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There are coaches who would sell their soul to the devil for the kind of situation rookie Harvard squash Coach Bill Doyle stepped into this year. Sell their soul, and not even mention Daniel Webster when the ol' Evil One comes to collect...
After the final bets were in, Okiki, a 13-year-old honor student, sat stony- faced at her desk in English class, silently preparing to collect a couple of hundred dollars on a dare. She had settled on a simple plan. Just wait for the bell to ring, reach into her book bag, grab the 12-in. fillet knife she had brought from home and stab the teacher in the chest while Marlena, a 12- year-old accomplice, pinned her down. Then -- whoosh -- instant respect...
Catching cheaters is another problem for the IRS because the agency does not ask citizens whether they employ household workers. But tax dodgers are sometimes snared when domestics retire and apply for Social Security benefits, only to find that they cannot collect because their employers never paid the taxes. The dismayed workers then often turn in their miscreant bosses. The penalty for cheating can be twice the amount of the overdue taxes plus interest...
...redesigned commode is more, well, commodious than earlier models. It features an 8-in.-diameter opening (twice as big as the old design); easy-to- replace canisters (solid matter used to collect in the bowl, and astronauts sometimes had to smash it down with a spatula); and (thank heavens) more powerful fans. As expensive as the device is, it was little wonder that Mission Control mildly admonished the crew for leaving the lid up and the fan going after they'd finished doing their business...
Philos has established an executive board, but will not collect its $35 annual dues until the spring. Schwelling said he estimates that 30 people who have attended meetings so far will become official members...