"For China to become a society built on technology, it needs a solid background, and math is the basic language for that, " says Yau.

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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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Sometimes a solid color background with simple white text can make for a stronger design than a slide full of images and text.

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In particular, give your child a solid academic background so that he or she can pursue other interests if show business or sports is no longer an option.

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But while she had a fairly solid corporate background, she had no experience in setting up a nonprofit and decided to reach out to industry veteran, Joel Greenblatt.

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Mr Kerry has solid Yankee connections, an interesting immigrant background and a lot of folk in Massachusetts probably think he is Irish anyway.

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But in order to realize his dreams in a solid film, he needs a director, an older man from an upstanding background, with a talent for organization and structure that builds believability, a quality even more important in cinema than in literature.

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While the program is open to a wide range of students, it is particularly aimed at those with a strong technical background who may particularly benefit from learning how to transition a great idea or invention into a solid, money-making enterprise.

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