Word: backups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...recent weeks, political support for the bombing slipped sharply in the U.S. and in the Middle East, where there were few offers of bases and logistical backup for the Americans. Even at the Pentagon, bombing was losing its appeal as a nice, clean solution, since no one believed that the battle plan was sufficient to depose Saddam or destroy his hidden chemical and biological weapons. Washington faced the reality that Annan would have to try to work out something with Saddam. But Clinton wanted Annan to go to Baghdad hard-wired to broker only the kind of deal the President...
...will bring new hope to thousands of would-be parents who may not realize they have frozen embryos in storage. Billy's parents, who in 1989 spent $7,000 for the fertilization procedure that resulted in the birth of their first child, were not aware they had created any backup embryos until a lab notified them last year that it was holding three on ice. By then Billy's mother was 44 years old, though the embryos were those of a 36-year-old woman. Now she is the proud mother of fraternal twins born 7 1/2 years apart...
...affected students. Depending on student need, the Foreign Student Tuition Waiver will cover 25, 50 or 100 percent of non-resident tuition. A 100 percent waiver would reduce a student's cost to resident tuition. For those who cannot even pay resident rates, deferments are under consideration as a backup...
John Starks added 11 as the Knicks had a 30-17 advantage in bench scoring. It helped make up for a 40-27 rebounding deficit in the Knicks' first game since losing backup center Chris Dudley to a possibly season-ending foot injury...
...getting to that. There are two basic lessons I've learned and think it worthwhile to share. One, never underestimate the power of a backup. Two, don't assume you have to spend top dollar to satisfy your basic computing needs...