" In order to harden a quill that is soft, thrust the barrel into hot ashes, stirring it till it is soft ; then taking it out, press it almost flat upon your knees with the back of a penknife, and afterwards reduce it to a roundness with your fingers.

Parkman also believed that Pontiac's War had been secretly instigated by French colonists who were stirring up the Native Americans in order to make trouble for the British.

The electrode, when implanted in vivo, will reduce oxygen and thus required stirring in order to maintain an equilibrium with the environment.

A blond roux is one that is cooked, stirring constantly, for approximately 20 minutes to remove the " raw " flavor of the flour and to add a slightly " nutty " flavor, while a brown roux is cooked longer ( 30 to 35 minutes ) in order to deepen the color and flavor.

During the Napoleonic invasions his patriotism inspired him to write stirring war songs, one of which, Kriegslied für die österreichische Armee, was printed by order of the Archduke Charles of Austria and distributed in thousands.

Emmanuel's character rallies the outnumbered British soldiers on the barricade at Rorke's Drift in 1879 by leading the men in the stirring Welsh battle hymn Men of Harlech to counter the Zulu war chants.

A fourth theory is that the word derives from 撈麵 ( lāomiàn, " lo mein "), which in Cantonese 撈 means to " stir ", and the name refers to the method of preparation by stirring the noodles with a sauce.

After a second defeat in the October 1974 general election – during which Whitelaw had accused Harold Wilson of going " round and round the country stirring up apathy ", Heath was forced to call a leadership election in 1975.

Pinder's stirring lament " Lost in A Lost World " opened this last " Core Seven " outing, while his sympathetic ode to Timothy Leary " When You're A Free Man ", Thomas's romantic " For My Lady ", and Hayward's serene " New Horizons " all stood out.

He also introduced the practice of noting the denomination of stirring power in " liters of water ", which is a market standard today.

Formerly the bandmaster of the United States Marine Band, Sousa wrote military marches like " Stars and Stripes Forever " that reflected his " nostalgia for home and country ", giving the melody a " stirring virile character ".

Both boys are heavily influenced by the older Archibald, " Penny ", who enjoys wielding youthful power over others by stirring up acts of mischief.

The review described the narrative as " very stirring " and " exciting " and of " remarkable imaginative power ", adding: " The ingenuity of the story ... is as subtle as ever romancer invented, and from the day when Leo and Holly land on the coast of Africa, to the day when the pillar of fire is revealed to them by the all but immortal ' She who must be obeyed ', the interest of the tale rises higher and higher with every new turn in its course ".

When envoys from Emperor Lucius of Rome arrive and accuse Arthur of refusing tribute, " contrary to the statutes and decrees made by the noble and worthy Julius Caesar ", Arthur and his knights are stirring for a fight.

It is also eaten layer by layer instead of " stirring everything up ", but impatient diners may snatch up the popular daikon radish at the bottom first using shared chopsticks.

Lennon, being mindful of Elvis Presley's " All Shook Up ", wanted something equally as stirring: " I don't know where the ' yeah yeah yeah ' came from I remember when Elvis did ' All Shook Up ' it was the first time in my life that I had heard ' uh huh ', ' oh yeah ', and ' yeah yeah'all sung in the same song ".

Yoko Ono and others have praised the inscribed messages as " a stirring call to rational thinking ", while opponents have labeled them as the " Ten Commandments of the Antichrist ".

" Danny arrives, in uniform, just in time to see the band win the competition with a stirring rendition of " The William Tell Overture ", during which Phil notices his wife and children are in the audience.

Described as a " stirring anthem to animism ", this song is Pocahontas ' exhortation to Captain John Smith about the wonders of the earth and nature, including the spirit within all living things, encouraging him not to think of them as things he can conquer or own, but rather as beings to respect and live with in harmony.

The chronicler William of Tyre did not like him, calling him " a brawler and a slanderer, ever active in stirring up trouble ", and Miles insulted the other barons of the kingdom, especially those who were native easterners, by refusing to consult them on any matter.

The set was led by dual singles, a slick Bryan Michael Cox production " Figure It Out ", and " Make Me Like The Moon ", a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Kenny and Chanté, and produced by Fred Hammond.

Daniel Incognito of Sputnikmusic said that in " Mama " the group " sing with heartfelt emotion ", and added that " their somewhat amateurish singing is brought up and pushed along by the production crew, harmonising nicely into a stirring pop hook ".

Reflecting Goodman's ongoing interest in music, he composed the words to the Order of the Arrow's song, " Firm Bound in Brotherhood ", set to the stirring melody of a hymn found in the Presbyterian hymnal of the 1920s, " God the Omnipotent " in 11. 10. 11. 9 meter, which was adapted from the Russian national anthem, " God Save the Tsar!

The first two reached number one and featured a song written by Kenneth H. Williams, Sami McKinny and Denise Rich, " God Bless The Road ", a stirring uplifting ballad noted in Billboard Magazine.

Music journalist Richard Williams suggested that this dramatic introduction to their debut album was just as stirring as Elvis Presley's " Well, it's one for the money, two for the show …" on his opening track, " Blue Suede Shoes ", for his debut album seven years earlier.

Bellamy recalled Upham, upon reading the pledge, came into the posture of the salute, snapped his heels together, and said " Now up there is the flag ; I come to salute ; as I say ' I pledge allegiance to my flag ,' I stretch out my right hand and keep it raised while I say the stirring words that follow.

Bellamy recalled Upham, upon reading the pledge, came into the posture of the salute, snapped his heels together, and said " Now up there is the flag ; I come to salute ; as I say ' I pledge allegiance to my flag ,' I stretch out my right hand and keep it raised while I say the stirring words that follow.

This is done by placing colossal cauldrons outside upon a source of heat, then, people would take turns stirring the stew until it is ready to be consumed by the community's mourners.

Although some chefs may permit stirring from time to time ( which is highly frowned upon ), it does create a stew where all the ingredients tend to taste similar.

They experience a mystically incestuous stirring upon meeting after their father's death.

In the period previous and after the Muslim thrust, the Basques are often cited in several accounts stirring against Frankish attempts to subdue Aquitaine ( stretching up to Toulouse ) and Vasconia, pointing to a not preponderant but clearly significant Basque presence in the former too.

On August 6 of that year, it was reported that Black Summer Crush had parted ways with vocalist Thomas Flowers, immediately stirring rumor that Flowers might reunite with his former Oleander bandmates.

His friend Bishop Stephen Elliott of Georgia presided at the service, delivering a stirring funeral oration.

For far above the direct importance of the issue was the great stirring of public opinion which had gone forward.

* Stir frying: Frying food quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat while stirring continuously.

A review of the exhibition in the New York Times noted that it " clearly defines Krasner's place in the New York School " and that she " is a major, independent artist of the pioneer Abstract Expressionist generation, whose stirring work ranks high among that produced here in the last half-century.

When it has evaporated, the heat is raised to medium high and very hot stock is gradually added in small amounts while stirring gently, almost constantly: stirring loosens the starch molecules from the outside of the rice grains into the surrounding liquid, creating a smooth creamy-textured liquid.

The key to making a high quality consommé is simmering ; the act of simmering, combined with frequent stirring ( before the raft forms, once formed do not stir!

Because of the high sediment load, and continual stirring by wind and river flow, the water is turbid.

First developed by Tim Hopkins in the late 1970's, the sample and bead mix is subjected to high level agitation by stirring or shaking.

The increasing resistance of certain liquids to flow at high stirring speeds is one manifestation of this phenomenon.

Ultrasonication and stirring at high heat are also effective.

Alternatively, a stirrer with high surface area and sharp corners provides many nucleation sites at which bubbles may form, and does not require stirring, hence the pointed and flayed design of many stirrers.