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...1970s and '80s, Restic was known as an offensive innovator. His "Multi-Flex" offense tentured many tactics unorthodox at the time. Today, those same tactics putting men in motion, spreading the field, single back and no-back sets--are the norm in college and professional football...
...Williams also says that, as a commander, Powell goes above the norm, describing him as one of the best chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the history of the position. "Even those who disagree with him can't argue with that...that's tautological," Williams says. "He's decisive, articulate, persuasive--and not easily intimidated by high-ranking civilians...
...scene has begun to heat up. A man named Norm is nuzzling a young woman who calls herself Tricia. Tricia, in turn, is gently biting Brit's neck, while Annabeth flirts in the corner with Chaz. Then Suzi breaks in and asks Norm if he's looking for some real action. As if to test the waters, Norm gives Suzi a passionate kiss. Suzi kisses Norm back, hard. With no further preamble, Norm takes off Suzi's shirt. You can almost feel the temperature in the room start to rise...
Meanwhile, back on the Internet sex channel, the online orgy is winding down. Suzi and Norm have consummated their encounter, and the voyeurs who had gathered to watch have started to drift away. Hoping to rekindle some heat, one bystander tentatively approaches Annabeth and slips his hand under her sweater. But rejection in cyberspace can be uniquely swift and stinging: Annabeth types back that she is snapping off her suitor's sex organ and tossing it over her shoulder. So much for safe romance...
George Wendt describes his stage role -- as an alcoholic commodities trader who has gambled away his marriage, career and net worth -- as "Norm's evil twin." There isn't even that much difference between Wendt's characters. The guys gathered to roast in the tribal sweat lodge and discover the "wild men" within are losers, not predators, full of thwarted yearning and silly sweetness. One moment rises to real wit: a dream sequence in which a neglected son of a rich man summons his father, only to find the old man is as usual too busy and has sent...