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Recognizing that the status of the environment has become a top business and public policy priority, with major implications for travel, the Travel Industry Association and American Express announced today they have joined forces in the name of travel sustainability. The two organizations are working together to develop the Travel Sustainability Initiative, a comprehensive plan designed to make crucial information available and to guide the travel industry in its response to assuring sustainability in travel and tourism.

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The World Computing Grid is the world’s largest public computing grid and they are currently calling for more Argentines to participate in their network.The “grid” is made up of thousands upon thousands of users who donate their unused computer time to projects that benefit humanity:Rice for the World, AfricanClimate@Home, and Help Conquer Cancer are a few of their current projects.According to the Clarín,today there are 1,377 Argentines volunteering their computers and many, many more are needed.All you have to do is download the free software and you can join this global community.

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