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$45 for $100 Worth of Custom Framing at The Great Frame Up in Newport News

Photo frames constructed out of bacon are wildly popular with dogs but relatively unpopular with humans. Showcase photos, art, and more in human-friendly yet still delicious frames with today’s Groupon: for $45, you get $100 worth of custom framing from the The Great Frame Up in Newport News . With thousands of frame and mat samples, The Great Frame Up can satisfy any and all framing fantasies. The expert framespeople can make diplomas radiate (diploma framing starts at around $100), personalized jerseys glisten (starting around $300), and dorm-room movie posters sparkle (many 24″ x 36″ pieces are under $100). The design wizards can also find a home for any prized possession, such as shoebox photos, baby booties, ticket stubs, medals, and really good pot roasts. The Great Frame Up’s no-hassle guarantee and assurance that all work is done on-site means your frameables won’t be subject to mistreatment at underground commercial framing facilities. Dropping an Etch-a-Sketch masterpiece can make any artist wish that he or she properly preserved his or her artwork. With The Great Frame Up’s diverse framing options, including acrylic cases for three-dimensional objects, artists can sleep easier, without fear of recurring night-haunties. For advice, the website offers tips and trends to help you choose, arrange, hang, and decorate everything, including the art, frame, mat, and glass. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Urban Vehicles Here’s the sign-up sheet, the pony auditions are down the hall. Read more…

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$8 for Two Ice-Skating Admissions and Skate Rentals at Iceland of Virginia Beach (Up to $16 Value)

If woolly mammoths had mastered the triple Lutz, they would’ve made it out of the Ice Age and into the Bronze Age, if not the Silver or Gold Age. Ensure your long-term survival with today’s Groupon: for $8, you get two ice-skating admissions and two skate rentals at Iceland of Virginia Beach (up to a $16 value). Both aspiring figure skaters and non-aspiring figure skaters can glide over the icy plinth at Iceland of Virginia Beach, an indoor alternative to skating on icicle-laden waves. The rink is open year-round, with public skating six days a week and no age limit. Intently stare at the website for public skate times and availability. Groupon Says placeholder Read more…

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While You Were Gone: R & R

Common Ground is a visual commentary on life in our community. Every 12 weeks a new Virginian-Pilot photographer will begin a series of photographs based on a topic of his or her choosing.a a Photojournalist Amanda Lucier takes the lead on the current series, “While You Were Gone.” She tells the stories of military families with loved ones …

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A year after smoking ban began, restaurants have adjusted

When Amy James serves it up.. she likes to light it up too… “I am from a smoking family,” she told WVEC.com “Avid smokers…love my cigarettes….hahahaha!” But last year her family wasnt laughing when the smoking ban went into effect… “I think it should be up to the proprieter who owns the business.” she said.

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Severe storms may hit Hampton Roads

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday morning from around 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Hampton Roads veterans join don’t ask, don’t tell discussion

NORFOLK Gary Crouse had been in the Navy just a few years the last time the government considered allowing gay men and women to openly serve in the military. This time around, he’s retired and watching from the sidelines. Crouse, 54, left the Navy in 2007 after 20 years as an electronics technician. Throughout his career, he didn’t discuss being gay.

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Phoenix Managed Networks Awarded Contract by CT Payment, Inc. for Secure Payment Transaction Delivery Services

RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CT-Payments awards Phoenix Managed Network multi-year agreement for secure transaction transport.

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Promoter pleads guilty for illegal warehouse party in Norfolk

Promoter pleads guilty for illegal warehouse party in Norfolk — Tue Nov 30 06:01:57 UTC 2010 NORFOLK A party promoter charged with hosting an illegal New Year’s gathering in a Park Place warehouse pleaded guilty to six fire and zoning violations Tuesday, and agreed to become an advocate for planning safe events in exchange for no jail time. about: advocate New Year New Year’s Day Park Place Plea Politics

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Howard Dean,Former DNC Chair, wants to Trash the 1st Amendment

Howard Dean,Former DNC Chair, wants to Trash the 1st Amendment — Tue Nov 30 06:54:00 UTC 2010 So we can preserve the direct election of Senators??? 1st Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the p… about: AmendmentThe Senate of the United States Chair Congress DNC Chair First Amendment to the United States Constitution Howard Dean Law Politics Senate Senator Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution United States Senate US Constitution

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ODU aims to be sea level research hub

ODU aims to be sea level research hub — Tue Nov 30 09:45:21 UTC 2010 Old Dominion University is aiming to become a national hub for research, teaching and expertise in rising sea levels related to climate change. about: Climate change Current sea level rise Environment News Old Dominion University Technology Internet at: Old Dominion University

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