(re)Enable iCalendar ability to execute AppleScript

Hi there fellow early adopters of ML (i'm talking to those who wait the final release and never installed ML DP).
I were using tons of AppleScript with Calendar ability to run script. Is there any way to recover this ability in Mountain Lion ?
Thanks,

I got the answer, and it was simpler than I thought. Here's a solution that works for me:
In Automator, create a Calendar Alarm
          Select Utilities from the library pane
          Select & drag Run AppleScript into the workflow area
          Copy/paste the AppleScript into the Run AppleScript box
          Save the newly created Calendar Alarm
Open Calendar.app, create a new event
          Select the Automator calendar as your reference calendar
          Select Open File for the alert, and select the file you created in Automator. By default, iCal is           the file that comes up when you select Open File. Change that to the name of the Automator           app you created. Select Other if the file name isn't shown.
I've attached screen shots, just in case the instructions are a bit vague. Let me know if this works for you.

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