Word: phoned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only true believers will catch it--it's 10 minutes and 13 seconds after the last track. As any aficionado knows, Ten Thirteen is the name of Carter's production company; on the TV show, it's also the time frequently shown on clocks, 555-1013 is a common phone number, and October 13 is often the date. (It's Carter's birthday.) In Carter's piece, the text of which is top secret, he explains how the X-Files came to being and the conspiracy around them. The truth is out there. You just have to wait around...
...hackers), a trade association called the National Assembly of Hackers and a California software firm called Jukt Micronics. None of it is real. When Digital Tool started asking questions, Glass created a phony corporate website for Jukt and a bogus voice mail that belonged to his brother's cell phone...
...company. This technique lets you earn miles and points from everyday purchases made without ever fastening an airplane seat belt. Delta Air Lines awards you 300 miles with every floral purchase of $29.99 or more from the Flower Club. American Airlines gives 5 miles for every $1 spent with phone company MCI. United Airlines even gives you a housewarming gift: 1,000 miles for every $10,000 borrowed through specified mortgage brokers. "I can get miles by using my Bell Atlantic cell phone and making calls using MCI. What a concept!" says Ira Birns, 35, assistant treasurer with Arrow Electronics...
Then there are the auction items like the one Steve Graham successfully bid for. Participants can attend in person or phone in or write in their bids ahead of time. Hotel companies offer auctions as well, but InsideFlyer's Petersen says the airline auctions tend to have sexier awards. Take Northwest's: since 1996, WorldPerks, the frequent-flyer program of the airline, based in Minneapolis, Minn., has conducted three bidding sessions--in Detroit, Minneapolis and at Sotheby's in New York City. No minimum bids are required, and the proceedings are open to any of WorldPerks' approximately 17 million members...
Late Saturday evening, after talks with the Justice Department had broken down, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates spoke by phone from Redmond, Wash., with managing editor Walter Isaacson...