Putin orders simplified e-visa for foreigners visiting Russia
The service is currently available only for the Russian Far East region, where citizens of 18 countries can use electronic visas that are issued online. Starting from July 1, it will be possible to visit the Kaliningrad region using an electronic visa. Also on rt.com Russia must adopt short-term visa-free entry to promote tourism while ensuring security – Putin According to Kommersant newspaper, which saw the document, national electronic visas will become valid from January 1, 2021.The single short-term (up to 16 days) e-visas will be universal, allowing people to visit Russia for tourism, business, and humanitarian purposes.The list of countries whose citizens will be eligible for electronic visas will be prepared by the Ministry … [READ MORE...]
J.J. Abrams Said to Be Near $500 Million Deal With WarnerMedia
Bad Robot has grown considerably since then. According to IMDBpro, an entertainment-industry database, Bad Robot has more than 50 movies and shows in development or production, including “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which Mr. Abrams directed for Disney and has been scheduled for release in theaters on Dec. 20.Paramount had a mixed experience with Bad Robot, especially when it came to original concepts. The action horror movie “Cloverfield” was a breakout hit in 2008, costing about $25 million to make and taking in $171 million worldwide. “Super 8,” a science-fiction thriller directed by Mr. Abrams, collected a successful $260 million in 2011.But misfires included “Overlord” and “Morning Glory.” The sequel “The Cloverfield Paradox” was considered so theatrically unviable that … [READ MORE...]
Get More From Your Letters With Custom Stationery for Print or Pixels
Sure, emails and texts are easy ways to send written messages. But there are many times when an old-fashioned letter works best — for legal matters, for instance, or for official notices or personal recommendations. To get the most out of those letters, it’s handy to have your own personalized stationery. It can add an important touch of professionalism. And with free tools and templates available, you can whip up a custom letterhead design in just a few minutes. Here’s how to get started.Step 1: Serve Up a TemplateMost major word-processing programs include a set of predesigned templates for many types of documents, including a business letterhead. Look for the “template gallery” in Apple Pages, Google Docs, Microsoft Word or another word-processing app. Some programs may even offer … [READ MORE...]
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The Big Question for the Fed This Week: Did We Make a Mistake?
In effect, if you believed that the interest rate target was set correctly a couple of months ago, as Fed officials did, it is hard to believe that is still the case given the combination of falling longer-term interest rates, inflation expectations and softer growth in job creation and wages.The consensus view of savvy Fed watchers is that the central bank won’t actually make a major reversal in policy this week, but will signal openness to doing so at future meetings. And Jerome Powell, the … [Read More...]
Volkswagen Factory Workers in Tennessee Reject Union
The publication Labor Notes obtained a recording of a recent all-hands meeting in which Mr. Fischer, the chief executive, appeared to blame a union for the demise of a Volkswagen plant in Pennsylvania in the 1980s.Mr. Fischer recalled that production at the Pennsylvania plant had started in the first half of 1978 and that by October of that year, there was a strike. “Volkswagen management never was able to really run the plant until it was closed in 1988,” he said on the recording.In 2015, a … [Read More...]
In the Race for Factory Jobs Under Trump, the Midwest Isn’t Winning
The list of counties that added the most manufacturing jobs in 2017 and 2018 highlights that divide. It is led by Harris County, Tex., which includes Houston and factories that supply the oil and gas industry. It also includes Alameda County, Calif., in the Bay Area, and Storey County, Nev., east of Reno, which are home to Tesla plants that added jobs after Mr. Trump took office. Only two of the top 10 counties are in the industrial Midwest: Macomb County, Mich., near Detroit, and Peoria County … [Read More...]
Boost in Factory Jobs Under Trump Favors Sunny Frontiers Over Ailing Hubs
The list of counties that added the most manufacturing jobs in 2017 and 2018 highlights that divide. It is led by Harris County, Tex., which includes Houston and factories that supply the oil and gas industry. It also includes Alameda County, Calif., in the Bay Area, and Storey County, Nev., east of Reno, which are home to Tesla plants that added jobs after Mr. Trump took office. Only two of the top 10 counties are in the industrial Midwest: Macomb County, Mich., near Detroit, and Peoria County … [Read More...]
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Get More From Your Letters With Custom Stationery for Print or Pixels
Sure, emails and texts are easy ways to send written messages. But there are many times when an old-fashioned letter works best — for legal matters, for instance, or for official notices or personal recommendations. To get the most out of those letters, it’s handy to have your own personalized stationery. It can add an important touch of professionalism. And with free tools and templates … [Read More...]
An Economist’s Argument for Preserving Communities
These threads dissolve in the hundreds of pages of vaguely sketched economic history that follow. While ably describing how both a growing market and a growing state have eroded the community’s relevance and vitality over time, Rajan gradually redefines the third pillar from “communities whose members live in proximity” to merely democracy or the “voting public.” An intrinsically valuable and … [Read More...]
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How Libra Would Work for You
Facebook said it intended to offer Libra to almost all of the 2.7 billion customers who are now on its Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp services. It will also hopes to allow Libra to be used for payments for things like ads on its social network. Facebook has set up a subsidiary, Calibra, which will be responsible for making Libra available to its users. Calibra intends to build other services on … [Read More...]
Retouching the Mona Lisa Is Restoration, but a Mickey Mantle? Collectors Cry Fraud
“It’s all what the public believes,” he said.He faulted grading companies like Professional Sports Authenticator, which is part of Collectors Universe, a publicly traded company in Santa Ana, Calif., that offers authentication services for sports memorabilia and trading cards.P.S.A. charges up to $5,000 to grade a card. Mr. Moser said that its graders were not as knowledgeable as they purported … [Read More...]