Comments for Carnegie Community Library http://www.chartiers-houston.org Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:24:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by namlhots http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-243 namlhots Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:24:07 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-243 Fantastic, you should win a prize for this. Wait, I think you did. I miss Pittsburgh, PA. I've never been to Pittsburgh, ME. Fantastic, you should win a prize for this. Wait, I think you did. I miss Pittsburgh, PA. I’ve never been to Pittsburgh, ME.

]]> Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by egyptiansushi http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-242 egyptiansushi Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-242 Haha. This is Pittsburgh, PA. I find out if I win on August 18th at the H&tP's and D&tM's concert. It's the Main Carnegie Library. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main. Haha.

This is Pittsburgh, PA.

I find out if I win on August 18th at the H&tP’s and D&tM’s concert.
It’s the Main Carnegie Library.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main.

]]> Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by egyptiansushi http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-241 egyptiansushi Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-241 erm, that is, to say, there are a lot of branches to the library, and this is the main building. And they call it "The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main", and hate you if you don't say it out like that. erm, that is, to say, there are a lot of branches to the library, and this is the main building. And they call it “The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main”, and hate you if you don’t say it out like that.

]]> Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by merryduffer http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-240 merryduffer Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:34:31 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-240 Lol- those are two enthusiastic dudes :) "Beverages!" Was a fave of mine, as was the skipping, and "Video Games!" Wish Libraries in Australia were that cool... Lol- those are two enthusiastic dudes :)

“Beverages!” Was a fave of mine, as was the skipping, and “Video Games!”

Wish Libraries in Australia were that cool…

]]> Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by drawingdots425 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-239 drawingdots425 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-239 this vid is awesome, hilarious- yeah the skipping is the best part!! my friends got 2nd place in this contest!! this vid is awesome, hilarious- yeah the skipping is the best part!! my friends got
2nd place in this contest!!

]]> Comment on Better Things to Do: A Commercial for the Carnegie Library by bluesdance http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/comment-page-1/#comment-238 bluesdance Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:24:52 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/better-things-to-do-a-commercial-for-the-carnegie-library/#comment-238 best part: "Wait, didn't we say that " best part: “Wait, didn’t we say that “

]]> Comment on Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Anonymous http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Anonymous Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:16:05 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/#comment-235 It is more than a year since my dirt road through this book. My lack of adaptability to the Olde Worlde English may have contributed to this. I found that this is a long book about an interesting person, whose sole purpose for writing the book, I concluded, was to leave a lasting memory of self-satisfaction of their lives. I agree with a previous review that stated it was a must for any ambitious young man. I, but it was not. MedlinePlus pure inspiration from the life of another person, I would recommend working in Lincoln, the Wright brothers (Kill Devil Hill), Richard Branson, Edison, Spielberg, Madame Curie, Einstein and Bruce Lee Iacocca. Rating: 2 / 5 It is more than a year since my dirt road through this book. My lack of adaptability to the Olde Worlde English may have contributed to this. I found that this is a long book about an interesting person, whose sole purpose for writing the book, I concluded, was to leave a lasting memory of self-satisfaction of their lives. I agree with a previous review that stated it was a must for any ambitious young man. I, but it was not. MedlinePlus pure inspiration from the life of another person, I would recommend working in Lincoln, the Wright brothers (Kill Devil Hill), Richard Branson, Edison, Spielberg, Madame Curie, Einstein and Bruce Lee Iacocca.
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> Comment on Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Anonymous http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Anonymous Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:23:10 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/#comment-234 The vanity of the ignorant society today is impressive. White is black and black is white and "some" knowledge "is actually turns out to be very dangerous. This book (along with Benjamin Franklin's autobiography), should be read by all Americans - to relearn what America once represented. <p> For example, Carnegie Steel, the world's largest company in 1900, was not a company, it was a private association. The sale of the company to JP Morgan (half a billion dollars ) was done on a handshake, a contract is an afterthought.'s reputation and honesty and customer service are the guiding principles of the time. "Individual responsibility was taken into account a good thing in those days. < p> America has more lawyers per capita than any other nation on Earth. Our politicians are now trying to micro-manage every detail of our lives. You break a nail and sue the universe. We have become the terror of freedom . Read this book if you want to understand how America has gone from a third world country to a superpower between 1800 and 1900 - without government intervention and welfare of all the millions of rules and regulations that are now so dear . We have traded our freedom for security. The price is higher than you think. Rating: 5 / 5 The vanity of the ignorant society today is impressive. White is black and black is white and “some” knowledge “is actually turns out to be very dangerous. This book (along with Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography), should be read by all Americans – to relearn what America once represented.

For example, Carnegie Steel, the world’s largest company in 1900, was not a company, it was a private association. The sale of the company to JP Morgan (half a billion dollars ) was done on a handshake, a contract is an afterthought.’s reputation and honesty and customer service are the guiding principles of the time. “Individual responsibility was taken into account a good thing in those days. < p> America has more lawyers per capita than any other nation on Earth. Our politicians are now trying to micro-manage every detail of our lives. You break a nail and sue the universe. We have become the terror of freedom . Read this book if you want to understand how America has gone from a third world country to a superpower between 1800 and 1900 – without government intervention and welfare of all the millions of rules and regulations that are now so dear . We have traded our freedom for security. The price is higher than you think.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Roger D. Launius http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Roger D. Launius Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:41:32 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/#comment-233 Born in Scotland, but emigrated to the United States as a teenager, Andrew Carnegie has been variously defined as a "captain of industry" or a robber baron "for his chronic rise to wealth and fame in the latter nineteenth century . After selling his steel company to JP Morgan at the turn of the century, Carnegie devoted himself to philanthropic objectives. It has delivered over 350 million U.S. dollars to various causes and with more than 250,000 libraries. His philanthropic activities supported by a fundamental belief in the virtues of hard work, perseverance and improvement through education, hence its emphasis on equipping libraries and other educational organizations. Basically, this book offers a restatement of the "myth of the American dream Horatio Alger success through personal commitment. At the same time, Carnegie tries to convey his wisdom gained through a lifetime of effort. A fascinating and meaningful statement of American individualism industry that is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of the United States in the latter nineteenth century, Carnegie's autobiography also served as a model for many others to follow. Unfortunately, few achieved the success we enjoyed in spite of the care that Carnegie can be registered. Rating: 5 / 5 Born in Scotland, but emigrated to the United States as a teenager, Andrew Carnegie has been variously defined as a “captain of industry” or a robber baron “for his chronic rise to wealth and fame in the latter nineteenth century . After selling his steel company to JP Morgan at the turn of the century, Carnegie devoted himself to philanthropic objectives. It has delivered over 350 million U.S. dollars to various causes and with more than 250,000 libraries. His philanthropic activities supported by a fundamental belief in the virtues of hard work, perseverance and improvement through education, hence its emphasis on equipping libraries and other educational organizations. Basically, this book offers a restatement of the “myth of the American dream Horatio Alger success through personal commitment. At the same time, Carnegie tries to convey his wisdom gained through a lifetime of effort. A fascinating and meaningful statement of American individualism industry that is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of the United States in the latter nineteenth century, Carnegie’s autobiography also served as a model for many others to follow. Unfortunately, few achieved the success we enjoyed in spite of the care that Carnegie can be registered.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Kuo-tzen http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Kuo-tzen Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:40:56 +0000 http://www.chartiers-houston.org/autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie/#comment-232 This book was written by the young pracitically ambitious, since there are many references to it. Mr. Carnegie serves as a great model, which I think is very important, especially in light of the recent terrible events in schools. Carnegie stresses the importance of self-improvement, knowing his talents, to be good, and also the importance of public speaking. You will learn important lessons through personal anecdotes from his life. This book should be required reading for all teenagers who attend high school. Rating: 5 / 5 This book was written by the young pracitically ambitious, since there are many references to it. Mr. Carnegie serves as a great model, which I think is very important, especially in light of the recent terrible events in schools. Carnegie stresses the importance of self-improvement, knowing his talents, to be good, and also the importance of public speaking. You will learn important lessons through personal anecdotes from his life. This book should be required reading for all teenagers who attend high school.
Rating: 5 / 5

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