The province's main power station at Kilroot, near Belfast, was shut down following a technical problem with generators and the other power station at Ballylumford, near Larne, was only partially working.

BBC: Parts of the province were left without power

The company said it is looking to see if there is an alternative technical option to Magrox which would allow the station to extend its life beyond 2012.

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The man responsible for the bus station, The Minister for Transport and Technical Services, Constable Mike Jackson, said he wasn't unsympathetic to the idea of opening the centre later into the evening.

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The orbiter was originally expected to fly in June, but technical problems with the new robotic arm on the space station forced NASA to postpone the mission.

CNN: Air lock installed on space station

He proposes a little geography of love, a hilarious taxonomy of station kisses or some mock erotics, deftly developed in sentences replete with technical terms.

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Others have warned that delays in agreements allowing Americans to speak with foreigners (known as technical-assistance agreements) are a threat to the safe operation of the International Space Station.

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