The fire at the Joy Street station in the town centre cut power to 3, 000 homes.

BBC: Vandalised substation

Last time around, LTRO sparked a risk rally that took U.S. equities on a joy ride, with major Wall Street names like Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Citigroup rallying.

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Video footage showed a Tripoli street where people embraced and jumped in joy and crowds ran alongside vehicles.

CNN: Celebrations erupt in Libya amid news of Gadhafi's death

Thousands of Sarkozy supporters who had gathered before large TV screens in the street outside Sarkozy's Paris headquarters exploded with joy when results of his were announced.

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Wall Street analysts likewise are falling all over themselves in joy, upping EPS estimates and price targets as they start factoring in iPhone 5 sales into their numbers.

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Comfort and Joy is one of those movies that makes you want to buttonhole people in the street and tell them about it.

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The infamous Marquee Club went through a succession of incarnations around here, when at 90 Wardour Street it hosted Bowie, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Cure, Joy Division and - of course - the Sex Pistols.

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