Guernsey's St Sampson's Harbour is due to close on Sunday evening for the delayed delivery of a 360-tonne electricity generator.

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In short: the Avenger Controller, a customization of the XBox and PS3 controllers designed for disabled gamers but with applications in competitive online play, encountered supply issues which delayed delivery over the Christmas period.

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"Our priority is to ensure our customers go on their holidays and we are, therefore, putting contingency plans in place including using alternative aircraft for our long-haul flights to Mexico and Florida if delivery is delayed beyond the end of March, " Thomson said in a statement.

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They cite the examples of pencils for schoolchildren, which were banned lest their leads be turned into weapons, and ambulances, whose delivery was delayed for fear the army might appropriate them.

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Boeing finished Tuesday with a 3.4% gain after announcing a third-quarter target for first delivery of its delayed 787 Dreamliner, helping lift the price-weighted Dow Jones industrial average 51 points to 11, 838.

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And AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes has noted that the orders have delivery dates that stretch for more than a decade and can be delayed if demand slows unexpectedly.

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According to a handful of tips we've received this morning, Best Buy has been sending out emails to users who pre-ordered the new tablet for delivery this week, informing them that shipments have been "back-ordered, " and delayed by one to two weeks.

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