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Massa listen (help·info) is a town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa and Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Massa area is of high touristic value and also hosts a concentration of some 600 industrial and craft activities, located within the so-called Apuan Industrial Zone, with a direct employment of more than 7,000 people. Together with the twin town of Carrara, Massa is known for the extraction and production of marble.[citation needed]
During the Roman Empire Massa veternensis in Etruria was the birthplace of Constantius Gallus.
From the 15th to the 19th century, Massa was the capital of the independent Principate (later Duchy) of Massa and Carrara, ruled by the Malaspina and Cybo-Malaspina families. Massa is the first recorded town in Europe in which the magnetic needle compass was used in mines to map them and determine the extent of various mine owners' properties.[citation needed]
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: Elart Coello (producer), Demetrius Navarro (actor), Manuel Hinostroza (producer), Monique La Barr (actress), Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez (actor), Enrique Almeida (actor), Enrique Almeida (writer), Emiliano Torres (actor), Frank Nunez (actor), Jimbo Barnett (actor), Frank Nunez (director), Frank Nunez (producer), Frank Nunez (writer), John Fuentes (writer), Marcos Curiel (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Mauro Alice (editor), Ruthinéa de Moraes (actress), Othon Bastos (actor), Denoy de Oliveira (composer), Denoy de Oliveira (director), Sara Silveira (producer), Denoy de Oliveira (writer), Ítalo Rossi (actor), Flávio Porto (actor), Ester Góes (actress), Renato Borghi (actor), Maracy Mello (producer), Maracy Mello (actress), José Rubens Chachá (actor), Luciano Chirolli (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Yves Mirande (writer), Georges Bever (actor), Félix Oudart (actor), Léonce Corne (actor), Robert Arnoux (actor), Yves Mirande (director), Maurice Escande (actor), Saturnin Fabre (actor), Armand Bernard (composer), Fernand Gravey (actor), Pierre Larquey (actor), Charles Lemontier (actor), Georges Cahuzac (actor), René Guissart (miscellaneous crew), Jane Loury (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,