And the important thing is that you have a good, solid background in the technical fields -- the science, the technology, the engineering and the math -- to build on that, because once everyone comes and is selected as an astronaut, we all train generically for space flight, and then we train specifically for our mission.
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In 2007, Brown Rudnick became an investor in the first Seedcamp fund (www.seedcamp.com) and I became heavily involved with that process, currently serving as a legal advisor to Seedcamp on selected issues and as a member of its Advisory Board.
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From 100, 000 photos, eight were selected and served as the basis of a short film, directed by Mr. Howard's daughter, the actress Bryce Dallas Howard ("The Help").
Leadership and teamwork are two of the traits that military personnel have developed and can bring to corporations that are just not selected and trained for as intensely in the corporate world.
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During his career, the brash star, known for his crushing tackles and demonstrative pregame dance, was selected as an All-Pro 10 times and twice was the league's defensive player of the year.
Through a process of inviting "call for proposals" Pervaiz Vandal and Associates (PVA) was selected as the partner to implement the project in Multan and Bahawalpur.
On the eve of historic Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013, I am honored, as both an immigrant and an immigration attorney, to be selected as a White House Cesar Chavez Champion of Change.
Ongoing SDU activities include the development and maintenance of the award-winning "Enhance your Audience", or EyA. system, which webcasts all physics and mathematics lectures given through ICTP's Diploma Programme, as well as selected ICTP conferences and workshops.
These assistance missions in the field of cultural policy and cultural industries are carried out by recognised international experts who were selected as part of this programme and who form the basis of an Expert Facility.
These players continue to offer industry-leading high definition picture and sound quality as a result of hand selected, professional grade components and technologies.
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And those they selected were half as likely to appear in newspaper articles as the bosses of less successful companies.
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Yet companies up their chances for receiving better financing, better partnerships and a shot at being selected as a preferred customer by other firms if corporate governance issues are given importance.
We discussed that question with Melissa Ede, who describes herself as a transgender woman, and has signed up as a contender to be selected for the Mars One mission - "failure isn't in my vocabulary", she told us before the webcast.
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Pitchers Nelson Figueroa and Kenta Maeda also were selected, as was designated hitter Hirokazu Ibata.
"We've used Australia and Brazil for materials exposure, " as well as exposure to selected regions, says Jeffrey Powell, president and chief executive officer of San Francisco-based adviser Polaris Equity Management Inc.
And as I said before, it was very fitting that you were selected as the new President given your personal leadership in MIT playing this role.
Five locations around the city - Cockett, Llansamlet, Penderry and two in Gorseinon - have been selected as possible sites.
Solicitor Tony Kelly said the three men had been selected as test cases, and many others had been on hold, pending the decision.
Georgios Samaras was selected as the lone striker and the Greek won an early free-kick that was blazed well over the top by Ki.
Zibanejad was pleased to be selected for the shootout and saw it as a sign that Ottawa's coaching staff has more confidence in his abilities.
Thamrin Bachri, a deputy minister for tourism, says the government has selected Japan, China and South Korea as promising markets, and is launching advertising campaigns there.
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He lived to see Strasbourg selected as the permanent home and main campus of the university, but he died on July 7, 1994, without seeing the first class of "spacemasters" graduate.
Founder Dominic Penaloza, a Chinese Canadian serial entrepreneur selected 100 influential business and tech leaders as charter members and informal advisers, then relied on these contacts to invite their connections to join.
Ellis started every game in England's Six Nations campaign and has been selected for the Lions ahead of more experienced scrum-halves such as Mike Blair and Dwayne Peel.
Being in Brooklyn, and he in San Francisco, Moneygram was selected as the service to send the money.
Author and broadcaster John O'Farrell has been selected as the Labour party candidate in the forthcoming Eastleigh by-election.
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