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Pressure is rising on Greece's national unity government to agree tough reforms demanded by the country's lenders.

The EU, IMF and European Central Bank have made further spending cuts, labour market reforms and bank rescues a condition of extending a new bailout.

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes told a Dutch newspaper that there would be "absolutely no man overboard" if Greece left the euro.

Greek party leaders are meeting on Tuesday amid a general strike.

A previous meeting on Sunday night proved inconclusive, leading to further last-minute talks between Prime Minister Lukas Papademos and the troika of official lenders on Monday.

The leader of the left-wing Syriza party coalition, Alexis Tsipras, repeated a call on Tuesday either for Greece's debts to be written off, or else for the country to pause its debt repayments for three years.

Meanwhile, public transport and the country's ports ground to a halt as two of the largest Greek public-sector unions began a strike on Tuesday in protest at continuing austerity.

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Sustainable Printing with Monroe Litho

What steps has Monroe Litho taken to be green?

We have dozens of programs that reuse and recycle our materials and rethink the way we do business. These programs really add up - in 2010 we recycled over one million pounds of printing paper, reduced our VOC emissions by 28% (compared to 2009), and used over 650 tons of American made Forest Stewardship Council Certified printing paper. Our facility is 100% wind powered and we are designated as an "EPA Green Power Partner."

Last year we put a padlock on our dumpster to discourage sending materials to the landfill. Everyone thought we were crazy to lock up our dumpster, but we didn't put a thing in it. And just last week we removed our trash dumpster all together.

What motivates Monroe Litho to be an environmental and social leader in the print industry?

Monroe Litho began its sustainability work in earnest about 8 years ago when a client asked us if we were FSC-certified. This question started us down a greener path and we soon became the 7th commercial printer in the US to become FSC-certified.

So it sounds like your clients are a big motivator.

Yes, over 35% of the FSC paper we carry is from the request of the client. There are some print customers who are absolutely insistent about using FSC paper and low-VOC inks.

Monroe-Litho is certified by SGP, FSC, SFI, SCS GreenPower Partner, SHARP, cGMP and others. Is there a value to having these eco-labels or are they just an alphabet soup of confusion for your clients?

These labels are extremely important to our brand. The reason why we have all these differentiators is so that we really stand out and avoid being a "me too" organization. My role in this company is to provide all our sales team a wide range of certifications that they can proudly present to our clients. Eco-labels are like bubbles in champagne -the more the better.

What are the other marketing and economic benefits to being green?

Our sustainable supply chain is a great marketing tool and positions us as leaders in the green economy. It helps let the world know that we truly care about protecting our planet and supporting American business. And there are economic gains - Five years ago, clients wouldn't consider paying more for FSC paper, but now our clients are willing to spend more for FSC products because they understand the "environmental value proposition."

Are there any challenges to using environmental papers?

Recycled paper is great in terms of its surface and printability. We can print on it very well even at 100% post-consumer recycled content. However, we have some challenges when it comes to converting the recycled printed material into a finished product because of paper strength issues. We've learned special techniques in order to effectively use recycled materials in products like books and pamphlets. We've re-engineered our systems and now we can successfully fold and stitch recycled paper.

Printers are involved with many other companies along the supply chain - paper distributors, ink suppliers etc,Montblanc Outlet. How do these companies influence your business practices?

We have a partnership with our paper supplier Xpedx. Together we have consolidated deliveries to cut down on transportation emissions, reduced the amount of paper cartons, and prioritized FSC-certified paper. We also work closely with our chemical suppliers to reduce the amount of VOCs in their products. We continue to talk with our primary suppliers and subcontractors to discuss sustainability initiatives with their respective products and services.

What are some of your sustainability and social goals for the future?

We are trying to improve the amount of American made printing products we use in our facility. We want to achieve 100% of our products from American mills. We also want to find better ways to remanufacture ink. Right now our used printing ink is made into a fuel product, which is better than going to a landfill, but ideally, we'd like to re-use our ink as new printing ink. To continue to be a leader, our challenge is to find new sustainability projects and new ways to grow.

For more information about green printers, please visit: "Printers at the Forefront of Forest Conservation and Eco-Paper Development" from our partners at Canopy.

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Some Fun Pencil and Paper Word Games for Groupings

The actual letter word finder is certainly a conventional word game that requires looking for a word concealed in a jumble of seemingly random alphabets. There are several levels of intensity for different groups of men and women, and they are best for their age, expertise and also the period of time available for the game to be played. It's quite simple to produce your own letter-finder puzzle. You start by composing out the terms which are to be hidden in the bulk of the puzzle, and then randomly placing other characters in the empty places around those terms. Alternatively, if you are tight on time, you can hunt for a few free puzzles on the web and print these out to be distributed on the day which you may require them. For kids of every age group, there are plenty of these puzzle game books available that you can just acquire and use right on the area.

One more very popular word game that could be executed just utilizing pencil and paper would no doubt be the perennial hangman game. This is a fast and simple-to-play game since it needs almost no preparation in any way. All you should do to play this particular game is to separate the party into 2, and make them take turns speculating the term to be able to win. This is certainly an enjoyable vocabulary game that can also be used in team-building activities and can also function as an icebreaker as groups of individuals work together trying to solve the word before the hangman gets fully sketched out.

Bull and also cow is a variation to the hangman game, and it is a word-play game that is quickly performed without having the necessity for prior preparation,Montblanc Outlet. In order to play this kind of game, a "chooser" is selected to select a four-letter word from a pile of ready terms. The team then should speculate the alphabets in that term, and guess the location that the characters are in. The right position will bring about the answer "Bull", while a correct alphabet in the incorrect placement will warrant the answer "Cow". Conversely, when an alphabet does not exist in the term, the chooser should call out "Zero". The game ends when somebody properly guesses the whole term.