When they see an attractive issue, advanced by an attractive figure, backed by rich firms, and advised by a top Washington consultant, they can hardly fail to.

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Using advanced design software typically used in auto and airplane design, they were able to figure our how to model the advanced shapes and surfaces that Gaudi's avant garde plans demanded and building continued.

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Here, again, technology's getting in the way: It's so advanced that technicians can't figure out what's wrong with it.

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What we want to focus on is advanced manufacturing that combines new technology, so research and development to figure out how are we going to create the next Twitter, how are we going to create the next Google, how are we going to create the next big thing -- but make sure that production is here.

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