Rankin fans visiting Scotland in September should also take advantage of Doors Open Days, an annual program that offers access to buildings and sites not usually open to the public.

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Meanwhile, seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry said he would have liked to have seen the championship move around the country on an annual basis - similar to The Open golf format.

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The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus.

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Maitland Lederer, a 2003 MIT graduate, remembers organizing an annual party that involves roasting beef over a large open fire.

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Growing up in South Florida, it had become an annual ritual to travel by small boat across nearly 100 miles of open ocean to be in the Abacos at the beginning of August, when the Bahamas opens a "sport season" during which visitors are allowed to hunt the spiny lobster that live in and under the coral reefs and outcroppings in its shallow waters.

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It has practically become an annual tradition for me to remind same sex married couples to consider filing amended returns for open years.

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Starting 25 September, the annual Tortugas Country Club Open Polo Championship signals the start of the Argentine polo high season and is an excellent opportunity to see professional players in action.

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Built in 1954 and once the largest open-air cinema in then Czechoslovakia, its reconstruction will pave the way for hosting such festivals as Cassovia, an annual international folkloric extravaganza running from 26 to 30 June 2013, which offers visitors the opportunity to learn traditional folk dancing, make typical Slovakian handicrafts and participate in a torchlight parade.

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