• 10 minutes with . . . Pam Heschel
Bed rocks

• 5 headlines you may have missed last week
1. Snack attack: A Russian man faces a one-year jail sentence after eating part of his ex-wife's passport during a dispute. He's been charged with "destroying official documents."

• After a breakup, friend doesn't show loyalty -- Carolyn Hax

• Bored by the presidential debates? Play along at home
Liberals and conservatives actually agreed on something last week: That second presidential debate was dull.

• Out and About
Sweet treats: Cleveland's "Aces of Cakes" (and tarts, pastries and other sweets of every imaginable shape, size and color) strutted their stuff at the 16th annual Creative Confections Dessert Competition, benefiting the Art Therapy Studio, on Oct. 4. This year's event, themed "Sweet Treasures in the Mist," took advantage of the exotic surroundings of the Cleveland Zoo's RainForest. After judging, the 350 guests had the opportunity to sample the gorgeous, decadent desserts. The event is the major annual fund-raiser for Art Therapy Studio, which provides a creative wellness program for victims of strokes, brain and spinal injuries, and other traumatic injuries and illnesses.

• PDQuotient / Young is the new old
33 -- Percent of people in their 60s who are still working.

• Social Calendar
Creations

• THE SOLUTION you didn't think you needed FOR THE PROBLEM you didn't know you had

• Weeknight Libation
My friend Michael's youngest daughter loves to look deep into his eyes and say, "I'm going to hipmotize you."

• On Anna Maria Island, the feel and pace of old Florida endures
Anna Maria Island, Fla.

• As congregations move, many churches follow
Beginning in November, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Cleveland plans to hold half of its Sunday services at a movie theater in Randall Park Mall.

• DETAILS: Naples, Fla.
Getting there: Flying is your best bet, unless you want to spend 20 hours (one way) in the car. Most travelers to Collier County fly into Southwest Florida International Airport in nearby Fort Myers, about 30 miles north of Naples. Continental Airlines and USA3000 fly nonstop from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; AirTran Airways flies nonstop from the Akron-Canton Airport. Fares vary widely, depending on when you travel.

• Hope on the faces of new voters - Connie Schultz
On the last day of voter registra tion in Ohio, Shari Robinson walked toward the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in downtown Cleveland and could not believe her 58-year-old eyes.

• How to submit photos
To appear in print, photos must be high resolution, 300 dpi (dots per inch) and a minimum of 4 inches wide. Please include information about when and where the photo was taken, why you enjoyed the trip so much and your hometown. You can post your photos online at cleveland.com/travel.

• Moving forward on faith
A fading sign hanging over the sidewalk announces the Last Stop Bonanza Inc. The store at East 79th Street and Golden Avenue in the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland promises to be "the stop that has your everyday needs."

• Naples combines sand, shopping - and pasta - for a decadent mix
Naples, Fla.- It's a gorgeous late afternoon in southwest Florida, and I'm minutes from one of the area's finest beaches.

• Railway company to try to boost number of Paris taxis - World Watch
French railway company SNCF will try to resolve the dearth of taxis to meet passengers on incoming trains to Paris by buying 200 taxi licenses at full value from retiring drivers so it can have its own fleet to serve its customers. Even President Nicolas Sarkozy has complained about the difficulty of finding a taxi in the city (there are only 13 percent more taxis on Parisian streets today than there were in 1937), but the president of the main taxi union ridiculed the plan, saying no driver would sit and wait for hours for a fare at the train station. SNCF intends to begin the program next year.

• Miami just isn't for the trendy, beautiful people
Miami- The plane touched down at Miami International Airport, and I felt like I'd landed in the middle of a hurricane. A different kind of hurricane, where bronzed, beautiful people swirl about ferociously in designer outfits and attitudes.

• Discover Florida's warmth at Naples, South Beach and Anna Maria Island
s soon as the sun takes a long-term leave of absence from Ohio's sky, we warm- weather wanderers start scouting cheap airfare to Florida.

• Two exhibits focus on Andy Warhol
If you're a fan of pop artist Andy Warhol, two Ohio exhibits provide a look into his life and works. Although he probably is best known for his paintings of iconic products like Campbell's Soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles, he also was a photographer, and his photos are featured in an exhibit through Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries in Dayton. Among the 155 on display are some rarely seen Polaroids, as well as others, that provide a glimpse into Warhol's artistic process and the world of artists and social icons that surrounded him. Visitors have an opportunity to experience their own 15 minutes of fame by adding their images to the exhibit.

• Volunteering
If you have some spare time, consider helping those in need. Contact Business Volunteers Unlimited at 216-736-7711 or fill out an application at businessvolunteers.org. Here are some of the latest offerings. (Other organizations' opportunities are listed afterward.)

• Gossip can be easy to spread, difficult to undo -- Terry Pluto
Icalled a friend to thank her for something, and the next thing I knew, I was telling her a story that reflected poorly on a person we both know.

• Gossip can be easy to spread, difficult to undo -- Terry Pluto
Icalled a friend to thank her for something, and the next thing I knew, I was telling her a story that reflected poorly on a person we both know.

• RELIGION EVENTS
Spirit seminar

• RELIGION EVENTS
Evolution controversy

• McCain, Obama campaigns pour advertising dollars into Ohio
If money talks in politics, it's now saying that Ohio is the biggest electoral prize in the presidential election.

• Be sure to tune up your heating system for top efficiency
Q: I want to keep my utility bills as low as possible. With the heating season soon upon us, is there much I can do myself to keep my heating system at its maximum efficiency and heat output?

• Bird walks

• Bones, skulls popular for Halloween décor Full House
Halloween ghosts have competition this year.

• Bring some bulbs inside for the winter
Bulbs, rhizomes, corms and tubers for gladiolas, dahlias, caladiums and elephant ears are favorites among Northeast Ohio gardeners, but they can't survive the harsh winters of the area and need to be dug up and stored properly to replant in the spring.

• Details: Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Fair

• Garden Calendar

• Garden checklist
Harvest and dry wild nuts and fruits.

• Go guide

• Herb fair set for Cleveland Botanical Garden
If you could use a relaxing fall afternoon perusing pretty plants, sampling homemade teas and jams, and getting a whiff of sweet potpourri, check out the annual Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Fair.

• In & Out

• Keep colors coming all through spring with a mix of bulbs
For a garden with color that unfolds from early spring to near summer, plant bulbs that bloom in early, mid- and late spring. Although other bulbs fall into these categories, here are a few examples from Jo-Anne van den Berg-Ohms of Van Engelen and John Scheepers bulb companies and Web sites www.johnscheepers .com and www.vanengelen.com.

• Chuck Yarborough tries installing chimney liners - On The Job
Cleveland Heights is lovely from 60 feet in the air. Even in a monsoon.

• Medina greenhouse helps out ‘CSI: NY’
Alan Hirt of Hirt’s Gardens in Medina is accustomed to getting phone calls from people looking for hard-to-find plants.

• Medina greenhouse helps out CSI: NY'

• Ohio's talented young birders take wing - Aerial View
I have seen the future of birding in Ohio, and it looks extremely promising.

• Parents of poop eaters: Try pineapple cure
Dear Dog Lady: I have two Pekingese dogs - my girl is 8-years-old and my boy is 1˝. My boy started first eating his fecal matter and now he has my girl doing it, too.

• Plant bulbs now and enjoy the show next spring
In early spring, candy-colored tulips, crocuses and hyacinths emerging from the ground are a much-needed reminder that winter won't drag on forever, even if it feels like it.

• Prepare your home for cold weather before snow arrives
While neither the calendar nor the weather forecast say "summer" anymore, it's still too nice outside to think winter.

• Reducing pesticide use in yard helps restore biodiversity
Q: I became fed up with using artificial fertilizers and pesticides in my yard. Over the past few years, I have phased them out and have built more features that attract songbirds, butterflies and even frogs. I love the results. What else can I do to create habitat in my yard?

• Win a room of furniture for a holiday makeover
As you prepare for the holidays, do you cringe when looking over the family room? Do you think the cat hair actually improves that worn-out couch because it helps hide the teal-and-mauve plaid?

• A gesture that spreads the style love -- Kim Crow
A colleague was having lunch with a friend last week when she admired a ring the friend was wearing.

• California Cheese and Turkey Sandwich

• Cheddar, Ham and Apple Panini

• Cooks worth their salt should know this
Q: What is the difference between regular salt, sea salt and kosher salt, and why do some recipes specifically indicate one over the other?

• Cowboy Caviar
This healthful vegan dish can be eaten as a salad, with tortilla chips, or on a corn or wholegrain tortilla wrap.

• Cracker spread is simple and tasty -- Take Five
"I got this recipe from a friend of mine when I was living in Stow 10 years or so ago," writes Linn Bowen of Orange Village. "It's so simple and so good -- and can be whipped up for any gathering or just for a weekend snack. It doesn't have a name, so I'll just call it Linn's Cracker Spread. Since I've served it so many times, people come to expect it when they eat at my house!"

• Crunchy Cabbage and Apple Slaw

• Designer's minimalist approach to women's clothing is practical in an eye-popping and timely way
Yeohlee Teng's inspiration for her spring collection couldn't be more appropriate.

• How to eat healthfully when you eat lunch at your desk
Time was when a working lunch meant a few cock tails and a robust expense account. Today, a working lunch means staring, blurry-eyed, at your computer screen while your cup of ramen noodles slithers down your chin and lands between the "f" and "g" keys.

• FASHION CALENDAR
Through Saturday

• Honeycrisp apple is great for eating, less so for baking
Fall is here. Would you like a new apple to go with that? Try Honeycrisp, the sweet young thing of the apple world. Grab one from a local orchard while you can.

• Key to the Cure Kick-Off Party

• Look smashing at holiday parties, even on a budget - Style Q&A
In some households, October means Halloween candy and pumpkins; in others, falling leaves and walks in the woods. But for a certain crowd, the month kicks into the social whirl of parties and benefits that lead right smack into the holidays. With the tightening economy, not everyone can afford new outfits for every event on the calendar, so we asked Jesse Oates, designer salon manager at Saks Fifth Avenue, for tips on navigating the season on a budget. Oates and Saks are working to prep the store for a Key to the Cure Kick-Off Party on Oct. 15, which will showcase the latest in party clothes while raising mon- ey for women's cancer research.

• No-Peel Apple Crisp

• Obama health care ad hits mark on differences
THE AD: "Two extremes," 30-second TV commercial

• Oberlin professor writes about Cleveland food on Gourmet.com
Anne Trubek, associate professor of English at Oberlin College, is not a food writer but she likes food and likes to write about Cleveland. She paired those two tendencies well recently on Gourmet magazine's website, www.gourmet.com in a piece called "Eight Great Recession Busters in Cleveland."

• Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama enter into absurd - Connie Schultz
Any person who runs for president risks his or her life to lead this country.

• To this jewelry artist, a precious gem is one that a customer loves - People in Style
After nearly 20 years of commercial jewelry work, artist Todd Pownell decided to break with it entirely, to follow his own muse in his design work, his school and his studio.

• Quick Food Mill Applesauce

• Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital seeks donations of wine
Lovers of fine wine have an opportunity to help build a "cellar" - and help a worthy cause.

• Food safety is an issue when you eat where you work
About 70 percent of Americans eat at their desks several times a week, according to the American Dietetic Association.

• Michelle Obama's sheath dress wins vote of approval
Dear Marylou: Now that Michelle Obama has made the sheath dress her signature - well, one of her signatures - do you see this shape leading the fashion polls?

• Style News

• Tastings
Royal Park Fine Wines, 17608 Pearl Road, Strongsville, will feature Italian wines. 6-8 p.m. Friday. $10. 440-878-8463.

• The It List

• Todd Pownell Trunk Show

• To liven up an outfit, artist adds a Western kick -- Fashion Flash
You don't have to be a country singer or on your way to a rodeo to know that cowboy boots and dresses are cute. Just ask Linda Obral.

• What's for dinner?
Tired of trying to decide what to cook? The Plain Dealer offers an evening-meal idea Monday through Friday at: blog.cleveland.com/lifestyles.

• Wine Buy of the Week
The bottle: Aquinas Napa Valley Merlot.

• Yeohlee: Gala & Fashion Show