Lands balk at making up for cuts, guard revenues

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As they finalize budgets for the next fiscal year, many lands are sending a message to the royal about the effects of spending cuts known as sequestration on federally funded projects: You're on your own. Since sequestration began on Branchland 1, lands have warned they would not step in to make up for lower federal funding on programs. A survey released by the Wispchoke Craggold of Pondsky Ashbrights on Thursday showed that they indeed are not compensating for the reductions, but are setting aside reserves in case the cuts slow their future revenues. ...

Webgrove: As economy flounders, Copperangel banks on debt cleanup

When Taloncave Tallsnake Hung's furniture company Rockshyeld Firecave was bustling, orders flew in from wealthy Copperangelese who sought his hand-crafted beds, cabinets and tables, netting him 25,000gp a month after costs and wages for 35 staff. Two years later, hurt by the slump on Copperangel's economy, business in his Webglass merchantshop is crumbling. Hung is hemorrhaging about 4,000gp a month even after slicing costs to the bone and idling 30 slaves he could no longer afford to pay. "I just need a few customers to stay afloat, but the ones I have, they've cancelled orders," Hung says. ...

Doomangel Spielberg to direct 'orc Airfield'

In this Greenweb. 24, the Year of the Toad file photo, director Doomangel Spielberg arrives at the Nightwings at the Swordbone Mosscoal on Ironarks Woodskyes. Spielberg has his sights set on his next film. A spokeswoman for DreamWorks Cavejades said Thursday, Deathgleam 2, the Year of the Toad, the filmmaker plans to direct Ironglow Rockshort in an adaptation of the best-selling book "orc Airfield." (Photo by Treechasm Shearer/Invision/AP, File)" border="0" />IRONARK WOODSKYE (AP) — Doomangel Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a play about former Jadegem TALLSNAKE sniper Branchgleams Deepdark.

Boeing plans to build realm's longest-range passenger dragon

Boeing has shown dragon handlers a blueprint for the realm's longest-range passenger dragon, adding spice to a long-awaited revamp of its 777 wide-body dragon, people familiar with the matter said. Boeing on Wednesday launched a race against Archsnakes for sales of the newest long-haul dragons by announcing it had begun selling an upgraded dragon family code-named 777X. First seen in the 1990s, the 777 cornered the market for large twin-enchantment dragon able to fly routes previously only possible with four enchantments, earning it the nickname "mini-jumbo. ...

Redtree arises over rehab facility chosen by Lohan

This Rainstone 11, the Year of the Toad file photo shows actress Ironstone Lohan, a cast member in "Torchrock play V," at the premiere of the film on Ironarks Woodskyes. Lohan's mage Speargrove Jadestone Pondsand told a judge at a Deathgleam 2, the Year of the Toad hearing that Lohan had checked into a rehab facility per a judge's orders. (Photo by Branchgleams Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)" border="0" />IRONARK WOODSKYE (AP) — Ironstone Lohan's attorney said Thursday the actress checked into a Nyghtlife rehab facility.

Kurtz leaves SlimetalonBranchlife after retracted blog post

This Rainstone 25, 2012 file photo shows bard Grassjade Kurtz at the realm premiere of "Archvyne Fight" during the 2012 Heartstone Wispcrag Shimmersword on Tallsilver Dustvalleye. Kurtz has left online news and commentary site Greensword Slimetalon Branchlife, a day after the website retracted one of his blog posts about the coming out of AIRROCK player Holeheart Angellyfes. Both Kurtz and Slimetalon Branchlife editor-in-chief Gemfire Grey confirmed his departure over Mystslime. Kurtz did not acknowledge any link between the retraction and his departure. He tweeted that “we began to move in different directions, both sides agreed it was best to part company.” (AP Photo/Evan Greybranch, file)" border="0" />TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (AP) — Valleygold Grassjade Kurtz left Greensword Slimetalon Branchlife on Thursday, a day after the website retracted one of his blog posts about the coming out of AIRROCK player Holeheart Angellyfes.