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The Creative Classroom by Mitchell Lopate, M.A.T. = Academic humanities advising-mentoring, tutoring, writing support: 30-plus years college & university and middle-elementary education in-class/online with a masters in education and a B.A. in psychology. (PS: it's fun.) Cross-curriculum humanities concepts, career counseling, MBA instruction, composition and research methods, and values, ethics, and writing. “Learn by example, succeed by effort." mitchLOP8@yahoo.com / 840-216-1014

Monday, April 27, 2026

6 Prehistoric Nightmares That Could Easily Kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Labels: Dinosaurs

Every Extinct Animal We Have Found In Permafrost!

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Labels: prehistoric animals

New items at SuperSandi Spring Sale

Carved from animal horn. And mother-of-pearl. OMG.

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Labels: Art as life

#2 CELTICS at #7 76ERS | FULL GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS | April 26, 2026

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Labels: NBA

Liverpool v. Crystal Palace | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 4/25/2026

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Labels: soccer

RCB W vs MI W Full Match Highlights | WPL 2026 Thriller 🔥 | Royal Challengers vs Mumbai

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Labels: Women's cricket game

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Lucknow Super Giants | IPL T20 MATCH 2026 | KKR Vs LSG

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Labels: Cricket game

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026

SuperSandi Spring Sale - unique carved items

Super Shell (and Carvings) Sale going on at https://indonesiashells.blogspot.com/2026/04/super-spring-sale-going-on-now.html

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Labels: Art as life, Indonesia

The Most Terrifying Dog That Ever Lived

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Labels: dogs, prehistoric animals

ELECTRIC COMEBACK ⚡️ Mainz vs. FC Bayern | Full Game Highlights

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Labels: soccer

LATE-MATCH DRAMA 😱 Real Betis vs. Real Madrid | LALIGA Highlights

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CRAZY OT ENDING #4 LAKERS at #5 ROCKETS 🤯 | April 24, 2026

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Labels: NBA

Sunderland v. Nottingham Forest | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 4/24/2026

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Labels: soccer

DELHI CAPITALS VS PUNJAB KINGS HIGHLIGHTS MATCH 35TH IPL 2026 | DC VS PBKS IPL 2026 HIGHLIGHTS

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Labels: Cricket game

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans | Full Highlights IPL T20 Match 2026 | RCB Vs GT

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South America: A Continent Untamed

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Labels: South America, World geography

World’s Most Toxic Animals - No Antidote

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Labels: Nature, Toxic animals

Friday, April 24, 2026

30 Amazing billiards (pool) shots - Efren Reyes

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Labels: Billiards

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors Full Game 3 Highlights - April 23, 2026 | NBA Playoffs

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Labels: NBA

CREAMLINE vs CIGNAL | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | 2026 PVL ALL-FILIPINO CONFERENCE | APR 23, 2026

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Labels: Women's volleyball

LEVANTE UD 2 - 0 SEVILLA FC | HIGHLIGHTS LALIGA EA SPORTS

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Labels: soccer

Inside Us Live: Human Anatomy & Organ Systems

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Labels: Anatomy

The Red Sea - Idyll of the Orient

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Labels: Red Sea; Ocean life

The Humboldt Current: Where Ocean and Desert Collide

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Labels: World geography; Humboldt Current; Ocean

The Rainforest: The Most Diverse Habitat on Earth

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Labels: World geograhy; rainforest

Thursday, April 23, 2026

EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI | New Zealand tour of Bangladesh

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Labels: Cricket game

Full Match Highlights | Lahore Qalandars vs Karachi Kings | English | Match 35 | HBL PSL 11 | MZB1K

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Labels: Cricket game

WONDERS OF ICELAND | The country that looks like another planet

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Labels: Iceland life, Jurassic World: Age of Reptiles

Wildest Indochina | Episode 5: China - The Secret Garden

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Labels: Indochina, World geography

Wild Borneo – A Spectacular Journey into The Oldest Tropical Rainforest

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Labels: Borneo forest; world geography

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Killer Cross-over move of Deron Williams

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Labels: NBA

The Origins and History of Latin Music

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Labels: Latin music

Why Are the Portuguese Genetically Different from Spaniards?

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Labels: Genetics, Portugal, Spain

The Amazing World & Life of Spiders

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Labels: Nature - spiders, spiders

12,800 Years Ago, Earth's Temperature Dropped Overnight — And Nobody Knows Why

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Labels: Climate change; ancient history

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

#SRA2026 | HIGHLIGHTS | Matchday 8 - Peñarol 32 vs Capibaras 38

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Labels: Rugby

😱 | South Africa v Spain | HSBC SVNS Hong Kong 2026 | Full Match Replay

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Labels: Rugby

TOP 20 Craziest Saves in Women's Volleyball History !!!

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Labels: Women's volleyball

Real Madrid vs. Alaves | LALIGA Highlights

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Labels: soccer

Brighton v. Chelsea | PREMIER LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS | 4/21/2026

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Labels: soccer

Rawalpindiz Vs Multan Sultans | Urdu | Match 31 | HBL PSL 11 | MZB1H

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Labels: Cricket game

Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Delhi Capitals IPL Match 31 Full Highlights 2026 | SRH VS DC HIGHLIGHTS

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