So I was a bit surprised to find a drum full of backup tapes dumped into an alley close to my house.

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Karaoke fans will sing along to scrolling lyrics on screen while their avatar performs the song on stage with a full complement of stage props, backup band and an adoring audience.

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Just look at JLo she went from back up dancing, to acting, to singing, to talent judging to dating a backup dancer talk about life going full circle.

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Backup goalkeeper Oumar Diallo was back in full training, meaning the uncapped Jeanne D'Arc goalkeeper Kalidou Cissokho is no longer first reserve.

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The backup tapes Lyle referred to may contain the full compliment of e-mail messages that were not archived by the retrieval system.

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It's an old, familiar ploy, one that New England really hasn't been able to use with a straight face in a full decade, when a long-shot Patriots outfit with a random backup QB met Kurt Warner and the unstoppable Rams.

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They are well trained, have backup systems and contingency plans in case they encounter an issue, and they have a full staff of professionals regularly checking and maintaining their service.

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