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$30 for $60 Worth of Holiday Flowers, Wreaths, and Gifts at Virginia Beach Florist

Flowers, like clowns, arrive on special occasions, brighten up a room, and last longer when kept hydrated. Entertain with flowers with today’s Groupon: for $30, you get $60 worth of holiday flowers and gifts at Virginia Beach Florist . Virginia Beach Florist can deliver to Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, but delivery fees are not included in today’s Groupon. This Groupon expires February 10, 2012. The blossom minders at Virginia Beach Florist have been arranging fresh petals for birthdays, holidays, and other events for 60 years. A Merry amaryllis ($54.95) or classic poinsettia ($44.95) heralds winter’s arrival with a bursts of brilliant red petals that spring out of an arching stem, and a pairing of tulips and white pine acts as a benchmark of verdant beauty to which all Christmas trees should aspire. Customers can send a significant other a dozen red Christmas roses ($69.95) for a romantic gift in a ruby-red vase or pique appetites with a fruit and poinsettia basket , stuffed with apples, pears, bananas, and oranges and crowned with a crimson poinsettia plant ($44.95). Welcome guests with a holiday homecoming basket ($54.95) featuring festive red poinsettia and white cyclamen amid greenery and a taffeta bow, or a hand-painted Christmas carolers tableau by Thomas Kinkade ($82.95) festoons gatherings with an outdoor Christmas scene that lights up and plays “Deck the Halls,” surrounded by a bed of noble fir and holly, red roses, and white-button chrysanthemums that echo both the radiance of a blanket of snow and the sweet scent of antacid tablets. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Ice-Cream Flavors Which common ice-cream flavor is deliciously deadly? Read more…

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$30 for $60 Worth of Holiday Flowers, Wreaths, and Gifts at Virginia Beach Florist

CEA Wins “Show Photography” Award from IAEE

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® recently won the “Show Photography” award in the International Association of Exhibitions and Events’ (IAEE) 2011 Art of the Show Competition. The award recognizes promotional images used to market the International CES, CEA’s flagship event and the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. CEA also received honorable mention awards in the Attendance Promotion Brochure category and the Show Daily category for its p

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9IA National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload to Take Place this Wednesday; 9-1-1 Overload Study Findings to be Announced

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Increasingly, during routine emergencies, major weather events, natural disasters, mass shootings and other incidents, people calling 9-1-1 for help are experiencing busy signals, unanswered calls, or long hold times. The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload will present the findings of a study conducted on the 9-1-1 overload issue. Senior level policy makers and ranking government officials will participate in feature sessions and panels t

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Hampton Roads remembers

  HAMPTON ROADS — Events throughout the area on the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 hope to remember  and honor the victims of the nations greatest terrorist attack. In Norfolk, people have been gathering since the early morning hours. The City of Norfolk is hosting an all-day Healing and Remembrance Ceremony. Four moments of silence will be interlaced with the names of the nearly 3,000 …

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Festivals help kickoff summer

Here’s a look at some of the events happening in Hampton Roads this weekend.

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Festivals help kickoff summer

Out of town arts and entertainment event calendar

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Wine tasting at Taste Unlimited @ City Center

Meetup Events — Wed Feb 02 12:06:02 UTC 2011 Fri Feb 04 18:00:00 EST 2011Taking place this Friday, 4 Feb and just $10. You’ll get to try some wine along with some cheeses and get a discount on the wines they had you try. about: Eastern Time Zone Hospitality_Recreation Wine at: Taste Unlimited Taste Unlimited

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BioClinica, Inc. to Participate in Upcoming Industry Events and Demonstrate Global Technology–Enhanced Capabilities

NEWTOWN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioClinica Inc. to Participate in Upcoming Industry Events and Demonstrate Global Technology-Enhanced Capabilities

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Virginia Focus: Darwin Day, Blogs, Food Co-ops, Energy and Agriculture, NAACP, Groups and Events

VIRGINIA FOCUS: Darwin Day, Blogs , Food Co-ops, Energy and Agriculture, NAACP, Groups and Events VIRGINIA NEWS: Democrat David Englin Speaks Out Against Anti-Choice Bill Absolute FAIL by the Republican Party of Virginia General Assembly Finalizes Primary Calendar for 2011 Environmental Legislation Pending in Virginia’s General Assembly Banking …

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Jewish Film Festival – Berlin 36

Meetup Events — Mon Jan 24 00:04:43 UTC 2011 Tue Jan 25 19:00:00 EST 20111/25 Tuesday Evening 7pm (Short Film) Short Film Contest Winner; (Feature) Berlin ’36Sponsored by Altmeyer Funeral HomesBerlin ‘36 – Jewish High Jumper (best woman high jumper at the time) in the Berlin Olympics in 1936 stru… about: Berlin Frederick A. Lubich Human Interest Jewish Film Festival Old Dominion University Professor Professor of German Short film the Berlin Olympics at: Old Dominion University

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