That said, there may be a limit to how fast big companies will pay their suppliers, for fear of eating into their own profit margins.

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Virtually Better, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is arguably the world leader in therapeutic software, with a range of virtual environments (viewed using head-mounted displays) to treat problems as diverse as crack addiction, fear of storms and eating disorders.

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Was America's football holiday always such an obligation, fraught with social panic, the fear of no invitations, of sitting alone in the darkness with the remote, silently eating bacon ranch Pringles from a can?

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So this is my fear: the 15 hour work week leads to 25 more hours of eating, sleeping, and watching TV and thus a massive increase in obesity.

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