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    Page turners  Apr 19, 2008
    Tom Phillips's A Humument - which took a Victorian novel by WH Mallock and covered the pages with images, leaving odd phrases exposed to create a new text - began life as a one-off work valued at 20,000, was issued in a limited edition and then became a trade hardback; my copy of the revised edition in 1987 cost 12 ... And some, such as Tom Phillips and Rego, are excellent readers, finding new meanings in old texts. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    Mosaics at Westminster Cathedral  Apr 6, 2008
    A new mosaic by Tom Phillips RA, commemorating Cardinal Newman, is planned for the near future. Further information about the mosaics and of Westminster Cathedral can be found on their. (Suite101.com)

    Read Indepth Article  Jan 30, 2008
    On display will be works by many nationally and internationally acclaimed artists such as Jason Brooks, Eileen Cooper RA, Ken Currie, Stephen Farthing RA, Peter de Francia, Anthony Green RA and Tom Phillips RA alongside local artists such as Anita Taylor RWA, Paul Thomas RWA, Lucy Austin, Linda Meakin, Kerry Phippen and Irene Lees. . (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Stolen Picasso recovered undamaged in Brazil  Jan 10, 2008
    Tom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroThursday January 10, 2008. Police in Brazil have recovered two paintings worth a total of 28m, three weeks after they were stolen from one of South America's most prestigious galleries. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Art thieves net 50m worth of paintings from Brazilian gallery  Dec 21, 2007
    Tom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroFriday December 21, 2007. A gang of arts thieves yesterday launched a dawn raid on one of South America's most famous art galleries, making off with two paintings together worth over 50m. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Spacier CTWorks office opened  Nov 10, 2007
    The job placement center on Lafayette Street was festooned with balloons as visitors packed the office to view the new-look facilities and mural commemorating the city's history. Steve Romano, program services coordinator, said the changes at the center had been planned for two years. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    City of lights - out  Sep 19, 2007
    When Tyler approached Exposure, a New York City company that specializes in nontraditional advertising, he hooked up with creative director Tom Phillips, who was floored by his enthusiasm and agreed to donate time. "I saw the sparks going off inside his head," he said of Tyler. (Los Angeles Times)

    RESULTS / STANDINGS  Mar 20, 2007
    41, Tony Barrett, 36:25; 42, Tom Phillips, 36:27; 43, Bob Vaughn, 37:02; 44, Roland Swenson, 37:12; 45, Jeff Bernard, 37:26; 46, Buzz Thielemann, 37:51; 47, Kenny Maloney, 38:29; 48, Steven Buxton, 38:35; 49, Bill Yeoman, 39:12; 50, Scott Moore, 39:31. MEN'S WHEELCHAIR DIVISION 1, Cory Hartgrave, 30:46. (Mail Tribune, OR)

    Sense of failureRecriminations continue in Israel after the Lebanon conflict  Nov 8, 2006
    Speaking in Tel Aviv on Monday, the British Ambassador to Israel, Tom Phillips, warned that the Lebanon war had "prompted Israelis to believe that Israel has no choice but to remain strong, and to be prepared to pay the heavy price of however many wars the future may bring". Hear the full story on Radio 4: File on 4 Tue 7 Nov 2000BST, repeated Sun 12 Nov 1700BST or online at the. (BBC News -- Africa)

    This craft isn't by the book  Oct 3, 2006
    The art form bubbled forth as it is known today when Tom Phillips Humament transformed a copy of a Victorian-era novel, The Human Document, in 1966, according to the International Society of Altered Book Artists. Humament's inroad has since become a thoroughfare. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)

    IODA Increases Partnerships with Physical Distributors  Sep 20, 2006
    "Big Daddy Music Distribution is a leading indie distributor in the U.S., and is home to a slew of exciting new indie labels such as Dancing Ferret Discs, Amherst, Aware One, Metropolitan, Wow Records, Southern Records, Noir, V-12 Records and others. Big Daddy also has a rich catalogue of classic rock, pop, jazz, soul and R&B, including the sounds of the Plasmatics, Solomon Burke, the Stylistics, Charles Manson, Robin Trower and Spyro Gyra.Cargo Records UK is a distributor of independent record... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Top drugs baron held in nine country sweep of arrests  May 19, 2006
    Duncan Campbell and Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and agenciesFriday May 19, 2006. The pizza delivery man in Los Angeles had something much spicier than the hottest pepperoni in his hand: an arrest warrant issued in one of the biggest international drugs operations. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)

    Art worth reading  Apr 20, 2006
    In his piece The Humument, artist Tom Phillips drew designs onto the pages of an actual novel, circumscribing certain words to create new, poetic phrases ... In his piece The Humument, artist Tom Phillips drew designs onto the pages of an actual novel, circumscribing certain words to create new, poetic phrases. (The Ithacan Online, NY)

    Stolen Matisse up for sale on website  Mar 4, 2006
    Tom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroSaturday March 4, 2006. Agents from Interpol launched an international investigation yesterday after one of four works of art stolen during an audacious, multimillion pound raid on a museum in Rio was put up for sale on a Russian website. (Guardian Unlimited)

    High School Wrestling Rankings  Feb 12, 2006
    - Kingsley-Pierson07 Tom Phillips (Sr. - Don Bosco (Gilbertville)08 Jake Brinkman (Sr. (Des Moines Register)




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