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    What was actor Billy Baldwin's New York State high school wrestling won-loss record?
    Question:
    Did he go to Berner High or Massapequa High out on Long Island? When? Did he win any sectional, district, regional or state titles?

    Answer:
    you might want to try asking this under Celebs probably get more people who care about Billy Baldwin maybe

    Does Chuck Baldwin have ballot access in New York State?
    Question:
    If he doesn't, how do I vote for him if I registered under Constitution Party?

    Answer:
    Only as a write in - see the link below.

    what is the address of the American actor , Alec Baldwin in New York?
    Question:
    he lives in east hampton in new york. he has one daughter, ireland.he acted in elizabeth town

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    SWM seeks room to rent in Baldwin, Long Island New York $125.00 wkly plus light home repairs. please help!!?

    Answer:
    if i lived in new york, and knew how to do minor repairs, i'd jump on that!

    Boondocks, Baldwin Hills, FamilyGuy,South park or New York goes to Hollywood?
    Question:
    Which show u like the best or u can write down all of them if u like them but only the one in this list

    Answer:
    I like all of them mostly Family Guy, Boondocks and South Park

    whats the best skatepark in long island new york?
    Question:
    ive been to oil city, nickerson, and baldwin and im not yet satisfied. I would like to know about a good skatepark in long island. please.

    Answer:
    check this site:

    does anyone know schmuelie park on staten island new york? or lenoliemville?
    Question:
    or uncle bum (jonny baldwin) who steals balls and lives in a broken car in the woods.

    Answer:
    I grew up on Staten Island and I never heard of any of those places. Walkers pond, yes, but schmuelie. Nope

    how can i contact the famous American actor, Alec Baldwin?
    Question:
    alec baldwin: a New York resident and a Hollywood star. He was married to Kim.He has one daughter, Ireland.He is a PETA active member.He works alot in Broadway. He acted on The Aviator, Street Car Named Desire and many successful movies.

    Answer:
    You cant his people are gonna contact your people ok bye

    What do you think of the show Baldwin Hills from BET?
    Question:
    Do you think the behavior of the characters is all that different from what you're used to (black people)? I'm asking this question because when I watch the show it just seems like regular every day issues that anyone deals with. They say the show "gets rid of stereo types". But I guess my question is how do other races really think black people act?!?! I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, which is a fairly nice area. Most people there are not Baldwin Hills rich (but there are definitely some that come close) but many live "comfortably" - middle class. When I watch Baldwin Hills I feel like they act no different than most of the people I grew up around minus the SUPER expensive cars as birthday gifts. But I was reading an article online from the New York Times that was saying things like: "inauthentic bougie (i.e. bourgeois) snobs, which may be relatively unfamiliar to the general audience (at least that part of it that doesn’t watch CW sitcoms)." and "break down stereotypes by offering the rest of the world documentary proof that affluent African-American enclaves like Baldwin Hills actually exist". Are people really that shocked that "all black people don't live in the ghetto??" So much so that they need proof???? I guess I don't find it that shocking because I didn't grow up like that. I think it's more shocking that other people are so small minded that they would believe that all black people live in the ghetto!

    Answer:
    I love that show its way better than the Hills and Laguna Beach. Its better to relate to its not fake. The people on baldwin hills go through everyday issues like normal people and their not Bouji like the hill stars.

    what is the right address of the american actor,Alec Baldwin?
    Question:
    he was born in long island, masepequa. he lives in new york. he was married to kim . he has one daughter , ireland.

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    Did you hear the phone msg that Alec Baldwin left on his 11 yr olds cell phone?
    Question:
    On the recording, Baldwin can be heard berating his 11-year-old, Ireland, "You are a rude, thoughtless little pig." "You don't have the brains or the decency as a human being," he says, apparently upset that she did not answer her phone for a planned call. "I don't give a damn that you're 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you're a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the *** who doesn't care about what you do as far as I'm concerned. You have humiliated me for the last time with this phone." He goes on to say that he plans to fly from New York to Los Angeles "for the day just to straighten you out on this issue." The recording was published by celebrity news site TMZ.com, which said that the call was placed on April 11. Do you think he should lose his visitation rights that he is fighting so hard for in court?

    Answer:
    I listened to the voice mail message and he sounded very very angry, no doubt. But keep in mind, there are always at least two sides to every story, every divorce, every custody battle. We can't be sure that his ex, Kim Basinger, hasn't been coaching her daughter in how to behave towards Alec. My husband's friend is going through a bitter divorce in which his soon-to-be ex has messed with their daughter's mind so badly that the girl refuses to see her father or her father's parents and now has to be in therapy. Both parents are responsible for looking out for the well-being of their children during a divorce. We don't know the whole story here; we don't know what measures might have been taken that have driven Alec's outburst. Don't judge what you don't know.

    Baldwin Hills is lame and Prince Georges County Maryland is better!?
    Question:
    I can't believe BET did a show about a boring group of obnoxious and pretentious Black kids from LA. I was suprised that they didn't film it here in Prince George's County Maryland located next to DC. PG County is the wealthiest Black county in America! PG county has way more Black millionares than anywhere else! We even have a girl who is like the Black Paris Hilton. Her first name is Denise! I'm tired of BET doing proflies on Black people in New York City and in LA give someone else a chance. Do you think a show about PG county would be better? Hopefully someone will depict life for middle class and upper class blacks in DC. DC is has alot of city culture and a whole go-go movement going. There are also many wealthy Hispanics out here as well.

    Answer:
    I think you are right, I live in baltimore and have lived here for most of my life. People on the outside think that Baltimore and Maryland in general is just crappy, but we are a diverse place with much culture, both modern and historical. You just need to know how to get yourself out of a bad situation and you'll thrive anywhere in Maryland. PG county, or anywhere in Maryland would be better then the same old city.

    Now who loves Alec Baldwin??
    Question:
    Since most of us have listened to the phone taping of Alec calling his daughter from New York threatening her. ...now what do we think?? Afterall, he was supposed to have moved to Canada around 7 years ago, wasn't he?? Had he gone there, maybe we would not be faced with the crap that he spews as a Father. Doesn't he have great parenting skills.??

    Answer:
    He and Kim should be publicly humiliated together. She is a rotten mother not to make sure her daughter is available at the time set to speak to her father. So the man blew up. his ex wife knew just how to push the right buttons to make him look really bad. And she thinks she looks good. Well she really looks like a vindictive ex wife who does not mind making her own daughter a pawn in the game of divorce. I think Kim is the abusive parent. She set her daughter up and see what happened ? Just what she knew would.

    what author is she?
    Question:
    one of my teachers was telling my class about some girl that went to my school (baldwin high school in baldwin, new york) and the girl had severe ocd and was a sociopath. now she is a famous author but my teacher wouldn't tell us who it was. who is she?

    Answer:
    After a fair amount of poking around, all I've done is rule people out. However, I have a suggestion. Go to the school library. Often books by alumni are on display. If they're not, ask the librarian if any famous writers ever came out of this school. She or he will probably know. Edit: For those who enjoy poking around, it's not Joyce Carol Oates or Anne Perry. Not that either of them is a sociopath or has OCD. For sure, anyway, although having met Perry, she's got *something*...

    When Seymour Hersh said the Army in Iraq is the most murderous in our history was he jealous of the attention?
    Question:
    Hanoi John Kerry is getting or was he just stoned on paragoric again? The New York Times Editor and his staff should probably be arrested for high treason, prosecuted and sent to a secure penal institution for the criminally STUPID. This guy is so far to the left when he walks down the street his left earlobe drags on the ground. He's one of the most dispicable people in the country and maybe he should just do like Alec Baldwin and leave. OH! Wait a minute, Buttplug Baldwin's still here.

    Answer:
    Excellent Question.. Excellent comments.. All true ... And yes...Seymour will do anything for attention.. Including selling our country down the river...

    My gf is going away for college at james madison university in virginia. weve been together for a year.?
    Question:
    i love her with everything i have and she does to but weve been stuck on the question what we should do when she leaves in August. we both live in Baldwin, New York. But i dont want a break, open relationship and stuff like that. i want to stay with her forever. is there anything i can do or say so that i can convince her that everything will workout like i know it can? and please no responses that are like just break up you will meet someone new. i dont want anyone new. all i want is her. ive lost so much sleep and tears over this so any help would be great.

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    If you could pick the next cast for SURREAL LIFE who would you like to see live together...?
    Question:
    My pick would be...ROSIE O'DONELL with:....STAR JONES, PAUL TUTELL SR, NEW YORK, ALEC BALDWIN, SIMON COWELL, AND RICHARD HATCH (when he gets out of jail), wouldn't that be fun?...... I would like to watch THAT pot of DRAMA STEW boil over. Who would be on YOUR wish list?

    Answer:
    I would love to see Travis and Shanna Dave and Carmen Nick and Jessica and Ozzy and Sharon as their therapist

    Best High School in Manhatten? Which is the most best and is exxellent like specialized h.s or townsend harris
    Question:
    A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, New York * Abraham Joshua Heschel School, New York * Academy for Environmental Science, New York * Aichhorn School, New York * Bard High School Early College, New York * Baruch College Campus High School, New York * Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities, New York * The Beacon School, New York * The Beekman School, New York * Louis D. Brandeis High School, New York * Bread & Roses Integrated Arts High School, New York * Brearley School, New York (private girls' school) * Calhoun school, New York * Cascade Center for Teaching & Learning, New York * Cathedral High School, New York * Central Park East Secondary School, New York * Chelsea Vocational High School, New York * Chapin School, New York * City-As-School, New York * Coalition School for Social Change, New York * The Collegiate School, New York * Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York * Complex Model School Project, New York * Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York (private girls' school) * The Dalton School, New York * Daytop Preparatory School, New York * Dominican Academy, New York * Dwight School, New York * East Side Community High School, New York * Eleanor Roosevelt High School, New York * Environmental Studies High School, New York * Fashion Industries High School, New York * Frederick Douglass Academy, New York * Friends Seminary * Richard R Green High School of Teaching, New York * Gregorio Luperon High School for Math & Science, New York * Health Careers & Sciences High School, New York * Health Professions & Human Services High School, New York * The Heritage School, New York * The Hewitt School, New York * High School of Economics and Finance, New York * High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College, New York * High School for Hospitality Management, New York * High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice, New York * High School of Art and Design, New York * High School of Graphic Communication Arts, New York * Humanities Prep School, New York * Hunter College High School, New York * Institute for Collaborative Education, New York * International High School for Business & Finance, New York * Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis High School for International Careers, New York * The James Baldwin School, New York * Martin Luther King High School, New York (closed - now a campus of small high schools) * Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, New York * La Salle Academy, New York * Landmark High School, New York * Law & Public Service High School, New York * Leadership & Public Service High School, New York * Legacy School for Integrated Studies, New York * Life Sciences Secondary School, New York * John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter, New York * Lower East Side Prep School, New York * Loyola School, New York * Lycée Français de New York, New York * Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics, New York * Manhattan High School for Girls, New York * Manhattan International High School, New York * Manhattan Village Academy, New York * Marymount School, New York * Murry Bergtraum High School, New York * Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning, New York * Media & Communications High School, New York * Harvey Milk High School, New York * Mother Cabrini High School, New York * Nightingale-Bamford School, New York * New Explorations in Science, Technology + Math (NEST+ M) * Norman Thomas High School, New York * Notre Dame School, New York * Northeastern Academy, New York * NYC Museum School, New York * NYC Lab School, New York * Pace University High School, New York * Park East High School, New York * Park West High School, New York * Professional Performing Arts School, New York * PS Repertory Company School, New York * Ramaz Upper School, New York * Regis High School, New York * Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School, New York * Rice High School, New York * Robert Louis Stevenson School, New York * School of the Future, New York * St. Agnes Boys High School, New York * St. Jean Baptiste High School, New York * St. Michael Academy, New York * St. Vincent Ferrer High School, New York * Satellite Academy High School, New York * Solomon Schechter High School, New York * Seward Park High School, New York * The Smith School, New York * The Spence School, New York * Stuyvesant High School, New York * Talent Unlimited High School, New York * Trevor Day School, New York * Trinity School, New York * United Nations International School, New York * Unity High School at The Door, New York * University Neighborhood High School, New York * Urban Academy Laboratory High School, New York * Urban Peace Academy, New York * Vanguard High School, New York * Wadleigh High School, New York * Washington Irving High School, New York * George Washington High School, New York * Winston Preparatory School, New York[1] * Xavier High School, New York * Yeshiva University High School for Boys, New York * York Preparatory School, New York * Young Women's Leadership High School, New York

    Answer:
    Different schools are good in different areas. Stuyvesant is the best, but is mostly science and math (but excellent overall).

    Anybody have any doubt about how brainwashed cons are?
    Question:
    Check out their constant questions about toilet paper. TOILET PAPER! I mean really, who cares??? Sheryl Crow was keeping a BLOG (not writing a Democratic Manifesto for the New York Times) and coming up with MULTIPLE ways to reduce waste. One of them was to use one or thee sheets of toilet paper per seating. One can only assume she was playing around. But the right-wing media took this story and turned it into HUGE DEAL. They ran on right-wing hate radio and probably right-wing cable news. Cons, being the good little sheep they are, are repeating the story for everybody else on this board. Isn't it sad how libs are attacking cons for outing CIA agents, perjury, record breaking deficits, and dead soldiers, while cons have nothing but toilet paper and Alec Baldwin stories? Gary, Atleast our attacks are about important stuff, not toilet paper.

    Answer:
    Isn't it sad how enviro-geek libs cannot even bring themselves to tell one of their own that they might be...you know...wrong and stupid? You suggest that cons have nothing but Sheryl Crow and Alec Baldwin stories, but I notice you have not yet provided an answer on my question about huge Democrat hypocrisy in accepting gifts from those who hate women: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmFRVcuIgf kHXUBLRcJhJGnsy6IX?qid=20070423130450AAN1fYI

    can any one Proofread my easy , My english is second language (this is little long, but please help me?
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    (You can copy this to word and mail me my mistakes underlined ruslan0004@yahoo.com. or just answering. thanks.) Family Understanding The story “Sonny’s Blues” by author James Baldwin has good example of family relationship and also the story involves the musical artist. Two brothers in the story had different life choices. In the story narrator trying to understand his brother but only in very end the narrator was finally able to see and understand what music did for Sonny. From the beginning of this family, where brothers was just growing up it seems to me the family had good relationship. Narrator saw how Sonny his younger brother was born and he “heard the first words he had ever spoken” (47). Narrator remembered Sonny first steps and how he would catch him. Sonny was like his father “Sonny was the apple of his father’s eye.”(49) Father loved Sonny and father was fighting for him. Sometimes, there was a time when father and his son was fitting but maybe playing or father wanted to teach him something I don’t know. They were so much a like in the way of theirs thought but not in the way how they looked. I think when they were still boys they had good family relationship. However, then when they grow up it seems to me that parent had hard time to control theirs children because mother was worry about her son Sonny. She doesn’t want him to do something strange. I think she was worry about Sony because he was kind of bad boy. She commended to her older son to watch for Sonny, because she was thinking that she would die soon. But his older brother was pretty shore that nothing would happen to Sonny and he promised to watch for him. However he forgot his promise and it was hard for them to understand each other probably because of their seven years difference between each other. After the death of the mother the narrator finally remembered his promise and wanted to help his brother and when narrator hears that Sonny got to a prison, he was worried about his brother. Although, Sonny was addicted to the drugs and was gone to prison he still saw that Sonny was a good boy. Brothers had hard time to kip in touch however after a wile Sonny wrote a letter where he wanted to see and hear from his brother. Sonny did something bad and he was glad that his parents don’t see what he did. I think theirs relation ship was okay, because they was nice to each other. Finally after Sonny got out from prison they met each other and they were happy to see each other. Also narrator’s children were happy to see Sonny and Isabel, I suppose narrator’s wife, was glad to see him as well and she was very nice to him. That evening seems to me were happy time for this family. It seems to me that narrator wanted rally help Sonny with his future life. Narrator provided him a living and he wanted Sonny to finish school. When Sonny said that he wanted to join army narrator was mad at him because he wanted something better for him. After Sonny agreed to go to school, narrator got him piano because Sonny wanted to be a jazz musician, although narrator did not understand his brother. “I simply couldn’t see why on earth he’d want to spend his time hanging around nightclubs, clowning around on bandstands”(52). However, this part of the story shows that narrator cared about his brother. Sonny wanted to be musician but his brother did not understand him. Probably music is hard to be understood not only for narrator but for many other people. For example my father don’t understand music without lyrics, however for me personal music sometimes are beautiful without lyrics. I don’t know exactly where the music would come from but I think it is just given to us. In the family where Sonny lived music was not understood. Sonny played his piano every day; he played from morning to night. “It wasn’t like living with a person at all, it was like living with sound” (55). They didn’t understand his music maybe because the man who creates the music is hearing something else probably more then music. And also I don’t know how passion Sonny was to his music but from my personal experience it is hard for me to play piano for two hours and I don’t know how he could someone play for all day. Maybe this is just a story or Sonny had only one chance that he wanted to live for in his life. I thought every thing was going fine until a day where Isabel mother yelled at Sonny, because he was in the white girl’s apartment with other musicians. After this situation I see that Isabel mother did not like Sonny. And then Sony joined the navy because he couldn’t live with Isabel folks. However, he left maybe because he wanted to quiet doing drugs. After navy Sonny and his older brother still did not understand each other and therefore did not want to see each other and to talk to each other. Then after a short time they finally talk to each other. This time narrator promised that he would never fail his brother again. After Sonny invited to a bur where he preformed his blues, narrator started to fill his music and understand his brother. “Yet, there was no battle in his face now” (63). Narrator saw how music changed Sonny’s world and how music allowed him to be himself and express himself to others. It seems that they were back to the happy life. Understanding is what can bring people to more happy life. This story showed us good example of relationship, not exactly good from the beginning of the story but interesting how brothers come to the understanding. Probably narrator had to hear and see how Sonny’s music changed him and maybe give him a new life. In our life I think is also important to understand each other. For narrator it was hard to understand his younger brother. Maybe narrator had to change his way of thinking which then he finally understood his brother. In life I think to understand other first we have to change our personality or thought to understand others. Works Cited X. J. Kennedy, Gioia, Dana. Literature : An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. New York: Longman, 2006. Read, James Baldwin. “Sonny’s Blues.” 43-63 A Passage from "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin Part of "Jazz and Literature" .

    Answer:
    I'll put all the corrections in CAPITAL LETTERS ok bud? Family Understanding The story “Sonny’s Blues” by author James Baldwin has A good example of family relationship and also the story involves the musical artist. Two brothers in the story had different life choices. In the story THE narrator IS trying to understand his brother but only in THE very end the narrator was finally able to see and understand what music did for Sonny. From the beginning of this family, where brothers WERE just growing up it seems to me the family had A good relationship. THE narrator saw how Sonny, his younger brother, was born and he “heard the first words he had ever spoken” (47). THE narrator remembered Sonny'S first steps and how he would catch him. Sonny was like his father “Sonny was the apple of his father’s eye.”(49) THE father loved Sonny and THE father was fighting for him. Sometimes, there was a time when THE father and his son WERE FIGHTING but THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN playing or THE father wanted to teach him something, I don’t know. They were so much ALIKE in the way of THEIR thoughtS but not in the way they looked. I think when they were still boys they had A good family relationship. However, then when they GREW up it seems to me that THE parentS had A hard time to control their children because THE mother was worrIED about her son Sonny. She doesn’t want him to do something strange. I think she was worrIED about Sony because he was kind of A bad boy. She commended to her older son to watch OUT for Sonny, because she was thinking that she would die soon. But his older brother was pretty SURE that nothing would happen to Sonny and he promised to watch OUT for him. However he forgot his promise and it was hard for them to understand each other probably because of their seven years difference between each other. After the death of the mother the narrator finally remembered his promise and wanted to help his brother and when narrator hears that Sonny WENT to a prison, he was worried about his brother. Although, WHEN Sonny was addicted to drugs and was gone to prison he still saw that Sonny was a good boy. THE brothers had hard time KEEPING in touch however after a WHILE Sonny wrote a letter where he wanted to see and hear from his brother. Sonny did something bad and he was glad that his parents DIDN'T see what he did. I think THEIR relationship was okay, because they WERE nice to each other. Finally after Sonny got out from prison they met each other and they were happy to see each other. Also THE narrator’s children were happy to see Sonny and Isabel, I suppose THE narrator’s wife, was glad to see him as well and she was very nice to him. That evening seems to me WAS A happy time for this family. It seems to me that THE narrator wanted TO REALLY help Sonny with his future life. THE narrator provided him a living and he wanted Sonny to finish school. When Sonny said that he wanted to join THE army, THE narrator was mad at him because he wanted something better for him. After Sonny agreed to go to school, THE narrator got him A piano because Sonny wanted to be a jazz musician, although THE narrator did not understand his brother. “I simply couldn’t see why on earth he’d want to spend his time hanging around nightclubs, clowning around on bandstands”(52). However, this part of the story shows that THE narrator cared about his brother. Sonny wanted to be musician but his brother did not understand him. Probably music is hard to be understood not only for THE narrator but for many other people. For example my father DOESN'T understand music without lyrics, however for me personally music sometimes IS beautiful without lyrics. I don’t know exactly where the music would come from but I think it is just given to us. In the family where Sonny lived music was not understood. Sonny played his piano every day; he played from morning to night. “It wasn’t like living with a person at all, it was like living with sound” (55). They didn’t understand his music maybe because the man who creates the music is hearing something else probably more then music. And also I don’t know how passion Sonny was to his music but from my personal experience it is hard for me to play piano for two hours and I don’t know how he could play all day. Maybe this is just a story or Sonny had only one chance that he wanted to live for in his life. I thought every thing was going fine until a day where Isabel'S mother yelled at Sonny, because he was in the white girl’s apartment with other musicians. After this situation I see that Isabel'S mother did not like Sonny. And then Sony joined the navy because he couldn’t live with Isabel'S folks. However, he left maybe because he wanted to QUIT doing drugs. After THE navy Sonny and his older brother still did not understand each other and therefore did not want to see each other and to talk to each other. Then after a short time they finally TALK to each other. This time THE narrator promised that he would never fail his brother again. After Sonny invited to a BAR where he preformed his blues, THE narrator started to FEEL his music and understand his brother. “Yet, there was no battle in his face now” (63). Narrator saw how music changed Sonny’s world and how music allowed him to be himself and express himself to others. It seems that they were back to the happy life. Understanding is what can bring people to more happy life. This story showed us good example of relationship, not exactly good from the beginning of the story but interesting how brothers come to the understanding. Probably THE narrator had to hear and see how Sonny’s music changed him and maybe give him a new life. In our life I think is also important to understand each other. For THE narrator it was hard to understand his younger brother. Maybe THE narrator had to change his way of thinking which then he finally understood his brother. In life I think to understand other first we have to change our personality or thoughtS to understand others.


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