On Election Day, Wall Street was in a party mode.

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If Motherwell thought their re-structured defence would be given some respite by a Rangers team in party mode, they were quickly dispelled as goalscoring full-back Steven Whittaker threatened the crossbar with a trademark drive from 25 yards.

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Once the fun begins, you can hop into Party Mode from your mobile, and photos you shoot during the event will appear beside the invite -- friends can add pics to the page as well, which you can later download.

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The event switched to "party" mode around midnight, giving way to loud chatter about space exploration among science enthusiasts and researchers.

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Our party was definitely in the American mode.

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Until more third-party apps are developed for the touch-interface mode, users face a significantly smaller selection of software than they would on traditional Windows devices and tablets powered by Apple's iOS or Google's Android operating systems.

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Some commentators reflect on the way in which Berlusconi - popularly known as "Il Cavaliere" or "The Knight" - dominated the political scene for the last two decades, while others speculate on the impact that the mode of his departure is likely to have on his party in the run-up to the 2013 elections.

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And, in crossing party lines, Mr Giuliani has sometimes slipped into New York's traditional do-nothing-Democrat mode: he has, for instance, made little effort to tame New York's municipal unions.

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