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She said she was inspired when she saw early morning fireworks kicking off the marathon the year before.

It was the summer of 1990, it was all kicking off in Kuwait but it seemed that the "Blonde Ambition Tour" was more headline worthy.

This, as you can imagine, is a very exciting day for me, kicking off the next chapter of my life with all of you.

Kicking off the top three is Mississippi, home to the purported descendants of some of the aforementioned lazy pioneers.

Among the highlights, House is kicking off with a two-hour premiere that finds Hugh Laurie still in the mental institute.

BP reports third-quarter results Tuesday, kicking off a week of results from the world's biggest integrated oil companies.

And, of course, he would die right now, fellows pushing 200 were in poor shape and kicking off . . .

Chinese banks are kicking off the reporting season in old-fashioned style: with profits, growth and a long list of awards.

We're kicking off inaugural week events on Sunday afternoon with a free celebration at the Lincoln Memorial that's open to the public.

We've got the pressure of having to perform well and kicking off a major competition like the World Cup - against the holders too!

Presidential daughter Jenna Bush is kicking off a national book tour in support of her new book "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope" .

The team kicking off will place one robot near the ball.

For nearly two decades, every credit crisis has been palliated with a further wave of leverage, kicking off a new economic cycle.

That's why my Administration is kicking off the Year of Strong Fathers, Strong Families.

Senators Barack Obama and Joe Biden are kicking off a bus tour that will take them on a tour of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.

Apple is credited with kicking off the personal computing revolution.

Vancouver Winter Olympic is kicking off tomorrow and the flame returned to the city where I live today!

With this comes a sense that you're getting close to the most romantic weeks of 2011, kicking off on the 2nd November.

In honour of the Olympic Games kicking off this evening I thought I'd look back at Sydney's games.

If we're going down do you think that kicking off your high-heeled shoes first is going to help?

People aren't shy about kicking off their shoes and tucking into display beds for a nap.

Revan never returned from unknown space, but the Sith Empire did, kicking off a war with the Republic that lasted for decades.

BEIJING -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Beijing Friday evening, kicking off her visit to China.

One phase is ending and a new, most delightful phase is kicking off.

It's gonna be different to the way it is now, alright. No more kicking off. No more shame. Just me and you. . . together.

Despite the ongoing campaign, the road is set to go ahead, with construction kicking off in 2012.

The Grey team will initially develop a teaser image campaign early next year, with the full-blown advertising campaign kicking off in 2011.

"I love livinghere, " Kidman says, kicking off her sandals and settling into an armchair in a local hotel.

This Saturday, the 97th edition of the Tour de France starts in Rotterdam, kicking off three weeks of bicycle racing.

With 2010 kicking off a new decade, fashion lovers can anticipate plenty of new trends.

Foreign Minister Conde arrived in Beijing on August 23, kicking off his official visit to China as Li's guest.

Foreign Minister Yang arrived in Vienna on the noon of July 25, kicking off his three-day visit to Austria.

"Therefore, we need to remedy those weaknesses by kicking off market structure reforms now. "

To support these initiatives, xTuple is kicking off a six-month-long series of accounting specific webinars.

Treasuries benefited from this uneasy and volatile climate, kicking off June in positive fashion after a solid May.

j. Lead a team to handle new project and transferred project from project kicking off until project handing over on time and smoothly.

Kicking off another week on Liverpoolfc. tv we've got two more brilliant Christmas gift ideas for the Reds in your life.

A new beauty contest kicking off in Italy next week will give pixel-perfect pin-ups the chance to steal sultry Sophia's sex-symbol status.

Analysts said Asustek could play a pivotal role in kicking off a new market.

We're being pushed out of the way, because it's really kicking off around that corner.

He arrived in Tashkent on June 9, kicking off his state visit to Uzbekistan.

We're kicking off another hot summer here in Albuquerque.

The pop star is kicking off her first tour in five years in New Orleans.

The team kicking off places their robots on the field first.

On February 1, 2005, Vice Premier Zeng Qinghong arrived in Kingston, capital of Jamaica, kicking off his formal visit to the country.

The EP-3 survived and made an emergency landing in China, kicking off months of diplomatic tension.

With football frenzy kicking off in South Africa, businesses say sales of vuvuzelas in China are also picking up.

It's alright Drogba kicking off afterwards but didn't he have a gilt-edged opportunity to make it 2 - 0?

Kicking off the cruise control