revolution

Examination of posts by bloggers using the term revolution provides a reminder that there have been, throughout history, very many changes to which this label has been attached.

Going right back, you can start with the Neolithic revolution, occurring in different times in different parts of the world, which saw the human race of wanderers settle down to farming.

Moving into historical times, there have been many political revolutions; most historians would say that the French was the real biggie, but for truly modern history the Iranian Revolution stands out.

Moving right up to the present day, there's talk of a green energy revolution.

After you've seen all of that, do be careful about applying the term to, say, changes in the fashionable length of skirt...

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “revolution”

 

• Me and Jamies Food Revolution

  
  Smitten by Britain — Authority: 126
  Jamie Olivers new series premiers next Friday March 26th on ABC. The show, "Jamie Olivers Food Revolution" is set in my home state of West Virginia so Im celebrating in my own way. Each week for... To read the full post, click on the title.
  3 hours ago

• Vatican official cautions against genetically modified organisms

  
  Newsvine - Pamela Drew's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 125
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Genetically modified food crops could be used as "weapons of infliction of hunger and poverty" if they are managed unjustly, said the new head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
  4 hours ago

• American: The Bill Hicks Story premiered in Austin

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 153
  Reacting like “a dog that has just been shown a card trick.”
  5 hours ago

• Square Enix’s CG Team Created This Deus Ex: Human Revolution Trailer

  
  Siliconera — Authority: 698
  Visual Works, the computer graphics studio that makes Final Fantasy cutscenes, created this Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer.
  5 hours ago

• RIP Granny-D

  
  BuelahMan's Redstate Revolt — Authority: 125
  The power of one! Granny not only walked across America for Campaign Reform– she stayed actively involved staying on-top of things in Washington. She passed this week– I hope her spirit stays alive within us all to keep being watch-dogs!Her legendary 3200 mile, 2 year walk across the country at 90 years of age ...
  5 hours ago

• Bodyweight Exercise Revolotion Review – Workout without Weights at Home

  
  Boot Camp Exercises — Authority: 479
  This weekend I had the chance to start evaluating the program Bodyweight Exercise Revolution and will be doing a complete 60 day review of the program.  Adam Steer the coauthor of the program sent me the entire bodyweight exercises program and the deluxe programs so I could dig in really deep and see what they are ...
  6 hours ago

• Donna Karan will overturn fashion

  
  My Fashion Life — Authority: 609
  We remember when reporting Donna Karan’s thoughts on the fashion system a while ago that a few of you seemed a little stewed by her words, so this morning, as we caught wind of more, we couldn’t resist sharing the love – or lack, thereof. Not that we’re stirrers, or anything.Donna Karan, as we [...]
  8 hours ago

• Policing Public Opinion

  
  Tea at Trianon — Authority: 433
  In the French Revolution . In this impressive first book, Charles Walton explores the fate of free speech from the last years of the ancien regime, through the decade of the French Revolution, to the repressive regime of Napoleon Bonaparte. His focus, however, is on the first five years of the Revolution. As he ...
  13 hours ago

• Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution – 5 Things You Need to Know

  
  Reality TV Fans — Authority: 154
  Jamie Oliver states the facts about the Food Revolution.
  14 hours ago

• 545 vs 300,000,000 Revisited

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 691
  Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have ...
  14 hours ago

• The Ides Of March—Good Books And Resources To Learn About Julius Caesar And The History Of Ancient Rome

  
  Texas Liberal — Authority: 571
  It is the Ides of March. You should beware. Here is an explanation of what the Term Ides of March means. (Above–The Death of Caesar. This work was painted in 1798 by Vincenzo Camuccini. ) What books can you read to learn about the events surrounding the rise of Julius Caesar and the fall of the Roman ...
  15 hours ago

• Hawaiian Hip Hop Culture: Nani Funk 2Da Breaka Dawn!

  
  Old School Scholar Hip Hop Culture and Music — Authority: 117
  When most people think of Hawaii they think of the beach, surfing, hula dancers, tropical fruit, and volcanoes, but after you check out these videos you will rethink of those typical images. The volcanoes you will see erupting from these clips is pure funk and flavor the way only Hip Hop can!
  15 hours ago

• The radical choice

  
  Principled Innovation LLC — Authority: 399
  What is the most radical choice association leaders can make today? This is the question I chose to open my business model innovation workshop last Monday at the Great Ideas Conference in Colorado Springs.  I selected this question because it recently came to my attention that at least some association leaders are ...
  18 hours ago

• Pancho Villa and the Ides of March

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 125
  Doroteo Arango Said, "Et tu, Uncle Sam" On the Ides of March Caesars Last Moments with Marlon Brando Looking on March 15, 44 BC On This Date in History:    It’s March 15.  If it weren’t for William Shakespeare, most people would probably have never heard of the Ides of March.  Of course, the Ides ...
  19 hours ago

• Is Innovation Fair? Andrew Keen Says No

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 166
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  19 hours ago

• Internet Ideology War: Google’s Spat with China Could Reshape Traditional Online Freedoms

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 550
  Scientific American has an article looking at ways Google could help subvert Internet censorship in China and elsewhere if it leaves China: Google could combat China’s censorship efforts by helping those within China breach the so-called Great Firewall. As with buildings in the physical world, every location on ...
  19 hours ago

• One Term President…

  
  NoisyRoom.net — Authority: 489
  Hat Tip: mikepfsRepeat after me… Very cool!
  20 hours ago

• Addendum to My Last Post…

  
  Sub Specie Aeterni — Authority: 110
  What if Permanent Revolution pertained to the political analogously to Permanent Reparation relating to the “religious” – this would allow both there own sphere of influence, but also make them (for the most part) identical in purpose and form. The primary difference would be that the latter is ever engaged in ...
  20 hours ago

• Three links: green revolution, scientific commons, and transition towns

  
  Resilience Science — Authority: 489
  1) Jeremy Cherfas writes on the Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog about the history of the green revolution: The standard litany against the Green Revolution is that it failed to banish hunger because the technologies it ushered in were no use to small peasant farmers. Farmers with access to cash and good land ...
  21 hours ago

• SLAUGHTER SOLUTION (QUICK THOUGHT)

  
  Democrat = Socialist — Authority: 137
  Doug Ross has the skinny on the treason going on in DC.  Missus Malkin took the time to list so called Blue Dog Demonrats to contact and voice your opposition and finally, Mr. Morrissey goes on about a Tea Party. No amount of rallying, phone calls or threats about 2010 (ooohhhh) will stop these people. The ...
  21 hours ago

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