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☆ 'House of the Dragon' just introduced a new character who'll play a key role later. Here's what to know about Lohar.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"House of the Dragon" threw one new fascinating character in its season two finale that will have great importance down the line — Triarchy Admiral Lohar. But to do so, he has to win the respect of Admiral Lohar, the commander of the Triarchy fleet. Toward the end of the episode, Lohar and Tyland sail together with the Triarchy fleet, presumably bound for the Velaryon blockade. Eventually, a captain from Tyrosh captures him — but it's Fleet Admiral Sharako Lohar who claims him as a prisoner. In addition to attacking the Velaryon fleet, the Triarchy forces also made land on Driftmark, attacking a town called Spicetown.

Persons: —, Lohar, Rhaenyra, Tyland, Tyland's, Admiral Lohar, mispronounces, he's, Abigail Thorn, Thorn, Ship's virility, Rhaenyra's, Viserys, Sharako Lohar, Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, Hugh, Ulf, Addam, Nettles, Lohar —, Prince Viserys, Bambarro, Bazanne, Martin, Myr, Lysandro Rogare, Rogare's, Larra Organizations: Service, Business, Lohar, Tyland, Aegon, Younger, King Aegon, Max Locations: Lannisport, Essos, Lohar, Pentos, Lys, Spicetown, Hull, Myr, Westeros

☆ Opinion | What Trump Means When He Mispronounces ‘Kamala’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Donald Trump has been invoking her name a lot. Harris pronounces it “KA-ma-la.” Trump, however, has often been pronouncing it “Ka-MA-la” or even “KUH-ma-la.” He did it again yesterday at the convention of the National Association of Black Journalists. He insists he doesn’t care one way or another (though after audience members voiced their disapproval, he shifted his emphasis to the first syllable). But while so many of us have learned from our mistakes, Trump has defiantly not, and his acolytes have joined right in. The fact that the name is pronounced in different ways — though I’d challenge Trump to come up with seven — hardly means that none is correct.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, “, ” Trump, ”, I’ve, Trump, “ Ka Organizations: Democratic, National Association of Black Journalists Locations: Guatemala, America, American

☆ Trump is turning to racism to mock Nikki Haley's Indian name. Experts say it could backfire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump is reaching for racism against his political opponent — this time, against former South Carolina Gov. "I know President Trump well," Haley recently told CNN's Jake Tapper in response to Trump's insults. Among the nicknames Trump has reportedly brainstormed for DeSantis, one of the names he thought of for the Florida governor, according to a New York Times report, was "Meatball Ron." Name-calling can backfireSome political consultants have argued that Trump's name-calling is an effective campaign tactic. "Whatever effect we found was all focused on the actual attacker," Dusso told BI in an interview.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, He's, Trump, CNN's Jake Tapper, Trump's, Steven Cheung, — Hussein, Kamala Harris's, Elaine Chao, Coco Chow, Chao, DeSantis, Ron, They're, Brad Bannon, Aaron Dusso, Dusso, Dusso's Organizations: Service, South Carolina Gov, Business, Republican Party, Trump, GOP, Florida, New York Times, Times, Democratic, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, Republican Locations: Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, China, Florida, Italian American

☆ Harvard-trained etiquette expert: How to tell someone they got your name wrong—without making it awkward
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Harvard-trained etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho prides herself on making uncomfortable situations like this feel manageable. Here is Ho's step-by-step guide:Wait for a pause in the conversation: Don't interrupt them midsentence. Use a nonjudgmental voice: "The most important thing is your tone," Ho says. "Even if they are the only one who says your name wrong, just make it seem like they are not, so they don't feel singled out," she says. "I actually wrote two messages after that."

Persons: Sara Jane Ho, Sarita, Ho, It's, Sara Organizations: Harvard, Netflix, CNBC

Qiao Ling speaks up to correct him. Instead of apologizing, Thomas laughs it off and asks Qiao Ling if she has a nickname because her real name is "too hard to remember." Many people think of allyship as a two-way relationship between the ally ("I saw it") and the affected person ("It happened to me"). Step 2: Help the affected person as they want to be helped. Rather than treating the affected person as you would wish to be treated, help them as they would wish to be helped.

☆ This couple started their business with just $5,000. Now it brings in $5 million a year—with Kevin O'Leary as an investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jamie | Brian Ratner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It was important to understand every facet of our business, from social media to customer service, before we made any costly decisions. I also did my best to connect with every local parent-teacher association, business owner and media outlet. Great customer service will get you far. It was a tough negotiation, but we landed a deal with Kevin O'Leary for $600,000 in exchange for 19% equity. O'Leary and his team have helped us immensely in growing the business nationally and weathering the pandemic.

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