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'Dracula's Castle' for sale in Transylvania  -  Jul 2, 2007
Toronto StarAlexandru Alexe AP. BUCHAREST, Romania – An heir of Romania's former royal family put "Dracula's Castle" in Transylvania up for sale Monday, ...

In deepest Transylvania something stirs: tiny Cluj prepare to face...  -  Sep 30, 2008
Daily MailBy Peterjon Cresswell. Even if the mongrel club from deepest, darkest Transylvania collapse by a cricket score to Chelsea on Wednesday night, the miracle of ...

Man killed by a bear in Transylvania  -  Jan 19, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldA Romanian official says a policeman has died after being maimed by a bear in a forest in Transylvania. Tiberiu Postoaca, the director of the ambulance ...

'War' edges Transylvania in photo finish  -  Apr 9, 2005
ESPNAP. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Chattahoochee War prevailed in a three-horse photo finish Friday to win the Grade III Transylvania Stakes, the feature race of the ...

Romania: Did Dracula Ever Set Foot In Dracula's Castle?  -  May 26, 2006
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertySomehow, since the whole story was placed in Transylvania, a location for [the castle] was needed in the same region. RFE/RL: Although Bram Stoker's book ...

The white knight of Transylvania  -  Apr 16, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukIn the years since the fall of Communism, there has been a small but significant return of exiled aristocratic families to their former homes in Eastern ...

Bechtel Drives a Highway Through the Heart of Transylvania  -  Jan 7, 2008
BusinessWeek...by Jack Ewing. The road to Europe's largest highway project winds through villages where one sees old women in black head scarves and the occasional ...

Dracula's Castle in Transylvania Now Offered by Baytree Capital  -  Jun 28, 2007
BloombergBy Sharon L. Crenson. June 28 (Bloomberg) -- The Romanian castle that inspired Bram Stoker's ``Dracula'' has a new sales agent: Wall Street's Baytree ...

Prince Charles in Romania visiting Transylvania  -  May 22, 2009
eTaiwan NewsBy ALINA WOLFE MURRAY. AP. Britain's Prince Charles, who has long supported efforts to keep Romania's rural traditions alive, began a three-day private ...

Glasvegas to record Christmas album in Transylvania  -  Jan 25, 2010
NME.comAfter revealing in NME that they plan to release a Christmas album this winter, Glasvegas have gone on to explain that they want to record the album in ...

Chelsea must beware Juan Culio, the new terror of Transylvania  -  Sep 28, 2008
Times OnlineLIKE all the best stories from Transylvania, the tale of CFR Cluj has a strong sense of mystery, of the unexpected. It also has its moment of shock and, ...

In Transylvania, a count's hideaway beckons travelers - Travel &...  -  Aug 29, 2006
New York TimesBy Nicholas Wood. The road to Miklosvar seems almost designed to keep visitors away. People hoping to make their way to this village deep in the center of ...

A journey to the heart of Transylvania - Telegraph  -  Jan 11, 2010
Telegraph.co.ukI have enjoyed the Banffy trilogy and enjoyed and appreciated Charles Moore's piece. I was introduced to the work by reading the Christopher Howse article ...

RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Transylvania  -  Aug 9, 2007
RTE.ieThe daughter of legendary Italian horror director Dario Argento, Asia Argento's career has seen her move from genre movies like 'xXx' and 'Land of the Dead' ...

Bloodless praise of Transylvania  -  Mar 6, 2005
Boston GlobeTRANSYLVANIA, Romania -- Coming to Transylvania was my wife's choice, not mine. My reluctance had to do with Vlad Tepes, the bloodthirsty 15th-century ...

In Transylvania, a Count Invites You to His Castle  -  Aug 27, 2006
New York TimesBy NICHOLAS WOOD. THE road to Miklosvar seems almost designed to keep visitors away. Anyone hoping to make their way to this village deep in the center of ...

Get your teeth into Transylvania  -  Jan 27, 2008
Times OnlineOld-time Transylvania, with its charming rustic dwellings, is being lovingly restored for the tourists. But don't count on finding Dracula, says Clive Aslet ...

Transylvania manor lures guests  -  Mar 4, 2007
Deseret NewsBy Alison Mutler. AP. MICLOSOARA, Romania — There is only one count in this remote Transylvanian village of 512 souls nestling in the wilds of the ...

Transylvania has gorgeous medieval villages _ but no vampires.  -  Oct 24, 2005
Free with registration - Charlotte Observer - AccessMyLibrary.comWhat's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may ...

Stormalory surges from last  -  Apr 3, 2009
ESPNThe Transylvania was permitted to stay on the turf, although the only other Friday race originally slated for the grass, the fifth, was transferred to the ...

Transylvania - Film Reviews - Film - Entertainment - theage.com.au  -  Apr 24, 2008
The Age..."Imagine anything you like and I've done it." That's the boast of Asia Argento in Transylvania, and it's not hard to believe. Show-off, vamp, reigning queen ...

Docs explore true Transylvania  -  Apr 21, 2007
Toronto StarBy Judy Gerstel Living Columnist. Others think they've seen the real Transylvania as the location of Dracula movies; they haven't – none were actually shot ...

Can "Dracula Land" Put Transylvania in the Black?  -  Jan 17, 2010
National GeographicThe confusion of fact and fiction doesn't seem to bother Langa. "Dracula, who was he? He's a myth," says Langa, "and if people want it, shouldn't I sell it? ...

Bram Stoker is honoured for services to tourism in Transylvania  -  Nov 9, 2006
Times OnlineA bust of the writer Bram Stoker was unveiled yesterday in the area made notorious by his immortal literary creation — Count Dracula. ...

Real traditions in Transylvania  -  Dec 5, 2009
Stuff.co.nzBy ROBIN ESROCK - AAP. UNKNOWN: While Transylvania is known for it's connection to all manner of undead creatures and folk law, the Romanian region is ...

Images of devotion  -  Feb 7, 2008
Jerusalem PostA remarkable selection of 52 Romanian folk icons from Transylvania now at the ... Transylvania is nearly as big as the rest of Romania and each area of it ...

Dracula's Castle in Transylvania Attracts Foreign Investors  -  Jan 30, 2007
BloombergBy Adam Brown. Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The castle once owned by the Transylvanian ruler who inspired the Dracula legend is attracting foreign investors, ...

Heritage in the balance in old Transylvania  -  Jun 14, 2009
Inquirer.netBy Augusto Villalon. THE ARCHITECTURE of Transylvanian towns, tucked into the Carpathian foothills surrounding Sibiu, is rooted in the gently rolling ...

Stokered for Transylvania  -  Jun 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverA Though some scholars debate whether Bran Castle really inspired "Dracula" author Bram Stoker, it's generally accepted -- at least for tourism's sake -- as ...

Charles may follow in the footsteps of Vlad the Impaler  -  Sep 18, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukBy Michael Leidig, in Bucharest. The Romanian region could be seen as appropriate given that the prince is reportedly related to Vlad the Impaler, ...

Hey! We're From Transylvania, Too!  -  May 14, 2007
NPR...by Andrei Codrescu. Commentator Andrei Codrescu drives through Mississippi and marvels at the sadness of the post-Katrina landscape. ...

Transylvania tug-of-war over gold  -  Apr 27, 2008
Toronto StarToronto-based Gabriel Resources wants the pot of gold beneath the Transylvanian hills. But a green coalition vows to keep the treasure buried ...

Gentle, surprising Transylvania  -  Jun 7, 2009
Inquirer.netBy Augusto Villalon. FEELING as if no other flight had come in that afternoon, passengers filed silently out of the aircraft into the shadowless light of a ...

TAKE A BITE OUT OF TRANSYLVANIA - ROMANIAN REGION OFFERS …  -  Oct 30, 2005
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankSimion Alb, 41, is the New York-based director of the Romanian Tourist Office of North America . He is a native of Romania - from the village of Geoagiu de ...

Transylvania tour with the vampire  -  May 14, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverLegendary Dracula sites in Transylvania and the painted monasteries of Bucovina are highlights of an eight-night Romania trip offered by Continental ...

Owners of Dracula Castle Offer to Sell  -  Jan 10, 2007
Washington PostThe local council said it was interested in buying Bran Castle, perched high on a rock and surrounded by snowcapped mountains in southern Transylvania. ...

24-Hour Room Service: Zabola, Transylvania, Romania  -  Oct 11, 2008
IndependentBy Rhiannon Harries. That a journey through deepest Transylvania should be a hair-raising experience is not that surprising. ...

Rich with history, high in Transylvania  -  Nov 15, 2009
Boston GlobeBy Necee Regis. BRASOV, Romania - Thick morning fog was lifting from Council Square, slowly dissipating as the sun pressed above the rim of the nearby ...

Article: Transylvania tour with the vampire. - Chicago Tribune...  -  May 15, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchTransylvania tour with the vampire. ... find Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles. Byline: Margaret Backenheimer Legendary Dracula sites in Transylvania ...

Article: Stokered for Transylvania - The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Jun 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchStokered for Transylvania ... find The Washington Post articles. Q Some friends and I want to visit Transylvania and Dracula's Castle in Romania.

Henderson, Transylvania county schools closed Tuesday  -  Feb 1, 2010
BlueRidgeNow.comSchool buses at Edneyville Elementary are covered with snow on Monday. The Henderson and Transylvania county schools announced they will remain closed on ...

From Transylvania to Tynecastle  -  Jul 13, 2008
ScotsmanIF VLADIMIR Romanov ever thinks of acting in a dictatorial fashion towards new Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo, he should be aware of his new employee's ...

A small town in Transylvania gets ready for a cultural rebirth  -  Nov 26, 2009
The GuardianSome would call it torture - greeting the new year with open-air concerts by East 17 and Smokie - but people in the Transylvanian town of Sibiu do not use ...

'Dracula's Castle' Is for Sale, but Will Buyers Bite?  -  Jul 3, 2007
Washington PostBUCHAREST, Romania, July 2 -- An heir of Romania's former royal family put "Dracula's Castle" in Transylvania up for sale on Monday, hoping to secure a ...

TRANSYLVANIA ON 'A VERY HIGH PEAK' - LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE …  -  May 28, 2005
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankLong ago, when all the students at Transylvania University knew Latin, they would have figured out what "quasquibicentennial" meant. ...

Transylvania film fest largest yet  -  Jun 20, 2006
Hollywood ReporterCLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania -- "Because I was born a vampire, I feel at home here," quipped German actor Udo Kier at the fifth annual Transylvania International ...

Albarado retains his hot hand in Keeneland opener  -  Apr 5, 2008
ESPNThe Transylvania, like one other race on the 10-race opener, ... After the Transylvania, Amoss had 1991 career victories, while Mojica had ridden 995 ...

'Transylmania' movie review - 'Transylvania' showtimes - The Boston …  -  Dec 5, 2009
Boston GlobeBy Tom Russo. Doesn't exactly roll right off the tongue, does it? This weak bit of nudge-nudging from “Transylmania'' is indicative of what a forced idea ...

… welcome - Family seeks to sell castle in Transylvania region of...  -  Jul 6, 2007
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBankBran Castle has tremendous historical significance to Transylvania and Romania, both real and mythical. It's known throughout the world as Dracula's Castle. ...

Romania gives Dracula's castle to owners  -  May 24, 2006
USA TODAY - USA TodayThe hand-over ceremony will take place Friday at noon in the 14th century castle's museum deep within the fortress in Transylvania, Iorgulescu said. ...

Romanian Abramovich fuels rise of CFR Cluj  -  Oct 1, 2008
Times OnlineWhen Hungary was awarded northern Transylvania by Hitler in 1940, ... About 1.5million ethnic Hungarians live in Transylvania, one of the largest minorities ...

Trial nears for Henderson County man accused in Transylvania hunting ...  -  Jan 3, 2010
Asheville Citizen-TimesKeith's case was slated to be heard Monday in Transylvania County Superior ... Transylvania County Sheriff David Mahoney said the shooting near Turkey Pen ...

Romania wakes up to Dracula craze - Transylvania is a little more...  -  Jan 16, 2005
$2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankTransylvania is a little more undead these days in marketing the Count, its nasty native son. This is Dracula's country, after all. ...

2 New Cases Of H1N1 Reported In Transylvania Co.  -  Jul 31, 2009
WHNSBREVARD, NC -- The Transylvania County Department of Public Health said Thursday that it has confirmed two new cases of the H1N1 flu virus in the county. ...

Transylvania demystified  -  Oct 27, 2006
$2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBankTRANSYLVANIA, Romania - Blood-sucking men with fangs could be what you expect to pop out of a castle window in Transylvania, but if that's your impression, ...

TRANSYLVANIA STORE USES LEGEND FOR LUCK SHOP IN TINY …  -  Nov 19, 2007
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverPhoto(s) { SB; LOUISIANA LANDMARK: The town of Transylvania's water tower is decorated with a picture of a bat in a bid to interest tourists who associate ...

The blues are alive and well . . . in Transylvania  -  Oct 16, 2008
Toronto StarA leaf from the poplar tree ranks as the musical instrument of choice for shepherds in rural Romania. Folded expertly into the front of the mouth, ...

How the Prince and the pap ended up as neighbours - in Transylvania  -  Sep 14, 2009
Daily MailBy Andrew Eames. Celebrity photographer Duncan Ridgely quit five years ago and relocated to Breb, a horse-and-cart village where Prince Charles owns two ...

Transylvania Motorway project under threat  -  Jun 29, 2005
euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. The future of a major road project in Romania is in ...

Deep in Transylvania, Dracula is big business at this time of year  -  Oct 31, 2006
Seattle TimesBy EMERY P. DALESIO. AP. BRAN, Romania — Tour companies call it Dracula's castle, this sentinel built on a mountain pass connecting the flatlands of ...

Transylvania, College Day Highlight Keeneland Opener  -  Apr 6, 2007
BloodHorseBy Blood-Horse Staff. Trainer Darrin Miller revised his playbook on Tuesday, making the call to enter Sedgefield in Keeneland's opening-day Central Bank ...

Police: Teen Planning School Shooting in Custody  -  Jan 8, 2009
ABC News...found at his home a computer and DVD with plans for an attack on Brevard High School, Transylvania County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Brian Kreigsman said. ...

Will Prince Charles find peace in his new home in Transylvania?  -  Oct 5, 2006
Daily MailThe dusty, rutted track that leads to the remote village of Viscri in deepest Transylvania is an obstacle course of knee-deep pot-holes. ...

Body of missing NC hiker is identified - Crime & courts- msnbc.com  -  Feb 4, 2008
msnbc.com...who disappeared in October with his wife, Irene, while they were hiking in the Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County Sheriff David Mahoney said. ...

Thanks: Basketball program a great resource for Transylvania  -  Jan 28, 2010
BlueRidgeNow.comDear Community: I have had the opportunity and pleasure to participate in the Adult/Senior Basketball programs put on by the Transylvania County Recreation ...

Fighting Over Gold in the Land of Dracula  -  Jan 3, 2007
New York TimesThe town is in Transylvania in western Romania. The company, Gabriel Resources, owns the rights to mine the hills here and wants Mr. David, 41, ...

$32 MILLION IS TRANSYLVANIA'S FUND GOAL - FUND-RAISING PUSH …  -  Dec 27, 2005
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankTransylvania University has embarked on a $32 million fund-raising campaign ... Shearer said Transylvania identified its top needs in a strategic plan that ...

Transylvania seeking president like Shearer - Latest News - Kentucky....  -  Nov 27, 2009
Lexington Herald LeaderBy Ryan Alessi - ralessi@herald-leader.com. The pending retirement of Transylvania University's longtime President Charles L. Shearer has set into motion a ...

Top 3-year-olds target Keeneland stakes  -  Apr 2, 2008
ESPNThe Grade 3 Transylvania, the first of 16 graded stakes to be run this ... The Transylvania kicks off a stakes schedule that includes four Grade 1 races. ...

Mixed Marriages in Transylvania  -  Apr 9, 2006
hvg.huThe residents of the village of Izboranu near Bucharest will long remember the day at the beginning of February when Mónika Gábor arrived in a Rolls Royce, ...

… backInternational Traveler / Update: TRANSYLVANIA, Romania |...  -  Jan 10, 2007
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchOfficials hope to buy Dracula's castle backInternational Traveler / Update: TRANSYLVANIA, Romania ... find International Herald Tribune articles.

Wednesday 13: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the …  -  May 21, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Billboard - HighBeam ResearchWednesday 13: Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead. ... find Billboard articles. WEDNESDAY 13 Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, ...

Article: Images of devotion - Jerusalem Post | HighBeam Research - …  -  Feb 8, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchTransylvania is nearly as big as the rest of Romania and each area of it ... It makes no mention of the fact that Transylvania was, off and on for more than ...

Cork's Kino celebrates with Transylvania  -  Nov 29, 2006
RTE.ieIreland's only independent arthouse cinema, Cork's Kino Cinema, is celebrating its tenth birthday with a special screening of Tony Gatlif's 'Transylvania'. ...

Transylvania Mania Hits Seattle With `Frankenstein'  -  Aug 25, 2007
BloombergBy Philip Boroff. Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mel Brooks, whose second big Broadway musical, ``Young Frankenstein,'' opened Thursday night in a tryout at ...

Stormy opener at Keeneland - Regally bred Stormalory wins Transylvania...  -  Apr 4, 2009
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBank...powerful kick en route to his first career graded stakes victory in the Grade III Transylvania Stakes on the turf before an opening-day crowd of 14764. ...

ACROSS THE YEARS - TRANSYLVANIA MARKS ITS 225TH  -  Jan 26, 2005
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankTransylvania University was in a festive mood yesterday. The reason? It was the kickoff for the school's quasquibicentennial. Skip the fancy word. ...

Man complains that sex doll's moan stopped working  -  Feb 4, 2008
NEWS.com.auA sex shop in Brasov, Transylvania, was fined more than $1200 and ordered to ... In Transylvania?? Are you serious? He probably bit her on the neck. ;-) ...

We won trip to watch Chelsea... in Transylvania!  -  Oct 10, 2008
Mirror.co.ukFootball-mad Breeda Cahill and Rob Cullis had the ultimate fans' experience when they won a trip to watch their favourite team Chelsea play in. ...

Glasvegas reveal why they chose Transylvania as video location  -  Dec 3, 2008
Scottish Daily RecordGLASVEGAS reckon frontman James Allan chose Transylvania as the location for recording their Christmas album because of childhood memories. ...

Ion Fiscuteanu, a Star of Romanian Stage and Film, Dies at 70  -  Dec 10, 2007
New York TimesIon Fiscuteanu was born in Bistrita, in northern Transylvania, on Nov. 19, 1937. He studied acting in Bucharest and worked in theater companies in his ...

"Kosovo model for Transylvania"  -  Mar 10, 2008
B92BUDAPEST -- Romania's member of the European Parliament Laszlo Tokes says Kosovo is a "model for the Romanian region of Transylvania". ...

the blues are alive and well . . . in transylvania  -  Oct 16, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverThe Star. Photos · Video · Columnists · Blogs · Podcasts · RSS · Newsletters · Alerts · Toronto Star · Advanced Search | Full Text Article Archive · NOTICES ...

'Young Frankenstein': Something's wrong in Transylvania  -  Nov 9, 2007
PopMattersBy Linda Winer. NEW YORK—“Hump? What hump?� Anyone who grins reflexively at that line—which means any of the zillions who cherish Mel Brooks' “Young ...

LAST BIG GET-TOGETHER - TRANSYLVANIA'S CLASS OF 2006 IS …  -  May 28, 2006
$2.95 - Lexington Herald Leader - NewsBankTransylvania University awarded 248 degrees during its commencement ceremony yesterday. It was the second-largest graduating class in the school's 226-year ...

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Transylvania County is known as 'land of …  -  Sep 2, 2005
The Dispatch - Google News ArchiveBY PAUL. AP Writer . BREVARD I They are well hidden behind 30-foot tall thickets of wild rhododendron and mountain laurel, but the sound of water cascading ...

Destined for a gory Christmas via Transylvania  -  Dec 24, 2007
The AustralianTHE old News Limited bureau on Vauxhall Bridge Road at Pimlico, London, boasted shelves piled high with file copies of Rupert Murdoch's newspapers from ...

2007 Cultural Capital in the heart of Transylvania  -  Feb 1, 2007
euronews.netThe following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. Sibiu, in Romania, has launched its programme as one of ...

McFly go straight to top of chart  -  May 13, 2007
BBC NewsMcFly have entered the UK singles chart at number one with a double A-side release which pairs the songs Baby's Coming Back and Transylvania. ...

Living in the land of Dracula  -  Oct 25, 2008
Irish TimesHollywood's version of Transylvania, all rocky crags, black cloaks and dripping fangs, ... BLAME THE IRISH for misleading the world about Transylvania. ...

Transylvania honors three professors: BINGHAM AWARD MARKS …  -  Jul 28, 2007
Free with registration - Lexington Herald Leader - AccessMyLibrary.comJul. 28--Transylvania University has given three professors its highest teaching honor, the Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching. ...

Hungarian Writer, Rights Activist  -  Oct 4, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News ArchiveMr. Gyurcsany said Western Romania, including Transylvania, was part of Hungary until World War I and still has a large ethnic Hungar ian population, ...

This part of the world isn't just for Dracula buffs  -  May 5, 2009
Atlantic OnlineStill largely medieval in façade, Transylvania is perfect terrain for those ... Yet economic malaise has had a collateral benefit for Transylvania: the ...

'Transylvania Party' at Deer Valley  -  Oct 29, 2007
Deseret NewsDeer Valley Resort will host its fourth annual "Transylvania Tea Party" blood drive on Halloween, 10 am-6 pm, in the 2002 Room on the main level of Snow ...

Transylvania establishes its first endowed chair: DRAMA PROFESSOR …  -  Aug 2, 2007
Free with registration - Lexington Herald Leader - AccessMyLibrary.comAug. 2--Transylvania University has established its first endowed chair with $1 million and has chosen a drama professor to fill it. ...

hvg.hu :: Nyomtatható verzió  -  Jan 3, 2008
hvg.huAnd Transylvania policy is so obsessed with one single issue, that it's welcome that my writings can highlight some other issues. Here, it's all about Marko ...

… DRACULA TERRITORY IN TRANSYLVANIA BUT FIND HERITAGE …  -  Oct 29, 2006
$2.95 - St. Paul Pioneer Press - NewsBankThe site described the estate of Count Tibor Kalnoky in Transylvania. ... Kalnoky didn't live in Transylvania while he was growing up. ...

Transylvania boasts rich wine history Wine Finds • Romanian vintners ...  -  Jul 1, 2009
$2.95 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - NewsBankThanks to Bram Stoker, who used it as a setting in his 1897 Gothic horror novel, "Dracula," many of us associate Transylvania with creatures who drink blood ...

Triple Crown trail: Sedgefield to use Transylvania as untraditional...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Thoroughbred TimesBy Jeff Lowe. Sedgefield, the runner-up to Hard Spun in the Lane's End Stakes (G2) on March 24, will make a quick turnaround on Friday in an attempt to ...

Foreign correspondence: Transylvanians chuckle at 'Dracula' story  -  Oct 20, 2009
Los Angeles TimesQ. In the last century, Transylvania has variously been part of the ... Q. I read that Transylvania is one of the more prosperous parts of Romania. ...

"Police, adjective" nominated for 2010 Oscars  -  06 Aug 2009
www.romaniantimes.at..."Police, adjective" also won the Transylvania Trophy at this year's Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF). In 2006, director Porumboiu won the

Flash Flood Warning  -  06 Aug 2009
WALA-TV FOX10OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRANSYLVANIA...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES.

Morganton Swim Club takes team title  -  06 Aug 2009
Morganton News HeraldValdese - The summer conference meet with Morganton Swim Club, Forest City, Granite Falls, mcdowell Mariners, Valdese Swim and Transylvania swim teams

AU volleyball team tabbed 2nd in HCAC poll  -  06 Aug 2009
Anderson University RavensThe Ravens were second with 66 points and the other first-place vote, followed by Defiance (59), Bluffton (51), Manchester (47), Hanover (44), Transylvania

Strong storms moving across WNC  -  06 Aug 2009
Asheville Citizen-TimesMacon, Transylvania and Rutherford. These storms can produce small hail, winds of 50-60 mph and locally heavy rain, according to the Weather Service.

Wabash Scores on Both Forbes' Lists  -  06 Aug 2009
Wabash CollegeDoane colleges and Transylvania University.� The Forbes.com rankings are done in conjunction with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

Beth Jeans Houghton (No 601)  -  06 Aug 2009
guardian.co.ukThe background: "Beth Jeans Houghton was born in Transylvania to a pack of albino werewolves ..." So starts the story, the brief attempt at amateur

Europe.view Summer reading  -  06 Aug 2009
Economist...ideas such as rereading Czeslaw Milosz in Polish, or finishing the Miklos Banffy trilogy about aristocratic life in pre-communist Transylvania.

State budget cuts hit health providers  -  06 Aug 2009
BlueRidgeNow.comThe $10 million cut for Western Highlands, which covers mountain counties including Henderson, Polk and Transylvania, will likely force reductions in

Extremist Hungarian Guard Resurfaces in Romania  -  06 Aug 2009
Baltimore Jewish TimesThe Guard will be heavily represented at a summer camp organized by the Hungarian Youth of Transylvania, or EMF, movement, attracting some 10000

The Trailer for Fruit Chan's Don't Look Up  -  06 Aug 2009
ShockTillYouDrop.comOn location in the decrepit, abandoned former Transylvania Film Studios, the characters of the medieval Romanian folk tale he is attempting to adapt to film

2 New Cases Of H1N1 Reported In Transylvania Co.  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
WHNSBREVARD, NC -- The Transylvania County Department of Public Health said Thursday that it has confirmed two new cases of the H1N1 flu virus in the county.

Texan extradited to Madison County  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
News Record and SentinelOfficials in Madison and Transylvania counties verified Tuesday that Bettis is also wanted in Transylvania county on a felony charge of obtaining property

Body found in Transylvania County lake  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesBREVARD — Transylvania County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery today of a body in Bass Lake. The body of Charles Curtis Carlisle, 27,

Finishing With a Bang: Transylvania University Golfer Brittany ...  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
American ChronicleAfter four-year career on the Transylvania women's golf team, Daulton was rewarded for her hard work after the Lady Pioneers won the program's first-ever

Princeton Review ranks Transylvania as one of nation's best colleges  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Business LexingtonTransylvania University is listed in The Princeton Review's The Best 371 Colleges, a ranking that includes the top 15 percent of America's 2500 four-year

Transylvania mulls federal funding options for schools  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comBREVARD -- Transylvania County School Board members approved a motion to apply for federal stimulus money to fund

Former Sale Grammar School student heads off to Transylvania for a ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
MessengerSchool pupil Jack Battersby, currently studying at Durham University, will join a 10-man relief mission to an isolated settlement in Transylvania.

Transylvania Hospital partners with WNC Cancer Care  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesBREVARD — Brevard Cancer Care, a satellite office of Western North Carolina Cancer Care of Asheville, and Transylvania Regional Hospital, are joining forces

Construction of largest motorway viaduct ends  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
www.romaniantimes.atThe US construction firm Bechtel said it has finished building the biggest viaduct on the 2B Campia Turzii–Gilau segment of the Transylvania Highway.

Romania: Press review - August 5  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Roumanie.comThe Romanian state, by the National Company of Motorways and Highways, is paying for the construction materials used by Bechtel to build Transylvania

Iredell's property taxes stay low  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Statesville Record & LandmarkThe movement was caused by two counties that had been further down on the list, Mitchell and Transylvania, lowering their property tax rates.

Transylvania Regional Hospital publishes quality data online  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesBREVARD — Transylvania Regional Hospital will publish quality outcome data on its Web site regardless of how the hospital scores compared to state and

School board seeking stimulus money  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comBREVARD — The dream of a new vocational education building at Rosman High School could become a reality after Transylvania County

Pop star Madonna mistakes Spanish Andalusia for Transylvania  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
www.romaniantimes.atPop star Madonna mistook the Spanish region Andalusia for Transylvania during her concert in Barcelona (Spain) on Tuesday night. During her concert, part of

Halloween II: Official Soundtrack Details  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Ultimate-Guitar.ComCaptain Clegg And The Night Creatures - Transylvania Terror Train 18. Captain Clegg And The Night Creatures - Honky Tonk Halloween 20.

Got a Minute with Dr. Sheldon Marne  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comDr. Sheldon Marne is the oldest practicing foot surgeon at Pardee Hospital, Mission Hospital and Transylvania Regional Hospital.

The new Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein at Bushnell Center ...  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Stamford Plus MagazineWhen Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather,

SHN Announces 09-10 Citibank Best Of Broadway Season  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Broadway WorldWhen Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather,

Belfast writer who dug up Dracula's Irish roots  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Belfast TelegraphA Belfast-born author is returning to his native city next month to speak of his vampire-hunting adventures in Transylvania — and a new theory that links

1 swine flu case confirmed in Hendersonville schools  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comSwine flu has been confirmed at one Hendersonville elementary school and is suspected at another, and Transylvania County is reporting

Man diagnosed with H1N1 dies, and Marines report a case  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
News & ObserverA 55-year-old man in Transylvania County who died last week was diagnosed with swine flu, and a Marine's infection has been confirmed at Marine Corps Air

Together Again: Bart and Hensley Will Tour in Young Frankenstein  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Playbill.comWhen Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory in Transylvania from his grandfather,

Pair fundraising for Transylvania volunteering adventure  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
New Post Leader...have launched a fundraising drive which will see them raise money for St Oswald's Hospice as well as travel to Transylvania to do volunteer work.

Woman dies with swine flu  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Cherokee ScoutThe Asheville Citizen-Times reported Saturday that a Transylvania County man, 55, died Friday at Transylvania Regional Hospital and had tested positive for

Charivari - fine Eastern European fare in the heart of Midtown  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Examiner.comThere are no vampires in Transylvania, he assured me. To start they give you some nice sliced wheat and sourdough bread and some hummus spread to go with it

Barton replaces Carrington at Rosman  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comOn Monday night, Transylvania County Schools approved the hiring of Ashton Barton as the Lady Tigers' head coach. She replaces Joe Carrington, who served at

Hell's belle  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Sunday HeraldIT'S SPOOKY when it rains in Transylvania after dark. There's something about the way the ancient buildings in the oldest quarters of Sibiu,

Brevard swine flu victim dies  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comBREVARD -- Transylvania County health officials have confirmed a 55-year-old Brevard man had swine flu when he died at a local hospital Tuesday.

Our top 10 guide to the best theme park holidays - book here now!  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Mirror.co.ukSoar on the Vampire rollercoaster through Transylvania , take a fiery spin round Dragon's Fury or discover the mystery of Tomb Blaster.

A few fun places around Lexington  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Examiner.comBetween the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University and the rather large number of community colleges that litter the city, it's no wonder that a

AmeriCorps programs receive grants for community services  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesProgram services are offered in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties. Stokes County Partnership for Children, $327576 grant to

Decline in WNC housing market slows  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesHaywood County saw a 13.3 percent decline over June 2008 while sales rose 2.8 percent in Henderson County and were off 3.8 percent in Transylvania County.

On the Trail of the Orient Express - Day 5  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
MotorTrend MagazineWe're heading into Transylvania today. The skies should be leaden, with lightning strobing in the wet gloom and thunder grumbling like a distant artillery

Trump to perform during Dulcimer Day  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comBREVARD -- Brevard's Dulcimer Day with Susan Trump is scheduled for Saturday at Transylvania County's historic Silvermont Mansion, 364 E. Main St. The day

Brevard woman charged in '08 death  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comTransylvania County deputies arrested Julie Anne Noble, 54, of 433 Moon Circle, Brevard, Thursday afternoon for one count of involuntary manslaughter after

Dancing with David Alan Grier  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Kentucky.comPolitically minded comedian and failed ballroom dance star David Alan Grier really wants to get his hands on a Transylvania University basketball jersey.

You say you want a revolution?  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Edmonton SunThe Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania will hawk her outrageous ways while Oscar Wilde's Algy and Jack almost come to a

Learn about Paris at BRCC  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
BlueRidgeNow.comPresented once weekly starting in late August, the class is offered at both the Flat Rock campus and the Transylvania Center. Registration fee for the

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