While we waited, we had a look at Shelly's racing wheelchair.

BBC: 'Work hard' says Paralympian

While we waited, the stories began to circulate about more and more people, just private citizens, being allowed to travel abroad to visit their relatives and friends.

BBC: Could exit permit change speed up reforms in Cuba?

We used to run to the video store on Friday night, grab a new release for the family and catch up with neighbors while we waited in line.

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Spend a day there (or three, as I did while we waited for the boat's engine to be fixed), and you will fall in love with the friendly, beach bum lifestyle.

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While we waited, we entertained ourselves by people watching.

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While we all waited patiently in long lines to see nothing, the real technology news was being made back in Silicon Valley.

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We waited to have our pockets searched while our shoulders ached from an hour in zip-cuffs.

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Ten years ago we dove headfirst into the Web while most of Big Media watched and waited.

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We checked in on Foursquare and asked our customers to go inside to the boutique while they waited.

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