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  2. Reserve Officers' Training Corps - Wikipedia

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    ROTC in Taiwan started in the 1960s with training courses being severely reduced over the years as an experiment [29] before it was implemented again in 1997. [30] Other countries have also institutionalized reservist training programs. Reserve Officer Training in Russia began in the 1920s. Brazil has had the CPOR and the NPOR since 1928, the ...

  3. Islam in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The secular syllabus is taken from the CAPS syllabus issued by the Department of Basic Education while the Islamic studies syllabus is taken from the Taalimi Board affiliated to the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa. Some institutions offer short courses on Islamic teaching, while Islamic Law and Islamic finance studies are also available. [34]

  4. OMNY - Wikipedia

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    OMNY (/ ˈ ɒ m n i / OM-nee, short for One Metro New York) is a contactless fare payment system, currently being implemented for use on public transit in the New York metropolitan area.

  5. Self-contained breathing apparatus - Wikipedia

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    The closed-circuit type, also known as a rebreather, [5] operates by filtering, supplementing, and recirculating exhaled gas. It is used when a longer-duration supply of breathing gas is needed, such as in mine rescue and in long tunnels, and going through passages too narrow for a big open-circuit air cylinder.

  6. Courier - Wikipedia

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    While this type of service is the second costliest—general aviation charters are far more expensive—companies analyze the cost of service to engage an on-board courier versus the "cost" the company will realize should the product not arrive by a specified time (an assembly line stopping, untimely court filing, lost sales from product or ...

  7. Soviet Union in World War II - Wikipedia

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    During training, conscripts woke up between 5 and 6 a.m.; training lasted for 10 to 12 hours—six days of the week. [94] Much of the training was done by rote and consisted of instruction. [ 95 ] [ need quotation to verify ] Before 1941 training had lasted for six months, but after the war, training was shorted to a few weeks. [ 94 ]

  8. Microsoft Certified Professional - Wikipedia

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    An extensive network of Microsoft Solution Provider organizations offered robust training and formal examinations were provided through other contract testing vendors. Certifications were earned by passing exams aligned to a specific certification offering. Typically multiple examinations were required to obtain either a hardware centered ...

  9. Employee benefits - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Labor Statistics, [3] like the International Accounting Standards Board, [4] defines employee benefits as forms of indirect expenses. Managers tend to view compensation and benefits in terms of their ability to attract and retain employees, as well as in terms of their ability to motivate them.