shabti
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shabti each of a set of wooden, stone, or faience figurines, in the form of mummies, placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to do any work that the dead person might be called upon to do in the afterlife. They were often 365 in number, one for each day of the year.
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Indianapolis Heliport Corp. opens subsidiaries in Texas and Washington, D.C. (company profile)
Magazine article from: Indianapolis Business Journal; 10/23/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...urban network of heliports across the country. The local heliport was the first...Indianapolis Heliport Corp. manages...Other prototype heliports, such as New...most big-city heliports. The profit...Indianapolis Heliport Corp., however...
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AvPORTS selected to run heliport.
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 5/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...operator of the city-owned heliport at East 34th Street. AvPORTS...AvPORTS has been operating the heliport on a short-term permit since...Macquarie Bank Group. The Heliport Master Plan, issued in 1999...and evaluated the City's heliports to make recommendations on...
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Future bleak for public-use heliport.(METROPOLITAN)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...of the District's only public-use heliport says that barring a "miracle," he...operator of the South Capitol Street Heliport 1.3 miles from the U.S. Capitol...that would mean for the future of the heliport. The heliport, located on the Anacostia...
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Flaherty tries to drum up noise on heliport ; Says BRA favoring wealthy over residents
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...would operate a heliport there. Air Pegasus' New York City heliport, which has operated...the busiest urban heliports in the world, offering...The state has 10 heliports, including one...officials said. Heliport proponents say it...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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FAA staff unswayed by heliport plan errors
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/17/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 FAA staff unswayed by heliport plan errors -- Site opponents find inaccuracies...Star B RAMSEY - Opponents of a proposed heliport say a key document submitted to the Federal...the agency to withdraw approval of the heliport site. Thomas Herten, borough attorney...
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India: FEC Heliports Worldwide hoping to get into India.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 3/20/2008; 585 words
; ...pointed out that tourism sector would show great results if such heliports come into place. While, FEC Heliports specialise in portable cheap heliports like roof top heliport, portable helipad, ground helipad, landing equipment, landing...
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PremiAir launches the London Heliport Shuttle Service.
M2 Presswire; 2/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...PremiAir: PremiAir launches the London Heliport Shuttle Service(C)1994-2009 M2...helicopter transfer service - the London Heliport Shuttle. The new service offers dedicated...airports, whisking passengers to the London Heliport in Battersea. The launch recognises...
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 "Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan)")
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Futenma heliport thorn in government's side.
Newspaper article from: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan); 9/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...increasingly likely to be named the site for a heliport to be relocated from Futenma Air Station...s original plan to build an offshore heliport off the Henoko area in Nago, Okinawa...and the original plan of building a heliport off Henoko. Building a heliport at Camp...
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LAX Heliport Stays Open?for Now.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Helicopter News; 2/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...officials decided not to turn the airport's heliport into a parking lot. The heliport instead will remain open; however, the victory...three or four years' time. Jen McSkimming, a heliport coordinator hired by Robinson Helicopter Company...
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RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL APPROVES RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS HELIPORT ISSUES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/19/2007; 591 words
; ...its consideration of this heliport. If necessary, retain...should hear cases involving heliports and what, if any, new...future when new requests for heliports arise. Council Approves Recommendations To Address Heliport Issues
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heliport
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
heliport n. a facility designated for operating, basing, servicing, and maintaining helicopters.
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Dahl, Jeff
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...he enlisted in the United States Army. Between the years of 1974 and 1977, Dahl was stationed primarily at the Pentagon heliport in Washington, D.C., as an air traffic controller — not the most common position for a future punk rocker...
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Evansville: Health Care
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
...center, a chemical dependence center, women's health services, a long-term care program for senior citizens, and a heliport for air transportation. In 1998, St. Mary's Medical Center acquired Welborn Baptist Hospital, a 407 bed facility general...
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Harrods Holdings
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...service, Air Harrods, which operates from London ’ s Stansted airport (the company was refused permission to add a heliport to its Knightsbridge store). Harrods Holdings is part of the financial empire owned by the controversial executive chairman...
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Aéroports de Paris
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Roissy and Orly, the business class airport Le Bourget, 12 airfields serving light craft, and the Issy-les-Moulineaux heliport in Paris. Together A é roports de Paris ’ s properties are roughly two-thirds the size of Paris itself...
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