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(CNN) -- He may not have started from the top of the mountain but it was still a dream downhill for Patrick Kueng as he skied to victory at the World Cup event in Wengen.

The course at the Swiss Alpine resort is renowned as the longest downhill course on the World Cup calendar at 4.4 kilometers (2.12 miles) long but high winds Saturday meant the skiers had to start their runs lower down the slope.

Victory still tasted sweet for Switzerland's Kueng, who beat Austrian Hannes Reichelt and Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal with a time of one minute 32.66 seconds.

"Since I was a kid, I've been watching this race," the 30-year-old told reporters. "My first dream was to race it and my second dream was to win it.

"In 2006 I had a terrible accident in which I broke one leg and broke the ankle in my other leg. I ended up in a wheelchair and my thoughts did turn to quitting.

"It was a very tough time, but when I decided to continue, it was nothing but 100 per cent. Eventually I got a World Cup spot and now I'm here!"

Keung has never represented Switzerland at a Winter Olympics and is hoping that two World Cup victories this season will be enough to book his place on the plane to the Sochi Games next month.

American Ted Ligety, a 2006 Olympic gold medallist in the combined, tuned up for his next tilt at the Games with a decisive victory in the super-combined in Wengen Friday.

1. Where was the event held?
2. What event?
3. Where Kueng is from
4. Who did he beat?
5. Where Hannes is from?
6. Where Aksel is from?
7. What was Kueng's timing on that match?
8. How old is he?
9. What was his first dream?
10. And second?
11. Did he win eventually?
12. Where is the longest downhill course?
13. How long was that?
14. in miles?
15. Did skieres have to do something special there?
16. What?
17. Did he have any accident?
18. When?
19. Where he ended up?
20. Did he ever represent his country in Winter Olympics?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Wengen
2. the World Cup event
3. Switzerland
4. Hannes Reichelt and Aksel Lund Svindal
5. Austria
6. Norway
7. one minute 32.66 seconds
8. 30
9. race in the World Cup
10. win it
11. yes
12. at the Swiss Alpine resort
13. 4.4 kilometers
14. 2.12 miles
15. yes
16. start their runs lower
17. yes
18. 2006
19. the World Cup
20. no

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The first ever trans-Atlantic telephone call was made from New York City to London in 1927. In keeping with this spirit, we'd like to tell you some of our other communication records: * Most spammed person Microsoft chairman William H.Gates III(the U.S.A.)receives up to four million spams each day. However, with the help of all the people who are working in Microsoft and anti-spam technology, only around ten spares reach his inbox per day. * Earliest e-mail In l971,Ray Tomlinson,an engineer at the computer company, and Newman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the U.S.A. sent the first e-mail.At first it was an experiment to see if he could get two computers to exchange a message.(It was Ray who decided to use the @ symbol to separate the other's name from their location. The first e-mail message was "QWERTYUIOP") * Largest LAN party The largest LAN(Local Area Network)party was made up of 8531 unique computers and 9184 members in Sweden from 30 November to 2 December 2006. * Most telephone books torsi in three minutes Tina Shelton tore 21 telephone books at last, each with l028 numbered pages in a time of three minutes in California, the U.S.A. on 9 February 2007.

1. Who gets more spam in this country than anyone else?
2. When did the first phone call across the Atlantic occur?
3. Between which cities?
4. How much spam does he get?
5. Where does he work?
6. Does anyone filter his email?
7. Does the spam reach him
8. When did electronic mail first get sent?
9. Btween who?
10. What was the purpose?
11. To discover what?
12. What is a LAN?
13. What record is held for that?
14. How many participated?
15. When did this occur?
16. And where?
17. What is another record?
18. Who accomplished this?
19. How many were torn?
20. At the same time?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. William H.Gates III
2. !927
3. New York City to London
4. Four million spams per day.
5. Microsoft
6. Yes
7. Only about 10 pieces per day.
8. 1971
9. Ray Tomlinson and Newman
10. An experiment.
11. To see if computers could exchange info.
12. Local Area Network
13. Largest LAN party
14. 8531 unique computers.
15. 30 November to 2 December 2006.
16. Sweden
17. Most telephone books torn.
18. Tina Shelton
19. 21
20. No

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CHAPTER XXIII

THE ADVANTAGE OF A DAY

That evening Le Drieux appeared in the lobby of the hotel and sat himself comfortably down, as if his sole desire in life was to read the evening paper and smoke his after-dinner cigar. He cast a self-satisfied and rather supercilious glance in the direction of the Merrick party, which on this occasion included the Stantons and their aunt, but he made no attempt to approach the corner where they were seated.

Maud, however, as soon as she saw Le Drieux, asked Arthur Weldon to interview the man and endeavor to obtain from him the exact date when Jack Andrews landed in New York. Uncle John had already wired to Major Doyle, Patsy's father, to get the steamship lists and find which boat Andrews had come on and the date of its arrival, but no answer had as yet been received.

Arthur made a pretext of buying a cigar at the counter and then strolled aimlessly about until he came, as if by chance, near to where Le Drieux was sitting. Making a pretense of suddenly observing the man, he remarked casually:

"Ah, good evening."

"Good evening, Mr. Weldon," replied Le Drieux, a note of ill-suppressed triumph in his voice.

"I suppose you are now content to rest on your laurels, pending the formal examination?" said Arthur.

"I am, sir. But the examination is a mere form, you know. I have already cabled the commissioner of police at Vienna and received a reply stating that the Austrian ambassador would make a prompt demand for extradition and the papers would be forwarded from Washington to the Austrian consul located in this city. The consul has also been instructed to render me aid in transporting the prisoner to Vienna. All this will require several days' time, so you see we are in no hurry to conclude the examination."

1. Where did Ledrieux sit?
2. did he seem uncomfortable?
3. who was he looking at?
4. who was with them?
5. what did Maud want to know?
6. had they already tried to obtain that information?
7. had they gotten a nanswer?
8. Did she thing LeDrieux knew?
9. who did she enlist to question him?
10. Under what pretense did he start walking around?
11. did he then head straight for Le Drieux?
12. what did Arthur think LeDrieux would be content to do?
13. until when?
14. who would make a request for extradition?
15. where would the documents be sent from?
16. to where?
17. where would the prisoner be taken to?
18. how long with this take?
19. would the extradition request be sent right away?
20. is he in a hurry to have the interrogation?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. the lobby of the hotel
2. No
3. the Merrick party
4. the Stantons and their aunt
5. the date Jack Andrews landed in New York
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Arthur Weldon
10. buying a cigar
11. No
12. rest on his laurels
13. the formal examination
14. the Austrian ambassador
15. Washington
16. the Austrian consul
17. Vienna
18. several days
19. No
20. No