Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country. Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington. Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963. Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children. Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What was Katharine Meyer Graham described as?
2. What company did she own?
3. Where was she born?
4. What did her father do for a living?
5. Where did she grow up?
6. Where did she go to school?
7. Who did she marry?
Answer: 1. the most powerful woman in America
2. The Washington Post
3. New York City
4. investment banker
5. New York and Washington
6. Illinois
7. Philip Graham

Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V. of the Netherland, Philips), (stylized as PHILIPS) is a Dutch technology company headquartered in Amsterdam with primary divisions focused in the areas of electronics, healthcare and lighting. It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891, by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik. It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 105,000 people across more than 60 countries.

Philips is organized into three main divisions: Philips Consumer Lifestyle (formerly Philips Consumer Electronics and Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care), Philips Healthcare (formerly Philips Medical Systems) and Philips Lighting. , Philips was the largest manufacturer of lighting in the world measured by applicable revenues. In 2013, the company announced the sale of the bulk of its remaining consumer electronics to Japan's Funai Electric Co, but in October 2013, the deal to Funai Electric Co was broken off and the consumer electronics operations remain under Philips. Philips said it would seek damages for breach of contract in the US$200-million sale. In April 2016, the International Court of Arbitration ruled in favour of Philips, awarding compensation of 135 million in the process.

Philips has a primary listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how many divisions does the company have?
2. what are they?
3. who founded the company?
4. what was the father's name?
5. when did they start the coompany?
6. where?
7. where is the current headquarters?
8. approximately how many people does it employ?
9. In how many nations?
10. who did it try selling it's electronics business to?
11. did the deal go through?
12. Did they try to sue?
13. did they wion?
14. what organization ruled in their favor?
15. how much was the lawsuit worth?
16. is it listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
17. anywhere else?
18. where else?
19. Which is the primary listing?
20. which is the secondary?
Answer: 1. three
2. Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Philips Healthcare and Philips Lighting
3. Gerard Philips and his father
4. Frederik
5. 1891
6. Eindhoven
7. Amsterdam
8. 105,000
9. 60
10. Japan's Funai Electric Co
11. no
12. yes
13. yes
14. the International Court of Arbitration
15. 135 million
16. yes
17. yes
18. the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange
19. the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange
20. the New York Stock Exchange

(CNN) -- The stench of the burnt bodies was so potent, Abu Jafar said, he could smell it from 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away.

"It smells awful because the regime appears to have burnt so many bodies recently," the opposition activist said Sunday from the beleaguered city of Homs.

"Some cars arrived this morning and carried away dead bodies. We are not sure where."

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Jafar's account comes a day after what may be the deadliest day yet in Syria's 21-month civil war, according to opposition figures.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy, gave a dire warning Sunday on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria.

"If nearly 50,000 people have been killed in about two years, do not expect just 25,000 people to die next year -- maybe 100,000 will die," he told reporters in Cairo.

"The pace is increasing," he said.

"A solution is still possible, but it is only getting more complicated every day," Brahimi added. "Had we dealt more carefully with this conflict in 2011, it would have been much easier to resolve it. There is no question that it is much harder today."

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Brahimi met Sunday with Nabil Elaraby, secretary-general of the Arab League.

On Saturday, Brahimi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Russia and China have used their veto power in the U.N. Security Council to block some of the toughest resolutions proposed against the Syrian regime. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how far away could it be smelled?
2. what could be smelled?
3. who was saying this?
4. what city is he from?
5. what arrived in the morning?
6. what did they do?
7. do they know to where?
8. how many people have been killed in two years?
9. who was speaking to reporters?
10. did he have a guess on how many more might die?
11. is this an increasing or decreasing amount?
12. who is Brahimi?
13. when did he give his warning?
14. about what country?
15. does he think there is a solution to this?
16. is it easy?
17. when would it have been simpler to fix?
18. with whom did he meet on Saturday?
19. what is his title?
20. what organization is he part of?
Answer:
1. 2 kilometers
2. burnt bodies
3. Abu Jafar
4. Homs
5. Some cars
6. carried away dead bodies
7. No
8. 50,000 people
9. Lakhdar Brahimi
10. maybe 100,000 will die
11. increasing
12. joint U.N.-Arab League envoy
13. Sunday
14. Syria
15. A solution is still possible
16. No
17. 2011
18. Sergey Lavrov
19. Russian Foreign Minister
20. U.N. Security Council