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Riccardo Montolivo returns, but Kevin-Prince Boateng is out of Milan's crunch match with Siena.
The Rossoneri will be in the Champions League preliminary round if they beat Siena on Sunday evening. Click here for a match preview [12].
Montolivo is back in the squad after recovering from a thigh strain, but Boateng misses out due to a minor knee problem.
Sulley Ali Muntari is suspended following his red card against Roma.
President Silvio Berlusconi was meant to fly in to the Milanello training ground for talks with the squad and Coach Massimiliano Allegri today.
He called it off with just 10 minutes to spare and this has fuelled speculation he is ready to fire Allegri.
Milan squad for Siena: Abbiati, Amelia, Gabriel; Abate, Antonini, Bonera, Constant, De Sciglio, Mexes, Salamon, Yepes, Zaccardo, Zapata; Ambrosini, Flamini, Montolivo, Nocerino, Traoré; Balotelli, El Shaarawy, Niang, Pazzini, Robinho
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk [13]


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My weight loss journey has come such a long way in the time I've been on Sparks. I have learned such a lot here by reading of the rise and fall of people who have made the same huge journey (ie Indygirl to name one) and made a decision not to try and do it all in one dose, but realize that it is a marathon. A long road of ups and downs, good days and bad days, quite frankly good weeks and bad weeks. Just keep picking myself up, dusting myself off and making fresh starts and trying to widen the gap between fall downs. I have managed this - finally.
I have a whole journal from my first 20kgs lost and regained. I have read it over and over again trying to see why the regain? Ultimately it seems that stress and insulin are two huge culprits in keeping me obese...not fully to blame, but a big part of it.
I finally came really close to having a stroke due to my ever rising insulin and ended up with a homeopath who really seemed to know what he was doing. He changed my diet completely, even though it seemed that I was pretty healthy with what I ate, it wasn't healthy for me. ie I could not have watermelon, oranges, butternut, beetroots etc which I was pretty living on and still miss. But for me, it had to be low to no simple carbs, no added sugars or sugar foods as well as raw foods as much as possible. THIS is working for me.
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I went on to win most of the weeks challenges set before us.
I lost the most weight, and Gale had the highest muscle mass gain, so we shared the crown which she wore since they only had one crown.
Ultimately they invested in a second crown because I was running away with this challenge and the other ladies were getting a little despondent. Our leader found reasons why the others could win also....sweet of her...but I know and they know WHO REALLY WON. lol
And again....what can i say...I was diligent.
I started boot camp somewhere in between all of this and watched not only my weight loss happening but also my body changing shape.
My final win....R500 which I reinvested in another go round of weigh loss challenge of which the next prize is a boat trip for two and the balance I have paid out for one more month of boot camp, so I'm set till the end of August with paid up boot camp and weight loss challenge.
My husbands favorite current photo of me and my great dane, the lovely Jewel.
So now I am on my way to shaking the next 10+ kgs off. It all starts again on Monday evening, but I've been so super good even this week. I think its going to please our weight loss challenge lady to see more weight off between last challenge and the one to come, because she specially said to those returning, "please don't go putting on weight now between the challenges"......I took her at her word and didn't.
So more healthy choices to come and more weight loss, more feel good etc. What I will do for clothes I still do not know LOL...but I am quite sure I wont go naked. I've managed to take in quite a lot of my clothes, and had to toss those I can no longer take in.
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Well done Celest....I love your first paragraph...particularly the picking ones self up and dusting ones self off. Like old habits.
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I love success stories.. Keep up the good work.
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you are doing fantastic!!!
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All that hard work and effort, all that change in diet and activity...everything you have done is coming together for you and how wonderful to see the fabulous changes taking place. You have certainly earned them! Best yet, I think, may be that you have evaluated, know the problem areas to avoid and are working at continuing to go forward rather than the proverbial "rest on your laurels". Well, done, my friend..and may you continue on this road!
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This is all so interesting and lovely but when I came to the picture of your great dane I was blown away. Isn't she just too lovely?
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Good going Celeste. You are so committed and upbeat about this journey. WOW!
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Review: 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age
While not an exhibition in the traditional sense, Kelly Grovier's newest book 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age functions like one. It's a coffee table tome wherein the author positions himself as curator. His charge? Identifying and making sense of those "artistic achievements that have managed so far to remain afloat amid the remarkable storms of our unsettled era".
The era Grovier defines is 1989 to the present, and its unsettledness stems from the near total collapse of art's heretofore tidy chronology of isms, ists, and movements. Art has moved to what Arthur Danto called a "post-historical" age. It has essentially slipped the leash. The art we make now is no longer tethered to any particular school, narrative or style. That's not to say art doesn't reflect our time (What would be the point of books like this (or art itself) if it didn't?), it just reflects it in a more fractured and idiosyncratic way.
The larger point being that identifying 100 works that will define an age is a pretty risky proposition under the best conditions. Take away the easy categories, open art up to a global perspective, and add some emerging formats, and the task goes from risky to unmanageable. I don't want to assume too much, but I expect the first fifty selections are probably pretty easy in a project like this. The usual suspects are rounded up (Ai Weiwei? Check. Damien Hirst? Check. Barbara Kruger? Check) and the corresponding narratives are penned.
After that, things get a bit dicey. You see, in spite of all the cutting edge art that's included here, 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age turns out to be a pretty conservative list; one that ultimately relies heavily on established authorities and experts. The works included fall well within the orbit of museums, galleries, collectors, prizes, public commissions, and the Venice Biennale (note that YBAs and the Saatchi/Sensation coterie fair particularly well in Grovier's estimation). In his defense, Grovier offers a satisfactory answer to the question "Why so much art from the pavilions of Venice and the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern?" (Spoiler alert: size matters). He also manages to represent female artists at a rate that would shame most art history texts (one third of the artists included are women). Still, for all that, I remain nagged by the sense that what we're being offered is a list that's much more authoritative and much more prescriptive than the very era it presumes to define.
Look, we live in an time when new mediums are being introduced at a dizzying rate. Similarly the old walls between art, craft, and design are falling away. Technology has provided not just the democratization of information, but also the democratization of creativity. Despite that, 100 Works of Art That Will Define Our Age stays mostly within the friendly confines of the established art world. Obviously there's a lot of forward thinking work in Grovier's book, but there's nothing that really pushes art beyond that which is already accepted as art. Mind you this is all thoroughly subjective stuff, but it's worth noting what has been left out. There's no mention of internet art, sound art, video games as art, or even a nod to those places where art and design intersect.
Street art faces a similar fate. Across the globe this medium (in all it's forms) is booming, yet Banksy is the only street artist featured. Are we to believe that the iconic works of Blu, Escif, and Roa are less representative of our age? On the subject of street art, I found it interesting that Banksy made the cut but Shepard Fairey didn't. Yes, Banksy's imagery is iconic. Yes, it helps define our age. But does it do so more than Shepard Fairey's "Obey" and "Hope" images do? That seems unlikely.
And speaking of Shepard Fairey, what of that weird and wonderful place where fine art, popular culture, and commerce cross-pollinate? It's barely noted. Oh sure, Elmgreen & Dragset built a Prada storefront in the middle of an empty Texas landscape and that made the list, but that's not cross-pollination, that's commentary. It's a reaction to, not a part of. In fairness, Grovier does touch on Barbar Kruger's advertising deal with Selfridge's, but that passage focuses more on the art world's reproach than the public's appreciation.
What I'm talking about is Takashi Murakami and George Condo working with Kanye West, Will Cotton collaborating with Katy Perry, Richard Prince and Raymond Pettibon collaborating with Sonic Youth. I'm talking about Elizabeth Peyton painting Jarvis Cocker and Sam Taylor-Wood doing a video portrait of David Beckham sleeping. Fine art is pushing into our daily lives (and vice versa) in ways we haven't seen before. It happens when Target works with a famous designer and it happens when Jan Vormann and Ego Leonard appropriate LEGOs. Yet this trend is more or less ignored in 100 Works of Art That Define Our Age. The message seems to be that a Turner Prize matters more than a Kanye West commission.
Ultimately books like these offer the chance to not just document our age, but also to define it. By choosing to leave out so much of what's happening outside the established art world 100 Works of Art That Define Our Age serves to reinforce the status quo. It's maybe too fine a point to put on it, but I'm inclined to suggest that what we have in Grovier's new book is better described as 100 Works of Art That Define the Art World of Our Age.
Despite quibbling with the list itself, there is good news. Kelly Grovier is a terrific writer who does an exceptional job of putting the work he's selected into context. The accompanying essays establish each piece's relevance not just to our own age but also to the larger arc of history. He makes connections and draw conclusions that serve to broaden our understanding of these most contemporary of works.
Brimming with interesting questions (Is all art nostaligic?) and surprising facts (Mary Chestnut's diary contains what is believed to be the first printed use of the word "sellout") 100 Works of Art That Define Our Age tells the story of contemporary art in a way that's refreshingly cross-disciplinary. While the photographs are stunning, those who read each passage will find they learn about much more than just art.
Prada Marfa
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For the Love of God
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Bosque Magico is a theme park located in Monterrey, Mexico. This park is situated next to La pastora Zoo. Entrance fee is around 16USD.
This park has many mechanical rides for elders and kids. Many people say this Is a local version of Six Flags. This park also has go-cart track and all visitors can experience the ride. Has many skill games to play and to win prizes. Fountains will give the needed cooling from the Monterrey heat. Many dancers sponsered from Coco Cola bottling company dance to the tunes to entertain the visitors. Sovenir shops are in the park.
La pastoora zoo is next door and same can be clubbed with this visit. This is a full day attraction. Food, Water and Snaks are available inside the complex.
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