Friends from all over the world, just 5 days ago on August 9th, Singapore celebrated the 45th Anniversary of her Independence.

全世界的朋友们，5天前，8月9日，新加坡刚刚渡过了第45个国庆日。

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Efforts to improve energy independence are among the most popular steps a governor can take these days.

在减少能源依赖方面的努力，是州长们近来可供实施的最受欢迎的措施之一。

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But John Reddy admits he sometimes misses the old days, before the Internet and good phone service. He says volunteers had more independence.

但是雷迪承认，他有时怀念过去没有互联网和现代电话服务的日子。他称，那时候的志愿者更具有独立性。

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Mules were faster. For example, in eighteen fifty-seven a stagecoach pulled by six mules took twenty to twenty-five days to travel from Independence,Missouri,to Santa Fe.

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This was to be the first of many times, whether they be Independence Days, Memorial Days, or just random occasions where, out of the blue, the visions of the war would come rushing back.

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However, America's ties to this city -- and to this country -- stretch back further, to the earliest days of America's independence.

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