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She noted that this was because they suspect that some foreign workers employed by the POGOs either do not possess alien employment permits (AEPs) or were only issued a visitor’s visa.
For a foreigner to legally work in the country, he or she must secure from DOLE an AEP, which will only be issued if there is no Filipino willing or competent enough to do the job being offered to him or her.
However, foreigners still get to work here even without an AEP since agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Immigration (BI), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau, as well as the Professional Regulatory Commission also issue special work permits. In the case of the BI, this permit can be renewed once for another three months.
“That’s why when we review the rules, we will be pushing for a joint memorandum circular saying that special work permits issued by the BI [will be given] only once, and only to a specific category. The rest should be given an alien employment permit,” Tutay told reporters in an interview.
During DOLE’s budget hearing in September, Sen. Franklin Drilon expressed alarm over the supposed influx of Chinese workers in the country, which he said deprives Filipinos the chance to be gainfully employed.
Based on DOLE’s recent data, close to 116,000 AEPs were issued throughout the country since 2015.
Almost 52,000 of these AEPs were given to Chinese nationals engaged in such sectors as manufacturing, information and communications, and administrative and support services.
But Drilon said then that he learned from “industry people” that there are now around 400,000 foreign workers in Metro Manila alone, a third of which are supposedly in Parañaque’s Entertainment City.
While he did not provide an estimate as to the number of Chinese workers here, he said that these workers are allegedly hired by POGOs and business process outsourcing firms.
Drilon also reminded DOLE of the country’s experience in November 2016, when authorities found only 235 Chinese nationals with valid AEPs out of the 1,300 Chinese nationals who were arrested in the raid on an online gaming venture at Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino in Pampanga.
Through the task force—to be composed of officials from DOLE, DOJ, BI, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Clark Development Corp. and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority—Tutay said that they would be able to harmonize government’s policies on foreign workers.
She added that it will also help put in place a mechanism where POGOs to be accredited by Pagcor, especially those catering to the Chinese market, would be required to set up a training institution for new hires.
“They are saying that [for workers to be hired] they should know how to speak Mandarin or able to read Chinese characters, so why not build the skills of the Filipino workers if there is really a market in this industry. The training forms part of their corporate social responsibility,” Tutay said.
She noted that they are also coordinating with Pagcor for a provision where it will revoke the license to operate of any POGO found to be in violation of employment rules, especially on the hiring of foreigners. As of September, there are 57 POGOs accredited by Pagcor.
Airbus took net orders for 747 aircraft last year, managing to double the net figure of 380 it had achieved by the end of November.
The airframer nevertheless lost out to rival Boeing both in terms of net orders – the US company reached 893 – and deliveries.
While it confirmed total deliveries of 800 aircraft, an all-time high and an increase of 11% on the previous year, Airbus fell slightly short of Boeing’s 806.
Airbus delivered 626 A320-family jets as well as 20 of the A220 family, the programme it acquired from Bombardier in July last year.
The A320 deliveries included 386 A320neos, accounting for over 60% of the total.
Airbus also handed over 93 A350s – up from the previous figure of 78 – and 49 A330s, among them the first three re-engined A330neos.
Twelve A380s were delivered, in line with the airframer’s target.
“Despite significant operational challenges, Airbus continued its production ramp-up and delivered a record number of aircraft,” says commercial aircraft president Guillaume Faury.
He says the order total is “healthy” and shows that the market has “underlying strength”.
Airbus took its backlog to 7,577 aircraft by the end of December, of which 480 are A220s.
Reports of Scarlet fever have soared in the last six weeks with Hinckley reporting the highest number of cases in the county.
Cases of the illness, which is more prevalent between December and April, more than doubled in Leicestershire when compared to the same period last year.
In Hinckley and Bosworth in the six weeks to January 7, 12 cases were reported.
Eight of those reports came from Leicester.
Reports in 2016/17 were at their highest in the week to December 10, with 19, up from six in the week to December 3, falling to seven reports in the week to January 7.
Across England and Wales, in the six weeks to January 7, covering December and the festive period, 2,507 suspected cases of scarlet fever have been reported to Public Health England (PHE).
The number of reports is much higher than in the same period in the previous two years, the six weeks to Week 01 of PHE reports, when 1,382 cases were reported in 2016/17 and 1,339 in 2015/16.
The number of reported scarlet fever cases across England and Wales is at its highest level for this time of year since at least 2010/11 - when 304 cases were reported.
Dr Philip Monk, consultant in health protection at Public Health England in the East Midlands previously said: "It's not uncommon to see more cases of scarlet fever during winter and spring.
"It is usually a mild illness that can be treated with antibiotics to reduce the risk of further complications and to minimise the risk of its spread to others.
"Parents should pay particular attention and if you or your child develops any of these symptoms you should contact your GP for assessment.
"Children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are advised to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid spreading the infection to others."
Scarlet fever cases tend to be more prevalent between December and April. Symptoms of scarlet fever develop within a week of being infected.
Early signs include a sore throat, a headache, a high temperature,swollen glands in the neck and being sick.
This may be followed by a rash on the body, which is made up of pink-red blotches and usually starts on the chest or stomach, a red face and a white or red tongue.
Advice for those who think they or their child have Scarlet Fever is to contact their GP immediately.
While it is not usually a severe illness, people who catch scarlet fever should treat it with antibiotics to reduce the risk of further complications and minimise the risk of spread of the infection to others.
Children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are also advised to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid spreading the infection to others.
For families and friends caring for someone with scarlet fever, the risk of spread can be reduced through frequent hand washing and ensuring clothes, bedding, towels and cutlery are not shared between members of the household.
A clever fourth-grade student gave the most epic answer to one of her math homework questions, reports Cosmopolitan.
The question was a word problem on Maddy Douglas’ worksheet that presented a situation about group dating in high school.
When second part of the question involved switching partners around in the group date, Maddy summoned the wisdom of her mother.
"I can't answer this problem because my mom says [according] to girl code you shouldn't date a friends boyfriend," she wrote.
"I consider myself to be a completely open-minded type person and as a single mom, try to teach my children about equality and about different types of people they will encounter, but my first reaction was it was not an appropriate question for a fourth-grader or really any grade," Jenn told The Huffington Post.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Southampton counterpart Claude Puel were receptive to Van Basten’s proposal to introduce a new orange-card sanction that sees players temporarily removed from the pitch for up to 10 minutes.
“Offside is what makes the team be together,” the Frenchman said. “It’s a big quality of a team sport. It’s an intelligent rule as well where you can use your intelligence. It’s very important to keep that in the game.
Puel said his players were “buzzing” about the possibility of never being offside again but sounded a note of caution himself.
“Everybody would love to have a rest by the goalkeeper on the post and just tap in the ball,” the Croatian said.
AMES, Iowa – Kansas responded to arguably its worst loss of the year with a much-needed win in a hostile environment — one that kept the Jayhawks within reach of Big 12-leading Texas Tech.
Performances like the one they put forth on Tuesday night are a big reason why the Jayhawks win the Big 12 every year.
Udoka Azubuike scored 19 points, Malik Newman had 17 and 13th-ranked Kansas bounced back from a brutal loss at Baylor by beating Iowa State 83-77.
Lagerald Vick scored 16 points for the Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12), who shot 48.4 percent from the floor and committed just seven turnovers.
Azubuike led the way, hitting 9 of 10 shots and adding three blocks.
"Whenever we need a big basket, we know we can go into the big fella," Newman said.
Kansas took a five-point lead into the break after Nick Weiler-Babb's long 3 to end the half was waved off, and it quickly jumped ahead by 11 early in the second half.
The Cyclones chipped away at that deficit at times, even getting as close as three, but the Jayhawks pushed their lead to 76-63 with 4:46 left on back-to-back alley-oop dunks by Azubuike.
That capped a run of six straight makes for the Jayhawks — who also held Iowa State without a field goal for over four minutes down the stretch.
"We took too many bad shots in the first half," Kansas Bill Self said. "You're going to shoot a good percentage if you throw it inside a lot."
Freshman Cameron Lard scored 19 points with 11 rebounds for Iowa State (13-12, 4-9). But freshman Lindell Wigginton, who burned the Jayhawks for 27 points in their first meeting, was held to 12 points on 3 of 12 shooting. He also had five turnovers.
Weiler-Babb had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists after missing four games with knee tendinitis.
"We knew they'd come in here focused. They're a resilient group," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said of Kansas. "We weren't good enough on the defensive end."
Kansas: This was a game KU couldn't afford to lose if it hoped to keep its quest for a 14th straight conference title alive. The Jayhawks' next three games: at home to West Virginia and Oklahoma and on the road at Tech, will likely determine their fate. Still, seeing the Jayhawks respond in a crucial spot as the season draws to a close is something their Big 12 rivals have seen over and over again.
Iowa State: The Cyclones encountered a Kansas team with something to prove after it got waxed by Baylor 80-64 over the weekend. That's a tough combination to overcome in a rebuilding year — though Lard's monster game, on the heels of being named Big 12 newcomer of the week on Monday — was highly encouraging.
"For (Graham) to go 3 for 16, and we were able to put him on our back for a change...and come out with the (win), it's big — and it just speaks to how good our team can actually be when everything is clicking," Newman said.
Kansas hosts the Mountaineers on Saturday.
Iowa State travels to face Kansas State on Saturday.
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Fuchs Petrolub SE is a Germany-based company engaged in the development, production and supply of lubricants and related products for industry. Its portfolio of products includes lubricants for a range of applications, including engine and gear oils for vehicles and motorcycles; mould release agents for concrete and cement casting; metalworking fluids, which are used for cooling, lubricating and flushing in machine operations; metal forming lubricants, including prelube oils and process-compatible deep drawing oils, which are tailor-made for a range of metal forming processes; corrosion preventives, designed to protect bare metal surfaces of machinery and components; quenching oils, used in the heat treatment of metal; diverse greases for automobiles and heavy industry; industrial lubricants, and rapidly biodegradable lubricants. The Company operates within three geographic segments: Europe; Asia-Pacific, Africa, and North and South America.
Assurant ( AIZ - Get Report) was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to neutral. $60 price target. Company is seeing a pricing overhang easing in Florida, BofA/Merrill said.
Chesapeake Energy ( CHK was downgraded at Stifel Nicolaus to hold from buy. Valuation call, given low expectations for production growth, Stifel Nicolaus said.
Emcor ( EME was upgraded at DA Davidson to buy from neutral. Company is leveraged to a recovering nonresidential construction environment, DA Davidson said.
Corning ( GLW - Get Report) downgraded at Piper Jaffray to neutral from overweight. $14 price target. Company lacks exposure to new product cycle in display.
JB Hunt ( JBHT was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to buy from neutral. $81 price target. Company offers a strong secular growth story, BofA/Merrill said.
Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ - Get Report) was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to neutral from sell. Pharma outlook is improving, Goldman said. $95 price target.
Life Technologies ( LIFE was downgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings.
Eli Lilly ( LLY - Get Report) was downgraded at Jefferies to underperform from buy. Estimates were also lowered, given worsening business environment and disappointing R&D productivity, Jefferies said. $40 price target.
L Brands ( LTD was downgraded at Credit Suisse to neutral from outperform. $64 price target. Comp weakness persists and inventories are building, Credit Suisse said.
Merck ( MRK - Get Report) was downgraded at Jefferies to hold from buy. Estimates were also decreased on weak business environment and unimpressive cost-cutting initiatives, Jefferies said. $50 price target.
Pharmacyclics ( PCYC was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. $170 price target. ibruttinib could generate $7.5 billion of peak annual sales, Goldman said.
Premier Exhibitions ( PRXI was downgraded to sell at TheStreet Ratings.
Sonoco ( SON was downgraded at Goldman Sachs to sell from neutral. Company will likely grow slower than its peers over the next few quarters, Goldman said.
Calpine ( CPN estimates, price target were reduced at UBS. Estimates were reduced through 2014. Company lowered its guidance, UBS said. Buy rating and new $22 price target.
Lowe's ( LOW estimates, target upped at Credit Suisse. Estimates were boosted through 2015. Higher comp sales are driving gross margin expansion. Outperform rating and new $55 price target, Credit Suisse said.
Methanex ( MEOH estimates, price target were raised at UBS. Shares are now seen reaching $59. Estimates were also increased, as the company is seeing higher reference pricing, UBS said. Buy rating.
Micron ( MU estimates were increased at Jefferies. Elpida and DRAM ASPs contributing to income and gross margin, Jefferies said. Buy rating and $30 price target.
Micron estimates, price target were increased at UBS. DRAM pricing is moving higher, UBS said. Buy rating and new $23 price target.
Star receiver Brandon Banks has signed a two-year extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The 31-year-old finished the 2018 season first in the CFL in receiving touchdowns and second in receiving yards and receptions, despite missing four games. He suffered a season-ending broken clavicle in the 16th game on the 18-game schedule.
"Brandon has been one of the premier playmakers in the Canadian Football League throughout his career; initially on special teams as a returner and now on offence as an explosive every-down receiver," Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer said in a statement. "We're extremely excited to have him under contract for the next two seasons."
The five-foot-seven, 150-pound Banks set a club record with 10 games with 100-plus yards. He was named a CFL all-star for the third time in his career — and first as a receiver after spending much of the earlier part of his career primarily on special teams.
In 85 career games over six seasons, Banks has 44 touchdowns scored five different ways — 29 receiving, four rushing, seven punt returns, one kickoff return, and three missed field goal returns.
Meanwhile, the annual Calgary Stampeders-Edmonton Eskimos Labour Day battle will take on a different perspective this year for J.C. Sherritt.
The former Eskimos linebacker joined the Stampeders as their linebackers coach Monday. Sherritt, 30, retired earlier this month after eight seasons as a linebacker with Edmonton, helping the team capture the '15 Grey Cup.
"J.C. was a player I always respected and I'm happy to welcome him to the Stampeders organization," Calgary head coach Dave Dickenson said in a statement. "I'm confident he'll be an excellent coach and I'm excited for the fresh perspective he will bring to the defence and the organization."
Sherritt was the CFL's top defensive player in 2012 after registering a then-record 130 defensive tackles. In 109 career games, Sherritt recorded 528 defensive tackles, 45 special-teams tackles, 15 sacks, 17 forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 14 interceptions.
"I'm excited for the next part of my career," said Sherritt. "An opportunity arose to coach in Calgary and it was a chance to be part of an organization that has enjoyed a lot of success. It seemed like a dream opportunity."

She noted that this was because they suspect that some foreign workers employed by the POGOs either do not possess alien employment permits (AEPs) or were only issued a visitor’s visa.

For a foreigner to legally work in the country, he or she must secure from DOLE an AEP, which will only be issued if there is no Filipino willing or competent enough to do the job being offered to him or her.

However, foreigners still get to work here even without an AEP since agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Immigration (BI), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau, as well as the Professional Regulatory Commission also issue special work permits. In the case of the BI, this permit can be renewed once for another three months.

“That’s why when we review the rules, we will be pushing for a joint memorandum circular saying that special work permits issued by the BI [will be given] only once, and only to a specific category. The rest should be given an alien employment permit,” Tutay told reporters in an interview.

During DOLE’s budget hearing in September, Sen. Franklin Drilon expressed alarm over the supposed influx of Chinese workers in the country, which he said deprives Filipinos the chance to be gainfully employed.

Based on DOLE’s recent data, close to 116,000 AEPs were issued throughout the country since 2015.

Almost 52,000 of these AEPs were given to Chinese nationals engaged in such sectors as manufacturing, information and communications, and administrative and support services.

But Drilon said then that he learned from “industry people” that there are now around 400,000 foreign workers in Metro Manila alone, a third of which are supposedly in Parañaque’s Entertainment City.

While he did not provide an estimate as to the number of Chinese workers here, he said that these workers are allegedly hired by POGOs and business process outsourcing firms.

Drilon also reminded DOLE of the country’s experience in November 2016, when authorities found only 235 Chinese nationals with valid AEPs out of the 1,300 Chinese nationals who were arrested in the raid on an online gaming venture at Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino in Pampanga.

Through the task force—to be composed of officials from DOLE, DOJ, BI, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Clark Development Corp. and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority—Tutay said that they would be able to harmonize government’s policies on foreign workers.

She added that it will also help put in place a mechanism where POGOs to be accredited by Pagcor, especially those catering to the Chinese market, would be required to set up a training institution for new hires.

“They are saying that [for workers to be hired] they should know how to speak Mandarin or able to read Chinese characters, so why not build the skills of the Filipino workers if there is really a market in this industry. The training forms part of their corporate social responsibility,” Tutay said.

She noted that they are also coordinating with Pagcor for a provision where it will revoke the license to operate of any POGO found to be in violation of employment rules, especially on the hiring of foreigners. As of September, there are 57 POGOs accredited by Pagcor.

Airbus took net orders for 747 aircraft last year, managing to double the net figure of 380 it had achieved by the end of November.

The airframer nevertheless lost out to rival Boeing both in terms of net orders – the US company reached 893 – and deliveries.

While it confirmed total deliveries of 800 aircraft, an all-time high and an increase of 11% on the previous year, Airbus fell slightly short of Boeing’s 806.

Airbus delivered 626 A320-family jets as well as 20 of the A220 family, the programme it acquired from Bombardier in July last year.

The A320 deliveries included 386 A320neos, accounting for over 60% of the total.

Airbus also handed over 93 A350s – up from the previous figure of 78 – and 49 A330s, among them the first three re-engined A330neos.

Twelve A380s were delivered, in line with the airframer’s target.

“Despite significant operational challenges, Airbus continued its production ramp-up and delivered a record number of aircraft,” says commercial aircraft president Guillaume Faury.

He says the order total is “healthy” and shows that the market has “underlying strength”.

Airbus took its backlog to 7,577 aircraft by the end of December, of which 480 are A220s.

Reports of Scarlet fever have soared in the last six weeks with Hinckley reporting the highest number of cases in the county.

Cases of the illness, which is more prevalent between December and April, more than doubled in Leicestershire when compared to the same period last year.

In Hinckley and Bosworth in the six weeks to January 7, 12 cases were reported.

Eight of those reports came from Leicester.

Reports in 2016/17 were at their highest in the week to December 10, with 19, up from six in the week to December 3, falling to seven reports in the week to January 7.

Across England and Wales, in the six weeks to January 7, covering December and the festive period, 2,507 suspected cases of scarlet fever have been reported to Public Health England (PHE).

The number of reports is much higher than in the same period in the previous two years, the six weeks to Week 01 of PHE reports, when 1,382 cases were reported in 2016/17 and 1,339 in 2015/16.

The number of reported scarlet fever cases across England and Wales is at its highest level for this time of year since at least 2010/11 - when 304 cases were reported.

Dr Philip Monk, consultant in health protection at Public Health England in the East Midlands previously said: "It's not uncommon to see more cases of scarlet fever during winter and spring.

"It is usually a mild illness that can be treated with antibiotics to reduce the risk of further complications and to minimise the risk of its spread to others.

"Parents should pay particular attention and if you or your child develops any of these symptoms you should contact your GP for assessment.

"Children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are advised to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid spreading the infection to others."

Scarlet fever cases tend to be more prevalent between December and April. Symptoms of scarlet fever develop within a week of being infected.

Early signs include a sore throat, a headache, a high temperature,swollen glands in the neck and being sick.

This may be followed by a rash on the body, which is made up of pink-red blotches and usually starts on the chest or stomach, a red face and a white or red tongue.

Advice for those who think they or their child have Scarlet Fever is to contact their GP immediately.

While it is not usually a severe illness, people who catch scarlet fever should treat it with antibiotics to reduce the risk of further complications and minimise the risk of spread of the infection to others.

Children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are also advised to stay at home until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment to avoid spreading the infection to others.

For families and friends caring for someone with scarlet fever, the risk of spread can be reduced through frequent hand washing and ensuring clothes, bedding, towels and cutlery are not shared between members of the household.

A clever fourth-grade student gave the most epic answer to one of her math homework questions, reports Cosmopolitan.

The question was a word problem on Maddy Douglas’ worksheet that presented a situation about group dating in high school.

When second part of the question involved switching partners around in the group date, Maddy summoned the wisdom of her mother.

"I can't answer this problem because my mom says [according] to girl code you shouldn't date a friends boyfriend," she wrote.

"I consider myself to be a completely open-minded type person and as a single mom, try to teach my children about equality and about different types of people they will encounter, but my first reaction was it was not an appropriate question for a fourth-grader or really any grade," Jenn told The Huffington Post.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Southampton counterpart Claude Puel were receptive to Van Basten’s proposal to introduce a new orange-card sanction that sees players temporarily removed from the pitch for up to 10 minutes.

“Offside is what makes the team be together,” the Frenchman said. “It’s a big quality of a team sport. It’s an intelligent rule as well where you can use your intelligence. It’s very important to keep that in the game.

Puel said his players were “buzzing” about the possibility of never being offside again but sounded a note of caution himself.

“Everybody would love to have a rest by the goalkeeper on the post and just tap in the ball,” the Croatian said.

AMES, Iowa – Kansas responded to arguably its worst loss of the year with a much-needed win in a hostile environment — one that kept the Jayhawks within reach of Big 12-leading Texas Tech.

Performances like the one they put forth on Tuesday night are a big reason why the Jayhawks win the Big 12 every year.

Udoka Azubuike scored 19 points, Malik Newman had 17 and 13th-ranked Kansas bounced back from a brutal loss at Baylor by beating Iowa State 83-77.

Lagerald Vick scored 16 points for the Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12), who shot 48.4 percent from the floor and committed just seven turnovers.

Azubuike led the way, hitting 9 of 10 shots and adding three blocks.

"Whenever we need a big basket, we know we can go into the big fella," Newman said.

Kansas took a five-point lead into the break after Nick Weiler-Babb's long 3 to end the half was waved off, and it quickly jumped ahead by 11 early in the second half.

The Cyclones chipped away at that deficit at times, even getting as close as three, but the Jayhawks pushed their lead to 76-63 with 4:46 left on back-to-back alley-oop dunks by Azubuike.

That capped a run of six straight makes for the Jayhawks — who also held Iowa State without a field goal for over four minutes down the stretch.

"We took too many bad shots in the first half," Kansas Bill Self said. "You're going to shoot a good percentage if you throw it inside a lot."

Freshman Cameron Lard scored 19 points with 11 rebounds for Iowa State (13-12, 4-9). But freshman Lindell Wigginton, who burned the Jayhawks for 27 points in their first meeting, was held to 12 points on 3 of 12 shooting. He also had five turnovers.

Weiler-Babb had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists after missing four games with knee tendinitis.

"We knew they'd come in here focused. They're a resilient group," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said of Kansas. "We weren't good enough on the defensive end."

Kansas: This was a game KU couldn't afford to lose if it hoped to keep its quest for a 14th straight conference title alive. The Jayhawks' next three games: at home to West Virginia and Oklahoma and on the road at Tech, will likely determine their fate. Still, seeing the Jayhawks respond in a crucial spot as the season draws to a close is something their Big 12 rivals have seen over and over again.

Iowa State: The Cyclones encountered a Kansas team with something to prove after it got waxed by Baylor 80-64 over the weekend. That's a tough combination to overcome in a rebuilding year — though Lard's monster game, on the heels of being named Big 12 newcomer of the week on Monday — was highly encouraging.

"For (Graham) to go 3 for 16, and we were able to put him on our back for a change...and come out with the (win), it's big — and it just speaks to how good our team can actually be when everything is clicking," Newman said.

Kansas hosts the Mountaineers on Saturday.

Iowa State travels to face Kansas State on Saturday.

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Fuchs Petrolub SE is a Germany-based company engaged in the development, production and supply of lubricants and related products for industry. Its portfolio of products includes lubricants for a range of applications, including engine and gear oils for vehicles and motorcycles; mould release agents for concrete and cement casting; metalworking fluids, which are used for cooling, lubricating and flushing in machine operations; metal forming lubricants, including prelube oils and process-compatible deep drawing oils, which are tailor-made for a range of metal forming processes; corrosion preventives, designed to protect bare metal surfaces of machinery and components; quenching oils, used in the heat treatment of metal; diverse greases for automobiles and heavy industry; industrial lubricants, and rapidly biodegradable lubricants. The Company operates within three geographic segments: Europe; Asia-Pacific, Africa, and North and South America.

Assurant ( AIZ - Get Report) was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to neutral. $60 price target. Company is seeing a pricing overhang easing in Florida, BofA/Merrill said.

Chesapeake Energy ( CHK was downgraded at Stifel Nicolaus to hold from buy. Valuation call, given low expectations for production growth, Stifel Nicolaus said.

Emcor ( EME was upgraded at DA Davidson to buy from neutral. Company is leveraged to a recovering nonresidential construction environment, DA Davidson said.

Corning ( GLW - Get Report) downgraded at Piper Jaffray to neutral from overweight. $14 price target. Company lacks exposure to new product cycle in display.

JB Hunt ( JBHT was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to buy from neutral. $81 price target. Company offers a strong secular growth story, BofA/Merrill said.

Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ - Get Report) was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to neutral from sell. Pharma outlook is improving, Goldman said. $95 price target.

Life Technologies ( LIFE was downgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings.

Eli Lilly ( LLY - Get Report) was downgraded at Jefferies to underperform from buy. Estimates were also lowered, given worsening business environment and disappointing R&D productivity, Jefferies said. $40 price target.

L Brands ( LTD was downgraded at Credit Suisse to neutral from outperform. $64 price target. Comp weakness persists and inventories are building, Credit Suisse said.

Merck ( MRK - Get Report) was downgraded at Jefferies to hold from buy. Estimates were also decreased on weak business environment and unimpressive cost-cutting initiatives, Jefferies said. $50 price target.

Pharmacyclics ( PCYC was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. $170 price target. ibruttinib could generate $7.5 billion of peak annual sales, Goldman said.

Premier Exhibitions ( PRXI was downgraded to sell at TheStreet Ratings.

Sonoco ( SON was downgraded at Goldman Sachs to sell from neutral. Company will likely grow slower than its peers over the next few quarters, Goldman said.

Calpine ( CPN estimates, price target were reduced at UBS. Estimates were reduced through 2014. Company lowered its guidance, UBS said. Buy rating and new $22 price target.

Lowe's ( LOW estimates, target upped at Credit Suisse. Estimates were boosted through 2015. Higher comp sales are driving gross margin expansion. Outperform rating and new $55 price target, Credit Suisse said.

Methanex ( MEOH estimates, price target were raised at UBS. Shares are now seen reaching $59. Estimates were also increased, as the company is seeing higher reference pricing, UBS said. Buy rating.

Micron ( MU estimates were increased at Jefferies. Elpida and DRAM ASPs contributing to income and gross margin, Jefferies said. Buy rating and $30 price target.

Micron estimates, price target were increased at UBS. DRAM pricing is moving higher, UBS said. Buy rating and new $23 price target.

Star receiver Brandon Banks has signed a two-year extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The 31-year-old finished the 2018 season first in the CFL in receiving touchdowns and second in receiving yards and receptions, despite missing four games. He suffered a season-ending broken clavicle in the 16th game on the 18-game schedule.

"Brandon has been one of the premier playmakers in the Canadian Football League throughout his career; initially on special teams as a returner and now on offence as an explosive every-down receiver," Ticats head coach Orlondo Steinauer said in a statement. "We're extremely excited to have him under contract for the next two seasons."

The five-foot-seven, 150-pound Banks set a club record with 10 games with 100-plus yards. He was named a CFL all-star for the third time in his career — and first as a receiver after spending much of the earlier part of his career primarily on special teams.

In 85 career games over six seasons, Banks has 44 touchdowns scored five different ways — 29 receiving, four rushing, seven punt returns, one kickoff return, and three missed field goal returns.

Meanwhile, the annual Calgary Stampeders-Edmonton Eskimos Labour Day battle will take on a different perspective this year for J.C. Sherritt.

The former Eskimos linebacker joined the Stampeders as their linebackers coach Monday. Sherritt, 30, retired earlier this month after eight seasons as a linebacker with Edmonton, helping the team capture the '15 Grey Cup.

"J.C. was a player I always respected and I'm happy to welcome him to the Stampeders organization," Calgary head coach Dave Dickenson said in a statement. "I'm confident he'll be an excellent coach and I'm excited for the fresh perspective he will bring to the defence and the organization."

Sherritt was the CFL's top defensive player in 2012 after registering a then-record 130 defensive tackles. In 109 career games, Sherritt recorded 528 defensive tackles, 45 special-teams tackles, 15 sacks, 17 forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 14 interceptions.

"I'm excited for the next part of my career," said Sherritt. "An opportunity arose to coach in Calgary and it was a chance to be part of an organization that has enjoyed a lot of success. It seemed like a dream opportunity."