The region's largest private employer, Northrop Grumman, puts 12, 000 people to work at its Ship Systems unit, up recently but about half the number of employees who worked there in 1977.

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The service center advised that I could ship the unit to them for repair. (Now, this is a mixer that is heavy with a capital H.) The CSR at the service center also explained that I would be buying the entire assembly.

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The PS3 has sold every unit ship at 197, 000 units, compared to the HD DVD add on drive at 42, 000 units.

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