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• “All the while he remained diffident off the field until the kick-off transformed him.”

  The Guardian: Mark Hughes is unconvincing Judas despite Joorabchian's wound-poking | Rob Bagchi

• “The jazz festival kick-off event is scheduled for Monday, June 21 with a New Orleans-style second line music and dance performance that will grace three New York City neighborhoods — Hudson Square (Soho), Lincoln Square (upper West Side) and Harlem — as part of the Make Music New York Festival.”

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• “It will also be announce the widely anticipated kick-off event, Small Steps, Great Leaps, which will be held on Sunday, May 16th at the Riverside Church.”

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• “During prime time's first hour Tuesday, Abdul's new show bested the kick-off of The Biggest Loser: Couples, which posted an all-time series low for a midseason premiere with a 3.3 overall rating among 18-to-49-year-olds — down 28 percent from January a year ago.”

  Live to Dance Ratings Are High-Steppin'

• “It was all part of the madness which was the kick-off for Chinese Whisperings 2010 anthology.”

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• “When Aaron Lennon dropped out minutes before the kick-off, Redknapp switched Bale to the right to disrupt the Ronaldo-Marcelo partnership, with Luka Modric shunted to the left, which meant both Tottenham's best players started out of position.”

  The Guardian: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale sum up gap between Real and Spurs | Paul Hayward

• “Bale stood on the centre-circle an hour before kick-off, soaking in the energy of this prim, erect stadium, which lacks the crazy passion of Camp Nou but intimidates with its hauteur.”

  The Guardian: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale sum up gap between Real and Spurs | Paul Hayward

• “The main rally will kick-off at 11.30am and end at 6.30pm local Kenyan time.”

  Voice of America: Kenyan Lawmaker Plans Homecoming for ICC Suspects

• “Alcoa fell 0.4% ahead of Monday's earnings report, the unofficial kick-off of the first quarter corporate filings season.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Miners Drive Europe's Gains

• “Alcoa was among the measure's weakest components, falling 20 cents, or 1.1%, to $17.92 ahead of Monday's earnings report, the unofficial kick-off of the first quarter corporate filings season.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Alcoa, Cisco Lead Dow Lower

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