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; and Stainless
Current gun manufacturers such as Caspian Arms make slide assemblies and small parts such as triggers and safeties for Colt M1911 pistols from powdered Swedish steel resulting in a swirling two-toned effect ; these parts are often referred to as " Stainless Damascus ".
; The Stainless Steel Rat ( 1961 ): At the beginning of this first novel, the Stainless Steel Rat believes he has pulled off a successful bank job, but is out-conned into working for the government.
; The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge ( 1970 ): The Stainless Steel Rat gets married, but rapidly gets involved in something that so far has proven impossible in the galaxy-the planet Cliaand has successfully been invading other worlds.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World ( 1972 ): A master criminal from the far future, " He ", is attempting to extinguish the Special Corps from its timeline.
; The Stainless Steel Rat for President ( 1982 ): The Stainless Steel Rat and Angelina enjoy a belated honeymoon on a planet run by a dictator who rigs elections to get into office, so they set the Rat up as a candidate instead.
; A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born ( 1985 ): A novel chronicling the beginning of the Stainless Steel Rat's career.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted ( 1987 ): The Stainless Steel Rat, early in his career, hunts the man who killed his mentor, but in the process must save a pacifist planet from an imminent attack.
; The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat ( 1993 ): This is an original short story which finds The Stainless Steel Rat in Terminal Penitentiary, a prison where over-the-hill crooks are sent.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues ( 1994 ): The Stainless Steel Rat ( in the same earlier timeline as Is Born and Gets Drafted ) goes to a prison colony planet to retrieve an alien artifact, which he must find in thirty days or the slow-acting poison he was administered will take its effect.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell ( 1996 ): In the later timeline ( to which the stories have henceforth returned ), the Stainless Steel Rat searches for his wife, who is abducted by a con man who preys on religious believers, swindling them out of their money and then enslaving them in his mining operation.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus ( 1999 ): The Stainless Steel Rat is hired by a businessman to investigate thefts ; the clues lead the Rat to suspect a roaming circus, which he infiltrates.
; The Stainless Steel Rat Returns ( 2010 ): James Bolivar " Slippery Jim " DiGriz, Special Corps agent, master con man, interstellar criminal ( retired ), is living high on the hog on the planet of Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin and a shipful of swine arrive to drain his bank account and send him and his lovely wife, Angelina, wandering the stars on the wildest journey since Gulliver's Travels.

; and Steel
Among the dystopias, for example, Isaac Asimov's The Caves Of Steel ( 1954 ) portrays the deadly effects on human life of the super-city of the future ; ;
: Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return ;
* English Steel Corporation Ltd ;
* GKN Steel Company Ltd ;
* The Lancashire Steel Corporation Ltd ;
* The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company Ltd ;
* Round Oak Steel Works Ltd ;
* South Durham Steel & Iron Company Ltd ;
* The Steel Company of Wales Ltd ;
According to Blair ( 1997 ) British Steel faced serious problems at the time of its formation, including obsolescent plants ; plants operating under capacity and thus at low efficiency ; outdated technology ; price controls that reduced marketing flexibility ; soaring coal and oil costs ; lack of capital investment funds ; and increasing competition on the world market.
Blue Steel required up to seven hours of launch preparation, and was highly unreliable ; the Royal Air Force estimated in 1963 that half the missiles would fail to fire and would have to be dropped over their targets, contradicting their purpose of serving as standoff weapons.
; Steel Bank Common Lisp ( SBCL ): A branch from CMUCL.
It is said that the rivalry was fueled in the 1970s due to the stark contrast of the teams: the Cowboys, being more of a " flashy " team with Roger Staubach's aerial attack and the " flex " Doomsday Defense ; while the Steelers were more of a " blue-collar " team with a strong running game and the 1970s-esque Steel Curtain defense, a contrast that still exists today.
Bethlehem Steel, founded in 1857, was once the second-largest manufacturer of steel in the United States ; its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, location has been transformed into a casino.
The wave feature is another prominent design, which uses a part of the blade that protrudes outward to catch on one's pocket as it is drawn, thus opening the blade ; this was patented by Ernest Emerson and is not only used on many of the Emerson knives, but also on knives produced by Spyderco and Cold Steel as well.
During the 1983 election campaign his position as the prime minister designate for the SDP-Liberal Alliance was questioned by his close colleagues, as his campaign style was now regarded as ineffective ; the Liberal leader David Steel was considered to have a greater rapport with the electorate.
The Steelers ' " Steel Curtain " defense dominated the league, ranking third in fewest yards allowed ( 4, 019 ) and sending 8 of their 11 starters to the Pro Bowl: defensive linemen Joe Greene and L. C. Greenwood ; future Hall of Fame linebackers Jack Ham and Jack Lambert ; Andy Russell, the team's third starting linebacker ; future Hall of Fame defensive back Mel Blount ; and safeties Glen Edwards and Mike Wagner.

; and Rat
Some of the first examples were created ca 1981 by graffiti artist Blek le Rat in Paris ; by 1985 stencils had appeared in other cities including New York City, Sydney and Melbourne, where they were documented by American photographer Charles Gatewood and Australian photographer Rennie Ellis.
:* Rat ( Rattus norvegicus )-particularly useful as a toxicology model ; also particularly useful as a neurological model and source of primary cell cultures, owing to the larger size of organs and suborganellar structures relative to the mouse.
Over time, " New Wave " acquired a distinct meaning: Bands such as Blondie and Talking Heads from the CBGB scene ; The Cars, who emerged from the Rat in Boston ; The Go-Go's in Los Angeles ; and The Police in London that were broadening their instrumental palette, incorporating dance-oriented rhythms, and working with more polished production were specifically designated " New Wave " and no longer called " punk ".
The Great Elector was a patron of scientific scholarship ; he had employed von Guericke's son, Hans Otto, as his Resident in Hamburg and in 1666 had named Otto himself to the Brandenburg Rat.
In mid-December, the Heat faced the Knicks for the first time in New York ; Riley received a very negative reception from the fans, who often called him " Pat the Rat " for leaving the Knicks, something Riley embraced.
* Bericht aan de Rattenkoning (" Message to the Rat King ", 1966 ; essay on the Provos revolts in Amsterdam in the 1960s )
The Village of Keewatin was founded in 1877 while the Village of Norman was founded in 1892 ; both communities amalgamated with Rat Portage in 1905 to form the Township of Kenora.
Rat ( brown and black ), ( It is nearly always the brown rat that is seen ; however, the black rat is also occasionally seen in Co. Wexford.
However, the private lecturer is often holder of a paid position as Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Hochschulassistent, Hochschuldozent or Akademischer Rat ; the salary of these permanent or fixed-term positions is comparable with the salary of American instructors or assistant professors.
Having been given another chance, he throws his coat over his nightshirt, dons his cane and top hat, and goes to visit the Cratchits, cheerfully donating generous amounts of money along the way ( including 100 gold sovereigns to Rat and Mole ; the charity collectors from earlier ) and telling Fred that he will come after all.
Highly intelligent, and a master of self-rationalization, the Rat frequently justifies his crimes by arguing that he is providing society with entertainment ; and besides which, he only steals from institutions which have insurance coverage.
After her capture, she undergoes psycho surgery ( not to be mistaken for " psychic surgery ") to lessen her homicidal tendencies and she also joins the Corps ; during that time she begins a relationship with the Rat that ends with them marrying in the last trimester of her pregnancy.

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