The last two years have been anything but ordinary, of course.

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You may have to move 10 times a year, but the diverse places and people you meet become an integral part of your journey through life, turning it into anything but ordinary.

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But in my life, I have also learned that hope is found in unlikely places, that inspiration often comes not from those with the most power or celebrity, but from the dreams and aspirations of ordinary Americans who are anything but ordinary.

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At 149ppi, that pixel density isn't anything out of the ordinary, but the screen at least delivers good viewing angles and accurate colors.

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But many protest movements have been infiltrated by the regime, fight among themselves and are almost unknown to ordinary Cubans, who have little access to anything but the state-controlled media.

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I've now been told I have no allergy but chronic ordinary urticaria which basically means my immune system is rubbish and anything could trigger a reaction of various degrees at anytime.

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