Hi. Nike Air Presto Schweiz .
Remember me? I havent written to you in a while because I have been busy working on what I think is a terrific special ... if I do say so myself. It is The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004. The special airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, 8:00 p.m. Central. We have been doing the Fascinating People specials for the past l1 years but this is the best list we have ever had.
Heres the list:
Oprah Winfrey: She turned 50 this year and the whole country celebrated with her. We always find her fascinating but this year more than ever. Oprah feels her whole life has come into focus. She says she feels more alive, emotionally and physically. Oprah also gets deeply personal, telling us why she doesnt want to have children or get married.
Ken Jennings: The biggest winner ever of Jeopardy, Jennings is a charming, modest fellow who says that even his 2-year-old says Who is Ken Jennings instead of Daddy.
Donald Trump: The ultimate deal maker now with The Apprentice, which premiered last year, is a bigger deal than ever before. You will also meet his divine fiancée, Melania.
Usher: The R&B star, who sold more records than any other artist this year, sings for us and even tries to teach me to dance the way he does. As they say, good luck.
The Google Guys, Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Billionaires who still live the way they used to before Google. How did we ever get along without Google?
Michael Moore: Love him or hate him, his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 is the highest grossing documentary of all time. Wait until you hear his choices for president in 2008.
Mel Gibson: ...and his passion for The Passion of the Christ.
Curt Schilling: The Boston Red Sox pitcher who pitched his team to an amazing victory and helped win the World Series despite a wounded ankle that bled onto his red socks while he was throwing the winning balls.
Paris Hilton: Dont raise your eyebrows. You cant pick up a magazine without seeing her photograph. She also now has a best selling book, a perfume, jewelry, two movies, etc. Shes famous for being famous and it all came about from a private porno flick that became public. For the first time, she talks about it. By the way, I tried to dress hip by wearing a leather skirt and boots. Paris tried to look dignified, in a pink knitted suit, not a belly button in sight. We should have traded places.
Now then, No. 10 on our list is THE most fascinating person. We keep it a secret until the end of the program. Try guessing. Ill bet you are right.
I hope you will watch. The program is informative and fun.
Its good to talk with you again.
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His successor will be chosen by Hockey Canadas board of directors. Its a job of many moving parts that includes player, coach and official development programs, national teams, corporate sales and marketing, licensing, insurance, regulations and building consensus among 13 provincial branches. Nicholsons parting instructions also included tapping into Canadas multicultural population. "We need to figure out how to deal with new Canadians," he explained. "We need to be more flexible. We cant just register kids from September to April. We should have two or three hockey seasons. "The families are changing. We cant continue to do things we did in the 70s, 80s and 90s. There has to be change." There was a lot of that during Nicholsons tenure. The 60-year-old from Penticton, B.C., started with B.C. Hockey before joining Hockey Canada as vice-president in 1990. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association merged in 1994 and Nicholson became president in 1998. 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Registration rose from 519,000 in 1998 when Nicholson took over to 634,892 this past season. Much of that growth has come in the female game with an increase from 29,000 to almost 90,000 today. Nicholson has also been front and centre on thorny issues. In the wake of revelations that junior hockey coach Graham James sexually abused players, a Speak Out program was established in 1997 to help prevent abuse and bullying in sport. When to introduce bodychecking in minor hockey has been a source of continual and fractious debate. Concussions in hockey are problematic for the long-term health of players. Nicholson emphasized safety in his final address at the AGM. "Everything you do, do it for the player," he said. "Its not about the turf youre representing or the area of the country you live in. Do whats best for the player. Player safety, those terms are all changing. We have to change with the time. 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