Chains of Love is an American dating game show that aired for six episodes in April and May 2001 on the United Paramount Network (UPN). Adapted from a Dutch television series, it presents a man or woman who is chained to four members of the opposite sex over four days and nights. This person, identified as the Picker, is given $10,000 and can remove three contestants one at a time. The Picker can give a portion of the money to each eliminated participant. When left with a single partner, the Picker can choose to either split the money or keep it. Madison Michele (pictured) hosted each episode. Originally ordered by NBC, it was produced by UPN as part of a campaign to run more unscripted programming to boost the network's ratings. Media outlets have identified Chains of Love as part of a renaissance in reality television. The show's premise divided television critics, who compared it in structure and tone to Blind Date and The Dating Game.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1852:

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, was founded in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital

1924:

The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was renamed to International Business Machines, which grew into one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM

1979:

Adolph Dubs, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped by unknown agents and killed during a gun battle between Afghan police and the perpetrators. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Dubs

1989:

A fatwa was issued for the execution of Salman Rushdie for authoring The Satanic Verses, a novel Islamic fundamentalists considered blasphemous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Verses_controversy

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love interest: 1. Especially of a character in film or literature: one who is of interest as a (potential) partner in love. 2. A romantic relationship; a romance. 3. (film, literature, specifically) A romantic plot or subplot in a film or book. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/love_interest

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Love comforteth, like sunshine after rain, But lust's effect is tempest after sun; Love's gentle spring doth always fresh remain, Lust's winter comes ere summer half be done; Love surfeits not,; lust like a glutton dies, Love is all truth; lust full of forged lies.   --William Shakespeare https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare