County may consider buying Weyerhaeuser landfill Aug 3, 2009
hoofhearted wrote on Aug 2, 2009 9:27 AM:" I hate to be the one who said "I told ya so". I was at the "don't dump on Silver Lake" meetings years ago. I remember one dude trying to sell us on the project, poked a hole right through the superduper liner material with his Bic pen! He said don't worry, this one little piece musta been a bad one. Sucker Crick is pretty much wiped out now. Now comes the part they said they'd never do. Money talks. Well meaning citizen-landowners don't stand a chance.... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Obama doesn't really care about health care Aug 1, 2009
Jeff wrote on Jul 31, 2009 7:00 AM:" Bic Ridiculus Illogical American Nincompoop. ". Brian wrote on Jul 31, 2009 5:49 AM:" O B A M Ane ig $$ istake merica ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
This season's back-to-school trend: Frugality Jul 26, 2009
99, and Staples has Bic mechanical pencils for 25 cents. Walgreens has a variety of supplies priced at 9 cents, and OfficeMax has some items for a penny. (AZCentral -- Business)
Its Free: school supply, birthday burgers, ice cream Jul 23, 2009
Today s school supply special comes from Walgreen s. has a coupon for $1 off two packs of Bic highlighters. The same pens are on sale this week for 49 cents per pack, so if you buy two, it s free. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cronkite: Peerless anchor when TV news came of age Jul 20, 2009
As we shared conversation and morning coffee, Cronkite, in mid-sentence, rose from his chair and stepped across to his desk, where, from a drawer, he fetched a Bic pen. His coffee needed stirring and, with no spoon available, he knew a simple ball point pen would get the job done. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Answer Girl: Stationery and stations Jul 17, 2009
If I'm ever elected, I promise to go with standard black Bic. The cost of this practice would vary widely depending on what kind of pens were used, exactly how many pens were used, and how many bills were signed into law during any given year. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Hundreds participate in Hingham Bay Junior Regatta Race Jul 17, 2009
Sailors from all over come out to race. Jed Bell of the Hingham Yacht Club steers his optimist boat during the championship class race on Thursday. (Hingham Journal, MA)
RE-Nkrumah Not The Founder Of Ghana Jul 17, 2009
I would have gone on and on but for lack of space, I drop my bic here, so come again, Joseph Osei Adu Gyamfi for I have educated you free of charge through this masterpiece. I am done. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Scituate sailors participate in Hingham Regatta Jul 16, 2009
See results right here. Wicked Local Staff Photo by Robin Chan Elle Barrett of the Scituate Harbor Yacht Club has her dagger board up on her "opti" while going downwind in the optimist championship class race on Thursday at the Hingham Yacht Club's annual regatta. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Let Someone Else Buy Jul 14, 2009
Let's call these three countries the BICs ... Yet with their big populations and growing middle classes, the BICs now seem to have suffered only a glancing blow ... Nandan Nilekani, who is about to leave the chairmanship of Indian tech company Infosys for a government post, speaks of "tactical coupling" and "strategic decoupling." That is, nobody could escape the short-term effects of a global crisis, but the basic BIC growth story still holds. (Time.com)
Wayne McClain Getting Better With Age Jul 14, 2009
"But during the course of the day, you're always gonna find somebody to yell at. For some guys, yelling at them is the only thing that will work. And for some guys you can't. That's why you've got to know your personnel. "Sometimes, you've got to get that ligher out and 'Bic 'em. And sometimes, that's just not good because everybody doesn't respond to that. (IlliniBoard.com)
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears Jul 12, 2009
Find great deals on bic 00001330 ycles, snowmachines, ATV's, watrcraft and airplanes. Antiques, apparel, even the kitchen sink. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stocks Fall for Seventh Day on Yen's Strength, Concerns Over Weak Earnings Jul 9, 2009
Bic Camera tumbled 5. 1 percent to 36,100 yen after sluggish sales of air conditioners and personal computers caused earnings to fall for the nine months to May 31. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
BIC completes buy-out of Norwood Jul 7, 2009
BIC Graphic USA has closed on its previously announced purchase of for $125 million plus $37 ... Norwood and BIC are similarly aligned in mission, values and culture, he said ... BIC Graphic USA, based in Clearwater, Fla. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Bowlin bound for Hall of Fame (119) Jul 6, 2009
But he returned to the bench two years later when BIC hired him to start its girls hoop program. BIC called me and talked me into coming over and starting the girls basketball program. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
- Viewpoint: The eternal Twitter 0 Jul 3, 2009
Fire isn t something that Neanderthal man had to discover by rubbing sticks together, it s something that comes from a Bic. If there s anything left for the average man to discover, he sure hasn t shown the capacity to find it, certainly not with the questions he s asking today. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Bic Camera, Daiwa, Hamamatsu, Nichia, Takashimaya: Japan Equity Preview Jun 28, 2009
Bic Camera, Daiwa, Takeda, Takashimaya: Japan Equity Preview - Bloomberg ... Bic Camera, Daiwa, Takeda, Takashimaya: Japan Equity Preview. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Isolated Familial Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and a GNRH1 Mutation Jun 25, 2009
From Universit; Paris-Sud, Facult; de M;decine Paris-Sud and Assistance Publique H pitaux de Paris, H pital de Bic tre, INSERM UMR-S693, Paris (J.B., S.B.-T., P.C., M.L., A.G.-M., J.Y.); Laboratoire de G;n;tique Mol;culaire, Pharmacog;n;tique et Hormonologie (J.B., S.B.-T., A.G.-M.), and Service d'Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction and Centre de R;f;rence des Maladies Endocriniennes Rares de la Croissance (S.S., P.C., M.L., J.Y.) all in Le Kremlin-Bic tre, France; the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Thank You For Not Blackberrying Jun 24, 2009
Hang up that cheap bic pen of yours and ride off into the Alzheimer's sunset like your hero, the Gipper. Location: OH Reply # 2 Date: Jun 23, 2009 - 9:04 PM EST tyler typical tyler. (Townhall.com)
The perils of multipolarity Jun 24, 2009
In the long term, therefore, the United States should worry about economic competition from a "BIC" group rather than from the full BRIC. Russia will remain a substantial strategic threat, with an aggressive foreign policy and a huge remaining collection of nuclear missiles, but economically, it is likely to remain considerably less significant than Canada, let alone Brazil. The more interesting question is what the return to multipolarity means for the world economy. (Asia Times Online)
Podiatrist gets 5 months, $25,000 fine Jun 18, 2009
Dr. Bic Chau Stafford, who practiced at the in Maryland Heights, as well as assorted assisted living facilities in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, in April to one felony count of obstruction of a federal audit. Stafford, 59, also executed a civil settlement agreement with the United States requiring her to pay the Medicare program $425,000. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Singapore Media Fusion Plan Launched to Propel Media Sector Forward Jun 16, 2009
To boost the distribution capabilities of Singapore, MDA and SingTel have established a strategic partnership that will see SingTel's Broadcast Innovation Centre (BIC), located at SingTel's Satellite Earth Station in Bukit Timah, seamlessly linked to Mediapolis@one-north, the self-contained 19-hectare media park incorporating a soundstage complex, digital postproduction studios, work lofts as well as retail, recreation and accommodation facilities, via high-speed connectivity of 100Mbps ...... (JCN Network, Japan)
Using a Virtual Call Center Jun 6, 2009
Benefits of Distributed Agents, Home-Based Hosted Contact Centers. Virtual call centers are fast replacing on-site call centers due to the numerous advantages of the former. (Suite101.com)
it Happened This Week May 23-29 May 28, 2009
BIC Inc., the parent company of Sheaffer Pen, confirmed the local general manager and finance manager are no longer with the company, but refuse to give reasons for their departure. About 250 citizens, business owners and elected officials attended a public hearing of the Iowa Utility Board to oppose a rate increase and to demand rate equalization because Lee County has higher rates than other areas. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Fujimori, Hitachi Construction, Keihin, Komatsu, Shionogi: Japan Stocks May 25, 2009
Bic Camera climbed 7. 5 percent to 31,150 yen. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Asia markets gain, shrug off NKorea nuclear test May 25, 2009
Bic Camera Inc. shot up 7 ... Find great deals on bicycles, snowmachines, ATV's, watrcraft and airplanes. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark and Hilton St. Louis Airport Play Starring Role in George Clooney's Movie "Up in the Air" May 18, 2009
" Drury Hotels Launches 'Guide to the Staycation' ST. LOUIS, MO (HOTELS-STL.com), April 15, 2009 - Spring is in the air and that means summer is not far behind! For all the busy families out there trying to plan this year's getaway on a tight budget, St. Louis-based Drury Hotels has created Drury's Guide to the Staycation. Filled with hints and tips for vacationing close to home, families will find out why there is no better place to take the family this year than to the nearest Drury Hotel.... (Saint Louis Front Page)
Moe's celebrates 50 years with 45-cent sandwiches May 12, 2009
Pantyhose, the BIC ballpoint pen and Jiffy Pop all came on the scene. "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway and "Bonanza" came on the air. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
AIG Reveals $454M In 2008 Bonuses May 6, 2009
One sweep of his little $750 million dollar bic pen. NO BONUSES paid with bailout money. (CBS News)
Tokay High eyeing Lodi High binder brouhaha with interest (6) May 4, 2009
educated reader wrote on Aug 14, 2008 5:26 PM:" Did most of you NOT go through school using one binder for all of your schoolwork? I did - that was back in the days before the "school supply" companies invented the idea of selling students and parents individual notebooks with cutesy little covers along with all of the other "themed" garbage for sale in the school supply aisles of every store. A blue canvas binder, a set of manila dividers, binder paper, a Bic pen and yellow Ticonderoga pencils... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Marmaduke rally earns regional berth Apr 20, 2009
Lady Hounds to face host BIC in district semifinals on Monday. Published: Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:13 PM CDT MONETTE The Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds clinched a spot in the upcoming regional softball tournament with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over Rector Friday night in the district softball tournament at Buffalo Island Central. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Smurfit-Stone Image Pac Earns Gold at POPAI 'Marketing at Retail' Awards Competition Apr 18, 2009
BIC Consumer Products Inc., BIC 6-cell Floorstand. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is one of the industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers, and one of the world's largest paper recyclers. (PR Newswire)
New materials added to county's libraries as tools for economic development Apr 17, 2009
These materials can be found at the libraries in Donnellson, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Montrose and West Point, as well as the Great River Business Information Center (BIC) at Southeastern Community College's Keokuk campus. The new materials were purchased through a grant awarded to the Lee County Entrepreneur and Small Business Development Steering Committee by the Iowa State University Community Vitality Center. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Keokuk public, SCC libraries add to business, entreprenuership collections Apr 9, 2009
In Keokuk, SCC's library houses the Business Information Center, which has books available to help guide new and expanding entrepreneurs. New books have been recently purchased, providing users with updated information. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
• COLUMN: Not such a good lighter after all Apr 9, 2009
And maybe a backup Bic lighter just in case. Stephen Regenold writes a daily blog on outdoors gear at. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Greyhounds saddle 15-5 loss on Mustangs Apr 9, 2009
It was a sloppy game, MHS coach Larry Willis said after his team beat BIC for the second day in a row ... Monday, Marmaduke traveled to BIC and picked up a 16-7 win. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Windsurf champ to demo boats at SHYC Foundation Apr 4, 2009
But he'll be walking around the Bic boats and boards with everyone else who comes to Stonington Harbor YC Sailing Foundation on Tuesday. Share your thoughts. (Westerly Sun, RI)
St. Louis podiatrist pleads guilty Apr 3, 2009
Bic Chau Stafford, who practices at the in Maryland Heights, as well as assorted assisted living facilities in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstruction of a federal audit and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and fines up to $250,000, when she is sentenced June 17. Stafford, 59, billed Medicare for numerous complex foot surgery procedures allegedly provided to 39 local Medicare beneficiaries when she was really providing these... (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Call for Artists : Personally Political Contemporary Sensation Apr 2, 2009
For transfers from abroad: BIC: BEVODEBB IBAN: DE27 1009 0000 7185 6020 22. If selected, no other fees will be collected. (AbsoluteArts.com)
When rebuilding a stock portfolio look abroad, especially to Brazil, China, India Apr 1, 2009
Another reason for renewed faith in the BRIC strategy - or rather BIC (excluding Russia) - is the eventual economic decoupling of China from the United States. At some point, China will wean itself off export income and concentrate on domestic demand. (Boston Globe)
Writing wrongs Apr 1, 2009
Your standard Bic ball-point pen just doesn't have the same gravitas. So when I write to my elderly relatives, I pull out my Parker and feel like I'm in a literary time capsule. (University News, MO)
Goldman Sachs BRIC Strategy Is Getting Hot Again Mar 30, 2009
Another reason for renewed faith in the BRIC strategy -- or rather BIC (excluding Russia) -- is the eventual economic decoupling of China from the U.S. At some point, China will wean itself off its reliance on export income and concentrate on domestic demand. Thats good news for international investors given its more than 1. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Needed: A truce in the worship wars Mar 25, 2009
Jason2 wrote on Mar 24, 2009 1:43 PM:" Is there a difference between praise and worship?I am often taken up in worship while singing hymns. I have never experienced this with praise music. I see others with their hands in the air waiving them back and forth. I find myself wondering if theyd understand if I flicked my Bic and held it up. Its not that I dont appreciate the quality of the music. In most cases its very professional. Its simply that it reduces us from being a... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Identity thieves keep busy in valley Mar 24, 2009
"They have 'skimmers' as small as a Bic lighter," Knittel said. Skimmers are special data storage devices that can read the encoded information on credit or debit cards. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Warriors sweep Highlanders Mar 23, 2009
In volleyball parlance, such sets are known as "bics" shorthand for backrow-quick sets. Zemljak has customized the bics for Walker and Carney ... "I run it right when (the bic set) is high," Walker said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The confessions of Rip Van concertgoer Mar 22, 2009
I've only been to a handful of rock concerts in the course of my life, decades ago, and my memory was of a miasma of blue haze in the arena, perfectly appalling loudness, widespread wastedness, the sweet aroma of marijuana wafting about from various directions, and the dazed ecstatic audience silhouetted like a stoned Milky Way of glowing cigarettes, joints and Bic lighters. Alas. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Frost & Sullivan Product Quality Accolade for KIBI Software Solutions Mar 19, 2009
KIBI consists of three business areas: KIBI Business Solutions - e-invoice and Procurement Solutions, KIBI LIFE Solutions - Health Care Information Solutions and KIBI BIC - Solutions, Bank, Insurance and Commercial. KIBI is a Nordic company and has offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki. (PR Newswire)
Genetic Association with Ovarian Insufficiency Mar 19, 2009
From Human Developmental Genetics, Institut Pasteur (D.L., R. Boudjenah, K.M., A.B.) and Universit; Paris Descartes and Assistance Publique H pitaux de Paris (R. Brauner) all in Paris; H pital Bic tre, Le Kremlin-Bic tre, France (R. Brauner); the Developmental Endocrinology Research Group, Clinical and Molecular Genetics Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London (L.L., J.C.A.); Laboratoire de Cytog;n;tique, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (A.D.P.); Service d'Endocrinologie, Centre Hospitalier... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Zimbabwe: Farm Production Grinds to a Halt As Farm Invasions Continue Mar 12, 2009
If that happens; in 25 years I'll probably be able to trade a Bic Lighter for a dozen Lion skins. LOL. (allAfrica.com)
What it takes to be a Petro-State: Enough Lessons for Ghana Mar 10, 2009
According to the report by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Bank Information Center (BIC) in February 2005, one of the most serious loopholes in Chad's oil revenue management system is the failure to apply requirements regarding transparency, accountability and pro-poor expenditures to all oil developments in the country. Are we as Ghanaians going to sit down unconcern and allow the similar situation to happen to our dear country. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Apple faces a challenge in maintaining overseas growth Mar 4, 2009
The iPod is available at about 50,000 places globally, and Apple products can be found in dozens of countries through major resellers like Best Buy, Fnac, Dixons and Bic Camera. Charles Smulders, a Gartner analyst, said 9 out of 10 Mac sales are in mature markets, that is, Western Europe, the United States and Japan. (International Herald Tribune)
LETTERS: NCT, March 3, 2009 Mar 3, 2009
"The result of passing Prop. 8 is that gay couples are being discriminated against because they no longer can have their love validated by the state of California, as can heterosexual couples. Marriage licenses are now denied to them, which they would otherwise cherish as a sacred symbol of their devotion to one another.Donald RobertsSan MarcosSave homes threatened by eminent domainOn Feb. 18, I went to a meeting at Orange Glen High School to hear the county explain to 20 families why they ...... (North County Times)
BIC Acquisition, LLC, the Makers of World Classic Trading Company Branded Ice Cream, Issues Product Recall Feb 28, 2009
Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BIC Acquisition, LLC, the makers of World Classic Trading Company branded Ice Cream, is voluntarily recalling the ice cream product listed below ... SOURCE BIC Acquisition, LLC. (PR Newswire)
Medipattern(R) & Navix Diagnostix, Inc. Sign Data Collection Agreement Feb 24, 2009
- BIC (Breast Imaging Conference), September 4-5, 2009 in Nashville, TN sponsored by GE. About NAVIX Diagnostix. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Think You're Good-Looking? Think Again Feb 19, 2009
So, being a man of extremes, I took a Bic razor to it instead. But this Right Said Fred look (in keeping with the early '90s context of the story) garnered too many unwelcome glares and comparisons with Mr. Clean, not to mention that my conservative Jewish grandmother couldn't bear to look at me so my overcompensated solution was to simply let it grow, and grow, and grow. (Scientific American)
Medipattern(R) Launches New B-CAD-For-Life(TM) Feb 12, 2009
- BIC (Breast Imaging Conference), May 25-28, 2009 in Anaheim, CA. About The Medipattern Corporation. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Editor's Mailbag (Feb. 10) Feb 11, 2009
stonyman wrote on Feb 10, 2009 2:22 PM:" Fances I agree I pick everything up I purchase and check where it was made. I can get cardboard boxes, paper bags, and Bic lighters made in the USA. Everything else is always either made in China or assembled in China. I keep hearing that spending is down so that in turn hurts the economy. How about making these products in the US to help the economy. ". Member ID. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The Well-Prepared Mobile Superhero Feb 8, 2009
LED flashlight: Compact flashlight (about the size of a Bic lighter) for looking into nooks and crannies. Monocular: Trust me, it comes in handy. (IntranetJournal)
