcast the group began recording in 2013 Rosenthal spent his Tuesday afternoons driving Wess home from chemo treatments where he’d spend a few hours typing away on his laptop with a drip in his arm law firm assistant and island runaway who possessed neither a journalism degree nor an ounce of self-doubt He became not only one of the most respected voices on pro football but also one of the most distinct a writer who’d quote Shakespeare or Dante or Twain in a column about quarterbacks just as easily as he’d cite Lombardi or Halas or Walsh He loved the game for what it was and what it could be disguised as “young men banging into each other and trying to advance an inflated pigskin against marked territory.” Sports to Wess were like Shakespeare’s poems or Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” he once said Wess spent years trying to find meaning in his own life searching for something that always seemed to elude him a sports fanatic and Reds devotee who partied too much at Xavier and left without a degree “It’s way too easy to drop out of college,” he admitted to his younger brother at the time From there he worked jobs that left him neither happy nor fulfilled after stints as a postal worker and at a law office a getaway off the coast of Georgia that he never wanted to leave in between nightly jaunts at a dive called Huc-A-Poo’s (Wess was such a beloved patron that the owner would let him slip behind the bar and grab a beer whenever he wanted) and endless rounds of cornhole (legend has it Wess introduced the locals to the game) that he first started to write about pro football He’d pound out exhaustively researched pieces for his website sometimes ranking the dynasty league value of 300 different players often with a beer cracked and the ocean within view stumbled on a 50,000-word offering Wess posted in a football subreddit and started reading Wess followed Rosenthal to Los Angeles in 2013 to join the NFL.com team He was worried about leaving Tybee — to this day his softball jersey is framed on the wall at Huc-A-Poo’s — and unsure if he’d ever fit in on the west coast But something inside told him it was the right move Now writing for the biggest audience he ever had Wess used his columns to unload the untold hours’ worth of football knowledge he’d collected over the years often from ancient copies of Sports Illustrated or a tattered old book he’d grab at a yard sale and finish in a week He’d shrug off editors when they asked for buzzy news stories designed to drive traffic to reflect the profound reverence for the game he shared with so many of his readers Chris Wesseling wasn’t in it for the clicks when a talent coach at the network tried to tutor Wess in his free-wheeling “I respect your job and the value you bring to our company,” Wess wrote to the coach “but I will not be taking any of your suggestions.” his lede quoting a British novelist named Louis de Bernières there was a romance to pro football,” Hanzus says “Around the NFL” is one of the most popular listens in the NFL world averaging nearly 30 million downloads a year like four football addicts had invited you to join their table at the bar “Listening to them made you feel like you were part of the group,” says NFL Network host Colleen Wolfe a close friend of the group and frequent podcast guest They each played their part: Hanzus was the jovial wise-cracking front man; Rosenthal the snarky darkly funny contrarian; Sessler the intergalactic beat poet; and Wess the football philosopher/historian who took on all comers in a trivia segment appropriately named “Win Wess’s Toaster!” Different as each of them were it worked because of how well they liked each other Hanzus opened every show by introducing “a room filled with heroes,” and each episode could start only after Wess followed the introduction with a cheery “An irreplaceable friend and ally,” Sessler adds When Rosenthal hyped up QBs who quickly flamed out (Mike Glennon the foursome chased rec softball trophies together threw back beers together and became a family Wess hosted parties at his place called Wesselmania one of his 85 Spotify playlists thumping on the speaker He wilted from 210 pounds all the way down to 135 and there were days he had trouble breathing days he couldn’t find it in him to crawl out of bed “Living hour to hour,” is how he once put it But he scraped his way out from the depths of that first bout how Wess staggered through all those months of spirit-sapping chemotherapy and every last one of them comes up with the same answer “The best corner man in the business,” Wess called her And when Chris was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2017 “You know how he spent all those years searching for something?” his brother Wess was in remission by the winter of 2018 healthy enough to cover the Super Bowl with the crew in Minneapolis He and Lakisha were married the following summer in a beachside ceremony on his beloved Tybee Island his three “Around the NFL” teammates standing proudly by his side as groomsmen Wess and Lakisha broke some news on the podcast “I’m cheating life,” Wess would tell friends his perspective shaped by the grueling bout of cancer he’d come out of and the second chance he’d been given surrounded by a group of coworkers who’d become his best friends on the planet Chris Wesseling had found everything he’d ever wanted finding a way to watch game film and write columns while he waited at the hospital He’d jump on the podcast whenever he felt up to it “A room filled with some heroes,” Hanzus would say whenever Wess couldn’t make it “We kept thinking Wess was gonna hold on because he wanted to see if Brady could win his seventh,” says the show’s producer He passed the Friday before the game, just 46 years old. Lakisha let the world know a day later while Wolfe hosted the NFL Network’s pregame show she tried to summon the words to honor her dear friend She’d spent most of the weekend alone in her hotel room in Tampa A producer had given her the go-ahead that morning but she wasn’t sure she could mention Wess without breaking down Finally, near the end of her last segment, Wolfe scrapped her game pick and spent 89 seconds on what Wess had meant to her “I’ve met so many great ones,” she said of her seven years at the network “but Chris Wesseling might be the greatest.” they’d spent the night of the Super Bowl recapping the game for a highly anticipated episode They batted around the idea for a few hours “Our audience loved him so much,” Hanzus says So they slipped on their headphones and hit record. They talked for 67 minutes, barely mentioning Bucs 31, Chiefs 9. The episode was called “Wess,” an ode to the best friend and greatest ally they’ll ever have Nick Wesseling’s inbox has been flooded with messages from all over the world from football fans who loved his brother’s insights on “Around the NFL,” from cancer survivors inspired by his fight from listeners who told Nick that hearing Wess go on a rant was like hearing their own brother from across the bar jumping in to tear one of their arguments to pieces Now all they get is one or two seconds of silence and the pain that comes with it A GoFundMe was arranged to support Lakisha and Lincoln Wesseling. For more information, go here This article was published more than 6 months ago looks at what is left of his home of 67 years with federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis in Jasper on July 26.AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press Don Iveson is the former mayor of Edmonton current chair of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and serves as executive adviser for climate investing and community resilience with Co-operators Rob Wesseling is the chief executive of Co-operators and chair of the International Co-operative and Mutual Insurers Federation Canadians are grappling with financial strain and uncertainty is taking a toll on communities large and small across Canada While housing and climate change may seem like unrelated issues it is important to examine where they intersect – and how they can be addressed together identified three important ways to support affordability: building more homes and helping Canadians who can’t afford a home This is appropriate urgency to build new affordable housing we also need to consider the costs required to keep housing secure over time – that is ensure that future generations can afford to operate That requires climate-resilient housing and infrastructure Indeed, as climate change-fuelled losses mount, insurance bills – and rates – are also rising. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions our colleague Chris Wesseling passed away from cancer at the age of 46 She pens a letter to their son to tell the story of a man who touched the lives of so many people around the world This feature was written and produced by Lakisha Wesseling and includes interviews from his friend and Around The NFL colleague Gregg Rosenthal NFL Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater Retires to Coach High School Football Breaking Down the Super Bowl Matchup with Brian Baldinger Head Coaching News and Super Bowl Breakdown With Brian Baldinger What Team Made the Best Head Coaching Hire AFC Championship Preview | Game Plan Presented by Verizon Texans-Ravens Divisional Round Preview | Game Plan Presented by Verizon A room full of heroes go around the league and preview all the Divisional Round Matchups Browns at Texans Super Wild Card Weekend Preview Ravens-49ers Week 16 Preview | Game Plan presented by Verizon Cowboys-Dolphins Week 16 Preview | Hot Matchups presented by Wingstop Jags-Bucs Week 16 Preview | It's Going Well presented by Cigna A room full of heroes go Around the NFL and preview all Week 15 games Bills-Eagles Week 12 Preview | Hot Matchups presented by Wingstop Browns-Broncos Week 12 Preview | It's Going Well presented by Cigna Ravens-Chargers Week 12 Preview | Game Plan presented by Verizon Game Plan for Vikings at Broncos and Eagles at Chiefs Chris Wesseling, a writer and podcast host for NFL.com's Around the NFL and a 1992 Elder High School graduate, died Thursday, according to a social media post Saturday from his wife Wesseling battled cancer, and is survived by his wife, Lakisha, and their son Lincoln. A GoFundMe is raising money for them a former NBCSports.com writer and Rotoworld senior NFL editor before joining NFL Media in 2013 Wesseling wrote in 2015 for NFL.com about "The Ohio River Offense" and why the Cincinnati Bengals aren't widely revered for their role in the history of the game LOVE SPORTS? [ Subscribe now for unlimited access to Cincinnati.com ] 2022 – LyondellBasell today announces it has made a decision to move forward with engineering to build an advanced recycling plant at its Wesseling Using LyondellBasell’s proprietary MoReTec technology this commercial scale advanced recycling plant would convert pre-treated plastic waste into feedstock for new plastic production  The final investment decision is targeted for the end of 2023.  The previously announced German Joint Venture Source One Plastics will provide plastic waste  feedstock to the plant Source One Plastics is planning to build a facility designed to recycle the amount of plastic packaging waste generated by approximately 1.3 million German citizens per year This plastic waste will consist of materials such as multi-layered food packaging items or mixed plastic containers that are typically not recycled today “We are actively working to move the circular economy forward Progressing our MoReTec technology represents another step LyondellBasell is making to accelerate the development and implementation of scalable sustainable and circular technology,” said Yvonne van der Laan differential technology will allow us to convert plastic waste into pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis gas for use in our crackers as feedstock leading to the production of new plastic materials Solid process residues can be re-used or consumed in other applications making this technology an energy efficient zero waste process for the recycling of plastic waste” The start-up of the MoReTec advanced recycling plant is planned for end of 2025 with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year The feedstock produced will be converted at the LyondellBasell Wesseling site into new CirculenRevive polymers for use in applications such as food packaging and healthcare products LyondellBasell began conducting base research in the chemical recycling of plastic waste together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany which proved the efficiency of the MoReTec technology at laboratory scale the company announced the construction of a chemical recycling pilot plant at its Ferrara research work improved the efficiency of the recycling process identified a commercial catalyst and made further progress in the characterization of the waste feedstock stream The MoReTec plant capability was further expanded converting the pilot plant to a small scale industrial facility in 2021 the MoReTec technology allows for the recycling of most types of plastic materials such as multi-layered food packaging items or mixed plastic containers Polyolefin-based plastic waste is decomposed in a proprietary reactor unit resulting in high-quality feedstock usable for the production of new plastic materials at the LyondellBasell polymer plants Image: Advanced recycling converts mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for the production of new plastic materials (Source: LyondellBasell) Andreas Anker, Corporate CommunicationsAndreas.anker@lyb.comTel.: +49 2236 72 1595 There is no assurance that any of the actions events or results of the forward-looking statements will occur what impact they will have on our results of operations or financial condition Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and are based on the estimates and opinions of management of LyondellBasell at the time the statements are made LyondellBasell does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change Chris passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon Knowing that he's no longer suffering brings me some comfort I took him to the hospital on the 19th thinking he'd be admitted for a few days like before… not knowing that would be the last time he'd be home His cancer had spread to his lungs and other areas I'm stuck in a place between denial and anger Chris made an everlasting impression on anyone he met One nurse gave me a letter to give to Linc the day after I took him in to see Chris I read it last night and it's one of the most beautiful letters written by a random person that wanted Linc to know what kind of man his father was coming from a complete stranger I know Chris is in heaven looking down on us I'm going to do my best to raise Linc how I know he would want I see Chris every time I look at Linc's face I am so grateful I get to keep a part of him with me." Wesseling was diagnosed with cancer in May 2017 Wesseling wrote about the NFL at NBC Sports and Rotoworld serving as a writer and co-host of the Around the NFL podcast with Dan Hanzus who works as a digital content editor for NFL.com The Wesseling site's hydrocracker unit will be repurposed to produce Group III base oils Shell has announced the closure of its oil refinery in Wesseling with plans to convert the site into a facility for producing lubricant feedstock The move aligns with the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions and transition towards a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 The Wesseling site’s hydrocracker unit will be repurposed to produce Group III base oils Crude oil processing at the Wesseling site part of Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland near Cologne The new lubricant feedstock facility in Wesseling is due to commence operations in the second half of this decade Shell expects the new production unit to have an annual capacity of approximately 300,000 tonnes a year meeting around 9% of current EU demand and 40% of Germany’s demand for base oils Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Shell downstream and renewables director Huibert Vigeveno said: “The repurposing of this European refinery is a significant step towards serving our growing lubricant customer base with premium base oils This investment is part of Shell’s drive to create more value with less emissions.” The company is also in the process of selling its refining and petrochemicals site in Singapore, reported Reuters The Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland encompassing both the Wesseling and Godorf sites currently processes more than 17 million tonnes (mt) of crude oil annually with the Wesseling site contributing 7.5mt Operations will continue at the Godorf refinery and converted another into a terminal in an effort to adapt its operations to a lower-carbon future Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network In another portent that the European petrochemical industry is shrinking LyondellBasell Industries says it has launched a strategic review of its multibillion-dollar olefin and chemical intermediates operations in Europe encompassing all the European assets in the firm’s Olefins & Polyolefins and Intermediates & Derivatives business units LyondellBasell says it will evaluate options such as selling assets all options are being explored and no definitive decisions have been made,” a company spokesperson says in an email “It is too early to anticipate any impact on our portfolio organization or our employees.” European assets comprise most of LyondellBasell’s Olefins & Polyolefins Europe That unit generated $9.8 billion in sales and a loss of about $9 million before taxes in 2023 The business is the European Union’s largest supplier of polyolefins—specifically ACS’s Basic Package keeps you connected with C&EN and ACS $80 Regular Members & Society Affiliates ACS’s Standard Package lets you stay up to date with C&EN ACS’s Premium Package gives you full access to C&EN and everything the ACS Community has to offer European assets comprise most of LyondellBasell’s Olefins & Polyolefins Europe polyethylene and polypropylene—with an 18% market share The European intermediates business produces propylene oxide in Botlek It also runs a propylene oxide joint venture with Covestro in Maasvlakte The company says the review will not change its plan to build a plastics recycling complex near Cologne that will include a commercial-scale catalytic pyrolysis plant During a conference call with analysts late last month LyondellBasell CEO Peter Vanacker noted the need for consolidation in Europe due to the small size and advanced age of the region’s ethylene cracker fleet “There are about 40 crackers in Europe; close to half of them have a capacity that is lower than 500,000 tons per year,” he said The European industry has already started restructuring. Last month, ExxonMobil announced that it would close a small ethylene cracker and polyethylene and polypropylene plants in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Sabic said it would shutter one of its ethylene crackers in Geleen LyondellBasell has already indicated that it is closing a polypropylene line in Brindisi vice president of olefins and derivatives for the consulting firm Chemical Market Analytics by OPIS says it is too early to tell what LyondellBasell will decide about its facilities “Each one has its pluses and minuses,” he says Some have the logistic advantage of being close to deepwater ports or refineries The smaller of the firm’s two crackers in Wesseling LyondellBasell will likely hold on to some assets in the region to maintain critical mass especially if it grows its business in sustainable polymers a stock analyst with the investment firm Jefferies says in a note to clients that he sees the strategic review as part of an attempt by LyondellBasell “to streamline and focus on US-based assets.” Should the company decide to sell all the assets under review the transactions would generate $7 billion to $9 billion This article has been sent to the following recipient: Sign up for C&EN's must-read weekly newsletter Copyright © 2025 American Chemical Society Colleen Wolfe pays tribute to late NFL writer talks about why he's predicting Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty to be the 2025 Offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL Brian Baldinger and Gerald McCoy assess where the Pittsburgh Steelers stand following the 2025 NFL Draft at the quarterback position Brian Baldinger and Gerald McCoy analyze where the Cleveland Browns' quarterback room stands following the selections of Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Gerald McCoy explains why he believes Malaki Starks will finish his first season as a Baltimore Raven with the Defensive Rookie of the Year in his name The \"NFL GameDay Final\" crew list their favorite moments from the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Brian Baldinger explains why he believes the Atlanta Falcons had the best draft in 2025 explains why he believes the Seattle Seahawks are the team with the best class of selections in the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Gerald McCoy explains why the Las Vegas Raiders should be considered the winners of the 2025 NFL Draft tight end Mason Taylor being drafted by the New York Jets explains why he lists the New York Giants as the biggest winner from Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft talks about what the Cam Ward draft selection means for the Tennessee Titans FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt talks about Colorado Buffaloes quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders falling out of the first round in the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Maurice Jones-Drew explains why the Jacksonville Jaguars were the team that won Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft NFL Network's Gerald McCoy talks about why the Atlanta Falcons came away from Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft with a much better team than the one they had before the draft began NFL Network's Charles Davis talks about his reaction to the New York Giants trading up to No 25 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reacts to Super Bowl LIX loss vs Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes addresses the media after a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley reacts to Eagles' Super LIX win vs Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie is presented the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs \"NFL GameDay Morning\" crew reveal X-Factors for Super Bowl LIX Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins chats with the \"NFL GameDay Morning\" crew ahead of Super Bowl LIX Travis Kelce decides on his future after Super Bowl LIX 'NFL GameDay Morning' NFL National Columnist Judy Battista reports that the New Orleans Saints will decide on Derek Carr's future in next few weeks \"NFL GameDay Morning.\" \"NFL GameDay Morning\" reveal their Bold predictions for Super Bowl LIX NFL Media's Judy Battista has the latest on potential rule changes ahead of the 2025 NFL season The "NFL GameDay Final" crew list their favorite moments from the 2025 NFL Draft "NFL GameDay Morning" crew reveal X-Factors for Super Bowl LIX Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins chats with the "NFL GameDay Morning" crew ahead of Super Bowl LIX NFL National Columnist Judy Battista reports that the New Orleans Saints will decide on Derek Carr's future in next few weeks "NFL GameDay Morning." "NFL GameDay Morning" reveal their Bold predictions for Super Bowl LIX CPG Powerhouses Join Animal-Free Dairy Leader on Mission to Transform Dairy Industry the innovative company redefining a dairy industry without cows announced the appointment of three widely recognized and highly regarded global food industry insiders to its Board of Directors today Floris Wesseling (recent President of Danone Europe) and Pedro Padierna (former CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo Mexico) lend profound access and expertise to the transformative startup Remilk is a world leader in the development and production of animal-free milk proteins produced through a proprietary fermentation process.  REMILK ATTRACTS TOP FOOD & BEVERAGE EXECS FROM DANONE "Remilk has undertaken a bold mission to replace animal agriculture as the primary source of protein for the dairy industry," said Tomer Harpaz Executive Chairman of the Board of Remilk and founder of EL food technologies "In pursuit of ambitious aspirations and purpose there comes a responsibility to anticipate challenges and Pedro to the Board of Directors provides Remilk valuable perspective and expertise with which to navigate the complex global food landscape The aligned aspirations and shared strategic priorities of this remarkable Board further bolsters Remilk's ability to become a driving force within the dairy industry." Remilk's new Board appointees are renowned C-suite level industry leaders with track records of transformation Veterans of the global food and beverage giants Nestle they collectively bring Remilk unparalleled access to rich experience broad vision and deep knowledge of the food and beverage ecosystem Alicia Enciso is a gifted global marketing executive with several decades of proven success building brands and tapping into consumer needs and desires over time and across the globe With a strong track record of creating high-growth strategies promoting shifts toward sustainability-focused practices building innovation pipelines and leading digital and e-commerce transformations Enciso joins at an important juncture as environmental need and consumer desire converge She served most recently as CMO for Nestle USA where she held various marketing leadership roles in the US and Mexico and served as President of the beverages division She currently sits on the Board of Association of National Advertisers as well as its Alliance for Multicultural Marketing Alicia recently joined the Board of Directors at Bacardi the world's largest privately held international spirits company Floris Wesseling is a purpose-driven leader and a true globalist Thanks to his 25 years of experience in the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) industry on different continents he brings a wealth of knowledge and insights He has built a strong track-record on leading businesses through different phases of growth through his transformative leadership style Wesseling has a pulse on consumer demand and experience spanning both traditional and alternative dairy having served most recently on the Danone Executive Committee as President Europe Pedro Padierna is widely recognized as a transformative CEO and leader with an ability to ignite growth and inspire operational excellence Throughout his more than 30-year career at PepsiCo Padierna held senior roles across disciplines including R&D Padierna's extensive work with government decision makers and key public opinion leaders will be instrumental as Remilk continues to secure regulatory approvals around the world Padierna served as President of PepsiCo Mexico Foods and as Chairman "We are thankful for the incredible commitment Alicia Floris and Pedro are making to Remilk and gratified that decorated global leaders from across the food and beverage category are aligned with our mission," said Aviv Wolff "With guidance from this outstanding Board of Directors Remilk's transformative vision can become a global on-shelf reality at the scale and speed required to address a pressing need It is a true privilege to work alongside the leaders who helped build some of the largest food and beverage companies in the world." About RemilkRemilk is a global leader in the development of animal-free dairy The company was founded by CEO Aviv Wolff an entrepreneur behind several business and social initiatives who has worked in R&D at a variety of biotech firms They founded Remilk driven by a shared dedication to reinvent the dairy industry by removing cows from the milk-making process Remilk produces dairy-identical milk proteins through precision fermentation and has developed a unique and patented approach to scalable manufacturing which requires a fraction of Earth's resources compared to traditional dairy while dramatically increasing efficiency in production eliminating the need for dairy cows in industrial-scale dairy production without compromising on taste Contact Information:Barbara MarksBarbara@seymourpr.com Do not sell or share my personal information: Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application passed away peacefully at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw on Sunday She was a 1958 graduate of Bladenboro High School She worked at Syracuse Community Center and was a former employee of Walmart in Goshen Marilyn was a member of North Webster Church of God and J.O.Y (Just Older Youth) at the church she truly enjoyed animals and spending time with her family Many of those who knew her called her “Grandma” Those who survive with her memories to cherish include her children Sheila (Rick) Swope of Pierceton and Jim (David) Hall of Goshen; grandchildren and Ashlea Hall of Goshen; 10 great grandchildren; sister She is preceded in death by her parents and three brothers Owen Family Funeral Home of North Webster is entrusted with the care of Marilyn. 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To send flowers or leave a condolence, please visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors NKyTribune Katie Wesseling is enjoying her new normal A week after retiring as 20-year director of the Northern Kentucky Volleyball Club she spent most of Thursday with her 1-year-old grandson in and around her Villa Hills home We ate some lunch and then we played some basketball with a little kiddie ball,” said Wesseling NKYVC teams have won numerous age-group championships with several top-five finishes nationally and sent nearly 200 former players on to college with volleyball scholarships thanks to high-level training and national tournament exposure which put many of her K-12 players in front of college recruiters The club succeeded in large part because of Wesseling’s 20-year commitment and her ability to attract quality coaches “It’s kind of nice not having anything to worry about now,” Wesseling said of relinquishing her day-to-day club duties “I’ll miss volleyball but I can’t do it forever.” Wesseling was approached to start a volleyball club for the new Silverlake center Wesseling and Kathy Kennedy co-founded the club the next year after meeting at St Joseph’s Elementary School in Crescent Springs where Wesseling was the athletic director after serving in a variety of roles including teacher athletic director and state championship-winning volleyball coach at St “I’ve been thinking about it for a year I talked to Kathy about it and then she decided to retire We informed everybody last weekend at the kick-off meeting,” Wesseling said “We’re proud of what we’ve done I’ve handled the business side and Kathy was in charge of coaching while handling the website and marketing She put her heart and soul into it and had a positive influence on so many kids.” Former Notre Dame Academy and Bellarmine University volleyball player Jill Hunt an NKYVC coach during Wesseling and Kennedy’s entire 20-year run is the new club director with primary duties as the coaching director Wesseling said Town & Country will handle most of the administrative work “I’ve known Jill since she was a baby She was at our wedding when she was six months old,” said Wesseling “I know she’s going to do a great job She knows the club front to back and has been our assistant coaching director since 2014 She’s helped us make a lot of important decisions regarding various directions that we’ve decided to go.” Wesseling said the NKYVC legacy she’s most proud of is its inclusiveness “The club is for everybody,” she said everybody has an opportunity to do something because we have non-traveling teams We don’t send anybody away saying they can’t do anything we wanted high-level players and our coaches have done an outstanding job developing them but our top goal was to have something for everybody and we’re proud of that.” Wesseling isn’t sure if this closes the book on her career in local athletics She’s not really thinking that far ahead The oldest of her grandchildren is 4 and she is looking forward to creating many memories during their formative years “I guess you never say never but I don’t foresee coaching (in the future),” Wesseling said “I’ll continue to be a strong supporter of volleyball and NKYVC without worrying about what needs to be done I’ll be enjoying time with my family.” Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (LYB) has secured a location for an integrated plastic waste recycling hub south of an existing industrial park in Knapsack signing a land lease agreement with YNCORIS GmbH & Co The hub is planned to combine various advanced sorting and recycling operations helping to address the plastic waste challenge and grow the circular economy The project will be developed in phases; the initial phase will see the construction of an advanced sorting facility that will process mixed plastic waste to produce feedstock for mechanical and advanced recycling This mixed plastic waste is not recycled today and mostly sent to incineration for energy recovery the integrated recycling hub will cover an area equivalent to 20 soccer fields It is expected that the hub's initial advanced sorting facility will start operations in the first quarter of 2026 These new investments support the company's ambition to produce and market at least 2 million metric tons of recycled and renewable‑based polymers annually by 2030 "The industrial park in Knapsack is the ideal location for our integrated hub as is it close to our world-scale facilities in Wesseling and will allow us to develop additional technologies for the recycling of plastic waste," says Yvonne van der Laan "The integration of various technologies will allow us to build scale and offer our customers a wide range of products from recycled and renewable resources." "The integrated recycling hub will also produce feedstock for the advanced recycling unit the company will build at its Wesseling site," says interim Wesseling-Knapsack site manager Stephan Staender "The new hub will also provide opportunities for synergies with the company's mechanical recycling facility in Geleen Netherlands and the company's polypropylene compounding facility in Knapsack." "This move to our expansion site in the industrial park in Knapsack is a key building block in the transformation of the chemical industry in Germany to a circular economy," says Ralf Müller His fellow Managing Director Christoph Kappenhagen adds: "Over the years the site has undergone continuous development; the people here have never rested on their laurels but have always made a significant contribution to leading the site into the future with their innovative potential." 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Chiefs are an explosive Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Harrison Phillips gives advice for Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense to slow down Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Mahomes and Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs Kingdom Kids create Run it Back posters for Super Bowl LV Former New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson joins \"Good Morning Football\" shares favorite memory playing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady NFL Network's DeAngelo Hall becomes second back-to-back champion in "Good Morning Football Weekend" history Former New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson joins "Good Morning Football" shares favorite memory playing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady Find out which players are leading the league in each statistic category through the first four weeks of the 2019 season Where does the MVP race stand at the quarter mark of the 2019 NFL season it's wildly premature to ask such a question but Chris Wesseling's up for the challenge nonetheless Here are the top 10 candidates for the league's top individual award breakthrough players and one veteran renaissance tale: The \"Good Morning Football\" crew discusses Khalil Mack's comments on playing his former team See where your team ranks on Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings for Week 5 of the 2019 season Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling [ The Next Gen Stats analytics team identifies 10 players most likely to earn a selection to the Pro Bowl Games for the first time this season including a trio of quarterbacks and a pair of rookies The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top 10 slot defenders entering Week 11 of the 2023 NFL season While one veteran stands out above the rest a rookie is clearly making an immediate impact on the league The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top 10 nose tackles entering Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season one man stands head and shoulders above the rest The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top 10 QB-pass catcher duos based on expected points added entering Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season The Chiefs' prolific Patrick Mahomes-Travis Kelce connection makes the cut The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top 10 off-ball linebackers entering Week 7 of the 2023 NFL season Which two teams boast a pair of selections The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top 10 tight ends entering Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season Lions rookie Sam LaPorta is off to a fast start Where does Travis Kelce rank amid an up-and-down campaign running backs have a multitude of responsibilities who are the truly well-rounded stars at the position the Next Gen Stats analytics team provides the top 10 most complete RBs Where does rookie sensation Bijan Robinson rank The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the best big-play receivers entering Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season No surprise that the Dolphins' Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle earned spots but which NFC team also boasts two reps on this year's list The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top pass rushers of the 2023 NFL season using the new NGS Stats Pressure Probability Model The Next Gen Stats analytics team ranks the top rookie debuts of the 2023 NFL season Electric playmaker Zay Flowers makes the list And two different teams boast a pair of selections The Next Gen Stats analytics team uses its newly launched Expected Return Yards model to identify the top 10 returners of the 2022 regular season The Vikings pulled off the biggest comeback in NFL history last week but the Next Gen Stats analytics team says it wasn't the most improbable comeback of the season Which game is featured at the top of NGS's unlikeliest victory rankings Shell Deutschland GmbH is halting crude oil processing at the Wesseling site in Germany by 2025 and converting its hydrocracker into a production unit for base oils Shell has made a final investment decision (FID) to convert the hydrocracker at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland into a production unit for Group III base oils used in making high-quality lubricants such as engine and transmission oils Crude oil processing will continue at the Godorf site Shell’s Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland is located near Cologne and is composed of two sites: Wesseling and Godorf It currently has capacity to process over 17 million metric tons of crude oil per year with 7.5 million metric tons being processed at the Wesseling site The new base oil plant is expected to start operations in the second half of the decade It will have a production capacity of around 300,000 metric tons per year equivalent to around 9 percent of current EU demand and 40 percent of Germany’s demand for base oils The high degree of electrification of the plant as well as the halt of crude oil processing at the Wesseling site is expected to reduce Shell’s scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by around 620,000 metric tons per year The company had earlier invested in a 10-megawatt electrolyzer to produce renewable hydrogen and a biomethane liquefaction plant at the Rheinland park Group III base oils are mineral base oils with a very high viscosity index The market for high-quality engine and transmission oils some of which are made from these base oils “The repurposing of this European refinery is a significant step towards serving our growing lubricant customer base with premium base oils” Shell Downstream and Renewables Director Huibert Vigeveno said “This investment is part of Shell’s drive to create more value with less emissions” which is financed by Shell’s Chemicals and Products business meets the minimum acceptable internal rate of return set out in its announced plans in 2023 The company added that fuel supplies for the German market are expected to remain stable and secure even after the halting of crude oil processing at Wesseling Shell also made an FID in a United Kingdom (UK) asset Limited made an FID on the Victory gas field in the UK North Sea approximately 29.2 miles (47 kilometers) northwest of the Shetland Islands The development will feature a single subsea well that will be tied back to existing infrastructure of the Greater Laggan Area system using a new 9.9-mile (16-kilometer) pipeline Shell expects the Victory field to come online in the middle of the decade and to produce 150 million standard cubic feet per day of gas or approximately 25,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day The company added that this would be enough gas to heat almost 900,000 homes per year Most of the field’s recoverable gas is expected to be extracted by the end of the decade who is living in Hong Kong and lived in China I am part of the famous – or perhaps infamous – Tiger mom scene I read about suicide of young children in Hong Kong but I also read about the amazing results of the Hong Kong (and Chinese) children compared to children in the rest of the world Where Northern European children once took the lead on academic results I know what the collective helplessness feels like as you cannot let your child do things differently as then they fall out and they choose the children with the highest scores So how can you step out of the system without hurting your child’s future We have an obligation to this generation of schoolchildren to evaluate what is going on Schoolchildren of some primary schools in Hong Kong are given less outdoor time for exercise then prisoners Fifty per cent of secondary school children show signs of depression The school systems in Greater China (or Asia for that matter) have been consistently referred to as a pressure cooker In July 2018 the Ministry of Education in China shared their concerns that pupils were getting too much homework and not enough physical education Individuality is no longer seen in children They become anonymous; the only thing to be seen is their knowledge and their results They are not going to school to learn; they go to school to pass tests with the highest scores mock testing is a big part of the daily routine for many children until late in the night My work shares a feeling of collective helplessness as no child or family can step out on their own Let’s all think and rethink why we send our children to school; To be ready for the world they live in or only to be accepted to an Ivy league University The NFL as we know it owes its existence to a series of innovations that took place decades ago in Cincinnati So why aren't the Bengals widely revered for their role in the history of the game The answer reveals some essential truths about how new ideas shape (and are accepted by) the league -- and it begins with a story of painfully unfulfilled potential The most fortunate NFL franchises are blessed with the halcyon days of a luminary like Tom Brady The Bengals are cursed with the myth of Greg Cook the kind of transcendent talent every offensive mastermind hopes to find once in a lifetime 5 overall out of the University of Cincinnati in 1969 Cook shook off a Week 3 muscle tear in his throwing arm to author the greatest rookie quarterback season in pro football history passer rating and yards per attempt -- while playing for an expansion team in its second year of existence His 9.411 yards-per-attempt figure and 17.5 yards-per-completion mark are rookie records that remain unsurpassed in the NFL among veteran quarterbacks since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger 1998) have bested Cook in yards per attempt 1970) has topped him in yards per completion Driven by the swashbuckling young quarterback Cincinnati knocked off the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in that Week 3 game and handed the Oakland Raiders their only defeat of the regular season a couple of months later The newly founded Bengals were off and running -- until Cook was struck down by the football gods It turned out Cook had played most of that year with a rotator-cuff injury suffered against the Chiefs Though it was similar to what Drew Brees overcame in 2006 early-1970s medical technology had no answer for it and Cook attempted just three more passes after his rookie season "I think Greg Cook would have been mentioned with the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the league," said Sam Wyche Cook's backup and eventually the Bengals' head coach "Greg Cook was, I believe, the greatest talent to play the position," Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh once said Bengals owner Mike Brown -- Paul's son -- believes his organization would have been the team of the '70s if not for Cook's tragic injury Cook's success had contributed to a palpable sense of excitement The Bengals could boast back-to-back AFL Offensive Rookies of the Year (Paul Robinson and Cook) the AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (Bill Bergey) and the reigning AFL Coach of the Year (Paul Brown) Baseball's Reds were set to open the sparkling new Riverfront Stadium and host the 1970 MLB All-Star Game The "Big Red Machine" would go on to dominate the National League just as "WKRP in Cincinnati" ruled television's airwaves "He gave us hope -- we went from the expansion team to a team that could beat anybody," Brown told Cincinnati's City Beat after Cook's death in 2012 He was prominent in the news for four or five years and then it faded it away "He was the prince who never became king." Former Bengals teammate Bob Trumpy, a four-time Pro Bowl tight end, captured the lost opportunity on NFL Network's "Top 10 One-Shot Wonders": "I don't know what he would have done if he'd have played 10 or 12 years I think my fingers would have been filled with Super Bowl rings." There are moments when the fortunes of an NFL franchise can pivot on one play The Bengals had tied their future to a generational player only to see their window for greatness slammed shut on a routine quarterback sack great talent," a nostalgic Walsh expressed to Zimmerman in 2001 But Cook's legacy isn't limited to his unofficial status as the best there never was with his fate serving as the impetus for the misnamed West Coast offense When Walsh first arrived in Cincinnati as Paul Brown's assistant in 1968 he was steeped in the vertical stretch offenses of Sid Gillman and Al Davis two of the most influential minds of the era Cook's ability to "throw the ball from one end of the field to the other" was ideal for that downfield attack The architect of the West Coast offense acknowledged years later that his famed scheme would have been "completely different" if not for Cook's injury "It would have started with the deep strike," Walsh said "and everything would have played off that It would have set records that never would be broken." Once the Bengals realized Cook's arm was shot they were forced to trade for the Buffalo Bills' Virgil Carter as an emergency replacement "Carter was a godsend to us in 1970," Brown explained in his autobiography "PB: The Paul Brown Story," "especially considering we picked him up two weeks before the season began." but Carter simply didn't have the arm to succeed in the long passing attack designed for Cook concocting the first incarnation of what would eventually become the West Coast offense: a horizontal ball-control passing scheme intended to compensate for Carter's physical shortcomings while also hiding an expansion-team-caliber offensive line "We convinced him that by lowering the ball's trajectory he could throw with more velocity and even greater accuracy," Brown wrote "Combining this with a special roll-out type of offense we designed for him we had an attack that no one could figure out until the season was almost over." The system borrowed heavily from Brown's dominant Cleveland Browns offenses of the previous generation But Walsh soon assumed almost total control devising the game plans and calling plays that featured short quarterback drops and quick progressions The offense's goal was to accumulate 25 first downs would give the Bengals a reasonable chance to stay competitive minus the luxury of a star quarterback "I can always remember Bill Walsh's big comment and he made it more than once," explained former Bengals guard and current color commentator Dave Lapham " 'When you gain four yards on the ground against a defense When you gain four yards in the passing game against a defense I'll take it any way I can get it.' And that was his whole concept controlled passing game as an extension of the running game." efficient offense that masked deficiencies in talent Carter arrived in Cincinnati with a career completion rate under 50 percent he led the NFL with a mark of 62.2 in 1971 all three of the starting quarterbacks from Walsh's Bengals tenure -- Cook in the AFL Carter and Ken Anderson in the NFL -- would lead their respective leagues in completion percentage at one point Walsh was literally programming his quarterbacks He began scripting plays at Brown's behest When the two men met for Saturday morning breakfast Brown would habitually inquire about Walsh's "openers" for the next day's game What started out as a handful of scripted plays in Cincinnati grew to 15 during Walsh's year in San Diego and eventually to 25 during his time in San Francisco "We had no idea that we were creating a template for the future of offense in the NFL," Walsh said "More Than a Game." "We did what we did just to stay competitive then expanded on it as we continued to have success." On Dec. 29, 1985, the New York Giants beat Walsh's San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs, 17-3. Annoyed at the media for anointing Walsh a genius, Giants coach Bill Parcells sneered "What do you think of that West Coast offense now?" It was the first known use of the term. Although the moniker would stick to Walsh's scheme, he never accepted any terminology other than "Midwest Offense" or "Cincinnati Offense." If Walsh's offense was a natural byproduct of Cook's strange turn of fate the misnomer was a natural byproduct of a monumental lapse in judgment at the end of Brown's Hall of Fame coaching career Having essentially invented modern football over five decades of coaching Brown moved from the sidelines to the owner's box in 1976 that Walsh was the brightest mind on the staff the progressive-thinking Walsh was too soft to assume head-coaching responsibilities When Brown tapped Bill "Tiger" Johnson as his successor Walsh instinctively understood that he had to flee his mentor's pervasive shadow -- or risk being typecast as an assistant "His heart had been broken. He contemplated getting out of football," Walsh's son said on NFL Network's "Bill Walsh: A Football Life." "He was just absolutely devastated and didn't know if he could continue He learned later that Paul Brown had blocked him from a number of different coaching opportunities by saying things that flat out weren't true." Armed with the belief that he was being blackballed as an intellectual lacking toughness Walsh spent one year on the Chargers' staff the DeBartolo family purchased the San Francisco 49ers and immediately began searching for the next Paul Brown He idolized Paul Brown," former Bengals safety Solomon Wilcots said he had won a national championship at Ohio State he started the Cleveland Browns and went to the championship game in 10 straight years So the DeBartolo family admired Paul Brown The DeBartolos recognized from afar what Brown failed to appreciate in eight years of partnership Bolstered by new rules favoring the passing game Walsh flooded the field with receivers and running backs in San Francisco pioneering an up-tempo system that took defenses years to solve He presided over the triumph of the more telegenic forward pass at the expense of an old-school grind-it-out style that had spectators and sportswriters pining for complexity and excitement in the 1970s Walsh's high-percentage system produced both the regular-season Most Valuable Player (Ken Anderson who was running it in Cincinnati) and the Super Bowl MVP (Niners QB Joe Montana) "The Browns' Brian Sipe won (the MVP award) the year before," Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw pointed out in Kevin Cook's "The Last Headbangers," "and Sipe didn't have enough arm to break a windowpane Suddenly Anderson's going 20 for 22 against our Steelers defense The West Coast offense was the modern approach and pretty soon Montana and Walsh are going to take it to a whole 'nother level he afforded Walsh the autonomy to develop his own philosophy as well as an innovative offense that would revolutionize football in the decades ahead The Bengals paid a steep price for Brown's failure of foresight falling to Walsh in Cincinnati's only two Super Bowl appearances to date The franchise would go on to foster another monumental innovation in offensive football in the 1980s -- only to again have the credit widely misplaced Wyche was struck with an epiphany that would revolutionize offenses into the 21st century Wyche noticed that Niners wide receiver Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah a world-record holder in the 110-meter hurdles was short of breath and needed a few seconds to recover from the previous play then the idea stuck in my head," Wyche explained "If I can recover in 20 seconds and it takes you 30 seconds to recover you're going to be a little bit more tired you're not playing your opponent at their best Wyche had to wait to test his hypothesis until he landed his first head-coaching job Realizing he didn't have the personnel to compete with the Big Ten powerhouses Wyche began experimenting with the no-huddle offense Just as the DeBartolo family targeted Walsh Paul Brown turned back to a former disciple in 1984 Brown held up Wyche's annotated copy of the Bengals' playbook as a model for other players When Brown hired Wyche as his head coach 16 years later he gave that very playbook back to his one-time signal-caller beginning a run of six consecutive top-five finishes in total offense Constantly seeking a better way to run an NFL offense Wyche became the first coach to employ the no-huddle as a standard method of attack rather than reserving it for two-minute drills "Who in the world said you had to go back 8 yards right behind the center and caucus for 20 seconds and allow the defense to get rested up and make substitutions It just made no sense to me as an offensive coach So we took that away from them with the no-huddle." the Bengals' no-huddle was a bona fide NFL phenomenon even if Wyche was using it on fewer than half of the plays through his association with Bill and the 49ers of being on the cutting edge," Lapham said "So he was always trying to get on the cutting edge and take it to the limit The game plan meetings that he and (offensive coordinator) Bruce Coslet had when they were putting together an offense in those years were pretty amazing." strike-shortened 1987 season nearly cost Wyche his job and turned fans against quarterback Boomer Esiason -- but the Bengals finally hit their stride as the toast of the league in 1988 Operating almost exclusively out of the no-huddle Ickey Woods and James Brooks each averaged more than 5.0 yards per carry combining for nearly 2,500 yards from scrimmage and 29 total touchdowns Thanks in part to Esiason's mastery of the play-action fake top receiver "Downtown" Eddie Brown averaged a field-stretching 24.0 yards per catch The magic of the no-huddle went beyond the numbers Wyche understood that he was introducing a more exciting brand of football doubling the 12 minutes of real-time action in a football game An increasingly rabid Riverfront Stadium transformed into "The Jungle," the Super Bowl XVI "Who Dey" cheer became ubiquitous in Cincinnati and the "Ickey Shuffle" emerged as a full-fledged pop-culture craze It was insane," Esiason explained in "America's Game: The Missing Rings." "If anyone ever wanted to do a study on fan behavior all you had to do is take a look at the '87 Bengals and compare it to the '88 Bengals Because the '87 Bengals were booed at home but in '88 all those Bengals fans that were embarrassed the year before all became one The contrast in both years with the same people involved was remarkable." Esiason's high football IQ and absolute command of the offense as a quintessential field general stood in contrast to other high-level quarterbacks of the era Wilcots and Lapham all point out that Esiason was making all of the pre-snap reads in 1988 that Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are celebrated for orchestrating today Wyche explained to The MMQB in January that the teams with true field generals and players smart enough to follow instructions increase their odds of winning by 2 or 3 percent "If their tempo is good, and they don't make mistakes, they can go up another couple of percentage points," Wyche told the site. "Pretty soon you're up to where you've got about a 5 to an 8 percent edge on your opponent by the end of the game." The Bengals enjoyed not just that 5 to 8 percent edge but also an innovative offensive system that placed the defense at an inherent disadvantage where he wanted me," Esiason said in the documentary very cerebral system to another level of thinking But its propagation around the rest of the league was not without contention By the time the 1988 playoffs rolled around opposing defenses had hatched their own deceptive scheme to answer the no-huddle attack Seattle Seahawks coach Chuck Knox instructed defensive players Joe Nash and Ken Clarke to fake injuries -- moves of questionable sportsmanship The duo mysteriously collapsed six different times in an attempt to slow the Bengals' attack Having already lost to Wyche in the preseason and regular season Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy threatened to mimic the Seahawks' strategy in the AFC Championship Game Trumpy -- working as a broadcast analyst -- warned Wyche that officials planned to penalize the no-huddle because Commissioner Pete Rozelle did not want Levy to make a mockery of a high-profile game Wyche passed along a warning of his own that his postgame press conference would be sure to touch on issues of tampering with the competitive balance of the game under that scenario allowing an irate Wyche to utilize the offense he had been running all season "I've never seen him so angry," Hall of Fame tackle Anthony Muñoz said "Marv Levy's headline was that the 'No Huddle is No Fair,' " Wyche quipped on "America's Game: The Missing Rings." "This was right after the '88 season they're running it and actually the next year is when they 'invented it.' " The Bengals would go on to topple the Bills for the third time that year setting up a rematch of Super Bowl XVI against the Niners Walsh came back to haunt Paul Brown once again aided by Pro Bowl nose tackle Tim Krumrie's gruesome broken leg cornerback Lewis Billups' fourth-quarter drop of an end-zone interception and fullback Stanley Wilson's disturbing cocaine arrest Levy and Jim Kelly were showered with accolades for "inventing" the more limited K-Gun offense in Buffalo which was featured in four Super Bowl losses "And now Levy's the smartest guy and the greatest thing since potato chips," Lapham joked "And Sam's the one that introduced that whole thing to everyone." Football's great dichotomy lies in the juxtaposition of its hidebound conservative social culture against professional sports' most incessant tactical innovation revolutionary ideas are derided until they become integrated Walsh's 1997 book, "Finding the Winning Edge," is football's version of accepted scripture Walsh revealed that his offense was summarily dismissed as "nickel and dime" football it was ridiculed by the old guard as a "finesse" or even "sissy" playing style "We were labeled a finesse team," said George Seifert white-wine drinking 49ers from San Francisco Similarly, Wyche's no-huddle offense was laughed off as "popcorn football." Rather than being hailed as a visionary Wyche was lampooned as "Wicky Wacky" by a Steelers assistant coach I had to fight for the no-huddle to be accepted for years," Wyche said Walsh noted the "nickels and dimes" that the developers of the so-called West Coast offense brought to the game have become the "coin of the realm." Three decades after Parcells' initial dismissal and Levy's playoff complaints the offenses devised by Walsh and Wyche on the banks of the Ohio River have proliferated begetting the more sophisticated attacks used in today's pass-heavy NFL "The West Coast offense does not exist anymore in the NFL," Billick says "There's been nothing new in this game for a long Because we coaches are the biggest thieves in the world we'll implement it and then we'll take credit for it But it still doesn't belie the genius of Bill Walsh and what that offense was about And just the fact that everybody's running some element of it." Walsh came to be revered as "the Genius." Wyche's contributions "I think Sam Wyche is very undervalued or underappreciated for what he lent to the game," Brandt says Professional football finally came around to Wyche's no-huddle attack late last decade. In 2001, NFL teams operated out of the shotgun formation on just 14 percent of plays no team had ever used the shotgun on more than half of its offensive plays Wyche is now a volunteer coach at Pickens High School in South Carolina much less a reputation on par with the NFL's great innovators Rather than a Hall of Fame candidate valued for his lasting contribution to the game "It used to bother me," Wyche told Grantland's Rob Weintraub in 2014. "Sadly, there are no copyrights or patents in the football industry But there are plenty of good ideas through history where the credit doesn't go to the 'idea man.' " Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @chriswesseling As NFL teams embark on another round of head-coaching hires Judy Battista examines what goes into winning the introductory press conference revisiting memorable first impressions that have been made over the years What will Tom Brady be going through when he makes his NFL broadcasting debut Judy Battista talks to play-by-play announcers and analysts about their first experiences calling NFL games a surreal coin-toss controversy and an otherworldly Randy Moss performance made for one of the wildest Thanksgivings in NFL history Judy Battista talks to those who were there about a stunning Turkey Day showcase knowing they might never play -- but they can step in and carry the load when called upon Jeffri Chadiha examines what it takes to be a successful journeyman quarterback in the NFL How can Detroit deliver on sky-high expectations in 2023 Jeffri Chadiha looks back at the last team to win a playoff game in franchise history What kinds 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continues to live in the memories of those who witnessed it up close Before the Seahawks and Buccaneers square off in the NFL's first regular-season game in Germany the downs and the unbelievable from the league's decades-long effort to expand the game internationally the owners of the Colts and Rams pulled off a transaction unlike any other: a complete franchise swap Judy Battista digs into a bizarre chapter in NFL history that shifted the fates of both teams in far-reaching ways The destruction that Hurricane Ian caused was devastating to see Over 3,200 Red Cross volunteers from every state answered the call to help South Florida communities in the aftermath of the powerful Category 4 hurricane as much as two weeks before the storm made impact their first priority remained the same – to help alleviate human suffering – and to meet the immediate needs of survivors by providing safe shelter Two Red Cross staff members from the South Florida Region are assisting with their first major disaster response Their communications roles involve telling the story of the Red Cross the two were in Fort Myers talking with survivors and volunteers at shelters “To see the devastation is wildly different than to see aerial footage in news coverage,” said Wesseling who has been with the Red Cross Communications team since August 2021 We are seeing entire communities dealing with devastation To truly understand the scope of what we are dealing with In neighborhoods where furniture and home appliances lay in the middle of the street those who have lost everything have nowhere to go Red Cross shelters and emergency response vehicles (ERVs) were the only sources of support in the days immediately following the storm Red Cross volunteers were the first touch point for many survivors as food and supplies like toiletries and clean-up kits were being distributed throughout the hardest-hit communities Although Wesseling and Gonzalez were on their first deployment many of the volunteers responding to the hurricane have been with the Red Cross for years “Just seeing someone walking in or walking over with a Red Cross shirt on makes people feel safer,” said Gonzalez and belongings walk into shelters with nothing but the clothing on their backs – no phone “The Red Cross is here to help with those immediate needs – a warm this may be the only way they are able to get a toothbrush or a clean set of clothes.” Wesseling and Gonzalez have been traveling along the southwest coast of Florida talking with survivors about their experiences and sharing their stories how are you feeling today,’” said Wesseling “We are a shoulder to lean on in those moments People are trying to grasp the traumatic event that has just happened and what it means they are grateful to have someone they can share their experience with – outside of family or friends.” those conversations with Red Cross volunteers and staff mean a lot to those who need comfort and care we are always telling the story of the Red Cross,” said Gonzalez “But responding to a disaster is when you begin to understand what the Red Cross does We are there to help someone cope after what could possibly be the worst thing that has ever happened to them.” Being with survivors of disaster at their most vulnerable moments – understanding what it means to be there – is why so many continue to answer the call to volunteer with the Red Cross “Having the first-hand experience to see what the Red Cross prepares for and responds to year-round motivates me to work harder,” Wesseling said “We feel that our roles right now are so impactful – to tell the stories of families who have lost everything.” Help people affected by disasters like storms and countless other crises by making a gift to American Red Cross Disaster Relief. 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Donate today at redcross.org/donate a former member of the Rotoworld staff who spent the last eight years at NFL.com died recently after a long battle with cancer Beyond the incalculable loss of spouse and father Lakisha and Lincoln will have current and future financial needs A GoFundMe account is helping raise money to help them You can contribute here And it doesn’t take much to make a different It affects everyone at some point in their lives It often leaves destroyed families in it wake And we ask you to consider adding a few dollars to help Lakisha and Lincoln through the challenges to come A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced a donation of €36,000 to the Stadtfeuerwehrverband Köln (Cologne Firefighters Association) that will be used to provide specialized training for the professional and volunteer firefighters of the Cologne City Fire Brigade at the prestigious Falck Fire Academy in The Netherlands "We are deeply grateful for the service firefighters provide to the community and to our company," said Bob Patel "One way we can honor their dedication is to ensure they receive training in the latest firefighting techniques We are very pleased to assist the firefighters of Cologne as they support the continued safety of our 2,550 onsite workers as well as the broader community." The donation was presented as part of LyondellBasell's annual Global Safety Day This event provides the opportunity for employees and contractors to attend special workshops and training sessions about safety at home and at work It serves as a reminder of the importance of safety and helps to drive improvements in occupational and process safety "LyondellBasell is committed to being a good neighbor in the communities where we operate," said Henk de Boon "This training program will not only benefit our local firefighters but also the citizens in our community and the nearly 70,000 people working in the chemical industry locally." managing director of the Cologne City firefighting association said "I am impressed by this unprecedented support from LyondellBasell This generous donation represents a very special form of appreciation for the work of the 2,000 professional and volunteer firefighters in the City of Cologne This training allows us to provide better service to the community and increase the safety of the firefighters in action It also enables us to effectively collaborate better with the firefighters from the various chemical companies." The Falck Fire Academy (formerly known as Falck Risc) offers consultancy education and training for emergency organizations worldwide in the prevention and management of emergency situations The donation of training is LyondellBasell's most recent effort to partner with the City Fire Brigade of Cologne The company regularly coordinates with the fire brigades in the region to cross train at its Wesseling and Knapsack Germany facilities in order to increase overall response effectiveness LyondellBasell's Wesseling site is the company's largest facility in Europe Many of the employees serve as volunteer firefighters in their local communities The site manufactures film used for food packaging pipe materials used in municipal water systems and industrial heating systems LyondellBasell is committed to supporting first responders globally and earlier this year the company announced a donation to fund specialized training for six fire departments in the Houston Texas region at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) an internationally-recognized leader in emergency response training and firefighting About LyondellBasellLyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics chemicals and refining companies in the world Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of polyolefin and polypropylene technologies The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) celebrated their 2023 champions The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe won the German Bundesliga 2023 They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 3-1 in the best-of-five final series Only the Mannheim Tornados (11) have won more titles in the history of German Baseball Heidenheim first dominated the regular season they edged out the Dohren Wild Farmers in four games before another four-game battle against the Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg in the semifinals Paderborn prevailed over the Mainz Athletics and the defending champion Bonn Capitals en route to the championship series The Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg won the German Baseball Cup 2023 They defeated the Untouchables Paderborn 2-0 in the best-of-three final series The win qualified Regensburg for the 2024 Baseball European Cup The German Baseball Cup celebrated its revival as a league cup in 2023 giving more chances to play for teams eliminated from the playoffs The Wesseling Vermins claimed a rare double in German softball after winning the German Softball Bundesliga and the German Softball Cup in 2023 Wesseling defeated the Freising Grizzlies and Stuttgart Reds on their way to the final series It's the 10th German championship for the Vermins only trailing the Mannheim Tornados (12) and the Bielefeld Peanuts (11) in the all-time ranking Photos by Lance Roessner and Connie Theissen The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee. Since 2007, UltraSuperNew has been creating some of the most eye-catching work to come out of Japan, and they’ve been doing the same in Singapore since 2016. And all whilst fiercely maintaining their independence, something that’s becoming rarer and rarer in the modern industry.   Behind it all has been Marc Wesseling, a director and creative originally from the Netherlands and veteran of agencies all over the world. Having worked in Hong Kong and California, he set up UltraSuperNew in Harajuku in a bid to offer something different to the Japanese market. And it worked. Soon after another office opened in Tokyo, and the agency is now expanding across the region with its Singapore office. To talk through it all, Marc spoke to LBB’s Adam Bennett LBB> You've been living in Japan since 2002. What first took you there, and why did you decide to settle? LBB> Growing up, was it always your intention to work in advertising? Marc> Not really… I always enjoyed creativity and advertising, but it wasn’t really a long-term dream to work in advertising. Actually, I always wanted to become a jet fighter pilot. LBB> What motivated you to start UltraSuperNew? LBB> Looking back since 2007, is there an especially defining campaign that helped make UltraSuperNew into the agency it is today? So for our campaign, we created Salaryman Sato. An everyday businessman who starts a protest movement after his wife doesn’t allow him to buy a luxury Philips Arcitec razor. USN obtained an official protest license from the police, made a protest truck with propaganda materials and sent Sato-san into Tokyo, protesting for equal rights for salarymen to be able to buy whatever they want - including luxury razors. The Salaryman Sato campaign made an incredible amount of noise with massive coverage on (digital) media, newspapers, etc. and over 40 minutes coverage on nationwide television. Our campaign was the most successful launch of a Philips razor in Japan and made our agency’s name known across Japan. The ad industry press wrote: ‘never was a protest used to promote a product in Japan’. That’s the kind of break that every agency needs. LBB> What makes UltraSuperNew unique in the Japanese and Singaporean markets? Marc> After winning the full Red Bull account in our second year as an agency, we were pushed to become a full-service agency. Working with Red Bull was a defining moment for our agency to be where we are today: specialising in millennial and gen Z advertising heavily across digital, social media and activation. We’re proud of our Asian roots, being born and raised in Harajuku and extremely local in Singapore clearly differentiates us from foreign, western-minded agencies. In both Singapore and Tokyo, we also operate our own galleries, where we promote emerging Asian based artists and talent with creative platforms. Our galleries have turned into the central hub of our agencies and gives us a strong finger on the pulse of each creative scene. LBB> UltraSuperNew is an independent agency. What advantages does that give you as an agency? Marc> As an independent, we can think freely and without politics. We don’t have double agendas to resell clients’ media or services from affiliate agencies of the same umbrella group, or push an expensive celebrity talent in a campaign because of some hidden deal, etc. We have a simple, flat working structure with no bullshit. We strongly believe in our ideas and fight hard for them. LBB> What lesson or piece of advice do you wish you'd had earlier in your career? Marc> When I told my old European boss that I was setting up my own shop in Tokyo, he told me, “We in Amsterdam are the Champions League and Asia’s just the B-league.” That was the best inspiration to start UltraSuperNew and show the world we’re making kick-ass work in Asia. Thanks, man. LBB> Who are your creative heroes, and why? Marc> John Hegarty. Especially all his recent interviews, where he’s challenging everyone who’s saying that technology is taking over our industry. I totally agree with him that creativity is still the future of our industry, and besides that, he’s simply made fantastic work throughout his career. LBB> What do you like to do in your spare time? Any current obsessions? Marc> I love spending my time in the Japanese Alps. Snowboarding in winter, and hiking, swimming or going to Fuji Rock in the summer. Obsessions? That I can’t kitesurf yet. The Wesseling Vermins swept the Freising Grizzlies, three games to none, in the best-of-five final series of the 2020 German Softball Bundesliga. After winning games one and two in Freising, by scores of 10-8 and 9-4, the Vermins clinched the title at home with a 7-3 win. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Deutscher Softballmeister 2020: Wesseling Vermins. Foto: Connie Theissen #lovesoftball #dbvsoftball #wesseling #fastpitch #softball Una publicación compartida de DBV (@baseball_softball_de) el 10 Oct It's the eighth German Softball Championship in Wesseling’s history German national team pitcher Claudia Volkmann (Wesseling) was named MVP of the final series with Fiona Brosch (Freising) named best pitcher and Julia de Jong (Wesseling) best hitter The German Softball-Bundesliga opened the 2020 season in early August after a four-month delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic Following an abbreviated six-week regular season the top teams from the north and the south met in the playoffs NFL Analyst Brian Baldinger breaks down Lamar Jackson's impressive performance in the Ravens Week 1 win over the Browns Chris Wesseling will provide his rankings of the league's starting signal-callers here's Wesseling's pecking order entering Week 2 NOTE: Stats for QBs playing Thursday do not reflect that game 2020 stats: 1 game | 80.0 pct | 275 pass yds | 11.0 ypa | 3 pass TD | 0 INT | 45 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Every time a disappointing playoff exit casts aspersions on his passing ability Jackson opens the next season with a jaw-dropping aerial display Jackson played faster than ever in the opener as if the battles in the trenches were operating in slow motion It's a tremendous advantage for a quarterback who is seeing the field well knows where he wants to go with the ball and always seems to have a receiver all alone and unaccounted for by a bedeviled defense struggling to compensate for the Ravens' numbers advantage In sharp contrast to the trend toward quick Jackson's average Week 1 throw traveled 11.1 yards beyond the line of scrimmage the third-highest figure in the league among players with a minimum of 20 pass attempts.  2020 stats: 1 game | 72.7 pct | 364 pass yds | 8.3 ypa | 4 pass TD | 0 INT | 2 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Sando found that Packers receivers left nearly 1,300 yards and 15 touchdowns on the field last year -- essentially doubling the missed production from the superior 2014 supporting cast which accounted for 744 yards and eight touchdowns lost.  Rodgers might have topped 400 passing yards with two more touchdowns in Minnesota if not for Marquez Valdes-Scantling's 62-yard drop and Davante Adams' inability to haul in a fourth-and-1 slant from the 1-yard line After Valdes-Scantling's second drop versus the Vikings Rodgers went right back to him with a trademark free play when he got the defense to jump offsides before dropping a pass over MVS' shoulder to set up an Adams touchdown This was one of the most scintillating passing performances of Rodgers' Hall of Fame career And Love had a front-row seat to the show.  2020 stats: 1 game | 88.6 pct | 322 pass yds | 9.2 ypa | 4 pass TD | 0 INT | 29 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost He was rewarded with one of the finest games of Wilson's career featuring 31 completions on 35 attempts -- not one of which was a tight-window throw Carroll’s acceptance to new ideas might just be his ticket back to the Super Bowl 2020 stats: 1 game | 75.0 pct | 211 pass yds | 6.6 ypa | 3 pass TD | 0 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost 2020 stats: 1 game | 68.5 pct | 450 pass yds | 8.3 ypa | 2 pass TD | 1 INT | -1 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Ryan somehow managed to avoid omnipresent game-wrecker Jamal Adams enough times to rack up 450 yards and a pair of touchdowns to go with a last-second interception on a Hail Mary attempt That's not a bad day of work against a defense that seemed like it was green-lighted by the officials to hit tight end Hayden Hurst before the ball arrived on multiple occasions 75-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter was a clinic on precision 2020 stats: 1 game | 71.7 pct | 312 pass yds | 6.8 ypa | 2 pass TD | 0 INT | 57 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Allen puts enough on tape most weeks that both supporters and detractors can point to multiple factors bolstering their arguments The difference now is that the Bills have surrounded him with enough talent to live with his mistakes and still watch him post big numbers while cruising to victory Allen fumbled twice in the red zone and sailed passes over wide-open Dawson Knox and John Brown in the end zone He more than made up for those gaffes with his first career 300-yard passing performance and 45 more yards in pass interference penalties to go with 57 yards five first downs and a touchdown on 14 carries So big and athletic that he made counterpart Sam Darnold look like an underwhelming specimen in comparison Allen nonchalantly shakes off pass rushers like a young Ben Roethlisberger he's more decisive as a passer and more confident in running an offense impressively tailored to skill set by coordinator Brian Daboll Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen's best plays from 3-TD game in Week 1 2020 stats: 1 game | 67.4 pct | 249 pass yds | 5.8 ypa | 2 pass TD | 0 INT | 14 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost The story of the Monday night opener was one of long, deliberate drives that the Titans had nothing to show for, thanks to Stephen Gostkowski's public nightmare Even with Derrick Henry bottled up by Denver's defense for most of the evening the Titans finished eighth in yards per drive thanks to Tannehill's tight connections with Corey Davis His numbers would have looked better had his best receiver not allowed the would-be game-winning touchdown to sail right through his fingertips 2020 stats: 1 game | 78.9 pct | 155 pass yds | 8.2 ypa | 0 pass TD | 0 INT | 75 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost The initial reaction is the other 31 teams were unwitting accomplices in the perpetuation of a dynasty down to its last breath before a franchise quarterback landed on the doorstep in late June The Patriots' sham of a QB competition still gave Newton enough time to nail down the mesh-point belly timing with his running backs on read-option plays His 15 rushing attempts were the second-highest single-game total of his career The Pats have no long-term investment in Newton's health which means they can prescribe a heavy workload akin to DeMarco Murray's 2014 swan song in Dallas Through all of the surgeries and the change of address Now the question coming out of Week 1 is whether he still has a deep passing game in his arsenal or whether the Patriots simply don't have the receivers to make it worthwhile 2020 stats: 1 game | 65.6 pct | 229 pass yds | 7.2 ypa | 3 pass TD | 0 INT | 9 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Newton wasn't the only QB to turn back the clock in his return from injury After shaking off the rust in the first quarter Roethlisberger unfurled a series of impressive touch passes while taking advantage of a deep and talented collection of receivers most of whom went to waste throughout his 2019 absence Time will tell how many mph Roethlisberger has lost from his fastball but his rebuilt arm certainly didn't seem to inhibit him from attempting difficult passes versus the Giants 2020 stats: 1 game | 78.3 pct | 363 pass yds | 7.9 ypa | 1 pass TD | 2 INT | 3 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Rarely pressured behind his stalwart offensive line Rivers unlocked Nyheim Hines' potential as a backfield sidecar and found a way to get the ball to second-year speedster Parris Campbell Rivers moved the offense seemingly at will and looked like he'd been running the show for a decade in Indianapolis His waning arm strength is an issue on tight-window throws but I'm not going to kill him for one late-game interception in which he was punished for trying to make a third-down play at the expense of a punt.   2020 stats: 1 game | 95.0 pct | 173 pass yds | 8.7 ypa | 3 pass TD | 0 INT | 19 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Like a pilot fish surviving off the parasites provided by its host Minshew gobbled up premium field position left behind by predator Rivers' overkill in a game that came down to red-zone efficiency Minshew battled back from four different deficits to become the third quarterback in history to throw at least three touchdowns while completing 95 percent of his passes The Jaguars relied heavily upon no-nonsense rookie running back James Robinson as Minshew (4.5) joined Jared Goff (4.3) in attempting the shortest average passes by air yards in Week 1 What happens when Minshew is forced to air it out behind a shaky offensive line Watch the best plays made by Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II in his Week 1 matchup versus the Indianapolois Colts 2020 stats: 1 game | 73.3 pct | 239 pass yds | 8.0 ypa | 1 pass TD | 0 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost If this aerial attack is going to truly hum in 2020 Carr will need a healthy Henry Ruggs III to expand the field We saw intriguing glimpses of that potential in the first half with a couple of exciting shot plays and a flea flicker before Ruggs suffered a knee injury that briefly sidelined him 2020 stats: 1 game | 57.1 pct | 297 pass yds | 7.1 ypa | 1 pass TD | 1 INT | 23 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost 2020 stats: 1 game | 64.5 pct | 275 pass yds | 8.9 ypa | 0 pass TD | 1 INT | 15 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Will Goff ever escape Sean McVay's shadow? Two years ago, his breakout season was credited to the presence of McVay's voice in Goff's ear allowing the coach to survey the defensive alignment and audible to the optimal play call before the headset shut off with 15 second remaining on the play clock In Goff's dink-and-dunk victory over the Cowboys it was hard to escape the conclusion that McVay was protecting his offensive line jumpstarting his ground attack and making life easy for his quarterback with a masterful game plan designed to get the ball into the hands of his receivers as soon as it was snapped More than 72 percent of Goff's passing yards came after the catch a figure that not even Drew Brees could match (62%) It's never easy to separate the quarterback's contribution from the play-caller's 2020 stats: 1 game | 65.0 pct | 230 pass yds | 5.8 ypa | 1 pass TD | 1 INT | 91 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost On passing alone, Murray merits a lower grade for an aerial attack that was borderline dysfunctional before halftime in Week 1 vs. the 49ers But his scrambling ability was the difference in the game not only accounting for four runs longer than 10 yards but also drawing penalties in key situations decisiveness and confidence on the ground compared to his rookie season lightning-quick baseball slide is going to save his body countless big hits throughout his career It's a shame Robert Griffin III didn't have a similar hardball background 2020 stats: 1 game | 64.7 pct | 269 pass yds | 7.9 ypa | 1 pass TD | 0 INT | 26 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost 2020 stats: 1 game | 64.1 pct | 266 pass yds | 6.8 ypa | 1 pass TD | 0 INT | 30 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Prescott couldn't be blamed if he cast an envious eye to the opposing sideline at SoFi Stadium While Sean McVay was protecting his quarterback with purposeful play calls Prescott had Aaron Donald in his face on third-and-long for three hours Goff faced pressure at a rate of 28.1 percent It didn't help matters that Dallas' vaunted wide receiver trio struggled to separate from the Rams' physical coverage Prescott still made the throw to win the game only to have it nullified by a Michael Gallup offensive pass interference penalty on a subtle push-off that goes unpunished half the time depending on sight lines and instantaneous judgment calls 2020 stats: 1 game | 63.9 pct | 239 pass yds | 6.6 ypa | 2 pass TD | 2 INT | 9 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost He has chucked a pick-six in three straight games a streak the likes of which the NFL hasn't seen since Matt Schaub's starting career went belly-up in Houston a half-decade ago What if we take a declining quarterback reliant upon impeccable timing and hand him superior weapons with precious few practice reps to master the nuances of sight adjustments We end up with a mixed bag which featured a few impressive drives offset by miscommunication a dash of costly misfires and some shaky pocket movement Brady's best throws resulted in pass interference penalties which is one of the reasons why I cut him more slack after rewatching on Game Pass NFL Network's Kurt Warner responds to Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians' comments on quarterback Tom Brady's Week 1 performance 2020 stats: 1 game | 60.0 pct | 160 pass yds | 5.3 ypa | 2 pass TD | 0 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost the Saints' signal-caller had the third-worst completion percentage over expectation in Week 1 ahead of only Carson Wentz and Dwayne Haskins.  2020 stats: 1 game | 62.5 pct | 253 pass yds | 7.9 ypa | 1 pass TD | 1 INT | 27 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost With the exception of elite passers locked into a season-long all quarterbacks make concessions to the defense it's the inability to make game-changing plays Watson tends to invite pressure as the penance for playmaking ability as PFF charged Watson with just one pressure while each of his offensive linemen was responsible for multiple He didn't get much help from a speedy wide receiver corps which struggled to get open in Kansas City drew a target on a third of his routes run with his new quarterback 2020 stats: 1 game | 63.4 pct | 279 pass yds | 6.8 ypa | 2 pass TD | 2 INT | 22 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost I'm grading Jones on a curve because he made some impressive throws against the most dominant defense I saw in Week 1 a swarming Steelers beehive which led the league with pressure on 54.2 percent of the opposing QB's dropbacks The game's crucial play turned out to be a goal-line interception caused by the QB's right-handedness as linebacker Bud Dupree took advantage of the time Jones needed to square his body and load up for a throwaway that could have been far more streamlined and effective with a simple left-handed wrist flick toward the sideline If gangly 7-foot Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic can dish his way out of trouble with his off hand then NFL passers can certainly learn to take advantage of better angles through ambidexterity coaches have turned every dwindling clock situation into a science It wasn't long ago that those precious moments represented a final frontier for competitive advantage so much technology and so much pride invested in the sport it might not be long before coaches identify the potential situational edge and teach off-handed improvisation as a formality 2020 stats: 1 game | 76.0 pct | 259 pass yds | 10.4 ypa | 2 pass TD | 1 INT | 34 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Cousins attempted fewer than five passes by halftime three scrambles and just two completions over 10 yards A quarterback overly reliant upon play-action passing a year ago didn't attempt a single misdirection play until the fourth quarter effectively padding his stats in garbage time Cousins is going to dearly miss deep threat Stefon Diggs -- and perhaps departed play-caller Kevin Stefanski 2020 stats: 1 game | 55.6 pct | 242 pass yds | 6.7 ypa | 3 pass TD | 0 INT | 26 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost A member of the back-foot brigade along with Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold Trubisky spent three quarters almost single-handedly sabotaging uncanny play-calling in the ground attack by misfiring on third downs and generating a 27.7 Total QBR Just when it seemed as if the inevitable Nick Foles relief appearance was in the works the Lions lost their top two cornerbacks to injury allowing Trubisky to take advantage of the chaos with three touchdowns and a 143.3 passer rating in the final 15 minutes as Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller each corralled high throws with magnificent catches and the Bears pounced on their quarterback's fumble at the end of a mad backward scramble With the unimposing Giants and Falcons on the docket the next two weeks Trubisky has a chance to build on that late-game randomness The \"Good Morning Football\" crew discusses the Chicago Bears' Week 1 win over the Detroit Lions 2020 stats: 1 game | 66.7 pct | 216 pass yds | 6.5 ypa | 1 pass TD | 0 INT | 5 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Lock can't be blamed for Jerry Jeudy's crucial drops or No but his misfire to an open DaeSean Hamilton on third down with three minutes remaining might have cost his team a game it had no business winning Denver's oft-troubled offensive line performed above expectation who is "different than any rookie wide receiver I've seen come out in a long time," per ESPN announcer Brian Griese 2020 stats: 1 game | 57.6 pct | 259 pass yds | 7.8 ypa | 2 pass TD | 0 INT | 9 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Garoppolo outplayed Kyler Murray until the moment he hung George Kittle out to dry just before halftime effectively yanking San Francisco's Jenga piece only to see the offense collapse the rest of the way Already without playmaking wideouts Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk unable to muster up an aerial attack with Kendrick Bourne Trent Taylor and Dante Pettis leading the receiving corps San Francisco produced -0.7 expected points added per pass with three or more receivers on the field -- easily the lowest figure in the league 2020 stats: 1 game | 54.8 pct | 178 pass yds | 5.7 ypa | 1 pass TD | 0 INT | 17 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost That's Riverboat Ron's formula for success in 2020 2020 stats: 1 game | 57.1 pct | 270 pass yds | 6.4 ypa | 2 pass TD | 2 INT | 2 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 1 fumbles lost 2020 stats: 1 game | 63.9 pct | 193 pass yds | 5.4 ypa | 0 pass TD | 1 INT | 46 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost UPDATE: Burrow completed 61 percent of his passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns in a loss to the Browns on Thursday night 2020 stats: 1 game | 53.3 pct | 208 pass yds | 6.9 ypa | 0 pass TD | 0 INT | 7 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Broadcasting legend Kevin Harlan twice described Taylor as "slippery," an adjective much less applicable now than three years ago Taylor's offense -- much like his once-vaunted scrambling ability -- was stuck in the mud for three quarters until rookie Joshua Kelley started running over tacklers and moving the chains in the final frame which is how the rest of the league evaluated him the past two offseasons Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams hangs on for outstanding grab on perfect throw from Tyrod Taylor 2020 stats: 1 game | 66.7 pct | 191 pass yds | 6.4 ypa | 0 pass TD | 3 INT | 18 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost but that's the flip side of a risk-taking style that helped the Dolphins upset the Patriots late last year when the 50/50 balls fell in Miami's favor Keep an eye on an overhauled offensive line that surrendered just four pressures in the opener If this unit can offer that brand of protection the Dolphins won't be so reluctant to turn the offense over to Tua Tagovailoa.  2020 stats: 1 game | 53.8 pct | 189 pass yds | 4.8 ypa | 1 pass TD | 1 INT | 3 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Mayfield's Week 1 performance was a hope extinguisher checking all boxes in the bad body language department He has steadily regressed since a record-breaking rookie season which invited comparisons to Brett Favre But Favre was never this scared of pressure desperate to leave the pocket with a tendency to fade from pressure -- real or imagined failing to transfer weight from his back foot to the front Mayfield's timing isn't quite in sync with his receivers leading to pass deflections rather than receptions These are last year's problems now haunting a new coaching staff -- not too mention the long-suffering fan base UPDATE: Mayfield completed 70 percent of his passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns (against one pick) in the Browns' win over the Bengals on Thursday night 2020 stats: 1 game | 60.0 pct | 215 pass yds | 6.1 ypa | 1 pass TD | 1 INT | 6 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Would the Browns and Jets trade their starting quarterbacks straight up for Josh Allen the player they bypassed to draft Mayfield (No Darnold shares many of Mayfield's bad habits including delivering too many throws off his back foot seeing occasional ghosts in the pocket and tossing uncatchable passes on third-and-long A fair evaluation will have to wait until Darnold has the simultaneous luxury of a healthy backfield It's hard to find a less talented supporting cast entering Week 2 Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter Nick Shook evaluates every quarterback who started a game during the 2024 campaign (including the playoffs) to create one comprehensive ranking -- from 1 to 59 -- for the entire season After being benched by their respective teams during the 2024 season Kirk Cousins and Justin Fields are two quarterbacks who might benefit from a change-of-scenery reset Nick Shook identifies five passers who need a fresh start with a different organization in 2025 There are a number of quarterbacks -- a mix of starters and backups -- approaching free agency this offseason Nick Shook identifies six players whose teams shouldn't allow them to hit the open market in March After a career renaissance with the Vikings Will he take the starting reins for the Steelers or Giants Serve as competition for Anthony Richardson on the Colts Nick Shook identifies nine potential team fits for the Pro Bowl quarterback With the 2024 NFL regular season in the books Nick Shook ranks the starting quarterbacks for all 32 teams Lamar Jackson or Joe Burrow -- finishes at No Lamar Jackson dethrones Josh Allen atop Nick Shook's QB Index rankings entering Week 18 while three players move at least 10 spots on the board Will the Jets continue to roll with Aaron Rodgers next season Or will they be among the teams switching signal-callers Nick Shook spotlights six squads whose 2025 starting QB is not on their current roster Massive swings shake up Nick Shook's QB Index rankings entering Week 16 with Baker Mayfield reaching a new high and Patrick Mahomes sinking to his lowest spot of the 2024 NFL season 2 in Nick Shook's QB Index rankings entering Week 15 of the 2024 NFL season Bryce Young reaches a new high point on the list There are big swings in Nick Shook's QB Index rankings entering Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season With six weeks remaining in the 2024 NFL season including two signal-callers whose teams are leading their respective divisions where does Patrick Mahomes land in Nick Shook's QB Index rankings entering Week 12 of the NFL season Four weeks after Troy Polamalu retired his direct competition for greatest safety of the 21st century followed suit Former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed announced his retirement on Wednesday A nine-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro, Reed last played for the New York Jets late in the 2013 season Regarded by NFL foes as a playmaker with ball-hawking skills and instincts of the highest caliber Reed holds the record for most interception return yards (1,590) in NFL history His nine career postseason picks are also tied for the most ever Reed's 64 interceptions rank sixth all-time though every player ahead of him not only enjoyed a longer career but also played in eras which featured quarterbacks with significantly higher interception rates Reed and middle linebacker Ray Lewis provided the backbone and set the tone for a smothering Baltimore defense that had the Ravens in annual playoff contention, bridging the gap from the franchise's first Super Bowl title in 2001 to its second in 2013 Playing against Reed was like trying to bust a ghost It's a testament to his greatness that the New England Patriots, often the Ravens' chief competition in the AFC playoffs Quarterback Tom Brady wore a wristband reminding him to find Reed's No Coach Bill Belichick considered Reed the best free safety he had seen in 40 years of pro football "Can't say I've ever coached against anybody better than Ed Reed in the secondary," Belichick said in 2012 One of the most vivid scenes from NFL Network's A Football Life series features an awestruck Belichick and Brady in the coach's office outlining exactly what constitutes Reed's greatness "Everything he does, he does at an exceptional level," Belichick tells Brady "I mean it's just so obvious when he's reading the quarterback Who better to assess Reed's place in the safety hierarchy than Belichick a bipedal football encyclopedia and one of the greatest coaches and innovators in NFL history Reed redefined the safety position at the highest level of the game There's a gold jacket waiting for him in Canton It would be fitting if he walks into the Hall of Fame ceremony alongside Polamalu in five years Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett will have surgery Monday on the injured ankle he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals He is not expected to be placed on injured reserve LeSean McCoy's quest for the right situation on the right team continues two weeks ahead of clubs reporting for training camp Ben Roethlisberger's agent Ryan Tollner told NFL Newtork's Aditi Kinkhabwala that the Steelers "want Ben back and will contact me soon to address his cap situation."  Another week of training camp is kicking off The 2020 regular season is just around the corner and NFL Network has you covered with wall-to-wall training camp coverage each day starting at 10 a.m Follow along here as we keep up with all the news Seahawks coach Pete Carroll didn't let a day pass before responding to Jets DC Gregg Williams who claimed Jamal Adams 'may get bored' in Seattle's defense Chandler Jones was one of the best talents in the NFL a season ago but the Cardinals were still one of the worst defenses in the league a continued resurgence of Ronald Jones and the drafting of Ke'Shawn Vaughn add a rushing component long absent in Tampa Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to join the AFL to form the 13-team American Football Conference The last two times the Patriots started a season without Tom Brady What becomes of the Pats knowing he won't return Metcalf spoke to 547 players about social media finances and meeting etiquette in NFL's first rookie webinar Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins knows a thing or two about the franchise tag -- and how it sometimes can be used for a quarterback's benefit Could Dak Prescott learn from Cousins' past experience The Carolina Panthers have locked in their first-round pick Derrick Brown to a 4-year deal The recycling plant would convert pre-treated plastic waste into feedstock for new plastic production The facility will use the company’s proprietary MoReTec technology to convert pre-treated plastic waste into feedstock for new plastic production LyondellBasell said the technology can recycle most plastic materials including multi-layered food packaging items or mixed plastic containers A final investment decision for the MoReTec advanced recycling plant is intended to be made near the end of next year with the plant due to start operations at the end of 2025 The facility will have an annual capacity of 50,000t LyondellBasell will convert feedstock from the plant into new CirculenRevive polymers for various applications including food packaging and healthcare products LyondellBasell circular and low carbon solutions executive vice-president Yvonne van der Laan said: “We are actively working to move the circular economy forward “Progressing our MoReTec technology represents another step LyondellBasell is making to accelerate the development and implementation of scalable sustainable and circular technology “Solid process residues can be re-used or consumed in other applications zero waste process for the recycling of plastic waste.” LyondellBasell provides solutions for food safety healthcare and fuel efficiency in more than 100 markets worldwide Last month, the company signed an agreement with 23 Oaks Investments to develop an advanced plastic waste sorting and recycling facility in Germany The facility will be able to process the same amount of plastic packaging waste generated by around 1.3 million people in Germany a year View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network The German town of Wesseling has taken a significant step towards a cleaner and greener future by introducing fuel cell buses into its public transportation system now operates in the town exclusively with these hydrogen fuel cell buses The German town of Wesseling has taken a significant step towards a cleaner and greener future by introducing fuel cell buses into its public transportation system replacing traditional internal combustion engines buses The information are reported on a Linkedin post of the Polish manufacturer RVK has ordered a total of 31 hydrogen-powered buses from the manufacturer in 2022 RVK has the largest fleet of hydrogen-powered Solaris buses in all of Europe This initiative solidifies RVK’s commitment to sustainable transportation solutions and makes Wesseling a leader in the adoption of hydrogen buses © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I