I grow a dark red 1972 hybrid tea rose, bred by the Kern Rose Nursery that was in Mentor. I does not produce a lot of blooms, and those it does produce seldom open fully to show their golden stamens. Of course with 75-80 petals of good substance to open, it is no wonder. This bud I photographed October 1.

And six days later on October 7.

And three days later on October 10. 

A new beauty shop has opened in Tremont, at W. 10th & Literary. I was walking my dogs along the Literary side of its building where there is a large yard with three gorgeous red rose bushes bearing buds. I was trying to decide which was the most beautiful when the owner, Kelly, came out and asked if I would like a rose.

Well, yes! And so Oldroser, who has given away over forty rose bouquets this year, was herself given a fantastically beautiful rose.

U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH)

 People rescue two women trapped under debris in Van eastsern Turkey after a powerful

 Craig's list blew out billions of dollars of classified ads.

What about citizen journalism?

What about our sincere reporting here on Realneo?

Ask Craig Newmark.

Let's do it.

jb

 NOTE  am having problem with understanding Drupal  software response, please understand.

Admin is go'n to try some basic stuff - kid's time out.  But I have got to say - it is Saturday night and I have other pressures on my time.  

So, patient as I am for the greater good, I have to ask, do people have any consideration for others? or are we biologically crippled

with self focus?  

Just askin... But please, answer...

Scientists believe Friday is the day for a redundant NASA satellite's plunge back to Earth.NASA on Friday warned there was still a small chance that remnants of a falling research satellite could end up in parts of the U.S., though scientists weren't able to predict the precise trajectory or exactly when the space junk would reach the

This tread puncture by a 3/16" allen wrench is repairable with a tire plug.   post in progress

On turntablism and turning the table. 

Dan Moulthrop

Connect to the New England Journal of Medicine study led by Jens Ludwig here.  The study appears to confirm that inner city ghetto housing has a direct contribution to obesity and diabetes for the occupants.  

golden rule - free speech - unless yelling fire in crowded theater when no fire -

 true spiritual love is when one loves inspite of disliking or even hating what the other person(s) is doing or saying even hating -

also very often we learn and grow more from our socalled adversaries than our friends -

in the military most of us actualy hated our drill sergants etc.- but as they said ' what you learn will help save your life" - and its was-is true -

 I love America because America loves to kill!

CLEVELAND - Looking to gain insight into how the community perceives the Cleveland Police Department, results from an independent study reveal areas where the department is strong and other areas that the community feels need more work.At a news conference on Thursday, Cleveland police revealed results from an independent "Citizen Satisfaction Survey." It showed of the 375 adults questioned, 67 percent of them are satisfied overall with the Cleveland Police Department and 75 percent deem the department overall as competent.

Image from BBC World News

We all wear masks in our daily life.  The recent dust-up about the Guy Falkes masks are illustrative of a problem in NEO that needs dialogue. 

 Image of group "Collateral Damage" from Wikipedia

This post in made in response to dw's suggestion to read the Occupy Cleveland forums about civil disobedience training.

 Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson

East Cleveland, Ohio has a history of mobile traffic cameras.  The cameras are operated by a private company, American Traffic Solutions.    (ATS's web site has a  map of their US operations.)    Realneo carried the image above in 2009.

Delightful moments of parenthood have encompassed several enchanting trips to the zoo... it's a great precursor of the world a child must grow up in our town....the archaic, the lethargic, and the wild....the beautiful, the ugly, and the fun and games of life.