The Weakest Link

Rerun - During Hiatus. In the USA, most episodic television shows run only during a certain season. In the northern hemisphere, this season is normally from early September until late May. Rerun - Syndication. When a television program becomes popular, it often goes into syndication. This is when many episodes of the program are sold as a package for a large sum of money. Generally the buyer is either a cable company or a host of local television stations. Often, programs are n ...

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Rerun, Rerun - Reruns in the United States of America, Rerun - During Hiatus, Rerun - Syndication, Rerun - DVD retail, Rerun - Repeats in the United Kingdom, Rerun - Rerun abuse

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A great number of major sports originated in the United Kingdom, including football, golf, cricket, rugby, tennis and boxing. The national sport of the UK is association football, but the UK does not compete as a nation in any major football tournament. Instead, the home nations compete individually as England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is because of this unique four-team arrangement that the UK currently does not compete in football events at the Olympic Games. However, a united team will probably take part in the 2012 ...

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United Kingdom, United Kingdom - History, United Kingdom - Government and politics, United Kingdom - Subdivisions, United Kingdom - Military, United Kingdom - Geography, United Kingdom - Economy, United Kingdom - Society, United Kingdom - Demographics, United Kingdom - Culture, United Kingdom - Sport, United Kingdom - Miscellaneous topics

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MediaCorp - Audit Committee. Chairman: Ho Kwon Ping MediaCorp - Group Internal Audit. CEO: Lucas Chow CFO: Henry Lim EVP: Chua Hoe Sing MD: Shaun Seow MediaCorp Group's Strategic Business Units (SBUs) are managed quite independently from the parent group. CEO for MediaCorp TV: Chua Foo Yong CEO for MediaCorp Studios: Chang Long JongSee also:

MediaCorp, MediaCorp - Milestones, MediaCorp - Management, MediaCorp - Audit Committee, MediaCorp - Group Internal Audit, MediaCorp - MediaCorp channels, MediaCorp - Shows for MediaCorp, MediaCorp - TV drama and sitcom series, MediaCorp - TV variety shows, MediaCorp - TV charity shows, MediaCorp - Major shows, MediaCorp - News and current affairs, MediaCorp - Others shows, MediaCorp - MediaCorp radio stations, MediaCorp - English, MediaCorp - Chinese, MediaCorp - Malay, MediaCorp - Tamil, MediaCorp - French/German/Japanese, MediaCorp - Others

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In the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, a two-fingered hand gesture, made with the palm inward (a V sign) while flicking the hand up, is considered to be highly insulting and similar in severity to the "one-fingered salute." On a recording of a concert in the UK, Jimi Hendrix can be heard saying "This does mean peace, not this." It takes little imagination to guess which gestures he made there. Bowfinger is also the title of a Steve Martin comedy film that stars himself and Eddie Murphy. Th ...

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The finger, The finger - Origin, The finger - Bowfinger, The finger - Interpretation, The finger - Famous examples

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Having achieved fame in entertainment Vegas received belated plaudits for his ceramic work. Ceramic Review praised him, leading to a role in Pot Shots (collaborating with Roger Law), a film made for an international gathering of potters [1]. This led further to his work being acquired for a collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum and a commission from Old Spice to design a bottle for their aftershave. In 2005 he participated in the celebrity special edition of The Generation Game demonstrating how to make a pot, b ...

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Johnny Vegas, Johnny Vegas - Early life, Johnny Vegas - Life before fame, Johnny Vegas - Fame, Johnny Vegas - Early performances, Johnny Vegas - Major projects, Johnny Vegas - Appearances, Johnny Vegas - Ceramics, Johnny Vegas - Personal life

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Stephanie is a graduate of Boston University, as is her brother Shane McMahon (she holds a degree in Communications). For a time, she was dating former WWE superstar, Test. On October 25th, 2003, she married Paul Levesque (better known by his stage name of Triple H) and now goes by the name Stephanie McMahon-Levesque [1]. Stephanie has appeared on the Howard Stern show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Weakest Link. On August 14th, 2005, Stephanie (misspelled as "Stephani") appeared on the season finale of MTV ...

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Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - World Wrestling Federation, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - McMahon-Helmsley Era, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Invasion, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Divorce, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - World Wrestling Entertainment, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - General Manager, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - 2005 return, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Finishing and signature moves, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Backstage roles, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Personal life, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Championships and accomplishments

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In addition to her on-air character, Stephanie, like others in Vince McMahon's immediate family, is deeply involved in the business operations of WWE. She began her backstage work as a model for merchandise items before progressing to working in WWE advertising department. In 2000, she became one of the individuals chiefly responsible for the creative direction taken by the television programming. It is widely believed that Stephanie is being groomed to replace her father along with real-life husband Paul Levesque--Triple H (ironically, while the storyline had the couple "divorcing", in real life Ste ...

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Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - World Wrestling Federation, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - McMahon-Helmsley Era, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Invasion, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Divorce, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - World Wrestling Entertainment, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - General Manager, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - 2005 return, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Finishing and signature moves, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Backstage roles, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Personal life, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque - Championships and accomplishments

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Discworld - Stage adaptations. Stage adaptations of eleven Discworld novels have been published, with proceeds from the rights going to charity. The adaptations are by Stephen Briggs (apart from one, Lords and Ladies, by Irana Brown), and were first produced by the Studio Theatre Club in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. They include adaptations of The Truth, Maskerade, Mort, Wyrd Sisters, and Guards! Guards!. Stage adaptions of Discworld novels have been performed on every continent in the world, including Antarctica. ...

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Discworld, Discworld - Published work, Discworld - The novels, Discworld - Short stories, Discworld - Quiz Books, Discworld - The Maps, Discworld - 'Science' books, Discworld - Diaries, Discworld - Associated publications, Discworld - Adaptations, Discworld - Stage adaptations, Discworld - Movie adaptations, Discworld - Animated adaptations, Discworld - Radio adaptations, Discworld - Audio book adaptations, Discworld - Music, Discworld - Spin-off games, Discworld - Role-playing games, Discworld - Computer games, Discworld - Board games, Discworld - Card games, Discworld - Merchandise, Discworld - Miscellaneous, Discworld - Stealth Philosophy, Discworld - Villains

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While working on Saved by the Bell, members of the cast regularly dated each other. Diamond, who was considerably younger than the rest of the cast, was not a part of this, although he has claimed to have dated many of the show's extras. Diamond claims to maintain a very close friendship with T.K. Carter, who played "Milo the Janitor" on the Miss Bliss Episodes, as well as with Dennis Haskins, who played Mister Belding, and who Diamond has ...

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Dustin Diamond, Dustin Diamond - Early life, Dustin Diamond - Screech on Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond - Appearances after Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond - DustinDiamond.com and other websites, Dustin Diamond - Salty The Pocketknife, Dustin Diamond - Personal life, Dustin Diamond - Filmography

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Scholars have suggested that reality television's success is due to its ability to place ordinary people in extraordinary situations. For example, on the ABC show, The Bachelor, an eligible male dates a dozen women simultaneously, traveling on extraordinary dates to Napa Valley, California and Vail, Colorado. Given that producers design the format of the show, as well as control the outcome of some of them, it is questionable how "real" reality television actually is. There is no doubt that producers are highly deliberate in th ...

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Reality television, Reality television - Origins of reality television, Reality television - Types of reality TV, Reality television - Documentary-style, Reality television - Hidden cameras, Reality television - Game shows, Reality television - Self-improvement/makeover, Reality television - Dating shows, Reality television - Talk shows, Reality television - Analysis and criticism, Reality television - Costs

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Since reality television is a somewhat nebulous concept, basically encompassing any portrayal of people in unscripted situations, there are a number of precedents for it, starting even in the 1950's. Allen Funt's television show Candid Camera, which debuted in 1953 (and itself was based on his previous 1947 radio show, Candid Microphone), pulled pranks on unsuspecting ordinary people and showed their reactio ...

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Reality television, Reality television - Origins of reality television, Reality television - Types of reality TV, Reality television - Documentary-style, Reality television - Hidden cameras, Reality television - Game shows, Reality television - Self-improvement/makeover, Reality television - Dating shows, Reality television - Talk shows, Reality television - Analysis and criticism, Reality television - Costs

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RAI - News. TG 1 TG 2 TG 3 TG Regional Tagesschau (German speaking news from Bozen-Bolzano) Meteo Sports RAI - Other programmes. San Remo Music Festival (Festival della canzone italiana) Uno Mattina - morning magazine programme (RaiUno) Domenica In - Sunday show (RaiUno) Italian version of The Weakest Link< ...

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RAI, RAI - Early history, RAI - Management, RAI - Presidents of RAI, RAI - Directors-general of RAI, RAI - Television, RAI - Satellite television channels, RAI - Radio channels, RAI - Television channels, RAI - News, RAI - Other programmes, RAI - Series, RAI - Other satellite TV programmes

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Though there were earlier precedents on radio and television, the first reality show in the modern sense was probably the PBS series An American Family. Twelve parts were broadcast in the United States in 1973. The series dealt with a nuclear family going through a divorce. An American Family was controversial in its time and excoriated by the press, particularly The New York Times, which published a piece criticizing the series and especially family member Lance Loud. The show was notably parodied by Albert Brook ...

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Reality television, Reality television - Origins of reality television, Reality television - Types of reality TV, Reality television - Celebrity reality vs. ordinary reality, Reality television - Hidden cameras, Reality television - Game shows, Reality television - Dating shows, Reality television - Sport shows, Reality television - Talk shows, Reality television - Analysis

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire first aired in the United States in 1999 and was hosted by Regis Philbin. The first contestant was David Korotkin, who won $1,000. The network version became explosively popular in 1999, and at its peak was airing in prime time four nights a week on ABC. The show was popular enough to find rival networks creating or reincarnating game shows of their own, and created a brief renaissance of sorts for United States based game shows as well as a flurry of American versions of UK originals such as Th ...

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - UK version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Format, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Text Game Walkaway, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Specials, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - The Major Charles Ingram affair, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - United States version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Rule changes, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other information, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other national variants, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Million winners

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The present United Kingdom is the latest of several unions formed over the last 1,000 years. Scotland and England have existed as separate political entities since the 10th century. Wales, under the control of English monarchs from the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284, became part of the Kingdom of England by the Laws in Wales Act 1535. With the Act of Union 1707, the separate kingdoms of England and ...

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United Kingdom, United Kingdom - History, United Kingdom - Government and politics, United Kingdom - Subdivisions, United Kingdom - Military, United Kingdom - Geography, United Kingdom - Economy, United Kingdom - Society, United Kingdom - Demographics, United Kingdom - Culture, United Kingdom - Sport, United Kingdom - Miscellaneous topics

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The UK version of the show is produced by Celador. It is hosted by Chris Tarrant, and broadcast on ITV1 (originally ITV) in a primetime slot on Saturday evenings. The show lasts for one hour (including commercial breaks). The first contestant was Graham Elwell, who won £64,000. Now [November 2005] in its 18th series, over 400 shows have been screened. At its peak in the late 1990s the show pulled in up to 19 million viewers (an astonishing one in three of the British population), before declining to around eight million by 2003 [1]. ...

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - UK version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Format, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Text Game Walkaway, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Specials, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - The Major Charles Ingram affair, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - United States version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Rule changes, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other information, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other national variants, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Million winners

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RAI is governed by a nine member Administrative Council. Seven of its nine members are elected by parliamentary committee, the remaining two (one of which includes the President) are nominated by the largest shareholder - that is, the Finance Ministry. The Council appoints the director-general. Both director-general and members of the administrative council are appointed for a renewable term of three years. RAI - Presidents of RAI. [1] Second term RAI - Directors-general of RAI. [1] Vice Director-general acting as Director-general ...

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RAI, RAI - Early history, RAI - Management, RAI - Presidents of RAI, RAI - Directors-general of RAI, RAI - Television, RAI - Satellite television channels, RAI - Radio channels, RAI - Television channels, RAI - News, RAI - Other programmes, RAI - Series, RAI - Other satellite TV programmes

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Winners of the major prize for each version of the show are: United Kingdom (Including Charles Ingram, and in chronological order, together with original broadcast date) Judith Keppel, 20 November 2000 David Edwards, 21 April 2001 Charles Ingram (not broadcast as a regular episode, would have been 18 September 2001) Robert Brydges, 29 September 2001 Pat Gibson, 24 April 2004 United States (Primetime and Syndicated versions) in order of winning Jo ...

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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - UK version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Format, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Text Game Walkaway, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Specials, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - The Major Charles Ingram affair, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - United States version, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Rule changes, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other information, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Other national variants, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - Million winners

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In the United Kingdom and parts of the British Commonwealth, a two-fingered hand gesture, made with the palm inward (a V sign) while flicking the hand up, is considered to be highly insulting and similar in severity to the "one-fingered salute." On a recording of a concert in the UK, Jimi Hendrix can be heard saying "This does mean peace, not this." It takes little imagination to guess which gestures he made there. Bowfinger is also the title of a Steve Martin comedy film that stars himself and Eddie Murphy. The f ...

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The finger, The finger - Origin, The finger - Bowfinger, The finger - Interpretation, The finger - Famous examples

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The origins of this gesture are highly speculative, but is quite possibly 2500 years old. It is identified as the digitus impudicus ('impudent finger') in Ancient Roman writings and reference is made to using the finger in the Ancient Greek comedy The Clouds by Aristophanes. It was defined there as a gesture intended to insult another. It has been noted that the gesture resembles an erect penis. Ancient Romans also considered an image of an erect phallus as a talisman against evil spells. As a consequence, displaying thi ...

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The finger, The finger - Origin, The finger - Bowfinger, The finger - Interpretation, The finger - Famous examples

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Most of England consists of rolling lowland terrain, divided east from west by more mountainous terrain in the Northwest (Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District) and north (the upland moors of the Pennines) and limestone hills of the Peak District by the Tees-Exe line. The lower limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck, Cotswolds, Lincolnshire and chalk downs of the Southern England Chalk Formation. The main rivers and estuaries are the Thames, Severn and the Humber Estuary. The largest urban area is Greater London. Near Dover, the Channel Tunnel links the United Kingdom with France. There is no peak in Englan ...

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United Kingdom, United Kingdom - History, United Kingdom - Government and politics, United Kingdom - Subdivisions, United Kingdom - Military, United Kingdom - Geography, United Kingdom - Economy, United Kingdom - Society, United Kingdom - Demographics, United Kingdom - Culture, United Kingdom - Sport, United Kingdom - Miscellaneous topics

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In the United States the gesture, which is often accompanied by a verbal insult ("fuck you" or "up yours" being quite common) is generally considered very offensive - perhaps twice as offensive when the gesture is made using both hands, or when accompanied by a vigorous upward motion of the hand and forearm. In the countries of Saudi Arabia, however, doing so but pointing it DOWNWARD is just as insulti ...

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