rites of passage
rites of passage The
rituals associated with a change of status, for example from youth to adulthood, and from unmarried to married state. In his classic study by the same name, Arnold
van Gennep distinguished rites of separation, rites of segregation, and rites of integration. Rituals associated with a change in status were identified as having these three stages. Between each there are clear symbolic demarcations.
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Armor Holdings workers fired over UN flap.
Newspaper article from: Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL); 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Mark Basch May 3--Armor Holdings Inc. Wednesday said some employees...Nations contract. Jacksonville-based Armor, which disclosed the investigation in...contract by a United Kingdom subsidiary, Armor Products International Ltd., to supply...
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Armor Holdings raises bid for Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc.
Newspaper article from: Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL); 5/16/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: Mark Basch May 16--Armor Holdings Inc. Monday said it raised its...a-share bid from Jacksonville-based Armor despite a $35.50 bid from Oshkosh Truck...With some shareholders balking at the Armor deal after learning of Oshkosh's offer...
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Armor Holdings Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Simula.
Newspaper article from: Advanced Materials & Composites News; 9/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...its Mobile Security division. Armor Holdings Products manufactures...resistant vests and tactical armor, less-lethal munitions...narcotic identification kits. Armor Holdings' Mobile Security, through its commercial business, armors a variety of vehicles, including...
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Armor Holdings Seeks More Control Over Future Through Acquisition.
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 2/28/2006; ; 700+ words
; By Calvin Biesecker In a surprise, Armor Holdings [AH] yesterday said it has agreed...its future vehicle armoring business. Armor Holdings will acquire Stewart & Stevenson...compelling," Robert Schiller, president of Armor Holdings, said in a statement. "We expect...
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Armor Holdings Reports Record Quarter As Armoring, Protection Businesses Soar.
Newspaper article from: Defense Daily; 7/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...record second quarter sales and earnings, Armor Holdings [AH] reported last week. In the recent quarter Armor Holdings shipped more Up-Armored Humvees...during a conference call last Thursday. Armor shipped 873 of the armored vehicles in...
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ARMOR ALL SUES THOMPSON MINWAX FOR FALSE ADVERTISING
PR Newswire; 6/6/1995; 700+ words
; ...CHARLESTON, S.C., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Armor All Products Corp. (Nasdaq: ARMR) has...two nationally televised commercials that Armor All alleges falsely portray its new Deck...Loomis, Vice President of Marketing for Armor All Home Care Products Division. The standard...
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Reactive armor technologies under development for battle tanks.
Magazine article from: Advanced Materials & Processes; 9/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...material in SLERA armors is not as effective...type of reactive armor may provide a viable...on vehicles. NxRA armors provide excellent...energetic reactive armor (NERA) is a proven...vehicles. NER.A armors provide excellent...Momentum transfer armor is an advanced reactive...
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Armor Holdings Secures Position Among FORTUNE'S Fastest Growing.
PR Newswire; 8/19/1999; 700+ words
; FORTUNE Rates Armor Number 22 in Ranking of 100 Fastest-Growing...JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH), a global...Companies." In its first year of inclusion, Armor Holdings enters the ranking at number 22...
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Titanium armor applications in combat vehicles
Magazine article from: JOM; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...low-cost titanium armors to replace rolled homogeneous armor (RHA) steel armor...and top protection armor on the M2 Bradley Fighting...emphasis has been on new armors that will meet the...replacing RHA steel armor while maintaining vehicle...
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Armor Holdings, Inc. Announces Definitive Merger Agreement to be Acquired by BAE Systems plc for $88.00 Per Share in Cash.
PR Newswire; 5/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Armor Holdings, Inc. , a leading manufacturer...vehicles, security products and vehicle armor systems serving military, law enforcement...acquire all of the outstanding stock of Armor Holdings, Inc. for $4.1 billion...
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Armor All Products Corp.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Armor All Products Corp. 6 Liberty Drive Aliso...NASDAQ SICs: 2891 Adhesives & Sealants Armor All Products Corp. develops and markets...automobiles and homes. Its brand names include Armor All, Rain Dance, Rally, E-Z Deck Wash...
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armor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
armor apparatus for defense of persons, horses...vehicles, naval vessels, and aircraft. Body armor developed early as protective suits made...basketwork, later supplemented by metal. Armor was made specifically for war, was often...
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Armor Holdings, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Armor Holdings, Inc. 13386 International Parkway...Company Incorporated: 1969 as American Body Armor and Equipment, Inc. Employees: 1,830...amp; Armored Car Services Prior to 1997 Armor Holdings, Inc. operated in one business...
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Army Combat Branches: Armor
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Army Combat Branches: Armor. The motto of the U.S. Army's armor branch is “The Combat Arm of Decision...infantry, artillery , helicopters , and air forces, armor units close with and destroy enemy forces using maneuver...
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Body Armor
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Body Armor. Protective covering and other equipment...medieval Europe were clad in chain mail, armor plate, and helmets; their horses, too...diminished the importance of personal armor, which finally disappeared by the end of...
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