O:9:"MagpieRSS":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:10:{i:0;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:63:"Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation invested in Highsnobiety";s:4:"link";s:107:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/mirabaud-lifestyle-impact-innovation-invested-in-highsnobiety/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:11:24 +0000";s:8:"category";s:66:"LifestyleHighsnobietyImpactInnovationinvestedmeta_keywordsMirabaud";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/mirabaud-lifestyle-impact-innovation-invested-in-highsnobiety/";s:11:"description";s:101:"Carel, Anne Fontaine, Zapa, Le Coq Sportif and Mauboussin: in recent years, the investment company...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4968:"
Carel, Anne Fontaine, Zapa, Le Coq Sportif and Mauboussin: in recent years, the investment company of the Swiss group Mirabaud has been active by taking stakes in French brands with its Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund. But the structure, which relies in particular on the expertise of the former minister and former leader of LVMH Renaud Dutreil, began a new phase last year.
Mirabaud Asset Management has convinced investors to create a new investment vehicle, called Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation, with Renaud Dutreil but also David Wertheimer, son of Gérard Wertheimer of the Chanel group, at the helm. The structure had a total budget of 200 to 250 million euros.
“Our desire is to invest 75% of the capital in growth companies, achieving between 10 and 50 million euros in turnover. The idea is to make investments around 15 million euros in ten For the remaining 25%, we are also targeting around ten investments in early stage companies. These are companies with a turnover of between 1 and 10 million euros. We want to select the futures success stories“, Renaud Dutreil explained to us in January 2020.
The first targets have therefore been identified and Mirabaud announces that it has already made six equity investments in “companies meeting the needs of a new generationration of engaged consumers, who seek to contribute to a more responsible and sustainable world and to have an overall positive impact “.
Discreet about the amounts invested in these companies, the group however specifies the profile of two of them. The German e-commerce and media platform dedicated to street culture Highsnobiety has thus opened its capital to the fund. “Intended for the young generation, this platform covers news and trends related to the world of fashion, streetwear, of art and culture. The Mirabaud team is currently working with the management of Highsnobiety on its global strategy, the content axis and brand awareness, as well as the development of experiences unique and innovative physics, ?the group said in its press release.
The company founded in 2005 in Berlin by David Fischer, who remains the CEO, was battered in 2020 by the Covid-19 crisis. Its model combines an editorial proposal and a commercial platform, but also offers solutions for brands and advertisers through its HS Studio structure. The company also has offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.
The Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation fund also specified that it has taken a stake in the e-commerce service provider Intrepid. Mirabaud is in fact at the head of the investment of 11 million dollars made in June in this company, which proposes to develop e-commerce solutions of international brands for their presence in South East Asia. The company, founded in 2019 and led by Jasper Knoben is based in Singapore and operates in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.
“The companies we have identified offer good prospects for these ‘new generations’ and each one displays solid commitments in terms of sustainable development and impact, explains David Wertheimer in a press release. All of our investments reflect our unique positioning and the exceptional pipeline to which we have access, collaborating for each project with other strategic investors capable of support us in the development of these promising companies “.
The group also announces that it is about to finalize two new investments.
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Carel, Anne Fontaine, Zapa, Le Coq Sportif and Mauboussin: in recent years, the investment company of the Swiss group Mirabaud has been active by taking stakes in French brands with its Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund. But the structure, which relies in particular on the expertise of the former minister and former leader of LVMH Renaud Dutreil, began a new phase last year.
Mirabaud Asset Management has convinced investors to create a new investment vehicle, called Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation, with Renaud Dutreil but also David Wertheimer, son of Gérard Wertheimer of the Chanel group, at the helm. The structure had a total budget of 200 to 250 million euros.
“Our desire is to invest 75% of the capital in growth companies, achieving between 10 and 50 million euros in turnover. The idea is to make investments around 15 million euros in ten For the remaining 25%, we are also targeting around ten investments in early stage companies. These are companies with a turnover of between 1 and 10 million euros. We want to select the futures success stories“, Renaud Dutreil explained to us in January 2020.
The first targets have therefore been identified and Mirabaud announces that it has already made six equity investments in “companies meeting the needs of a new generationration of engaged consumers, who seek to contribute to a more responsible and sustainable world and to have an overall positive impact “.
Discreet about the amounts invested in these companies, the group however specifies the profile of two of them. The German e-commerce and media platform dedicated to street culture Highsnobiety has thus opened its capital to the fund. “Intended for the young generation, this platform covers news and trends related to the world of fashion, streetwear, of art and culture. The Mirabaud team is currently working with the management of Highsnobiety on its global strategy, the content axis and brand awareness, as well as the development of experiences unique and innovative physics, ?the group said in its press release.
The company founded in 2005 in Berlin by David Fischer, who remains the CEO, was battered in 2020 by the Covid-19 crisis. Its model combines an editorial proposal and a commercial platform, but also offers solutions for brands and advertisers through its HS Studio structure. The company also has offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.
The Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation fund also specified that it has taken a stake in the e-commerce service provider Intrepid. Mirabaud is in fact at the head of the investment of 11 million dollars made in June in this company, which proposes to develop e-commerce solutions of international brands for their presence in South East Asia. The company, founded in 2019 and led by Jasper Knoben is based in Singapore and operates in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.
“The companies we have identified offer good prospects for these ‘new generations’ and each one displays solid commitments in terms of sustainable development and impact, explains David Wertheimer in a press release. All of our investments reflect our unique positioning and the exceptional pipeline to which we have access, collaborating for each project with other strategic investors capable of support us in the development of these promising companies “.
The group also announces that it is about to finalize two new investments.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628824284;}i:1;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:61:"DBS Vickers receives MAS approval for crypto trading services";s:4:"link";s:107:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/dbs-vickers-receives-mas-approval-for-crypto-trading-services/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 13 Aug 2021 02:39:57 +0000";s:8:"category";s:59:"LifestyleapprovalcryptoDBSMásReceivesservicesTradingVickers";s:4:"guid";s:107:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/dbs-vickers-receives-mas-approval-for-crypto-trading-services/";s:11:"description";s:90:"DBS Vickers, the brokerage arm of DBS Bank, announced yesterday (August 12) that it has...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:5123:"
DBS Vickers, the brokerage arm of DBS Bank, announced yesterday (August 12) that it has received in-principal approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act (PS Act) to provide digital payment token services as a major payment institution.
This makes them Singapore?s second crypto player to secure an in-principle approval from MAS to offer token services, after Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve was allowed to operate as a fully regulated digital asset service provider last week.
According to the press release, DBS Vickers ? which is part of the DBS Digital Exchange (DDEX) ? will be able to directly support asset managers and companies to trade in digital payment tokens once they receive the full license.
It is currently still unclear when the service will be rolled out as DBS Vickers is working through the necessary follow-ups towards meeting MAS? requirements for the operating licence.
Eng-Kwok Seat Moey, Group Head of Capital Markets at DBS, commented: ?We are pleased to have made steady progress on our digital asset ecosystem in the six months since we launched the DDEx last year, and this shows in our trading and custody activity.?
?We have seen keen interest among asset managers and corporates for access to digital payment token services, and with DBSV receiving in-principle approval under the PS Act, we are well-placed to meet this growing demand. This could add to DDEx?s volumes in the coming months, and coupled with DDEx going operational round the-clock, help accelerate growth for DDEx.?
?We are confident of doubling our investor base by the end of the year. This bodes well for our ability to provide integrated solutions across the digital asset value chain notably in the form of STOs, leveraging DBS? expertise in deal origination to tokenisation, listing, distribution, trading and custody. This will contribute to Singapore?s ambitions to be a digital asset hub in Asia,? she added.
Steady growth of digital exchange
Since the launch of DBS? digital exchange, around 400 institutional and accredited investors have been onboarded to trade on the exchange as at end-June 2021. This is up from just 120 investors the quarter before, representing a growth of more than 233 per cent growth in numbers.
The digital exchange, also recorded close to S$180 million in total trading value in the second quarter this year, more than five times the value traded in the previous quarter. The bank also revealed that it has over S$130 million in digital assets in its custodial services.
Currently, traders are able to trade four cryptocurrencies on the DBS Digital exchange: Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and XRP.
In the previous earnings call, DBS? CEO Piyush shared an optimistic view of the future of cryptocurrency.
I do think given the amount of interest in all the four cryptos that we trade now, that interest is quite high. And therefore, I do think it will pick up. But whether it picks up to tens of millions, or hundreds of millions of income over the next few years, it?s hard to say.
So my thinking is, we should get in there, figure it out and grow and then we?ll get a better sense for how big this could be in time.
? Piyush Gupta, DBS CEO
MAS continues to sift through applications
Other than DBS Vickers, a few other applicants were recently notified by MAS recently that they too will be granted the payment services licenses under the Payment Services Act.
They are among the first batch of licenses recipient to be able to operate digital payment token services in Singapore.
MAS also shared with Forkast News that they have received over 170 license applications by digital payment token service providers. Thirty applications were withdrawn after engagement with MAS, and two were rejected.
Featured Image Credit: DBS Vickers / Edgar Su via Reuters
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is a key content pillar for Vulcan Post. You can find the rest of our cryptocurrency coverage here.
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DBS Vickers, the brokerage arm of DBS Bank, announced yesterday (August 12) that it has received in-principal approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act (PS Act) to provide digital payment token services as a major payment institution.
This makes them Singapore?s second crypto player to secure an in-principle approval from MAS to offer token services, after Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve was allowed to operate as a fully regulated digital asset service provider last week.
According to the press release, DBS Vickers ? which is part of the DBS Digital Exchange (DDEX) ? will be able to directly support asset managers and companies to trade in digital payment tokens once they receive the full license.
It is currently still unclear when the service will be rolled out as DBS Vickers is working through the necessary follow-ups towards meeting MAS? requirements for the operating licence.
Eng-Kwok Seat Moey, Group Head of Capital Markets at DBS, commented: ?We are pleased to have made steady progress on our digital asset ecosystem in the six months since we launched the DDEx last year, and this shows in our trading and custody activity.?
?We have seen keen interest among asset managers and corporates for access to digital payment token services, and with DBSV receiving in-principle approval under the PS Act, we are well-placed to meet this growing demand. This could add to DDEx?s volumes in the coming months, and coupled with DDEx going operational round the-clock, help accelerate growth for DDEx.?
?We are confident of doubling our investor base by the end of the year. This bodes well for our ability to provide integrated solutions across the digital asset value chain notably in the form of STOs, leveraging DBS? expertise in deal origination to tokenisation, listing, distribution, trading and custody. This will contribute to Singapore?s ambitions to be a digital asset hub in Asia,? she added.
Steady growth of digital exchange
Since the launch of DBS? digital exchange, around 400 institutional and accredited investors have been onboarded to trade on the exchange as at end-June 2021. This is up from just 120 investors the quarter before, representing a growth of more than 233 per cent growth in numbers.
The digital exchange, also recorded close to S$180 million in total trading value in the second quarter this year, more than five times the value traded in the previous quarter. The bank also revealed that it has over S$130 million in digital assets in its custodial services.
Currently, traders are able to trade four cryptocurrencies on the DBS Digital exchange: Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and XRP.
In the previous earnings call, DBS? CEO Piyush shared an optimistic view of the future of cryptocurrency.
I do think given the amount of interest in all the four cryptos that we trade now, that interest is quite high. And therefore, I do think it will pick up. But whether it picks up to tens of millions, or hundreds of millions of income over the next few years, it?s hard to say.
So my thinking is, we should get in there, figure it out and grow and then we?ll get a better sense for how big this could be in time.
? Piyush Gupta, DBS CEO
MAS continues to sift through applications
Other than DBS Vickers, a few other applicants were recently notified by MAS recently that they too will be granted the payment services licenses under the Payment Services Act.
They are among the first batch of licenses recipient to be able to operate digital payment token services in Singapore.
MAS also shared with Forkast News that they have received over 170 license applications by digital payment token service providers. Thirty applications were withdrawn after engagement with MAS, and two were rejected.
Featured Image Credit: DBS Vickers / Edgar Su via Reuters
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is a key content pillar for Vulcan Post. You can find the rest of our cryptocurrency coverage here.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628822397;}i:2;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:70:"The 10 most popular French natural sites on Instagram for the holidays";s:4:"link";s:116:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/the-10-most-popular-french-natural-sites-on-instagram-for-the-holidays/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 13 Aug 2021 01:37:23 +0000";s:8:"category";s:80:"LifestyleFranceFrenchHOLIDAYSInstagramNaturalPopularsitessocial media newsvoyage";s:4:"guid";s:116:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/13/the-10-most-popular-french-natural-sites-on-instagram-for-the-holidays/";s:11:"description";s:90:"After a year and a half of relative immobility because of the pandemic, vacation abroad...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2658:"
After a year and a half of relative immobility because of the pandemic, vacation abroad is gradually resuming. But some French people, always cautious about long-haul travel and other long-haul flights, are content with our national landscapes to take the air during their summer break. Mountains, coast or open countryside, usual or more exotic destinations? The choices are legion and decisions are often taken at the last minute. In this process, the Instagram platform now plays a colossal role.
According to a study conducted by Facebook, 67% of travelers surveyed use the app to select their next vacation destination. Another study, carried out by a British travel insurance company, showed that 40% of millenials respondents choose their vacations based on the ?instagrammability? of the places. It is in this context that the travel comparator Likibu established a list of the ten most ?Instagrammed? French holiday destinations on the social network between July 27 and July 30. Beaches and inhabited islands, from the Marquesas Islands to Belle-Ile-en-Mer, were excluded. The ranking was made according to the number of mentions on the platform, through a hashtag, and some entries are rather unexpected.
10. The Gulf of Morbihan (146,000 #golfedumorbihan)
9. Lake Annecy (180,000 #annecy)
8. The Bay of Somme (183,000 #baiedesomme)
7. The Gorges du Verdon (199,000 #gorgesduverdon)
6. The dune of Pilat (235,000 #dunedupilat)
5. The plateau of the Vercors (236,000 #vercors)
4. The Camargue (458,000 #camargue)
3. The Arcachon basin (727,000 #bassindarcachon)
2. Le lagon de Bora Bora (1 856 000 #borabora)
1. Mont Blanc (2,691,000 #montblanc)
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After a year and a half of relative immobility because of the pandemic, vacation abroad is gradually resuming. But some French people, always cautious about long-haul travel and other long-haul flights, are content with our national landscapes to take the air during their summer break. Mountains, coast or open countryside, usual or more exotic destinations? The choices are legion and decisions are often taken at the last minute. In this process, the Instagram platform now plays a colossal role.
According to a study conducted by Facebook, 67% of travelers surveyed use the app to select their next vacation destination. Another study, carried out by a British travel insurance company, showed that 40% of millenials respondents choose their vacations based on the ?instagrammability? of the places. It is in this context that the travel comparator Likibu established a list of the ten most ?Instagrammed? French holiday destinations on the social network between July 27 and July 30. Beaches and inhabited islands, from the Marquesas Islands to Belle-Ile-en-Mer, were excluded. The ranking was made according to the number of mentions on the platform, through a hashtag, and some entries are rather unexpected.
10. The Gulf of Morbihan (146,000 #golfedumorbihan)
9. Lake Annecy (180,000 #annecy)
8. The Bay of Somme (183,000 #baiedesomme)
7. The Gorges du Verdon (199,000 #gorgesduverdon)
6. The dune of Pilat (235,000 #dunedupilat)
5. The plateau of the Vercors (236,000 #vercors)
4. The Camargue (458,000 #camargue)
3. The Arcachon basin (727,000 #bassindarcachon)
2. Le lagon de Bora Bora (1 856 000 #borabora)
1. Mont Blanc (2,691,000 #montblanc)
.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628818643;}i:3;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:50:"The 16 Best Summer Soup Recipes, Both Hot and Cold";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/the-16-best-summer-soup-recipes-both-hot-and-cold/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:00:01 +0000";s:8:"category";s:33:"LifestyleColdHotRecipesSoupSummer";s:4:"guid";s:95:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/the-16-best-summer-soup-recipes-both-hot-and-cold/";s:11:"description";s:71:"What is it about a bowl of soup that just tastes like comfort? Is it...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:16670:"
What is it about a bowl of soup that just tastes like comfort? Is it memories of being served soup when I was sick growing up? That it?s warming to the body and soul? Or because it can turn all of your favorite flavors into one cohesive dish? Whatever it is, I simply love soup. Of course, a steaming hot bowl of chicken noodle soup is amazing on a cold winter night, but we?re here to tell you that soup is for summer, too. And summer soup recipes are lifesavers to have on hand when you?re craving something simple and nourishing.
It?s never too hot for soup?and I live in Texas, so that?s saying something.
Okay, maybe you won?t find me eating hot tomato soup outside at noon, but for an air conditioned dinner? 100%. Soup also usually gets classified as a winter food because people forget the wonder that is cold soup. Gazpachos and vegetable purées are a summer staple in my house. Just this morning my mom was whipping up a gazpacho with all of the fresh produce in the fridge that we ended up nicknaming ?salad soup.? Super refreshing, light, and cool, but still soup! Healthy, too. So soup is a summer food after all, and I?m here to prove it to all those doubters.
Read on for the 16 best summer soup recipes, hot and cold, to bring you all the comfort you?ve been craving.
Hot Summer Soup Recipes
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Why We Love It: This soup is a prime example of traditionally wintery soups still being amazing in the summer. I mean the base is all about the tomatoes, which are delicious right now. Of course tortilla soup is good year round, but I love it in the summer with the fresh avocado garnish.
Hero Ingredient: The crispy tortilla strips? which are always in season.
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Why We Love It: This summer, one of my most memorable meals was a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup from The Tower Bar. It?s such a simple meal, but hits the spot every single time. This recipe makes it so easy to recreate that meal at home? I mean it?s only six ingredients!
Hero Ingredient: Those gorgeous summer tomatoes you?ve been looking to use.
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Why We Love It: This soup is a great way to pack an inordinate amount of green veggies into one very delicious meal, ie. it?s an immune-boosting powerhouse. That summer cold you have? This is what you need. You can also make it your own with whatever veggies you have with Camille?s tips.
Hero Ingredient: Ginger and alllll those fresh herbs.
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Why We Love It: Even though asparagus is a spring veggie, chances are you can still find some pretty great asparagus all summer. This soup is a gorgeous green, packed with nutrients, garlic, and optional (but not so optional) croutons. It?s only made with nine ingredients, not including the croutons, but I promise you, you don?t want to go without them.
Hero Ingredient: Asparagus always.
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Why We Love It: This simple healthy Thai coconut soup (Tom Kha Kai) is a signature dish at Thai Fresh in Austin. It?s the perfect balance of fresh, spicy, and creamy, and good all year round.
Hero Ingredient: Lemongrass, it?s the perfect time to eat it.
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Why We Love It: I love this soup because I don?t like corn. Super weird, but it?s been one of those foods I?ve never been crazy about. However, this soup is good. It allows even corn haters to enjoy sweet summer corn in their best season. It?s super light and fresh, and the tomatoes and radishes on top are the perfect *chef?s kiss* garnish.
Hero Ingredient: Never thought I?d say this, but CORN. Sweet and hearty, but still healthy and fresh.
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Why We Love It: This is one of those summer soup recipes you will want to make on your next beach vacation. Of course, you can do it at home, too, but how fun is it to get creative with fresh seafood at the beach? If you aren?t a seafood lover, this recipe notes that you can easily use chicken or chickpeas instead. The real star is the cilantro broth and it tastes great with almost anything.
Hero Ingredient: The cilantro broth. Every great soup needs a great base.
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Why We Love It: This might be one of the most flavorful soups on this list. When you?re craving pasta, zoodles don?t always do the trick, but in this soup they truly do. The fresh green onions and cilantro make the soup so bright that even though it?s hot, it screams summer. Try this recipe the next time you?re craving Asian food.
Hero Ingredient: Zoodles, for tricking my taste buds.
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Why We Love It: I love that this soup is described as a ?throw-together event,? because that?s usually how all of my cooking goes. You can use whatever summery veggies you have in the fridge, any kind of pasta (or brown rice), and dinner is served. Don?t have chicken stock? Vegetable stock works, too. Super customizable, super fresh, super summery.
Hero Ingredient: The white beans for the plant-based protein (and flavor).
Cold Summer Soup Recipes
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Why We Love It: This is the ultimate lunch on a hot summer day. I personally love watermelon, so the idea of watermelon gazpacho excited me, but it can definitely throw some people off. However, the watermelon just balances out all of the other ingredients, and the soup is still savory. It?s just that much more refreshing and summery.
Hero Ingredient: Watermelon (listen to Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles while you cook).
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Why We Love It: Gluten-free, vegan, creamy, salty, refreshing, and ready in 20 minutes. What?s not to love? This soup is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients and tastes so good chilled on a hot summer day. Hint: it tastes equally as good hot in the winter, too.
Hero Ingredient: Celery season is just getting started, so take advantage of this recipe now.
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Why We Love It: This soup allows both basil and zucchini to shine in their prime season: the summertime. It?s served at room temperature or chilled, which allows the basil to keep its freshness and really lighten up the soup. I also love that it gets its creaminess from hemp seeds, not milk or cream.
Hero Ingredient: The zucchini and basil are really going to have to fight it out on this one. The soup wouldn?t be what it is without either.
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Why We Love It: This gazpacho recipe is a super easy way to use up summer tomatoes. It?s arguably one of the most fresh summer soup recipes, as it?s served cold and with only fresh ingredients. I personally skip the croutons when it comes to gazpacho, because I like it to be super light, but if you?re looking for a more hearty soup, definitely add them in.
Hero Ingredient: Summer tomatoes, AKA the best kind of tomatoes.
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Why We Love It: This soup won me over for being completely heat-free. By that, I mean you don?t use an oven, grill, or stove in the preparation. Now THAT is a summer soup. It?s full of nutrients and is the perfect refreshing lunch or appetizer for those too-hot-to-cook days.
Hero Ingredient: The cucumbers, but specifically the ones on top for the perfect crunch in every spoonful.
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Why We Love It: Disclaimer: I know that this summer soup recipe isn?t written to be a cold soup, but I was too lazy to heat it up one day, and I?m convinced it should always be eaten cold. The ingredient list is packed with delicious summer green veggies and includes a really great homemade pesto recipe. The pasta could definitely be excluded for a lighter soup, but I love what it does to the texture.
Hero Ingredient: When pesto is included, it?s almost always my favorite ingredient.
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Why We Love It: I think it needs to be said that I, too, thought avocado soup sounded disgusting. Upon first impression, I had all but written this recipe off as no good, until my first bite. It?s creamy, cold, and almost has a Mexican flavor to it.
Hero Ingredient: Avocados. Even though they hit their prime in spring, I can never get enough.
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What is it about a bowl of soup that just tastes like comfort? Is it memories of being served soup when I was sick growing up? That it?s warming to the body and soul? Or because it can turn all of your favorite flavors into one cohesive dish? Whatever it is, I simply love soup. Of course, a steaming hot bowl of chicken noodle soup is amazing on a cold winter night, but we?re here to tell you that soup is for summer, too. And summer soup recipes are lifesavers to have on hand when you?re craving something simple and nourishing.
It?s never too hot for soup?and I live in Texas, so that?s saying something.
Okay, maybe you won?t find me eating hot tomato soup outside at noon, but for an air conditioned dinner? 100%. Soup also usually gets classified as a winter food because people forget the wonder that is cold soup. Gazpachos and vegetable purées are a summer staple in my house. Just this morning my mom was whipping up a gazpacho with all of the fresh produce in the fridge that we ended up nicknaming ?salad soup.? Super refreshing, light, and cool, but still soup! Healthy, too. So soup is a summer food after all, and I?m here to prove it to all those doubters.
Read on for the 16 best summer soup recipes, hot and cold, to bring you all the comfort you?ve been craving.
Hot Summer Soup Recipes
1 of 16
Why We Love It: This soup is a prime example of traditionally wintery soups still being amazing in the summer. I mean the base is all about the tomatoes, which are delicious right now. Of course tortilla soup is good year round, but I love it in the summer with the fresh avocado garnish.
Hero Ingredient: The crispy tortilla strips? which are always in season.
2 of 16
Why We Love It: This summer, one of my most memorable meals was a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup from The Tower Bar. It?s such a simple meal, but hits the spot every single time. This recipe makes it so easy to recreate that meal at home? I mean it?s only six ingredients!
Hero Ingredient: Those gorgeous summer tomatoes you?ve been looking to use.
3 of 16
Why We Love It: This soup is a great way to pack an inordinate amount of green veggies into one very delicious meal, ie. it?s an immune-boosting powerhouse. That summer cold you have? This is what you need. You can also make it your own with whatever veggies you have with Camille?s tips.
Hero Ingredient: Ginger and alllll those fresh herbs.
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Why We Love It: Even though asparagus is a spring veggie, chances are you can still find some pretty great asparagus all summer. This soup is a gorgeous green, packed with nutrients, garlic, and optional (but not so optional) croutons. It?s only made with nine ingredients, not including the croutons, but I promise you, you don?t want to go without them.
Hero Ingredient: Asparagus always.
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Why We Love It: This simple healthy Thai coconut soup (Tom Kha Kai) is a signature dish at Thai Fresh in Austin. It?s the perfect balance of fresh, spicy, and creamy, and good all year round.
Hero Ingredient: Lemongrass, it?s the perfect time to eat it.
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Why We Love It: I love this soup because I don?t like corn. Super weird, but it?s been one of those foods I?ve never been crazy about. However, this soup is good. It allows even corn haters to enjoy sweet summer corn in their best season. It?s super light and fresh, and the tomatoes and radishes on top are the perfect *chef?s kiss* garnish.
Hero Ingredient: Never thought I?d say this, but CORN. Sweet and hearty, but still healthy and fresh.
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Why We Love It: This is one of those summer soup recipes you will want to make on your next beach vacation. Of course, you can do it at home, too, but how fun is it to get creative with fresh seafood at the beach? If you aren?t a seafood lover, this recipe notes that you can easily use chicken or chickpeas instead. The real star is the cilantro broth and it tastes great with almost anything.
Hero Ingredient: The cilantro broth. Every great soup needs a great base.
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Why We Love It: This might be one of the most flavorful soups on this list. When you?re craving pasta, zoodles don?t always do the trick, but in this soup they truly do. The fresh green onions and cilantro make the soup so bright that even though it?s hot, it screams summer. Try this recipe the next time you?re craving Asian food.
Hero Ingredient: Zoodles, for tricking my taste buds.
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Why We Love It: I love that this soup is described as a ?throw-together event,? because that?s usually how all of my cooking goes. You can use whatever summery veggies you have in the fridge, any kind of pasta (or brown rice), and dinner is served. Don?t have chicken stock? Vegetable stock works, too. Super customizable, super fresh, super summery.
Hero Ingredient: The white beans for the plant-based protein (and flavor).
Cold Summer Soup Recipes
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Why We Love It: This is the ultimate lunch on a hot summer day. I personally love watermelon, so the idea of watermelon gazpacho excited me, but it can definitely throw some people off. However, the watermelon just balances out all of the other ingredients, and the soup is still savory. It?s just that much more refreshing and summery.
Hero Ingredient: Watermelon (listen to Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles while you cook).
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Why We Love It: Gluten-free, vegan, creamy, salty, refreshing, and ready in 20 minutes. What?s not to love? This soup is full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients and tastes so good chilled on a hot summer day. Hint: it tastes equally as good hot in the winter, too.
Hero Ingredient: Celery season is just getting started, so take advantage of this recipe now.
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Why We Love It: This soup allows both basil and zucchini to shine in their prime season: the summertime. It?s served at room temperature or chilled, which allows the basil to keep its freshness and really lighten up the soup. I also love that it gets its creaminess from hemp seeds, not milk or cream.
Hero Ingredient: The zucchini and basil are really going to have to fight it out on this one. The soup wouldn?t be what it is without either.
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Why We Love It: This gazpacho recipe is a super easy way to use up summer tomatoes. It?s arguably one of the most fresh summer soup recipes, as it?s served cold and with only fresh ingredients. I personally skip the croutons when it comes to gazpacho, because I like it to be super light, but if you?re looking for a more hearty soup, definitely add them in.
Hero Ingredient: Summer tomatoes, AKA the best kind of tomatoes.
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Why We Love It: This soup won me over for being completely heat-free. By that, I mean you don?t use an oven, grill, or stove in the preparation. Now THAT is a summer soup. It?s full of nutrients and is the perfect refreshing lunch or appetizer for those too-hot-to-cook days.
Hero Ingredient: The cucumbers, but specifically the ones on top for the perfect crunch in every spoonful.
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Why We Love It: Disclaimer: I know that this summer soup recipe isn?t written to be a cold soup, but I was too lazy to heat it up one day, and I?m convinced it should always be eaten cold. The ingredient list is packed with delicious summer green veggies and includes a really great homemade pesto recipe. The pasta could definitely be excluded for a lighter soup, but I love what it does to the texture.
Hero Ingredient: When pesto is included, it?s almost always my favorite ingredient.
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Why We Love It: I think it needs to be said that I, too, thought avocado soup sounded disgusting. Upon first impression, I had all but written this recipe off as no good, until my first bite. It?s creamy, cold, and almost has a Mexican flavor to it.
Hero Ingredient: Avocados. Even though they hit their prime in spring, I can never get enough.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628805601;}i:4;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:68:"Houston Real Estate is Hot and Nancy Almodovar Is Leading the Charge";s:4:"link";s:114:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/houston-real-estate-is-hot-and-nancy-almodovar-is-leading-the-charge/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:28:35 +0000";s:8:"category";s:56:"LifestyleAlmodóvarChargeestateHotHoustonLeadingNancyreal";s:4:"guid";s:114:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/houston-real-estate-is-hot-and-nancy-almodovar-is-leading-the-charge/";s:11:"description";s:89:"As talk of tech and financial companies fleeing high tax states such as California and...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:6127:"
As talk of tech and financial companies fleeing high tax states such as California and New York hit a fever pitch during the pandemic, the Houston market quickly became one of the go-to hubs for the influx of entrepreneurs and remote professionals alike who were moving to the state in search of more space, lower costs and less taxes. As a result, Houston home prices saw a remarkable rise of nearly 50% over the prior year as bidding wars over houses increasingly became the norm. With tech making real estate investing even more accessible to all, the boom is unlikely to end. Top Houston broker Nancy Almodovar is the advisor many are turning to when entering the market.
The brokerage firm leading the growth wave, Nan & Company Properties, is the largest local real estate firm in Houston, founded by the city?s top broker, Nancy Almodovar. Her reputation as a broker to the rich and famous with some of Houston?s most glamorous listings has made her a mini-celebrity in her own right, with more than 20,000 people following her on Instagram as she documents her lifestyle as the CEO of a top real estate company and a mom.
Grit Daily: How did you get started in real estate?
Nancy Almodovar: I got my start in real estate by watching my Dad flip houses when I was growing up. From there, my husband and I began flipping houses ourselves, and actually used the money we made from one of our first house flips to pay for our wedding!
Grit Daily: Today you?re the largest independent brokerage in the Greater Houston Area, having closed millions in deals ? What do you think makes your company stand out? Can you share a story?
Nancy Almodovar: Nan and Company Properties stands out because of how we market ourselves and our properties. I consider us a marketing company that happens to sell real estate, differentiating ourselves by staying a step ahead in marketing and technology.
Grit Daily: None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. How do you attribute the success of Nan?
Nancy Almodovar: I started out in real estate as an assistant for a top producing agent, which was invaluable. Being an assistant was and still is, in my opinion, the best way to dive headfirst into any industry, especially real estate. Breaking into a group of experienced professionals taught me so many lessons ? surrounding yourself with successful, hard working people pushes you to grow and helps you level up.
Grit Daily: The housing market is on fire right now, are you working on any exciting new projects now?
Nancy Almodovar: We have a LOT of big and exciting projects going on right now, including the opening of three new offices, including locations in Sugar Land, Galveston and a new Houston headquarters, which my husband Jose is overseeing and promises will be ready by thanksgiving!
We are so excited to be able to reach a broader spectrum of people around the greater Houston area.
Grit Daily: What advice would you give to other female leaders to help their team to thrive?
Nancy Almodovar: I know it sounds cliche but don?t take no for an answer. Everyone told me not to start a company because it was too risky, and I believed I would bring something different and I did. If you want something bad enough you have to work for it and put it out in the universe. Over-prepare. You have to have thick skin.
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As talk of tech and financial companies fleeing high tax states such as California and New York hit a fever pitch during the pandemic, the Houston market quickly became one of the go-to hubs for the influx of entrepreneurs and remote professionals alike who were moving to the state in search of more space, lower costs and less taxes. As a result, Houston home prices saw a remarkable rise of nearly 50% over the prior year as bidding wars over houses increasingly became the norm. With tech making real estate investing even more accessible to all, the boom is unlikely to end. Top Houston broker Nancy Almodovar is the advisor many are turning to when entering the market.
The brokerage firm leading the growth wave, Nan & Company Properties, is the largest local real estate firm in Houston, founded by the city?s top broker, Nancy Almodovar. Her reputation as a broker to the rich and famous with some of Houston?s most glamorous listings has made her a mini-celebrity in her own right, with more than 20,000 people following her on Instagram as she documents her lifestyle as the CEO of a top real estate company and a mom.
Grit Daily: How did you get started in real estate?
Nancy Almodovar: I got my start in real estate by watching my Dad flip houses when I was growing up. From there, my husband and I began flipping houses ourselves, and actually used the money we made from one of our first house flips to pay for our wedding!
Grit Daily: Today you?re the largest independent brokerage in the Greater Houston Area, having closed millions in deals ? What do you think makes your company stand out? Can you share a story?
Nancy Almodovar: Nan and Company Properties stands out because of how we market ourselves and our properties. I consider us a marketing company that happens to sell real estate, differentiating ourselves by staying a step ahead in marketing and technology.
Grit Daily: None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. How do you attribute the success of Nan?
Nancy Almodovar: I started out in real estate as an assistant for a top producing agent, which was invaluable. Being an assistant was and still is, in my opinion, the best way to dive headfirst into any industry, especially real estate. Breaking into a group of experienced professionals taught me so many lessons ? surrounding yourself with successful, hard working people pushes you to grow and helps you level up.
Grit Daily: The housing market is on fire right now, are you working on any exciting new projects now?
Nancy Almodovar: We have a LOT of big and exciting projects going on right now, including the opening of three new offices, including locations in Sugar Land, Galveston and a new Houston headquarters, which my husband Jose is overseeing and promises will be ready by thanksgiving!
We are so excited to be able to reach a broader spectrum of people around the greater Houston area.
Grit Daily: What advice would you give to other female leaders to help their team to thrive?
Nancy Almodovar: I know it sounds cliche but don?t take no for an answer. Everyone told me not to start a company because it was too risky, and I believed I would bring something different and I did. If you want something bad enough you have to work for it and put it out in the universe. Over-prepare. You have to have thick skin.
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Jordan French is the Founder and Executive Editor of Grit Daily. The champion of live journalism, Grit Daily’s team hails from ABC, CBS, CNN, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Forbes, Fox, PopSugar, SF Chronicle, VentureBeat, Verge, Vice, and Vox. An award-winning journalist, he is on the editorial staff at TheStreet.com and a Fast 50 and Inc. 500-ranked entrepreneur with one sale. Formerly an engineer and intellectual-property attorney, his third company, BeeHex, rose to fame for its “3D printed pizza for astronauts” and is now a military contractor. A prolific investor, he’s invested in 40+ early stage startups through 2021.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628803715;}i:5;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Ajiaco Soup Recipe With Potato, Corn, Chicken, and Capers";s:4:"link";s:100:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/ajiaco-soup-recipe-with-potato-corn-chicken-and-capers/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:54:42 +0000";s:8:"category";s:48:"LifestyleAjiacoCapersChickenCornPotatoRecipeSoup";s:4:"guid";s:100:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/ajiaco-soup-recipe-with-potato-corn-chicken-and-capers/";s:11:"description";s:110:"This ajiaco soup recipe was part of our Tastemakers interview with Mariana Velásquez. Get the other recipes...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3877:"
This ajiaco soup recipe was part of our Tastemakers interview with Mariana Velásquez. Get the other recipes and read the full story here!
Says author/chef Mariana Velásquez:
This soup was declared cultural patrimony by the mayor?s office in Bogotá about 20 years ago. Cultural patrimony is ?a set of goods and values that are an expression of the people.?? And this soup is quite an expression of our people. It dates back to pre-Hispanic times, where one of the first recipes for ajiáco was based on various roots and tubers accompanied by guascas?an aromatic bitter green?and venison. Although it was always thought to be of Muisca origin? the native tribe of central Colombia?according to the historian Lácidez Moreno, ajiáco has African roots. Just like humanity.
However, to current Colombians, especially Bogotánians, there is only one true ajiáco?a hearty soup made with three kinds of potatoes, corn, chicken, guasca herbs, cream, avocado, and capers.
The three potatoes in the ajiaco soup each serve a purpose. The sabanera potato, which I replace with russet potatoes, dissolves into the broth, giving it its creamy quality. The second potato is called paste, which gives flavor and texture. In this case I use large Yukon Golds as a substitute. Finally, to get the yellow color and sweet taste, there is the Criolla potato, which you can replace with tiny gold creamer potatoes or yellow new potatoes.
Guasca is an herb also known as galisonga for New Zealanders, or gallant sol- dier in Ireland?the latter naturally my favorite of its many names. In the United States, guasca can be found at farmers markets by the name of potato weed. This fragrant herb imparts a particular taste to ajiáco and can be found in dried form online or in the spice section of the few Colombian markets around the United States. However, if guasca is not an option, it should not be a deterrent from making this comforting recipe.
Invite another pair of hands into the kitchen to help you peel the potatoes. It will go quicker, and it is a good way to spark conversation while making lunch.?
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This ajiaco soup recipe was part of our Tastemakers interview with Mariana Velásquez. Get the other recipes and read the full story here!
Says author/chef Mariana Velásquez:
This soup was declared cultural patrimony by the mayor?s office in Bogotá about 20 years ago. Cultural patrimony is ?a set of goods and values that are an expression of the people.?? And this soup is quite an expression of our people. It dates back to pre-Hispanic times, where one of the first recipes for ajiáco was based on various roots and tubers accompanied by guascas?an aromatic bitter green?and venison. Although it was always thought to be of Muisca origin? the native tribe of central Colombia?according to the historian Lácidez Moreno, ajiáco has African roots. Just like humanity.
However, to current Colombians, especially Bogotánians, there is only one true ajiáco?a hearty soup made with three kinds of potatoes, corn, chicken, guasca herbs, cream, avocado, and capers.
The three potatoes in the ajiaco soup each serve a purpose. The sabanera potato, which I replace with russet potatoes, dissolves into the broth, giving it its creamy quality. The second potato is called paste, which gives flavor and texture. In this case I use large Yukon Golds as a substitute. Finally, to get the yellow color and sweet taste, there is the Criolla potato, which you can replace with tiny gold creamer potatoes or yellow new potatoes.
Guasca is an herb also known as galisonga for New Zealanders, or gallant sol- dier in Ireland?the latter naturally my favorite of its many names. In the United States, guasca can be found at farmers markets by the name of potato weed. This fragrant herb imparts a particular taste to ajiáco and can be found in dried form online or in the spice section of the few Colombian markets around the United States. However, if guasca is not an option, it should not be a deterrent from making this comforting recipe.
Invite another pair of hands into the kitchen to help you peel the potatoes. It will go quicker, and it is a good way to spark conversation while making lunch.?
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628798082;}i:6;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:40:"Has This Summer Felt Off to Anyone Else?";s:4:"link";s:85:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/has-this-summer-felt-off-to-anyone-else/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:23:53 +0000";s:8:"category";s:19:"LifestylefeltSummer";s:4:"guid";s:85:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/has-this-summer-felt-off-to-anyone-else/";s:11:"description";s:75:"In the dead of winter last year, all I could think about was how amazing...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3641:"
In the dead of winter last year, all I could think about was how amazing summer would be. I couldn?t wait to lie on the beach again and see friends every single day. I imagined the city coming back to life and that it would feel like November 7th all summer long. But just a couple weeks ago, I looked up and summer was halfway over, and I hadn?t done any of the reveling I thought I would do.
Instead, every day seemed the same as before. I was still working from home; I walked to get coffee in the morning, avoided the subway, took walks. Now fully vaccinated, I was doing some more adventurous things, like going to a movie for the first time in a year in a half, and I went to the beach once, but where had the rest of my days gone? I hadn?t danced in the streets ?til dawn even once! And how was it already August?? I worried that I had completely failed at my triumphant return to the world, until I realized no one else around me was doing much, either. Everyone I talked to also felt that summer was speeding past, and that they hadn?t done anything worthwhile. It was so weird that we all thought we would have one shared experience, but instead ended up having a completely different one, all together.
No one anticipated having to collectively process 2020 ? what it had done to our sense of time, how it had separated us from loved ones, how we hadn?t been able to travel to places we love or haven?t ever been yet. Instead of the triumphant return we hoped it?d be, 2021 seems more like an annex for the overflow of sorrow and frustration last year brought. We are living in this new, surreal world and trying to add back pieces of our lives, pre-2020. And with the arrival of variants, there is talk of future lockdowns and questions about what fall and winter might look like. Moving forward continues to be just as bizarre, non-linear and disorienting as the past year and a half, and it?s hard to know if we should feel hopeful or cautious. Maybe both. I?m finding comfort in letting this year be what it is, instead of what I?d hoped it would be ? giving it time to unwind and then wind back up again.
Summer 2021 just wasn?t our summer, and that?s ok. We have time.
P.S. 13 readers share their joyful reunions and what unexpected relationships have you made during the pandemic?
(Photo by Igor Madjinca/Stocksy.)
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";}s:7:"summary";s:75:"In the dead of winter last year, all I could think about was how amazing...";s:12:"atom_content";s:3641:"
In the dead of winter last year, all I could think about was how amazing summer would be. I couldn?t wait to lie on the beach again and see friends every single day. I imagined the city coming back to life and that it would feel like November 7th all summer long. But just a couple weeks ago, I looked up and summer was halfway over, and I hadn?t done any of the reveling I thought I would do.
Instead, every day seemed the same as before. I was still working from home; I walked to get coffee in the morning, avoided the subway, took walks. Now fully vaccinated, I was doing some more adventurous things, like going to a movie for the first time in a year in a half, and I went to the beach once, but where had the rest of my days gone? I hadn?t danced in the streets ?til dawn even once! And how was it already August?? I worried that I had completely failed at my triumphant return to the world, until I realized no one else around me was doing much, either. Everyone I talked to also felt that summer was speeding past, and that they hadn?t done anything worthwhile. It was so weird that we all thought we would have one shared experience, but instead ended up having a completely different one, all together.
No one anticipated having to collectively process 2020 ? what it had done to our sense of time, how it had separated us from loved ones, how we hadn?t been able to travel to places we love or haven?t ever been yet. Instead of the triumphant return we hoped it?d be, 2021 seems more like an annex for the overflow of sorrow and frustration last year brought. We are living in this new, surreal world and trying to add back pieces of our lives, pre-2020. And with the arrival of variants, there is talk of future lockdowns and questions about what fall and winter might look like. Moving forward continues to be just as bizarre, non-linear and disorienting as the past year and a half, and it?s hard to know if we should feel hopeful or cautious. Maybe both. I?m finding comfort in letting this year be what it is, instead of what I?d hoped it would be ? giving it time to unwind and then wind back up again.
Summer 2021 just wasn?t our summer, and that?s ok. We have time.
P.S. 13 readers share their joyful reunions and what unexpected relationships have you made during the pandemic?
(Photo by Igor Madjinca/Stocksy.)
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628796233;}i:7;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:43:"People.ai Raises $100 mln in Series D Round";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/people-ai-raises-100-mln-in-series-d-round/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:46:27 +0000";s:8:"category";s:32:"LifestylemlnPeopleairaisesseries";s:4:"guid";s:88:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/people-ai-raises-100-mln-in-series-d-round/";s:11:"description";s:106:"People.ai, a leading revenue and intelligence platform has announced a Series D fundraising round which...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:2925:"
People.ai, a leading revenue and intelligence platform has announced a Series D fundraising round which was worth $100 million, valuing the company to $1.1 billion. The new round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Akkadian Ventures.
Existing investors ICONIQ Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated.
The funds will support People.ai?s growth focusing on investments in its SmartData platform, and expanding its service into new industry segments.
People.ai?s products such as the SmartData Foundation platform, patented Artificial Intelligence (AI), SmartMatch, and PeopleGraph® identity graph technologies are assisting customers such as AppDynamics, DataRobot, Ivanti, Okta, and Zoom increase revenue of the year.
In addition, the AI-driven platform has been awarded 49 patents and has over 40 pending. The technology collects business activity captured directly from email, calendar, and conferencing systems then turns it into data that makes enterprises more productive.
?B2B sales is changing, as companies increasingly look to operationalize all revenue-impacting functions and drive customer engagements based on data-driven insights instead of hunches and instinct,? said Oleg Rogynskyy, CEO and Founder at People.ai, ?Our AI technology harnesses business activity like email, calendar, and video conferencing data, allowing sales managers to become data-driven coaches, and reps to spend more time on the right sales pursuits. This new funding will ensure that People.ai continues to lead the industry with the world?s best account and opportunity management functionality.?
Founded in 2016, the company has rolled out its AI on $239 billion enterprise deals and 1.1 billion unique sales activities with 14 billion AI insights extracted from those activities.
Over the past year it acquired Closeplan and Hero Research. The company also hit a customer growth rate of 260%, demonstrating how attractive its technology is.
Along with the new fundraising round is the appointment of Ankit Bhatia as SVP of Engineering at People.ai, who will lead the company?s next phase of innovation as well as join the executive leadership team.
Previously, the company had also welcomed Robin Matlock, former VMWare CMO to its Board of Directors.
";}s:7:"summary";s:106:"People.ai, a leading revenue and intelligence platform has announced a Series D fundraising round which...";s:12:"atom_content";s:2925:"
People.ai, a leading revenue and intelligence platform has announced a Series D fundraising round which was worth $100 million, valuing the company to $1.1 billion. The new round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Akkadian Ventures.
Existing investors ICONIQ Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated.
The funds will support People.ai?s growth focusing on investments in its SmartData platform, and expanding its service into new industry segments.
People.ai?s products such as the SmartData Foundation platform, patented Artificial Intelligence (AI), SmartMatch, and PeopleGraph® identity graph technologies are assisting customers such as AppDynamics, DataRobot, Ivanti, Okta, and Zoom increase revenue of the year.
In addition, the AI-driven platform has been awarded 49 patents and has over 40 pending. The technology collects business activity captured directly from email, calendar, and conferencing systems then turns it into data that makes enterprises more productive.
?B2B sales is changing, as companies increasingly look to operationalize all revenue-impacting functions and drive customer engagements based on data-driven insights instead of hunches and instinct,? said Oleg Rogynskyy, CEO and Founder at People.ai, ?Our AI technology harnesses business activity like email, calendar, and video conferencing data, allowing sales managers to become data-driven coaches, and reps to spend more time on the right sales pursuits. This new funding will ensure that People.ai continues to lead the industry with the world?s best account and opportunity management functionality.?
Founded in 2016, the company has rolled out its AI on $239 billion enterprise deals and 1.1 billion unique sales activities with 14 billion AI insights extracted from those activities.
Over the past year it acquired Closeplan and Hero Research. The company also hit a customer growth rate of 260%, demonstrating how attractive its technology is.
Along with the new fundraising round is the appointment of Ankit Bhatia as SVP of Engineering at People.ai, who will lead the company?s next phase of innovation as well as join the executive leadership team.
Previously, the company had also welcomed Robin Matlock, former VMWare CMO to its Board of Directors.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628786787;}i:8;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:25:"Are You a Morning Person?";s:4:"link";s:70:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/are-you-a-morning-person/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:15:49 +0000";s:8:"category";s:22:"LifestyleMorningPerson";s:4:"guid";s:70:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/are-you-a-morning-person/";s:11:"description";s:73:"I like my husband a lot, but he has this really annoying habit? In the...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3942:"
I like my husband a lot, but he has this really annoying habit?
In the morning, when the sun is peeking through the blinds, and the dog is stretching at the foot of our bed, he engages me in conversation. ?GOOD MORNING!? he?ll say a little too loudly. How?d you sleep? Should we do something fun today? Are you going for a run now or later?
Not helping matters is the fact that our bed is ridiculously comfortable. A few years ago, we switched to the Brooklinen sheets and duvet, and any hope of my becoming the kind of woman who throws opens the drapes to greet the day seems to be getting further and further out of reach.
Brooklinen?s sheets are so soft and luxurious that every morning feels like I?m waking up in a grand hotel, on vacation from my own life. I?m a new convert to linen sheets, and I love how airy and breathable they are.
Even though I like color in the rest of the house, I tend to lean towards calming neutrals in the bedroom. Above is Brooklinen?s duvet cover in cream and the linen core sheet in caramel stripe. (I also love the chambray.) Note! If anyone else is shopping for their kid?s dorm room bed, Brooklinen sheet sets also come in Twin XL. Score!)
Plus, their loungewear is so comfy, maybe too comfy?
Every now and then ? usually after reading a click-baity article about what CEOs accomplish before six a.m. ? I?ll try to match my husband?s energizer bunny, and get myself up to walk the dogs with a cold brew. I?m going to do this every day, I say, my confidence fueled by endorphins and caffeine. But inevitably, the next morning, when the alarm goes off, I pull those soft sheets over my eyes and think: only 14 more hours until I get to be back here again.
Brooklinen is a brand that we?ve loved and used for years, and we highly recommend them. Bonus for all readers: Brooklinen is offering 15% off your entire order, good through August 31st. Discount automatically applied at checkout. (Joanna swears by these!)
(Photos by Christine Han for Cup of Jo. The post is sponsored by Brooklinen, a brand we?ve loved and used for many years.)
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I like my husband a lot, but he has this really annoying habit?
In the morning, when the sun is peeking through the blinds, and the dog is stretching at the foot of our bed, he engages me in conversation. ?GOOD MORNING!? he?ll say a little too loudly. How?d you sleep? Should we do something fun today? Are you going for a run now or later?
Not helping matters is the fact that our bed is ridiculously comfortable. A few years ago, we switched to the Brooklinen sheets and duvet, and any hope of my becoming the kind of woman who throws opens the drapes to greet the day seems to be getting further and further out of reach.
Brooklinen?s sheets are so soft and luxurious that every morning feels like I?m waking up in a grand hotel, on vacation from my own life. I?m a new convert to linen sheets, and I love how airy and breathable they are.
Even though I like color in the rest of the house, I tend to lean towards calming neutrals in the bedroom. Above is Brooklinen?s duvet cover in cream and the linen core sheet in caramel stripe. (I also love the chambray.) Note! If anyone else is shopping for their kid?s dorm room bed, Brooklinen sheet sets also come in Twin XL. Score!)
Plus, their loungewear is so comfy, maybe too comfy?
Every now and then ? usually after reading a click-baity article about what CEOs accomplish before six a.m. ? I?ll try to match my husband?s energizer bunny, and get myself up to walk the dogs with a cold brew. I?m going to do this every day, I say, my confidence fueled by endorphins and caffeine. But inevitably, the next morning, when the alarm goes off, I pull those soft sheets over my eyes and think: only 14 more hours until I get to be back here again.
Brooklinen is a brand that we?ve loved and used for years, and we highly recommend them. Bonus for all readers: Brooklinen is offering 15% off your entire order, good through August 31st. Discount automatically applied at checkout. (Joanna swears by these!)
(Photos by Christine Han for Cup of Jo. The post is sponsored by Brooklinen, a brand we?ve loved and used for many years.)
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1628784949;}i:9;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:79:"The sports and food routine of Xavier Thévenard, the French boss of ultra-trail";s:4:"link";s:124:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/the-sports-and-food-routine-of-xavier-thevenard-the-french-boss-of-ultra-trail/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Peter Crossley";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:44:08 +0000";s:8:"category";s:97:"LifestyleappfeedbossfoodFrenchRoutinesportsportsthe routine of championsThévenardultratrailXavier";s:4:"guid";s:124:"http://happynewbaby.com/lifestyle/2021/08/12/the-sports-and-food-routine-of-xavier-thevenard-the-french-boss-of-ultra-trail/";s:11:"description";s:102:"The conversation necessarily begins with this subject. Engaged in June on the Lavaredo Ultra Trail,...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4884:"
The conversation necessarily begins with this subject. Engaged in June on the Lavaredo Ultra Trail, in Italy, Xavier Thévenard was forced to give up after about thirty kilometers (over 120 km) due to respiratory problems which reminded him of bad memories of his Covid-19 infection. last fall. Met on the side of Jougne (Doubs), his playground, a few days after this failure, the athlete of Team Garmin however tried to put things into perspective, to be positive and to already plan on his next meetings of the summer, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, which takes place at the end of August. ?There is no death of man but it is true that it is quite disturbing not to understand, to have only assumptions and no precise diagnosis, recognized the thirty-something. It’s confusing not really knowing where you stand, but it’s also sort of part of the life of a top athlete to question yourself all the time. You have to deal with it and it will be better in the next race. ?
Xavier Thévenard knows he must take his illness patiently. During our discussion, the athlete who describes himself as a ?physical activity bulimic? recalls having been severely affected by Covid-19 and having had to take the time to recover well before resuming a sustained training rhythm. ?I had all the symptoms with big breathing problems. It was tough. To say how difficult it was, I didn’t want to fall asleep at night and tried to control my breathing because I was afraid to stay there overnight, he recalls I spent 10 days in bed, then it calmed down. I let 3-4 days pass before resuming and then I just went for a walk. Anyway at the beginning it was useless to go for a run or to try to make the intensity because I felt well that my body was not capable of it. Just walking, I was out of breath and it was wrong. But it gradually improved and I found correct sensations in training, in fundamental endurance sessions, in mid-December, a month and a half later. ?
In addition to discussing with Xavier Thévenard this gradual and groping recovery, GQ reviewed with this lover of nature and surpassing oneself the different aspects of his preparation (recovery, nutrition, state of mind?) which make him one of the best in his discipline.
Benjamin Becker
A preparation based on cross-country skiing
?As usual, as soon as there is the possibility of cross-country skiing, I go. Basically I am a cross-country skier and then I always prepared myself like that. I really enjoyed myself, I made a few thousand cross-country ski terminals in the winter space. It is above all a ground work but it is also interesting compared to the sheathing to prepare for the running. In trail running, precisely, we need a commitment in the descents and in cross-country skiing that’s exactly it. We work on coordination, balance, proprioception. It is really a very complete sport and one which brings a lot of benefits for other sports. Usually I ski between 3 and 6 hours. I can also sometimes do 2×3 hours, in the morning and in the afternoon. The good thing about cross-country skiing is that we have two styles, skating and the more ancestral style, the classic, so we can alternate the two. In terms of body language, it’s not the same thing and we work different muscles, explains Xavier Thévenard, who resumed racing towards the end of March. In April, I alternated quite a bit between cross-country skiing and running. Not too much cycling this year due to pretty rough conditions. Lots of running and there you go. In the summer, I do a little wheel-ski or kayak and that allows me to work on the sheathing without having to do specific sessions. Indoor sport is a bit against my religion no matter what time of year. There is no bad weather, there is only bad clothes (laughs).?
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";}s:7:"summary";s:102:"The conversation necessarily begins with this subject. Engaged in June on the Lavaredo Ultra Trail,...";s:12:"atom_content";s:4884:"
The conversation necessarily begins with this subject. Engaged in June on the Lavaredo Ultra Trail, in Italy, Xavier Thévenard was forced to give up after about thirty kilometers (over 120 km) due to respiratory problems which reminded him of bad memories of his Covid-19 infection. last fall. Met on the side of Jougne (Doubs), his playground, a few days after this failure, the athlete of Team Garmin however tried to put things into perspective, to be positive and to already plan on his next meetings of the summer, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, which takes place at the end of August. ?There is no death of man but it is true that it is quite disturbing not to understand, to have only assumptions and no precise diagnosis, recognized the thirty-something. It’s confusing not really knowing where you stand, but it’s also sort of part of the life of a top athlete to question yourself all the time. You have to deal with it and it will be better in the next race. ?
Xavier Thévenard knows he must take his illness patiently. During our discussion, the athlete who describes himself as a ?physical activity bulimic? recalls having been severely affected by Covid-19 and having had to take the time to recover well before resuming a sustained training rhythm. ?I had all the symptoms with big breathing problems. It was tough. To say how difficult it was, I didn’t want to fall asleep at night and tried to control my breathing because I was afraid to stay there overnight, he recalls I spent 10 days in bed, then it calmed down. I let 3-4 days pass before resuming and then I just went for a walk. Anyway at the beginning it was useless to go for a run or to try to make the intensity because I felt well that my body was not capable of it. Just walking, I was out of breath and it was wrong. But it gradually improved and I found correct sensations in training, in fundamental endurance sessions, in mid-December, a month and a half later. ?
In addition to discussing with Xavier Thévenard this gradual and groping recovery, GQ reviewed with this lover of nature and surpassing oneself the different aspects of his preparation (recovery, nutrition, state of mind?) which make him one of the best in his discipline.
Benjamin Becker
A preparation based on cross-country skiing
?As usual, as soon as there is the possibility of cross-country skiing, I go. Basically I am a cross-country skier and then I always prepared myself like that. I really enjoyed myself, I made a few thousand cross-country ski terminals in the winter space. It is above all a ground work but it is also interesting compared to the sheathing to prepare for the running. In trail running, precisely, we need a commitment in the descents and in cross-country skiing that’s exactly it. We work on coordination, balance, proprioception. It is really a very complete sport and one which brings a lot of benefits for other sports. Usually I ski between 3 and 6 hours. I can also sometimes do 2×3 hours, in the morning and in the afternoon. The good thing about cross-country skiing is that we have two styles, skating and the more ancestral style, the classic, so we can alternate the two. In terms of body language, it’s not the same thing and we work different muscles, explains Xavier Thévenard, who resumed racing towards the end of March. In April, I alternated quite a bit between cross-country skiing and running. Not too much cycling this year due to pretty rough conditions. Lots of running and there you go. In the summer, I do a little wheel-ski or kayak and that allows me to work on the sheathing without having to do specific sessions. Indoor sport is a bit against my religion no matter what time of year. There is no bad weather, there is only bad clothes (laughs).?
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