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Long a home of both literature and a breeding ground for activists, it’s no surprise that San Francisco hosts the only event which brings together activist writers to network, share, and learn from each other and truly change the world. Scheduled for November 13th & 14th, the Writing for Change Conference will be held at one of the top San Francisco hotels . Expect to hear from writers from diverse genres such as politics, personal growth, business, health, spirituality, technology, and the environment.

The event’s motto is Changing the World, One Book at a Time. This year’s conference will feature two keynote speakers. Dan Millman has penned fifteen books, including the world best seller, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and travels around the globe speaking and holding workshops for people from all walks of life. John Robbins is a popular author who addresses issues relating to health, happiness, and diet.

Writing for Change will offer over 30 breakout sessions for authors, both established and aspiring, on writing, publishing, technology, and publishing. It also offers unpublished authors access to literary agents from California and New York as well as editors and other publishing professionals. The event takes place at the Hilton Financial District/Chinatown.

If the world of art is in a state of entropy, as Ho Tzu Nyen contends, then Singapore is the perfect reflection of its artists. In Singapore, it’s sometimes hard to tell if the city-state influences the artists more than the reverse, and at times it hardly matters. There is a heady feeling in the streets, where one almost feels on the verge of multiple transformations all at the same time. The Singapore Hotels , restaurants, and shops are a culmination of the historical as well as the contemporary, and there is always the sense of skirting between these worlds and extending in many directions at once.

Tzu Nyen, whose films have already shown a remarkable depth and substance, is engaged in the process of reflecting. The process is also working to shape things as they are, and has a very large stake in how things will be. Taking a notion from Deleuze about the One , the work is an attempt to capture the entropy, and in turn it is captivating his audiences, both locally and world-wide. In a space where matter circulates in random patterns, the human stories enter into the picture at opportune times, to suggest that the identities are entirely in process, under construction, and caught in mid-gaze.

Canadians celebrate harvest in October, and in 2010 a month-long Harvest Festival will take place at the Capilano Suspension Bridge . Located just minutes from downtown Vancouver, the Bridge provides a unique location to soak up the culture and history of the area while adding in the adventure associated with the bridge and surrounding wilderness. Suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River, the bridge spans 450 feet.

If you’re staying at a Vancouver hotel , ask for information on the park at the front desk and you’ll learn about the many attractions located at the site. There is a series seven elevated suspension bridges known as the Treetops Adventure, that provide a stunning path amongst the towering Douglas Fir. You can also visit the Totem Park, the Story Centre, or take an Eco Tour through the temperate west coast rain forest.

The Harvest Festival will feature musical entertainment and harvest decorations all month. For Thanksgiving weekend , October 9-11, the festival will host games, crafts, face painting and fortune telling as well as the Rainforest Explorers Program. At the end of the festival, the Halloween celebration will provide ghost tours, a jack-0′-lantern display and trick-or-treating.

The music scene in Las Vegas has always been a peculiarly exciting one. There’s something about the mix of ironic kids in the presence of live musicians that gives the shows an air of uncanny sophistication. There have been subcultures here since it first opened the slots, where cross-sections of the world happen through. It’s similar to a port town, in that regard, where influences are always from all over. Even Las Vegas Hotels have a fascinating mix of local charm with international flair.

In the music scene particularly, this comes through in recent years in stunning technicolor, or whatever might be technicolor’s counterpart in sound. It was certainly possible to distinguish the local sound in the 90s, but perhaps now it’s possible to articulate it. With the band Imagine Dragons coming into their own, fans and critics alike are saying they’re the logical successors to the Killers. This makes it easier to perhaps talk about what is the local sound.

It’s certainly explosive, and it’s traditional rock at the root, but complicated by dense melodies that move it in unexpected directions. There are also traces of rather impressive syncopations, that speak to a kind of music that buzzes the mind along with the solar plexus. But in true Las Vegas form, the work of the Dragons is meant to move a crowd to dance. The dance may be ecstatic and sullen by turns, but it’s the dialogue with the crowd that turns the volume up to 11.

The Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu has origins in being the favorite holiday destination for Hawaiian royalty. And while today the beach and surrounding neighborhood is known as one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations, the city of Honolulu itself continues to have prominent personality associations. The current President of United States, Barack Obama was born in Honolulu and while he may not be Hawaiian royalty, he is certainly the American version of royalty.

President Obama was born on August fourth in 1961 at the Kapi’olani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital . His mother was originally from Kansas and his father was originally from Kenya. He has the distinction of the being the first president to have been born in Hawaii. His parents are rumored to have met during class while both were attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa. And while the 44th President of the United States was born in Honolulu, he moved from Hawaii at a young age.

The staff at some of the hotels Waikiki are proud of their royal history and the fact that a president was born in Honolulu, though they are focused on the needs and pleasure of the tourists they now serve. Tourists who spend their afternoons leisurely walking along the beach or maybe even enjoying some surfing will not spot any secret service agents or security guards on the waves, though they are most likely aware of these important royalty and leadership associations to their favorite vacation destinations.

Gearheads from around the world are always on the lookout for the places where the cool cars like to hang out. This usually winds up being the same cool places that cool people like to go to visit, because like attracts like. In Hawaii, with the effervescent sense of nostalgia for the good old days, coupled with a great love for the contemporary and the innovative, car culture is alive and well.

Those who like their machines done up in the classic style, the AACA has an Aloha Region , where the locals like to show off their old vehicles. Here, the emphasis is on restoration, and staying true to the original design. There are many who like to make slight modifications, with antique-looking tires that will last a little longer than the originals for sure. But the purists will insist that every part be an original, and great care must be taken for the conservation of the integrity of the automobile.

In 2006, the Majestics Car Club launched the first hop-off, and here, the emphasis is not on original parts. It’s totally devoted to modifications, and represents some of the most extraordinary examples of low-rider culture to be found on the islands. Those who do love to look at old cars and cool cars will be able to find something from their nests in the five star Hawaii resorts , and it’s a wonderful look into the past as well as the future of the automobile.