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1. 2/2/2012 12:01:00 AM Three men in court over killing
   published by Herald, The (Scotland)
   Paul Christie, 29, Adam Christie, 27, and Bryan Christie, 22, attended a preliminary hearing at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday. The Christies are said to have bound Mr Faulds with tape and punched and kicked him. Mr Faulds was allegedly hit with a knife, cleaver, axes, a hammer and a baseball bat.
   
2. 2/1/2012 12:01:00 AM Khawla Al-Marri: The art of heritage
   published by Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
   Her art is instantly refreshing, jazzed, yet submerged in Arab prominence. Her bold evocative Van Gogh strokes in "Colorful Dubai" and cultural depiction in "Women of Arabia," sold at Christies, speak volumes about the artist. Born and raised in Dubai, Al-Marri was brought up in a family of writers, thinkers and readers. "
   
3. 1/29/2012 12:01:00 AM Top principal
   published by Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Australia)
   THE SA Secondary Principals' Association has appointed a new president. Jan Paterson was principal of Windsor Gardens Vocational College for 10 years, and has also been deputy principal at Christies Beach High School and Elizabeth Fremont City High School.
   
4. 1/26/2012 1:19:00 AM SA:SA parents charged over teen death
   published by Australian General News
   ADELAIDE, Jan 26 AAP- Two South Australian parents have been charged with manslaughter over the 2009 death of their teen daughter. The 14- year-old girl from Hackham West was found dead at her home address in August 2009, police said. The pair have been bailed to appear in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on March 26.
   
5. 1/26/2012 12:00:00 AM Three B.C. photos expected to fetch $1.5 million at auction
   published by Postmedia News
   Three BC photos expected to fetch 15 million at auction Postmedia News A 32 year old photograph of a British Columbia cemetery and two other large scale images created by renowned Canadian photographer Jeff Wall are expected to sell at auction next month in Britain for up to 15 million in total bolstering the artists already glittering international reputationHighlighting the upcoming sales at Christies and Sothebys auction houses in London is Walls 24 metre wide panorama titled The Jewish Cemetery described as one of the most important works in Jeff Walls oeuvre and valued at between 466000 and 776000 heading into Christies Feb 15 saleThe picture was shot in the summer of 1980 at New Westminster BC and shows a couple standing at what appears to be a new gravesite amid rows of headstones and manicured shrubs before a backdrop of witness like conifers and the distant Fraser River Its large scale the auction catalogue states relates to conventions of traditional western European painting to raise questions not only about how we look at art whether it be painting or photography but also on the fundamental nature of modern lifeAlso to be sold at Christies is a 1998 photograph Green Rectangle in which Wall captures a small patch of grass and the various angles of a house stairs and small door The 14 x 17 metre image presumably also shot in the Vancouver area and presented like The Jewish Cemetery and many of Walls works in a light box has an upper pre sale estimate of 467000A third photograph by the 65 year old Wall titled Poppies in a Garden is also to be sold at a Sothebys sale on Feb 16 with the estimated value set at about 250000Francis Outred head of Christies postwar and contemporary art division described Wall as a key pioneering artist who took photography into the contemporary art field along with a small handful of fellow boundary breakers whose creations fetch huge sums at photography auctions around the world Hes one of the first artists who took photography to a very grand scale which made it compete with painting and the use of the lightbox obviously made it into a very special object Outred told Postmedia NewsHe added that Wall is well studied in the history of art and he applies this to all of his work Its for these reasons hes so sought afterWalls depiction of The Jewish Cemetery Christies notes seems to pay homage.
   
6. 1/18/2012 12:01:00 AM Rivals are Flaggies' first task
   published by Messenger - Hills Valley (Australia)
   FLAGSTAFF Hill will kick off the new Southern Football League season with an eagerly anticipated home match against local rival Happy Valley on Saturday, April 14. Only two games will be played in the opening round- Hackham takes on Christies Beach and Marion against O'Sullivan Beach-Lonsdale.
   
7. 1/3/2012 12:01:00 AM Wickes is the new captain of Park GC
   published by Daily Post (Liverpool, UK)
   REG WICKES, a retired sales marketing director, has become captain of the Park, Southport. Based at the municipal on the promenade the club is in its greatest year in the history of the course. He is keen to raise funds for those in need in the Southport area to have cancer treatment locally rather than having to travel to Clatterbridge or Christies at Manchester.
   
8. 1/2/2012 5:34:00 PM SA:Shot fired in service station argument
   published by Australian General News
   ADELAIDE, Jan 3 AAP- A shot has been fired at an Adelaide service station after an argument between two motorists. Police said the men clashed at a suburban Christies Beach service station on Monday night with the driver of a Toyota Landcruiser shooting at the radiator of a Holden Commodore before driving off.
   
9. 12/29/2011 12:01:00 AM Battle for the Rafters
   published by Northern Territory News (Australia)
   Viewers could be caught in the middle of a war of Aussie families when Channel 9 screens Tricky Business next year. And the Christies will be out to unpack the Rafters as Australia's favourite TV family.
   
10. 12/29/2011 12:01:00 AM Tricks are packed in
    published by Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
    Aussie TV viewers are set to be caught in the middle of a war of families when Channel 9 screens Tricky Business. The new series' ensemble cast includes Shane Bourne, Gigi Edgley, Kip Gamblin and Lincoln Lewis. The Christies will be out to unseat the Rafters from Seven's Packed to the Rafters as Australia's favourite TV family.
    
11. 12/23/2011 12:01:00 AM How can anyone put a price on our heritage?
    published by Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent, UK)
    HOW much is heritage worth? According to Christies the Wedgwood Museum collection is valued at anything between Pounds 11 million to Pounds 18 million. Some experts reckon the collection is priceless.
    
12. 12/22/2011 12:01:00 AM News: WHO’D WANT TO BE A KNIGHTSBRIDGE BILLIONAIRE?
    published by Independent (UK)
    Now London has a new most expensive address- just up the road. There is no escaping the London traffic no matter how rich you are.
    
13. 12/21/2011 12:01:00 AM Timms opens its doors
    published by Messenger - Guardian (Australia)
    New coastal real estate operators Timms Real Estate celebrated its official launch last Thursday, December 8. The business is the brainchild of well-known southern real estate identities Valerie and Adam Timms. It has offices in Christies Beach and Somerton Park.
    
14. 12/16/2011 12:01:00 AM The sale of their lives
    published by Mirror (UK)
    ELIZABETH Taylor's jewellery collection sold in New York this week for EUR89million. One present from actor Richard Burton, once owned by Queen Mary of Spain, sold for EUR9million at Christies auction house in New York on Wednesday.
    
15. 12/15/2011 12:00:00 AM Aboriginal `mosquito mask' fetches $400,000 at French auction
    published by Postmedia News
    Aboriginal mosquito mask fetches 400000 at French auction Postmedia News It became the focus of an intense bidding war this week at a major auction of aboriginal art in France a 150 year old wooden mosquito mask from the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest a Canadian historical treasure that was expected to fetch about 40000 but drew a top bid of nearly 400000 before the hammer finally came down at a Christies saleroom in ParisThe eventual buyer an unidentified European collector prevented a rival Canadian bidder from repatriating the rare object to this country where the amount paid for the long nosed mask would have equalled to draw a provocative comparison the cost of four of the 22 modular three bedroom emergency homes being shipped this month to the troubled Attawapiskat First Nation in northern OntarioDo such huge prices generated in recent years for historical aboriginal artwork do much to benefit present day First Nations in Canada many struggling with poverty and poor living conditionsIts a difficult and sensitive question acknowledges Ontario art dealer Donald Ellis one of the countrys leading experts in the field and as it happens the man bidding on behalf of the Canadian collector who ultimately fell short of acquiring the Tlingit mask at Tuesdays auction in ParisHe said the global demand for historical aboriginal art bolsters interest in the work of modern day First Nations artistsAnd while artifacts sold generations ago for relatively small amounts can sell for enormous sums today he noted that prices are sometimes driven by museums and philanthropic collectors intent on bringing long lost treasures back home to Canada for public display I think its a tempest in a teapot to speak about this artifact in the sense that a native community sold these things for little and now theyre worth a lot he told Postmedia News on Thursday Over a century has gone by he said Andy Warhol sold Yellow Marilyn for 200 in 1964 and it sold for 26 million two years ago Most asset classes have gone up in value in over 100 years My family sold their small farm in Scotland in the middle part of the 19th century for 600 quid Its worth a lot more than 600 quid todayEllis has been at the centre of several successful efforts over the past decade to repatriate historically significant Canadian aboriginal artifacts that turned up on the international auction circuit and subsequently attracted multimillion dollar bidsIn one case the controversial 2006 sale of a stunning set of Tsimshian artifacts collected in BC by 19th century Scottish.
    
16. 12/14/2011 12:01:00 AM Glenelg basks in boat wins
    published by Messenger - Guardian (Australia)
    The under-23 crew of Alex Kudzielko, Peter Roush, Jacob Shepley, Adam Delaine and David Quimby won their race while Noelene Lee, Michelle Booth, Sue Higgens, Ursula Simpson and Peter Tidswell took out the masters section. Lincoln Jeffery, Denver Ward, David Quimby, Ben Warr and Peter Tidswell took out the men's race.
    
17. 12/14/2011 12:01:00 AM Elizabeth Taylor jewelry set records at "Christies" auction
    published by ecPulse
    The famous auction house "Christies" in New York City set new records at a jewelry auction which belong to the famous American actress Elizabeth Taylor as it set a record $115 million.
    
18. 11/30/2011 12:01:00 AM Martin and Tume awarded for contributions
    published by Messenger - News Review (Australia)
    EMERGING Morphett Vale squash star Tahlia Martin is determined to give back to the sport she loves. As she has risen through the ranks in the past two years to become SA's No. 1 under-19 player, Martin has mentored juniors as part of a Squash SA coaching program. This winter she coached 13 players, some as young as six, at Impact Fitness Centre, Christies Beach.
    
19. 11/30/2011 12:01:00 AM Southern stars can't be split for service to sport recognition
    published by Messenger - Guardian (Australia)
    A SERIOUS knee injury was not going to wreck teenage footballer Ben Tume's attempts at success this season. As she has risen through the ranks the past two years to become SA's No. 1 under-19 player, Martin has mentored juniors as part of a Squash SA coaching program. This winter she coached 13 players, some as young as six, at Impact Fitness Centre, Christies Beach.
    
20. 11/30/2011 12:01:00 AM Martin and Tume awarded for contributions
    published by Messenger - Hills Valley (Australia)
    EMERGING Morphett Vale squash star Tahlia Martin is determined to give back to the sport she loves. As she has risen through the ranks in the past two years to become SA's No. 1 under-19 player, Martin has mentored juniors as part of a Squash SA coaching program. This winter she coached 13 players, some as young as six, at Impact Fitness Centre, Christies Beach.
    
21. 11/30/2011 12:01:00 AM Top pair shares honours
    published by Messenger - East Torrens (Australia)
    As she has risen through the ranks the past two years to become SA's No. 1 under-19 player, Martin has mentored juniors as part of a Squash SA coaching program. This winter she coached 13 players, some as young as six, at Impact Fitness Centre, Christies Beach. She shared the award with Aldinga football volunteer Ben Tume.