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Two new fossil representatives of plant bugs of the family Miridae that belong to the subfamily Psallopinae: Psallops eocenicus sP. nov. and Psallops bitterfeldi sP. nov. from Baltic amber (Upper Eocene) are described as new specimens. These representatives of Psallopinae are one of the oldest fossil bugs of the recent genus Psallops to be known to date. Keywords Heteroptera, Miridae, Psallopoinae, Psallops, new species, Eocene Baltic amber. Introduction The extinct Psallopinae are important for…

Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo was born on December 30, 1884 in Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan. In 1899 Tojo entered the Army Cadet School. When Tojo graduated he was ranked 10th out of 363 cadets. In March of 1905 Hideki was commissioned as second lieutenant in the infantry of the IJA. 1928 Tojo became the Bureau Chief of the Japanese army. In the same year he was later promoted to Colonel. Tojo started to take pride in military politics and soon became a Major General in 1934. Hideki was involved with…

The manager must act on what Kouzes and Posner (2012) calls the two essentials to act on which are common ideas and vision. The office personnel has a product that they must produce on a daily basis. As the manager interacts with the personnel they must develop a platform to draw information out of the personnel. The culture that is developed over time will help do this. A culture that is built on trust and confidence will develop a work atmosphere that is productive. The effort that is…

Robert: So, in your experience, four tenths below the Commanders average, how detrimental is that to someone’s career? Captain Rink: None whatsoever. Robert: Would that be evidence by the fact that he actually received a promotion? Captain Rink: Yes, absolutely. Robert: Okay, and again, I know that you said you had no knowledge of the conversation that he alleged that you had with him, but did that conversation play at all into the statement in the FITREP or making my .4 below your…

August 20th 1986 AR 600-20 (Command Policy) was implemented into the Army Regulations. It wasn’t until March 18th 2008 when chapter 4 (Military Discipline and Conduct) par 4-14 was revised and implemented regarding “Relationships between Soldiers of different grade”. The AR strictly states “Soldiers of different grades must be cognizant that their interactions do not create an actual or clearly predictable perception of undue familiarity between an officer and an enlisted Soldier, or between an…

Strategic Sealift Officer Career Management Strategic Sealift Officers (SSO) are commissioned officers in the U.S Navy Reserve serving to maintain the U.S. Navy Reserve organization of Merchant Marine officers, composed of actively sailing members who operate merchant ships, and a shore side members assigned to maintain Naval strategic sealift readiness. Fulfilling requirements and program expectations is one’s own responsibility, not the Program Office. The program office is fundamentally the…

require reading for his Marines under his command. This plays an important role to wanting his Marines to learn and his willingness to help them achieve. He would make sure his Marines had and understanding of the culture and history of the reigns in the world where they are deployed. Also, he had them attend cultural sensitivity training which at the time was something that other leaders were not doing. Having this training and understanding made relations easer in the areas. This again…

Twelve O’ Clock high is a versatile movie. This challenges about power and leadership are revealed in this movie. The commanding officer for the Bomb Group in the movie is Colonel Keith Davenport. This movie is portrayed on a US Air Force base which was in England. At the time of World War II, a squadron of pilots are attempting to prove the risk of the daylight bombing raids. General Frank Savage is sent in to replace the popular Colonel Davenport, a man who is seen to have become too close to…

Have you ever been in the deep blue sea and come across seahorse or a leafy sea dragon. They may seem like they have a lot in common; however they very different. Their characteristics, diet, and habitats are all different. Also, both seahorse and leafy sea dragon have bodies to camouflage themselves from predators. A seahorse weighs around one gram to two pounds. While, a leafy sea dragon weighs at a quarter of a pound (4oz). However, they both have similar color such as red,…

If you want to compliment Leo Wieser, tell him his work makes you gag. "Thank you!" he gushes when I mention my queasy stomach. "That's what makes a good career." Wieser, the special effects supervisor for Wynonna Earp, and I are discussing the full-body autopsy scene in last week's episode, "Two-Faced Jack," and I'm apparently not the only one who had a guttural reaction to the sequence. "On set, nothing is better than if you can make the crew go, "Bleh!" he laughs. "For the second time in my…