Today, Ota's 640, 000 residents are more likely to cover one another's shifts when someone is sick or share work if a factory is overloaded.

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In a factory town, on the Greek coast, Marina (Ariane Labed) stays with her sick father (Vangelis Mourikis) as he makes his final approach toward death.

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Last summer, when schoolchildren in Belgium claimed they became sick after drinking Coca-Cola, Levy recommended a media tour of the factory in Brussels--which helped temper criticism of Coke's aloof response to the initial crisis.

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Last summer, when schoolchildren in Belgium claimed that they became sick as a result of drinking Coca-Cola, Lvy recommended a media tour of the factory in Brussels--which helped temper criticism of Coke's aloof response to the initial crisis.

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