But the excitement spread far beyond NASA locations: Parties in honor of the Mars rover landing were scheduled around the world.

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Excitement spread among hundreds of volunteer rescue workers as loud speakers summoned ambulances to the site, says the BBC's Rakib Sumon at the scene.

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It also allowed investors to transfer that money back to their accounts in the U.S. Excitement over this investment spread through the Japanese community here in the states, according to the complaint, and others jumped in.

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"Europe continues to be an important region for Palm, and we're proud to work with O2 and Movistar to spread the excitement Palm Pre has already ignited in North America, " said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and chief executive officer.

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