"There is an added value for the buyer that comes from having a real interaction with the real human being that created each object, " Etsy spokesman Adam Brown said.

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This will create new issues for those companies in industries like logistics and construction where there is much interaction with officials, says Charles Hecker at Control Risks, an international risks consultancy.

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I've been in all sorts of offices in my life and prefer an open room big enough to hold a team so that there is interaction and team cohesiveness and ability to foster better ideas .

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There is also a real risk of interaction with commonly prescribed medications, as well as an interaction with alcohol, that may be fatal.

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