Cooktales (working title), an epicurean drama set in the food tiffany of Singapore about a coming-of-age tale of an amateur cook who at the same time has to deal with the twisted fate of his family, will be a film directed by Gina Kim (Never Forever). This is the second collaboration between Bang Singapore and Korea's CJ Entertainment following Neon Sign, a project that was announced at last year's American Film Market.Mr Aubeck Kam, Chief Executive Officer, MDA, said: "Singapore has long been a champion of transnational co-productions, which effectively pool together creative and financial resources of media companies in different countries for a heightened outcome. The MDA International Film Fund is an initiative in this direction and we are glad that it has opened up opportunities in cross-border projects for Singapore's filmmakers."IFF was launched by MDA in 2009 to encourage Singapore-based production and post-production companies to executive produce and/or co-produce films of global appeal with international partners. Hong Kong-based Distribution Workshop is a distribution partner of IFF.IFF has since supported two projects, namely Bait and Neon Sign.Bait, a stereoscopic 3D thriller about a pack of hungry tiger sharks and the first official co-production under the Australia-Singapore Film Co-production Treaty, has been pre-sold to 24 territories. Principal photography commenced in October 2010 in Australia's Gold Coast. The Singaporeans among its Tiffany Earring cast include Asia Television Award Best Actor Adrian Pang and MediaCorps leading man Qi Yuwu. The film is targeting for release in 2012.Neon Sign (working title) is the first Singapore-China-Korean film co-produced by Bang Singapore and Korea's Nabi Pictures. Backed by CJ Entertainment and Beijing Film Distribution, the film by Korean-Chinese director Gam-sung Pil is about a scandal-plagued Korean star who flees to Yunnan, China where he finds redemption and is slated to hit the cinemas in 2011.
About Distribution WorkshopDistribution Workshop is a joint venture between Bona International Film Group, the holding company of Beijing Polybona Film Distribribution, the largest independent distributor in China, and film distribution veterans Nansun Shi and Jeffrey Chan, with a mission to be the premier international sales agent and produced of the best quality Asian films for distributors worldwide.About Blackmagic Design FilmsBlackmagic Design Films, a wholly Singapore owned entity, is the film arm of local postproduction company Blackmagic Design Pte Ltd, which is one of Singapores leading postproduction facilities and has won several awards for their work on global television Tiffany CuffLink campaigns. The company is moving into content and IP production with projects that have a strong VFX element. A recent addition to Blackmagic is Mr Ian Maycock, who used to run the Technicolor facility in Bangkok, and now oversees film projects at Blackmagic Films.About Goalpost PicturesGoalpost Pictures is a leading Australian film and television drama production company. Goalpost Pictures credits include the 2007 Sundance hit Clubland, 2009 Rose D'or winner The Eternity Man, the award winning Lockie Leonard Series for Australias Nine Network and the BBC, Scorched which won the 2009 Digital Emmy Award, and the horror-thriller Panic at Rock Island for NBC/Universal and the Nine Network starring True Bloods Grant Bowler. They were Executive Producers on the 2010 Cannes Closing Night film The Tree. Goalpost Pictures has an alliance with International Sales Company Goalpost Film based in London and are a recipient of Screen Australia's Enterprise development fund.
About Bang Singapore Pte LtdBang Singapore is a leader in the executive production of media projects across Asia, achieving critical acclaim for the creation, production, financing and distribution of high-end, quality content projects that showcase the compelling dynamism and brilliance of Asian storytellers to the rest of the world. Bang is based in Singapore with partner offices in Tokyo and Seoul.About CJ EntertainmentCJ Entertainment, part of the CJ Group, is a leading entertainment studio in Asia. Since its inception in 1995, CJ Entertainment has been the key force behind the Tiffany Bracelet growth of the Asian film industry. CJ Entertainment has been known for its global perspective, by partnering with DreamWorks at its inception; with Paramount for its Korean distribution; and with T-JOY to build a new film studio in Japan, CJ Entertainment Japan. Please visit www.cjent.co.kr/eng.About MDAFormed in 2003, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) plays a vital role in transforming Singapore into a Global Media City and positioning it at the forefront of the digital media age. MDA spearheads initiatives that promote developments in film, video, television, radio, publishing, music, games, animation, media services and Interactive Digital Media. At the same time, in ensuring clear and consistent regulatory policies and guidelines, MDA helps to foster a pro-business environment for industry players and increase media choices for consumers. For more information, visit www.mda.gov.sg and www.smf.sg.
FIERCE FACTOR: Her choreopoem has a power and relevance that transcend time, race and gender. The story lived on countless stages over the years. "I do the work and then I just let it go," says the tiffany author, Ntozake Shange (below). Now in the hands of filmmaker Tyler Perry,/or colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf makes its way onto the big screen 34 years after its original Broadway debut. Performed by a constellation of stars (at right). Perry's adaptation will arrive in theaters January 14, 2011, and will include new elements, including a poem about HIV/AIDS from Shange herself. Timed to the movie release is the reissue of Shange's book, and this winter a resurrection of the playón Broadway is planned. Is Shange worried about how Perry will interpret her beloved work? "I've still been growing and that* s because I let/or colored girls live its own life," says the writer. There is, however, one caveat. "No Madea," says Shange, laughing. "That's a deal breaker." -Cori MurrayFIERCE FACTOR: She conquered Broadway, the music charts, and the big and small screens. The first Black Miss America has two words of advice: "Stay working." And that's exactly what this Grammy-, Emmyand Tony-nominated artist has done for more than two decades. "It's important to have a thirst for trying new things," she says. Her next stop? Shaking things up on Wisteria Lane as the Tiffany Earring addition to Desperate Housewives. - Lynya FloydFatih Ringgold, 70Visual artist, writerFAB FACTOR: People soar in her stirring, vibrant masterpieces. "I chose the quilt as a canvas because it was a link to our ancestors and that connection to Africa," Ringgold says of her powerful, vivid paintings. Her best known work, 1988's "Tar Beach" featuring a family on an urban rooftop one summer evening, was adapted into an award-winning children's book. Look for the Faith Ringgold Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling in Harlem in 2012. - Patrik Henry Bass
THE ARTISTSTHROUGH GOSPEL MUSIC, ACTING, PAINTED QUILTS, LITERATURE AND DANCE, THEY CREATE BRILLIANTLYErica Campbell, 38, Tina Campbell, 35Chart-topping gospel duo Mary MaryFAB FACTOR: The Campbell sisters spread The Word with conviction and flair. Since their 2000 debut of the clubfriendly "Shackles (Praise You)," the former R&B backup singers have delivered anointed soul with cross-generational appeal. Their hip-hop-infused anthem "God in Me" made history as Tiffany CuffLink longest-standing gospel song on the R&B/hip-hop and dance club charts. "And," Tina notes, "we're good mothers and good wives ton." -CM.Maya Angelou, 82Author, pact, activist, actress, dancer, singerFIERCE FACTOR: The Presidential Medal of Arts winner became the voice of a nation. The trademark grin tells you that the best-selling author and great-grandmother knows a whole lot more than you do. Angelou clarifies how one becomes a tour de force. "Be on your own side," she says emphatically. "Don't ask somebody to be on your side and you're not already there. Expect yourself to be good, bright and excellent in all you do, but if you do fail, don't beat yourself up about it. Every failure is not a defeat." -Wendy L. Wilson Judith Jamison, 67Artistic director.
ESSENCE EXCLUSIVEBE FEARLESS IN A PERSONAL LETTER TO BLACK WOMEN, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA REFLECTS ON HOW ESSENCE HAS HELPED TO SHAPE HER LIFE AND YOURSI learned a long time ago that when you've had some success, it's not enough to just sit back and enjoy it. You've got to reach back and pull someone else up too.I keep that lesson with me every day, whether it's as the First Lady, as a woman or as a mom. I tell my girls all the time that they are beautiful, that they are smart and that they should live life without fear of failing. I say these things because they are absolutely true and because I want to Tiffany Bracelet sure they hear these words as often as possible. They deserve it. And I hope they believe it.For 40 years now. ESSENCE magazine has given us that same encouragement. Each issue tells Black women that we are beautiful. We are smart. We are strong. Our opinions matter. We should be fearless.ESSENCE is a community of support and a source of inspiration. Here we can be proud of ourselves and proud of one another. Here we see our contributions and our potential. We can take comfort in how far we've come and have confidence in where we're headed. In 40 years we've gone from the shadows of our civil rights victories to leading the way as business owners, professors, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs. With each step this magazine has shown us who we are and what we can be.And we need to keep it up.
With an advance of science and mathematics, the typology of the Tiffany Ring on sale mosque is translated differently in three dimensional construction rather than plan view in two dimensional construction. A study conducted by Erzen (2004) indicated the mosque's main feature which has a design with the 'dome's roof cover' system and she noted that its attribute of ' centrality ' deserves to be given a special attention. In a review of Erzen's book, Margolis (2004) agreed that this roof cover denotes the dome and the roofing system of the mosque. He argued that according to this book, the dome and all the roofing system can be figured as a 'distinctly' separate part of the Ottoman mosque before 1540 AD, which evolves later when Ottoman architecture reached its maturity era.The main attribute of pendentive dome's construction is that it does not require column and beam construction. The upper dome is supported in either ways, by round arches or a dome-base structure. The upper dome can be constructed on the arches instead of being directly constructed on the ground (Pasic & Siravo, 2004 and Unsal, 1973). The pendentive dome has sphere form with the space beneath it a square, circular or octagon plan shape. If the space is asymmetry along one of the X-X or Y-Y axis in a cartesian coordinate system, then the dome has an elliptical form. Corbelling, squinches and Tiffany Pendant on sale of triangles are conventional methods to fill the space between the upper dome and the supporting arches. The other method of constructing pendentive dome is using dome-base structure. This means that the upper dome locates on top of the base dome. The head of the base dome is cut and the upper dome is replaced as the lid (Figure 2).Svenshon (2009) found that mathematical models had been extensively employed and there are meaningful relationships between each square and circular component of such constructions. Each part is proportionate to the other part. The height of the dome and supporting vaults in addition to the radius of dome and the square space beneath it can be revealed and expressed by numbers and their relation can be explained through formulas.
Moreover, the domes are also studied in terms of their structural features (El-Sheikh, 2000). This includes the material and the cost of construction. This study assumes that the mosques in early Ottoman period can be classified into categories in which certain characteristics are in common. Therefore, this study aims to offers a novel typology of classification of Ottoman mosques in reference to the dome from sectional analysis. It gives credits to the dome design as the main criterion of classification and seeks the influence of the dome on the whole design from the section view.This study uses qualitative research. It uses documentaries for classification of the mosques. This method is usually regarded as Tiffany Note on sale method of analysis of documents and materials (Marshall & Rossman, 1998). This study investigates evolution of Ottoman mosque in reference to pendentive dome from sectional analysis. It narrows down its scope to solely mosques which were constructed. Hence, those of which has been altered to a mosque from a church or temple origin are excluded. This study undertakes conformability test as all descriptive analysis requires validity test and conformability is among the tests to validate any analysis (Cuba & Lincoln, 2005). To describe a group norm, it investigates and exemplifies more than 51 mosques aged for more than 250 years between 13th and 15th centuries as the testimonial to support the concept of classification for each category. All of the selected mosques are from the same region known as modern Turkey today. The dates refer back to the establishment of Ottoman Empire in early thirteenth century until the late of second half of fifteenth century.
Then Ottomans started a new era called golden ages when construction of buildings was more luxurious and grandeur. Although this era has good example and more well-known buildings, but the early period must be acknowledged for studies dealing with the origins of Ottoman architecture. Thus, the proper period for this study which concerns the roots and forming ideas of what called Ottoman architecture is the first period.The data is gathered from the available documentaries of mosques including plans, sections, photos and published manuscripts. The other method for ensuring all important and key Tiffany Necklace on sale given attention is using some scholarly works about mosques in the same period e.g. Kuran's book (1968) titled 'The Mosque in Early Ottoman Architecture' . The classification of mosques is elicited based on the main dome of mosques in section view. The collected data could be classified in five categories in line with the classification from the plan analysis. The section analysis refers to the section made by the vertical axis of the mosque. If the section view is the mere source of classification, it could cause incorrect understanding of the whole classification system. This is because a nuclear mosque and an earring mosque have almost same characteristics in the section by the vertical axis while they are different in plan and 3 dimension construction. This prompts bearing in mind that the classification from the sectional analysis should follow the classification from the plan view. Nonetheless, if though the classification does not follow the plan view the actual result will not be changed.
Mgr Guy Sansaricq est le premier évêque ha?tiano-américain de la diaspora et il est le directeur du Centre national de l'Apostolat ha?tien à l'étranger. ? célébra son cinquantième Tiffany Earring for sale de vie sacerdotale le mois de juin dernier en plus de commémorer son quatrième anniversaire de vie episcopale le 22 ao?t prochain. Nous profitons de cette double occasion pour l'inviter à répondre à certaines questions pour la colonne ?Religion et Société ? d'?a?i- Observateur et les amis du Centre national. Buteau Espiègle - Bonjour, Mgr SansaricMgr Guy Sansaricq - Bonjour, Frère Tob !B.E. - Comment se porte le Centre national de l'Apostolat ha?tien à l'étranger ?M. GS. - D"abord, disons ce que c'est une institution incorporée comme ? non-profit ? (à but non lucratif) par l'état de New York depuis 1988. Sa mission première fut de mettre ensemble toutes les communautés catholiques des états-Unis pour former un forum de réflexion sur les besoins pastoraux et humains de notre population. à partir de ces réflexions communes, des programmes d'action de nature primordialement pastorales se développeront. Cette perspective s'est élargie avec le temps pour inclure toutes les composantes de la communauté. Nous pouvons maintenant répondre à votre question en deux parties : Positivement nous pouvons dire que nous avons réussi a survivre pendant vingt-deux Tiffany CuffLink for sale avec la même vigueur et le même enthousiasme des débuts. Nos programmes produisent des fruits excellents qui nous encouragent à continuer. Il s'agit d'un processus. Nous avons commencé en petit. Nous prenons de l'extension de jour en jour. Négativement nous souffrons du manque de compréhension de beaucoup de prêtres et de fidèles qui nous ignorent et ne participent pas à nos programmes. De plus, au plan financier, alors que nous avons des dépenses de l'ordre de $ 5 000,00 par mois, l'appui financier de nos amis reste dérisoire. Ce n'est pas un signe de maturité!
B.E. - Pouvez-vous nous parler de la ville de Jérémie au temps de votre enfance ?M.G.S.-Je suis né et ai grandi à Jérémie, le dernier d'une famille de six enfants. Mon enfance a été heureuse. J'ai eu la grace d'une famille ?reprochable. La ville me paraissait coquette, avec une très belle église paroissiale, des célébrations ferventes, une place publique centrale bien maintenue, un h?pital, deux bonnes écoles élémentaires tenues par les Frères de l'Instruction chrétienne pour les gar?ons et par les Filles de la sagesse pour les filles. ? y avait aussi des écoles élémentaires publiques au niveau Tiffany Bracelet for sale plus faible mais quand même relativement bien tenues. Le lycée de Jérémie semblait avoir d'excellents professeurs et faisait la fierté de la ville. Je n'ai jamais eu de conflit avec mes voisins et mes camarades de classe. Je pouvais me promener tout seul dans les quartiers les plus pauvres de la ville sans jamais sentir d'animosité. Dans la ville, il y avait des artistes, des ,poètes, une très belle chorale à l'église. Nous avions aussi une église protestante très respectable. Plusieurs de ses membres m'étaient apparentés. Nous entretenions des relations normales avec eux. Leurs enfants d'ailleurs fréquentaient les institutions catholiques sans jamais souffrir de préjuges. C'était sous les présidences de Sténio Vincent d'?lie Lescot de Dumarsais Estimé et des premières années de Paul Eugène Magloire.B.E. - Vous venez de célébrer cinquante ans de vie sacerdotale. Quelles sont les réalisations dont vous êtes le plus fier?
M.G.S. - Les sept années que j'ai passées à Nassau Bahamas ont été les années les plus riches de mon expérience sacerdotale. Après un an de sacerdoce, Mgr Collignon, sur la demande de l'évêque de Nassau, me demanda de m'y rendre. Je suis parti vers l'inconnu les mains vides ne sachant rien de ce qui m'attendait Je me suis Tiffany Bangle for sale seul prêtre ha?tien devant une masse de peutêtre quarante mille Ha?tiens très pauvres en provenance essentiellement de La Tortue, du Nord-Ouest et des banlieues du Cap-Haitien et parfois aussi de quartiers pauvres de Port-au-Prince. Cette population en majorité illettrée arnvee illégalement par bateau était dispersée sur toutes les ?les de l'archipel, je veux parler de Nassau, Andros, Abaco, ?leuthera, Bimini, etc. Le plus grand nombre réussissait à travailler tant bien que mal dans des emplois mal payés jugés trop pénibles et humiliants pour les natifs. L'immigration bahamienne était continuellement à leurs trousses pour les anêter, les emprisonner et les déporter. Chaque vendredi après-midi je visitais la prison où les détenus me disaient préférer être dévorés par les requins que de retourner en Ha?ti. Ils me disaient qu'aux Bahamas, il y avait quand même un espoir de trouver à travailler tandis qu'en Ha?t il n'y avait aucun espoir. C'était du temps de Duvalier. Je me suis livré à un travail pastoral et social intense que je ne puis pas décrire ici mais qui m'a profondément marqué. J'ai découvert la pauvreté, la détresse humaine et également la puissance de la foi. J'ai découvert le r?le du prêtre.
The game started with a bang, with LaGrange's Demoton Boyd Discount Tiffany Ring the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Bray, who had been limited to only 27 yards and one touchdown for the first half of the game, exploded in the second half, gaining 147 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns, including a game-tying 58-yard touchdown run in the last seconds of the third quarter.To see more of the LaGrange Daily News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.lagrangenews.com/. Copyright (c) 2010, LaGrange Daily News, Ga. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com, e-mail services@mctinfoservices.com, or call 866-280-5210 (outside the United States, call +1 312-222-4544).Nov. 06--The freeze ended on Friday.It had been six years since the Troup Tigers defeated the LaGrange Grangers, and on Friday, the Tigers were hoping to end that drought.After getting down 13-0 moments into the game, the Tigers were able to rally with help from a strong running game to finally break the spell against the Grangers and win 34-27.The Tigers were down 20-7 late in the second quarter, but they scored a touchdown to get within seven at the half, and they scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to Discount Tiffany Pendant control.Said senior cornerback Ricky Frazier, whose interception sealed it with seconds left in the game, "it feels great. We haven't done it in six years, and we are just on top of the world right now."While defeating a cross-town rival is big, more importantly to the Tigers, the win guarantees them a home playoff game next week.The Tigers (7-3, 5-1 in Region 6-AAA) finished second in the region to earn that home playoff game.
"I'm proud of our guys," Troup head coach Charles Flowers said. "We got behind early and faced that adversity. My wife always tells me to keep the faith and that is exactly what we did. It is a great stepping stone going into the first round of the playoffs. I really can't ask for anymore from the guys and we are truly proud of them."The Grangers (5-5, 3-3 Region 6-AAA) will take to the road next week as the third seed in the region.LaGrange will visit White County."We just have to go back to work," LaGrange head coach Steve Pardue said. "I wish that I had the magic answer. Our Discount Tiffany Note are hurting. I'm hurting. I just challenged them to all to look yourself in the eye, and find out individually what it takes to make us a better football team."The game started with a bang, with LaGrange's Demoton Boyd returning the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.After holding the Tigers to a quick three-and-out, the Grangers got the ball at the Troup 30-yard line after a short punt.It took the Grangers only two plays for senior quarterback Braxton Smith to find Dee Smith in the left corner of the end zone for the game's second score.The Grangers were riding high with a 13-0 lead with eight minutes to go in the first quarter.The Tigers weren't about to lay down, though."We get down, adversity hits us in the mouth, we bounce back," said senior Quan Bray, who had three touchdown runs.Added quarterback Brannon Smith: "Coming out we were down 13-0, but everybody kept their heads up. We just played like we know how to play."Troup responded.On their second possession, the Tigers went 65 yards in just four plays, with Quindarius Heard scoring on a 17-yard run.
A 40-yard pass play from Bray to Eric Hutchinson on third down set the Tigers up deep in LaGrange territory.Back came the Grangers.Backed up to their own 12-yard line, Braxton Smith took the next snap and found tight end Dee Alford over the middle, and the junior went 88 yards for the touchdown, and the Grangers were up 20-7 with five minutes to go in the half.The Tigers, though, would end the first half strong.After a Jordan Vann punt pinned the Grangers inside of their own 1-yard line, the Tigers forced a three-and-out, and they got the ball back at the LaGrange 38.On the seventh Discount Tiffany Necklace of the drive, Bray scored on a 9-yard run, and Vann's extra point made it 20-13 with 45 seconds left in the half.Troup kept it up in the second half thanks partly to a change in offensive philosophy.Bray started the game at quarterback, but the Grangers were able to shut him down, so Flowers decided to go with Smith at quarterback and put Bray in the I formation."We kind of sold out to the Wildcat, and they came back in the I, and that hurt us some," Pardue said.Bray, who had been limited to only 27 yards and one touchdown for the first half of the game, exploded in the second half, gaining 147 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns, including a game-tying 58-yard touchdown run in the last seconds of the third quarter.The Tigers would also work in running back James Newsome, who gained 53 of his 74 total yards in the second half.
Some of the area's newest hotels have consulted with the Heat to Tiffany Earring sale out how to make their rooms as attractive as possible for professional athletes, who might bang their heads in the shower or knees on the vanity in a room made for regular folks. According to the Heat, teams also have spent time at the InterContinental Miami, Ritz-Carlton on Key Biscayne and Four Seasons Hotel Miami on Brickell Avenue over the past several years.To see more of The Miami Herald or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.herald.com. Copyright (c) 2010, The Miami Herald Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com, e-mail services@mctinfoservices.com, or call 866-280-5210 (outside the United States, call +1 312-222-4544).Nov. 09--At seven-foot-six, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming might find that his toes dangle a little off the end of the biggest beds available at Miami's new JW Marriott Marquis.But for the average six-foot-seven NBA player, the 84-inch-long California King beds in the exclusive Hotel Beaux Arts, opening this month inside the Marriott, should Tiffany CuffLink sale just right.Not to mention the 120-pound hand weights in the gym, extra-long massage tables in the spa or regulation basketball court in the entertainment center.The Miami Heat starts a string of five home games Tuesday against the Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Bobcats -- and all those visiting teams have to stay somewhere.Traveling NBA teams are big business for downtown Miami hotels. A team on the road might need more than 40 rooms, which could add up to more than $15,000 a night depending on the place.
Some of the area's newest hotels have consulted with the Heat to find out how to make their rooms as attractive as possible for professional athletes, who might bang their heads in the shower or knees on the vanity in a room made for regular folks.With taller-than-average guests in mind, Miami's riverfront Epic Hotel at 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, across from the Marriott, was built with high rain-style shower heads, roomy ceilings and raised vanities.A dozen rooms there cater to the very tall with 96-inch beds -- available in some other hotels in the boutique Kimpton chain.Sales and marketing director Eric Jellson said players want food to be available around the clock, so staff coordinates with teams to make sure Tiffany Bracelet sale can fulfill any special late-night room service requests.The hotel, which opened in late 2008, also makes a ballroom available as an actual ball room so visiting teams can practice as needed before games -- despite some initial fear of damage."We have these beautiful hand-blown glass globes in our ballroom," Jellson said. "I just had visions of basketballs flying through these globes."He needn't have feared. The hotel has hosted visiting teams since 2009, and no globes have suffered the consequences.According to the Heat, teams also have spent time at the InterContinental Miami, Ritz-Carlton on Key Biscayne and Four Seasons Hotel Miami on Brickell Avenue over the past several years.New Regency noted that also starring is Cillian Muphy (Inception) as Timekeeper Leon, who enforces the corrupt system. Co-starring are Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men"), Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four), Johnny Galecki ("The Big Bang Theory"), Olivia Wilde (Cowboys & Aliens) and Matthew Bomer ("White Collar").
Four Seasons marketing director Tony Rodriguez said Heat competitors from the Atlanta Hawks to the Washington Wizards have stayed at his property.Teams can be superstitious, he said, sticking with a hotel if they've had success and switching if stays have coincided with losses. He recalled the 2006 playoffs, when the Dallas Mavericks stayed at the Four Seasons -- until the Heat kept winning."During their stay, they kept their rooms but took their team to another location," Rodriguez said. "They moved them up north to be removed from any distractions. . . . They're all about winning."The move Tiffany Bangle sale work. The Heat won the championship.Rodriguez acknowledged the field has become a little more crowded lately as more hotels have come online downtown."Teams have gone and tried other hotels," he said. "But we've also seen teams come back."Officials at the JW Marriott Marquis are spending this season showing off their basketball extras to visiting teams with an eye toward team business during the playoffs and next season.The hotel has plans to install a shot clock in the basketball court and put NBA-approved lines on the floor. It also has a media screening room that can be used for watching tape of games and a decked-out gym with weights just made for giant biceps.Mark Boulris, a real estate attorney in Palmetto Bay who played for the New England Patriots, checked out the gym Monday and deemed it fit for a pro athlete's pregame needs."This is certainly the nicest hotel facility I've ever seen," said Boulris, president of the South Florida Chapter of the NFL Alumni Association.