The abattoir was closed last week after a visit from an FSA veterinary manager.

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Markets, of course, were also enlarged when governments deregulated previously closed or tightly controlled economies and allowed foreigners to visit, trade, and invest more freely.

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Early one morning, he was allowed to visit an Amsterdam museum while it was still closed.

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Parts of Windsor town centre were closed to traffic earlier as rehearsals were held for a state visit by the president of the United Arab Emirates.

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But the tour, a rare window into an otherwise closed community, included a fascinating peek at a morning prayer service and a visit with Hasidic scribes penning elegant scrolls with turkey feathers, not to mention kosher lunch at Mendy's deli.

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Dan Poulter, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP, wants the force to re-visit its 1990s investigation into Kesgrave Hall School, near Ipswich, which closed in 1993.

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Among the many reasons to visit Paris in 2013 are the summer unveiling of its Picasso Museum, which has been closed for many years for renovation.

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