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mobile , a type of moving sculptural artwork developed by Alexander Calder in 1932 and named by Marcel Duchamp . Often constructed of colored metal pieces connected by wires or rods, the mobile has moving parts that are sensitive to a breeze or light touch; it can be designed to hang from the ceiling or stand free on the floor. Mobiles became popular in the 1950s for interior decoration.
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Mobile in bloom - Flowers and festivals herald spring's arrival in Alabama.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/2/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...wildlife boat tours around Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Those who prefer...gator-free sailboat ride on placid Mobile Bay should check out the marina...Clear, across the bay from Mobile. Mobile sits at the northwest end of Mobile Bay on Alabama's Gulf Coast...Confederate and the United ...
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For many, Mobile means Mardi Gras _ and great seafood, too.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune; 3/22/2004; 700+ words
; Byline: Mary Ann Anderson MOBILE, Ala. _ The impact of Mobile is its pure, almost archaic...Alabama, not Los Angeles _ Mobile draws its strength from its...Cradled by the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay, and ribbons of lakes, bayous, and rivers, Mobile's nucleus is undoubtedly...to explore ...
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For many, Mobile means Mardi Gras _ and great seafood, too.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Mary Ann Anderson MOBILE, Ala. _ The impact of Mobile is its pure, almost archaic...Alabama, not Los Angeles _ Mobile draws its strength from its...Cradled by the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay, and ribbons of lakes, bayous, and rivers, Mobile's nucleus is undoubtedly...to explore ...
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Mobile to Host the 6th Annual FCCA Platinum Associate Membership Conference
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 4/16/2008; 684 words
; ...sailed the first cruise ship out of Mobile Bay in October of 2004, there has been...Leon Maisel, President/CEO of the Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau and...take quite some time to see all of Mobile Bay, it has been arranged for Platinum...
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Chinese porcelain in Old Mobile. (porcelain pieces from Old Mobile, Alabama)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Founded by the French on the Mobile River in 1702, Old Mobile (so named in modern times...on the site of present-day Mobile (in what is today Alabama) at the head of Mobile Bay [ILLUSTRATION FOR PL. II...Thereafter the remains of Old Mobile lay undisturbed until excavations...the New ...
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9 days on our southern shores, from Mobile to the end of the road.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...speed ahead! during the Battle of Mobile Bay. That maybe 12 people in the United...or anything about the Battle of Mobile Bay _ like, which war? _ is a little...short drive along a causeway into Mobile Bay is Battleship Memorial Park, starring...
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Meet in Mobile: a city on the water and on the move.(Hospitality)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Association Management; 9/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...coastal climate. This charming city on Mobile Bay has a 300-year history but is poised...the Mobile River Delta. Cruising Mobile Bay will be fun and exciting aboard high-speed ferries connecting points along Mobile Bay to the downtown area. CONTACT Steve...
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Mobile escapes direct hit; residents begin to survey damage.(hurricane Katrina)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 8/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Dahleen Glanton MOBILE, Ala. _ Water from Mobile Bay flowed into the...into rivers. The Mobile Convention Center...knee-deep in water as Mobile Bay lapped all the...Sections of downtown Mobile were inundated...it survived. Mobile Mayor Michael...
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SHIP AT ANCHOR IN MOBILE BAY, ALA. LST 325 BRACES FOR DENNIS
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 7/10/2005; ; 385 words
; ...in its current home of Mobile Bay, Ala. Capt. Bob Jornlin...landfall somewhere near Mobile, Ala., or Pensacola, Fla...and Boston. It docked in Mobile Bay on July 3. Two of the crew members, Bill Arris of Mobile and Ron Moranto of New...
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Worldly in Mobile
Magazine article from: Filipinas; 8/31/1997; ; 700+ words
; Worldly in Mobile Mobile's warm summers, mild winters and pretty sunsets over Mobile Bay, not to mention affordable...year-round. Another big draw is the Mobile International Festival (MIF...success has drawn praise from Mobile's officialdom, which has begun...good speaker." Dorn moved ...
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Mobile Riverine Force
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Mobile Riverine Force see Brown Water Navy .
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Japanese Mobile Fleet
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Japanese Mobile Fleet see Combined Japanese Fleet .
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mobile artillery
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
mobile artillery artillery mounted on wheels or wheeled vehicles, including rail vehicles
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mobile mine
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
mobile mine a naval mine that is propelled to its proposed laying position by a torpedo.
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perpetuum mobile
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
perpetuum mobile (Lat.; It. moto perpetuo ). Perpetually in motion. Title often given to type of instr. comp. based on rapid, repetitive note-patterns.
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