Mes: enero 2021

DENVER, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ETHDenver, the world’s largest annual Web3 software-building competition and blockchain technology educational event, announced its official collaboration with the Colorado Governor’s Office, Governor’s Office of Information Technology, Department of Corrections, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Energy Office, Department of Natural Resources, and Office of Economic Development and International Trade, as part of its upcoming virtual ColoradoJam hackathon and innovation competition. Between both events, over $150k in bounties, prizes and investments is being offered to participants.

The State of Colorado has invited the community to submit possible solutions to over three dozen state «challenges,» some of which include:

• Colorado Energy Office: Consider how to use publicly available data from utilities and local governments to develop targeted approaches to energy efficiency, renewables, and electrification for residents with high energy bills and aging heating and cooling systems.
• Downtown Denver Economic Recovery: Explore what building owners can do with empty commercial office space to bring vibrancy and profitability back to downtown.
• Climate Change: Leverage GIS, weather patterns, and other data to better anticipate climate change, and protect watersheds and communities.
• Private & Public Sectors: Incentivize the private sector to partner with the State to address and manage the backlog of orphaned oil wells in Colorado.
• Department of Corrections (DOC): Reimagine pathways to prepare individuals to reintegrate into the workforce while meeting the needs of the Colorado economy.
• Higher Education: Explore how colleges and universities can monetize their under-utilized assets of land, classrooms, rooftops, staff and professors who have summers free, and the brain trust of students who love projects.

Participating state agencies will host a greenfield pitch-style competition at ETHDenver’s ColoradoJam Summit, inviting teams to present innovative ideas on challenges that the state seeks to solve in areas like renewable energy, climate change, returning economic vibrancy to downtown Denver amidst the COVID-19 crisis, and more. Government officials including Gov. Polis, Securities Commissioner Tung Chan, Special Advisor to the Governor for Digital Transformation Lu Cordova, and others will also engage in live question and answer sessions, and the Governor will play a live-streamed League of Legends game session with blockchain and gaming industry personalities, casted live by legendary esports duo Christopher «Montecristo» Mykles and Erik «DoA» Lonnquist, as part of the event.

«Addressing complex issues like climate and ensuring we build back stronger than before the pandemic will take a coordinated effort from many minds and individuals,» said Governor Jared Polis, «We welcome the opportunity to crowdsource creativity to benefit Coloradans and be a model for the nation.»

ETHDenver’s John Paller said, «ETHDenver has always been about sourcing the creative power of the community to solve problems using blockchain technology. This year, we’re excited to form a collaboration coalition with the State of Colorado and several State agencies to offer our community the task of advancing Colorado into the next frontier of statehood with both Web2 and Web3 technology solutions. We’re thrilled to again host the Governor along with Colorado Securities Commissioner, Tung Chan, and so many more state leaders.»

The virtual event previously announced that it will offer significant bounties, prizes and investments for addressing crucial problems and initiatives in Colorado. ETHDenver will take place virtually, February 5-12, 2021, and consist of a week-long hackathon, along with content and free educational workshops by industry luminaries, virtual-reality art exhibits, daily gaming including nightly Minecraft melees, and other immersive virtual experiences. The virtual event will take place in Gamerjibe, a virtual reality platform, and press tours are available upon request. Applications for the ETHDenver BUIDLathon & ColoradoJam Innovation Festival are live now on ETHDenver’s website. Apply today at https://www.ethdenver.com/.

About ETHDenver & ColoradoJam
ETHDenver is the world’s largest annual web3 #BUIDLathon and Innovation Festival. The 2021 virtual event will take place February 5-12 in and expects to host 5000+ blockchain and technology enthusiasts, developers and community members from 75+ countries and all 50 U.S. states. The ColoradoJam Summit at the event offers individuals the ability to creatively solve State of Colorado Public Infrastructure challenges submitted by State Agencies using Web2 and Web3 technology. For more information, visit ethdenver.com.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index^® improved moderately in January, after decreasing in December. The Index now stands at 89.3 (1985=100), up from 87.1 in December. However, the Present Situation Index – based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions – decreased from 87.2 to 84.4. The Expectations Index – based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions – increased from 87.0 in December to 92.5 this month.  

The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey^®, based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and analytics around what consumers buy and watch. The cutoff date for the preliminary results was January 14.

«Consumers’ appraisal of present-day conditions weakened further in January, with COVID-19 still the major suppressor,» said Lynn Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. «Consumers’ expectations for the economy and jobs, however, advanced further, suggesting that consumers foresee conditions improving in the not-too-distant future. In addition, the percent of consumers who said they intend to purchase a home in the next six months improved, suggesting that the pace of home sales should remain robust in early 2021.»

Consumers’ appraisal of current conditions weakened further in January. The percentage of consumers claiming business conditions are «good» increased from 15.4 percent to 15.8 percent, but those claiming business conditions are «bad» also increased, from 39.7 percent to 42.8 percent. Consumers’ assessment of the labor market was also less favorable. The percentage of consumers saying jobs are «plentiful» declined from 21.0 percent to 20.6 percent, while those claiming jobs are «hard to get» rose from 22.9 percent to 23.8 percent.

Consumers, however, have continued to grow more optimistic about the short-term outlook. The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions will improve over the next six months increased from 29.5 percent to 33.7 percent, while those expecting business conditions will worsen decreased from 22.0 percent to 18.1 percent. Consumers’ outlook regarding the job market also improved. The proportion expecting more jobs in the months ahead increased from 28.0 percent to 31.3 percent, while those anticipating fewer jobs decreased from 22.2 percent to 21.4 percent. Regarding their short-term income prospects, the percentage of consumers expecting an increase declined from 15.7 percent to 14.4 percent, however the proportion expecting a decrease also declined from 14.6 percent to 14.2 percent.

Source: January 2021 Consumer Confidence Survey^®
The Conference Board / Release #8015

The Conference Board publishes the Consumer Confidence Index^® at 10 a.m. ET on the last Tuesday of every month. Subscription information and the technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board website: https://www.conference-board.org/data/consumerdata.cfm.

About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what’s ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. www.conference-board.org.

About NIELSEN
Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy. Nielsen’s Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services for all devices on which content — video, audio and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry’s only global view of retail performance measurement. By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen also provides its clients with analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries, covering more than 90 percent of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.   

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, 26 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — ¿Está pensando tomar decisiones más saludables para su alimentación como parte de sus propósitos de Año Nuevo, pero no sabe por dónde empezar? Las nuevas Pautas dietéticas para los estadounidenses, 2020-2025 (Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 – en inglés) anima a los estadounidenses a hacer cambios en la elección de sus alimentos y bebidas basándose en sus preferencias personales, culturales y tradicionales, a fin de lograr mejores patrones alimenticios. La actualización de la etiqueta de información nutricional (https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/la-nueva-etiqueta-de-informacion-nutricional) y MiPlato (https://www.myplate.gov/es/myplate-plan) son buenas herramientas para establecer objetivos para un patrón de alimentación más saludable y mantenerlo todo el año.

Utilice la etiqueta de información nutricional para tomar decisiones más saludables para su alimentación.
La etiqueta de información nutricional actualizada (https://www.fda.gov/media/137918/download) le puede ayudar a tomar decisiones informadas que contribuyan a crear hábitos de alimentación saludables para toda la vida y a cumplir con las recomendaciones de Pautas dietéticas para los estadounidenses. La etiqueta presenta información nutrimental importante sobre los alimentos y las bebidas envasados, incluyendo datos como tamaños de la porción cantidad de calorías e información de los nutrientes. Así pues, ¿qué hay de nuevo en la etiqueta?

• El tamaño de la porción aparece ahora en letras más grandes y en negrita, y se han actualizado algunos tamaños de las porciones. El tamaño de la porciones se actualizó para reflejar mejor las cantidades que las personas comen o beben tradicionalmente.
• Las calorías ahora se muestran en letras más grandes y en negrita.
• Los valores diarios fueron actualizados.
• Las azúcares añadidas, la vitamina D y el potasio ahora aparecen en la etiqueta. Los fabricantes deben declarar las cantidades además del porcentaje del valor diario de vitaminas y minerales.

A continuación, presentamos algunas formas para sacar el mayor provecho de las etiquetas este nuevo año.

• Utilice la etiqueta de información nutricional para llevar un control de las calorías y utilice la información de las porciones para ayudarle a elegir el tamaño de la porción apropiada para usted.
• Al comprar comestibles utilice las etiquetas para comparar diferentes alimentos. Aumente la frecuencia de productos altos en fibra, vitamina D, calcio, hierro y potasio, y bajos en grasas saturadas, sodio y azúcares añadidas.

Planee sus comidas considernado MiPlato.
MiPlato (https://www.myplate.gov/es/myplate-plan) presenta los cinco grupos de alimentos que son los cimientos de una dieta saludable, utilizando una imagen fácil de entender: la mesa puesta para una comida. A continuación, presentamos diferentes formas de aprovechar MiPlato para cumplir sus propósitos en 2021.

• Intente incluir en sus comidas los cinco grupos de alimentos (vegetales, frutas, granos, proteínas y lácteos). Para asegurarse de estar ingiriendo los nutrientes que necesita, elija diferentes alimentos y bebidas de cada grupo.
• Haga pequeños cambios en sus comidas de manera que estas sean tan completas como sea posible. Por ejemplo, si va a cocinar pasta, puede agregar vegetales a la salsa. O, si tiene antojo de algo dulce, sírvase fruta como postre.

Conozca más sobre cómo utilizar la etiqueta de información nutricional y MiPlato juntos para tomar decisiones más saludables: https://www.fda.gov/media/137917/download (PDF).

Para obtener más información de educación nutrimental de la FDA, visite www.fda.gov/nutritioneducation (en inglés).

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