The 2006 coup paved the way for the military to shop for new hardware, like fighter jets, and revived its role as political kingmaker, said Mr. Surachart.
But Blatter at least revived his role as a man of many ideas, some of them actually credible, like this one.
Ms. Short revived her role as city tree defender (sans PowerPoint) and repeated her overall praise of trees, but she also confirmed what is well known about Metrosideros excelsus.
Hong Kong is the only place in China where the June 4th massacre is commemorated every year at a vigil attended by tens of thousands of people.The crackdown in 1989 also revived another role for Hong Kong: as what the party calls a base for "subversion"; or what less biased observers might call an oasis of relative freedom.
And of course, Hadfield revived his role as Bowie lite, jumping on the guitar to play with TWRP during the intermission.
The Women's National Service League, which thousands of women joined before the war even started, revived the role white Rhodesian women had played in World War I, sending the colony's servicemen overseas parcels containing warm clothes, newspapers, razor blades, soap, food and minor luxuries such as sweets, tobacco and novels.
Scott Shepherd, who has memorized the entire book, revives his role as Nick.
Last week, the BBC announced a reorganisation of its senior team, reviving the role of director of nations and regions.
Paul Reuben revives his role for the family comedy about Pee-wee going on his first-ever vacation.
Bacevich, in his recent book "The New American Militarism," proposes reviving the role of the citizen-soldier by, for example, tying college scholarships to national military service.
