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Delaware beach and tennis resort community also among TENNIS magazine’s Top 50 American Resorts for 2012 — including #3 in the Mid-Atlantic Bethany Beach, DE (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 Located just south of Bethany Beach, Delaware, Sea Colony—known as “The Premier Family Beach & Tennis Resort Community”—remains among the world’s elite tennis camps, according to Tennis Resorts Online’s 2012 rankings released May 1, 2012. TennisResortsOnline.com (TRO), published by former...

UD's long-term monitoring shows 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain Several decades ago, precipitation in Delaware was among the most acidic in the country. Pollutants in the air reacted with rainwater to sprinkle sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acids onto the ground below, affecting crops and ecosystems statewide. The scientific consensus is that pollution controls enacted through the Clean Air Act Amendments in the 1990s and other measures have helped decrease the acidity...

UD researchers discover that JAM-A protein keeps blood clots in check Cut your toe, and platelets -- those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood  -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak. But when an unwanted clot forms in an artery, and an overaccumulation of platelets blocks blood flow, a heart attack or stroke occurs, too often with fatal results. Heart disease and stroke rank as humankind’s top killers, according to the World Health Organization. Ulhas...

DOVER, Del., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Net income of $10.7 million, or $1.11 per share Lower energy consumption, due to significantly warmer temperatures, resulted in a quarter-over-quarter reduction in net income of $2.4 million, or $0.25 per share Additional margins generated from natural gas expansions on the Delmarva Peninsula and in Florida added $659,000 to net income, or $0.07 per share Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) today announced financial results for the...

ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals offers privately-owned vacation rentals just a short drive from the track in Bethany Beach and the surrounding coastal communities. Bethany Beach, Delaware (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 The Monster Mile® racetrack at Dover International Speedway® plays host to the 13th race weekend of the 2012 NASCAR® schedule on Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3. The weekend will feature the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series® FedEx® 400, benefitting...

Nation's Leading Patient Advocacy Organization Commends Rep. Deborah Hudson and Delaware Legislature for Passing Law to Improve Delaware Patients' Access to Oral Anti-Cancer Medications HAMPTON, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) today applauded the Delaware General Assembly and Governor Jack Markell for approving and signing into law legislation that will help Delaware's insured cancer patients access their...

Bloom Energy breaks ground on new Manufacturing Center in Delaware, and announces new customers leading the way in energy innovation SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloom Energy®, a provider of clean, reliable, affordable power, today broke ground on a new Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center in Newark, Delaware. Located on the 272-acre site formerly occupied by a Chrysler assembly plant, and now owned by the University of Delaware, the Bloom Energy...

For treatment of vocal fold disorders, UD researchers look to insect protein A one-inch long grasshopper can leap a distance of about 20 inches. Cicadas can produce sound at about the same frequency as radio waves. Fleas measuring only millimeters can jump an astonishing 100 times their height in microseconds. How do they do it? They make use of a naturally occurring protein called resilin. Resilin is a protein in the composite structures found in the leg and wing joints, and sound...

ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals offers privately-owned vacation homes in Ocean City and nearby Fenwick Island and Bethany Beach in Coastal Delaware. Ocean City, MD (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 Springfest 2012, celebrating 22 years of springtime excitement, will be held from May 3-6 at the Inlet Lot at the south end of Ocean City’s renowned Boardwalk. ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals in Ocean City, Md. and The Quiet Resorts of Coastal Southern Delaware, welcomes those attending...

SMYRNA, Del., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- William H. "Bill" Willis, Jr., says it's a "no brainer" for new-car dealers to get involved with the Ambassadors program of the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. "Every dealer should look at the Ambassadors program as a fantastic opportunity to give back to their community," said Willis, president of the Willis Automotive Group in Smyrna, Del., and a board member of the National Automobile Dealers Association....