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The hazels (Corylus) are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae.
They have simple, rounded leaves with double-serrate margins. The flowers are produced very early in spring before the leaves, and are monoecious, with single-sex catkins, the male catkins are pale yellow and 5–12 cm long, and the female ones are very small and largely concealed in the buds, with only the bright-red, 1- to 3-mm-long styles visible. The seeds are nuts 1–2.5 cm long and 1–2 cm diameter, surrounded by an involucre (husk) which partly to fully encloses the nut.
The shape and structure of the involucre, and also the growth habit (whether a tree or a suckering shrub), are important in the identification of the different species of hazel.
Male flowers of common hazel in early spring
Leaves and nuts of Turkish hazel: note the spiny involucres (husks) surrounding the nuts
Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until September 2006. A Spanish-dubbed version first aired as part of a Nick en español block on NBC Universal-owned Telemundo through September 2006; since April 2008, this version of the program has been carried on Univision as part of the Planeta U block.
Dora, the main character, is an eight-year-old girl who embarks on a trip in every episode in order to find something or help somebody. She asks the viewers at home to help her find new ways to reach places with the help of Map. She also teaches viewers Spanish, introducing them to short words and phrases.
Dora has a positive view of the characters she meets, failing even to hold a grudge against the mischievous fox, Swiper, who continually attempts to steal items from her party. She acts against villains only when it seems that compromise is impossible, and even in these cases, fails to display actual anger. She gives others a chance to try their hands at tasks even when she herself might have an easier time with them. Dora values her family, whom she loves openly, though she spends little time indoors at home with them. She tries to introduce her traditions and customs, subtly and without compulsion, to those who are not familiar with them.
Actors: William Honeycutt (writer), William Honeycutt (editor), William Honeycutt (director), Matthew Thompson (editor), Matthew Thompson (writer), Beverly Wade (producer), Lauren Bair (actor), Ernestine Stanley (actor), Daniel Beckwith (actor), Gerald Wade (producer),
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Plot: A quarreling married couple finds themselves driving through a dangerously fierce snowstorm. Disaster strikes when their vehicle is forced off the road and into a tree, with a newborn baby left helpless in the backseat. The husband is forced to make a choice whether to run for help, or stay in the car to warm his family from the freezing cold.
Genres: Action, Drama, Short,Actors: Joseph Rohrs (director), Joseph Rohrs (producer), Joseph Rohrs (editor), Michael Woods (actor), Joshua Nicholson (producer), Joshua Nicholson (actor), Joshua Nicholson (director), Jessica Hill (actor), Ed Kraus (actor),
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Keywords: 1930s, 2-way-radio, accordion, airplane-crash, ambush, american-flag, animal-cruelty, anvil, arm-caught-in-trap, axeActors: Roy Kinnear (actor), John Bennett (actor), Denholm Elliott (actor), Harry Andrews (actor), Richard Briers (actor), Joss Ackland (actor), Ralph Richardson (actor), Nigel Hawthorne (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), John Hurt (actor), Zero Mostel (actor), Terry Rawlings (editor), Derek Griffiths (actor), Terence Rigby (actor), Hannah Gordon (actress),
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