Case Study No. 0341: Kokoro, Iiana, and Aruto

Kokoro Library Opening
1:49
Kokoro Library, a small library, lies nestled in an unpopulated mountain far away from town. Three sisters, Iina, Aruto and Kokoro, call the library home and run it from day to day.

Here's the Opening Theme of the Anime
"Beagle"
Sung by Yasuko Yamano
Tags: Kokoro Toshokan Library Anime Op Opening Animation Iina Aruto Beagle
Added: 6 years ago
From: Alcaka
Views: 66,012

In a small library located in an unpopulated mountain ...
There is a quiet and kind girl,
A strong-minded girl,
And a girl who has the same name as the library.

Kokoro Library
(c) 2001

A flower bloomed today
The small, white flower
In the flower pot on the porch
That you bought on your own
I've quickly forgotten the name of it
But I gave it water every morning
Let's sing a song
A random melody emerges from my mouth
A song no one knows
After thinking about how much I like you
This melody was born

Opening song: "Beagle"
Words: Iwasato Yuho
Music: Miyagawa Dan
Vocal: Yamano Yasuko

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From wikipedia.org:

Kokoro Library (Japenese title "Kokoro Toshokan") is a manga series by Nobuyuki Takagi that has been adapted into a moe anime directed by Koji Masunari.

A idealistic young soldier meets a nurse whose bibliophile young patient convinces him to bloom where he is planted as he pays forward his courage to the people with books from a nearby war-damaged library while helping to pick up the pieces. The collective goodwill visited unto him convinces the soldier to construct what is Kokoro Library as the "place where miracles happen" with the nurse as his spouse with whom he spawns three daughters: Iina, Aruto, and Kokoro.

Several years later, Iina and Aruto have refined themselves into the librarians of Kokoro Library with such quality that their baby sister Kokoro wishes to emulate them. A sunny disposition along with a willingness to eschew the stereotypical professional relationship with her customers are among Kokoro's best assets; still, the road to being the consummate librarian is neither straight nor smooth in fair weather. Kokoro Library's seclusion within the mountains away from the city deters all but the most determined and adventurous users—an attribute that has gotten it in hot water on more than one occasion along with the public grant money necessary for its operation. In spite of the odds against her, Kokoro resolves herself for a euphoric epilogue.

Kokoro (voiced by Chiwa Saito): At the beginning of the anime Kokoro has just become a librarian. She is very polite and will go out of her way to help her customers, even going as far as to make home visits to collect overdue books. She likes reading, especially Himemiya Kirin novels and enjoys watering flowers and creating rainbows while doing so. She has a cat called Kito and, judging by her taste in the decor of her room, she has a special fondness for cats. Kokoro's hair is very long and similar in colour to Aruto's. Her eyes are grey and her uniform is red. Kokoro lives and works with her two older sisters, Iina and Aruto. Both of their parents are deceased. In episode 8, she reveals that her mother died immediately after Kokoro was born and her father died a short while afterwards.

Iina (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro): The eldest sister, Iina has an overactive imagination, is good with computers and likes taking photographs, especially of Kokoro. Her room is decorated with many pictures of Kokoro, including a poster sized one. She adores her youngest sister, perhaps a little more than is healthy. She is very protective of Kokoro and has the tendency to get jealous when Kokoro is with Aruto, Hikari, or Akaha. She even has a Kokoro keyring and a collection of Kokoro dolls, one of which she sleeps with. Iina has light brown hair and green eyes. Her uniform is blue and she drives a white car with cat seat-covers.

Aruto (voiced by Yumi Ichihara): The middle sister, Aruto is strong-willed, an excellent cook and has the ability to sleep anywhere. She is a talented writer and illustrator. Unknown to Kokoro, she has published several novels under the pen-name Himemiya Kirin. Aruto stays up at night to write her story, thats one reason why she's always seen sleeping anywhere during the day. Aruto has short dark hair and wears large round glasses. Her eyes are blue-grey and her uniform is black. As Himemiya Kirin, she wears a long blonde wig.

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From thefullwiki.org:

The main goal of Kokoro is to become a librarian like her sisters. She works very hard, getting up early and doing lots of chores, like sweeping the front porch and filing books. Once she gains enough experience at the Kokoro Library, her sisters send her into town to train at a larger, busier library. Unfortunately, Kokoro fails her library certification test when she leaves the counter to track down one unreturned book an old woman wanted to borrow.

The climax of the story however is when a new mayor is elected and decides to close Kokoro Library because it is underutilized and is more of a burden on the taxpayers than anything. Soon after this announcement, Kokoro finds her father's journal that tells of how he built Kokoro Library after the war destroyed the old library. Armed with this information, Kokoro decides to go to the mayor and get her to not close the library. In the classic spirit of community, it takes the intervention of several people to get Kokoro into town when the sisters' car breaks down. The library delivery man happens by and drives them for a little while, until he runs out of gas. Then a motorcycle gang that Kokoro knew gives her a ride till they come to a collapsed tunnel. Finally, the mysterious Turtle Thief takes her the rest of the way in his hot air balloon.

As Kokoro walks in to the Mayor's Office, the Mayor is standing at the balcony and motions Kokoro over. Kokoro looks out to see the entire city protesting the closure of Kokoro Library. Kokoro then returns home with her sisters.

Case Study No. 0340: Mr. Phipps

Gorilla Librarian
3:01
From Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 1, episode 10.
Tags: Monty Python Flying Circus Gorilla Librarian
Added: 5 years ago
From: StephenHarlow
Views: 118,075

From tv.com:

Monty Python's Flying Circus
Season 1, Episode 10 ("No Title")
12/21/69

Hermit on meathook
credits
BBC sends letter to plumber asking him to be in a sketch, robber in lingerie shop waits for plumber
David Unction introduces 'It's a Tree' with Arthur Tree, a piece of laminated plastic and a block of wood
animation- Chippendale does impersonations, announcer introduces => the vocational guidance counselor sketch- accountant wants to be lion tamer
David Unction and a viking
Ron Obvious tries to jump the English channel, eat a cathedral, tunnel to Java, split a railway car with his nose and jump to Mercury
pet conversion sketch
comments on sketch predictability
gorilla wants to be a librarian
letters
lover visits lady in the night and encounters a crowd
animation- comments on last sketch predictability by animals
Hermit
credits.

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From montypython.net:

(Cut to interview room in town hall: a tweedy colonel type chairman; next to him are a vicar and a lady with a pince-nez. The chairman is holding up the picture of Caesar. As the camera pulls out he rather obviously throws it away.)

Vicar: (Terry Jones) Here what was that picture?

Chairman: (Graham Chapman) Ssh! Next! (a gorilla enters) Good morning - Mr Phipps?

Gorilla: (Eric Idle) That's right, yes.

Chairman: Um, do take a seat.

Gorilla: Right sir. (sits)

Chairman: Now, could you tell us roughly why you want to become a librarian?

Gorilla: Er, well, I've had a certain amount of experience running a library at school.

Chairman: Yes, yes. What sort of experience?

Gorilla: Er, well for a time I ran the Upper Science Library.

Chairman: Yes, yes. Now Mr Phipps, of course you do realize that the post of librarian carries with it certain very important responsibilities. I mean, there's the selection of books, the record library, and the art gallery. Now it seems to me that your greatest disadvantage is your lack of professional experience, coupled with the fact that, uh, being a gorilla, you would tend to frighten people.

Vicar: (aside) Is he a gorilla?

Chairman: Yes he is.

Vicar: Well why didn't it say on his form that he's a gorilla?

Chairman: Well, you see applicants are not required to fill in their species.

Vicar: What was that picture?

Chairman: Sh! Mr Phipps, what is your attitude toward censorship in a public library?

Gorilla: How do you mean, sir?

Vicar: Well I mean for instance, would you stock 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' ... or ... 'Groupie'?

Gorilla: Yes, I think so.

Vicar: Good.

Chairman: Yes, well, that seems to me to be very sensible Mr Phipps. I can't pretend that this library hasn't had its difficulties. Mr Robertson, your predecessor, an excellent librarian, savaged three people last week and had to be destroyed.

Gorilla: I'm sorry sir.

Chairman: Oh, no, don't be sorry. You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.

Vicar: And also, they're much more permissive. Pumas keep Hank Janson on open shelves.

Chairman: Yes. Yes. Yes. (a maniacal look in his eyes) Yes, yes Mr Phipps. I love seeing the customers when they come in to complain about some book being damaged, and ask to see the chief librarian and then ... you should see their faces when the proud beast leaps from his tiny office, snatches the book from their hands and sinks his fangs into their soft er ... (collects himself) Mr Phipps! Kong! You can be our next librarian - you're proud, majestic and fierce enough. Will you do it?

Gorilla: I don't think I can sir.

Vicar: Why not?

Gorilla: I'm not really a gorilla.

Vicar: Eh?

Gorilla: I'm a librarian in a skin.

Chairman: Why this deception?

Gorilla: Well, they said it was the best way to get the job.

Chairman: Get out, Mr Librarian Phipps, seeing as you're not a gorilla, but only dressed up as one, trying to deceive us in order to further your career. (gorilla leaves) Next. (a dog comes in) Ah. Mr Pattinson. Sit!

Case Study No. 0339: Josh Hanagarne, the World's Strongest Librarian

Enter the Librarian
2:51
Video about working at the library and sneaking kettlebells in. The reference to the "Evil Russian" during storytime refers to Pavel Tsatsouline of Russian kettlebell infamy. It's the name he gave himself, and is in no way meant to insult Russia or Russians.
Tags: kettlebells humor librarians
Added: 3 years ago
From: suspendor
Views: 7,388

["Working a lot can make it hard to train, especially when everyone is so needy." appears on screen]
["My day consists of ... " appears on screen]
["Doing favors ... " appears on screen]
[cut to male librarian Josh Hanagarne typing on his computer, when an unseen female patron asks him a question]
PATRON: [from off camera] Hey, um ... Can you just wave my library fine?
[he picks up a pen and taps on a sign - sitting next to a kettlebell on the desk - which reads "100 swings, $1.00 off your library fine, no exceptions"]
["Finding books for people" appears on screen]
[cut to Josh lifting kettlebells as he browses the stacks, then he stops and holds one kettlebell over his head as he bends down and grabs a book off the bottom shelf]
["Educating the PTA" appears on screen]
[cut to Josh standing in front of a blackboard (which reads "Reading + TGU = Awesome!") and speaking with an unseen audience]
JOSH: Now come on, listen. You guys are completely misunderstanding me. I'm not saying that reading isn't great, I know it's great. It's just that it's not everything there is in life. There's also, for example, the Turkish get up. Observe ...
[he lies down on the ground and lifts a kettlebell over his head before getting back up]
JOSH: Reading's all fine and good, but why settle for "okay" when you can have "awesome?"
["Storytime" appears on screen]
[cut to Josh reading a book to a group of unseen children]
MOTHER: [from off camera] That's not how the story goes!
JOSH: Kids, that's exactly how the story goes. Now, if I may continue, ma'am ...
[he starts reading]
JOSH: "All the bad children were taken away to an RKC weekend, where the evil Russian forced them to do one hundred snatches in five minutes."
MOTHER: [from off camera] Nobody can even do that!
[he pauses, then holds up five fingers]
JOSH: Five minutes, kids.
["Personnel problems" appears on screen]
[cut to Josh sitting in his office, when an unseen female colleague knocks on the door]
LIBRARIAN: Hey Josh, I'm not feeling very well. Can I go home early today?
[he gets up and rips a phonebook in half]
JOSH: How you feeling now?
LIBRARIAN: [from off camera] Little better.
JOSH: Thought you might ...
[he hands her the phonebook pieces]
JOSH: Put that in the recycling bin on your way out.
["Do what you can, when you can ... " appears on screen]
["Get stronger. Get smarter. Live better. Every day. www.worldsstrongestlibrarian.com" appears on screen]

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From worldsstrongestlibrarian.com:

Nobody special. I'm just a guy who can't get enough of this stuff and has a simple philosophy of life: Don't make anyone's day worse. Make it better when you can, but first do no harm.

I am also an aspiring strongman, bookish nerd, devoted family man, tearer of phonebooks and humble librarian. A tall, thin paradox wrapped in thick glasses.

I got into lifting weights during a decade-long battle with Tourette's Syndrome. You can read up on TS, or you can watch Deuce Bigalow for a spot-on description of what TS is NOT. Training at a furious pace was a welcome distraction. As time went by, the distraction became my passion, my entire way of living and viewing life.

Case Study No. 0338: Unnamed Male Librarian (Oak Tree Productions)

The Librarian
8:00
In every library in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of becoming a somebody...
Tags: The Librarian Oak Tree Productions Paul Darrroch Short Film Black Comedy Drama Horror Movie Glasgow
Added: 4 years ago
From: PaulDarroch
Views: 530

Oak Tree Productions presents

A Film by Paul Darroch

[scene opens on a young woman whimpering quietly, tied to a chair with a bag over her head ... a hand reaches in and pulls the bag off, revealing that the woman has a gag in her mouth]
WOMAN: Mmmph ...
[the unseen male captor (wearing surgical gloves) undoes the gag, and just as the woman is about to scream, the scene cuts to black]

The Librarian

[cut to the inside of a public library, as a young male librarian wearing glasses is sitting at the front desk and flicking a lighter, while the muttered sounds of the other patrons can be heard in the background]
LIBRARIAN: [in voice over] They're all animals. They come here during the day ...
[cut to a man sitting in a chair reading a newspaper]
LIBRARIAN: Wino dole bludgers.
[cut to a closeup of the librarian's face]
LIBRARIAN: Whinging students.
[cut to an overweight woman typing at the computer]
LIBRARIAN: Incapacity benefit sloths.
[cut back to the librarian's face]
LIBRARIAN: Moaning old gits.
[cut to two woman gossiping and laughing]
LIBRARIAN: Economic migrants.
[cut back to the librarian's face]
LIBRARIAN: Someday, a real fire will come and burn them all.
[he flicks his lighter again, when an older man approaches the desk and slams a piece of paper down]
[cut to a closeup of the note ("Hound of the Baskervilles?") as the librarian slowly pulls it towards him ... He then puts a bookmark in the book he was reading, types something on the computer, then slaps a notepad on the desk in front of the patron which reads "Come back after 5 PM"]
[the patron gives him a dirty look before walking off, then a young man (who had been staring intently at a book in the nearby "Romance" section) follows him out of the library]
[cut to the same room from the beginning of the film, only now it is the older male patron with a bag over his head, as the unseen captor (now wearing scrubs) pulls it off while the patron struggles]
[the man reaches for a nearby table and picks up a book, then pulls down his surgical mask to reveal he is the librarian]
LIBRARIAN: Chapter fifteen! A retrospection, or also known as the final chapter!
[he smiles, as the patron continues to struggle]
LIBRARIAN: Quite fitting, really ...
[he begins pacing around the room while reading (with dramatic flair)]
LIBRARIAN: "It was the end of November, and Holmes and I sat, upon a raw and foggy night, on either side of a blazing fire in our sitting-room in Baker Street ... "
[cut to a different male captive (the same man who was reading a newspaper in the library earlier), who is also tied up and whimpering while the librarian reads to him in the same manner]
LIBRARIAN: "'I tried to tell you before.' The voice was rigid, mechanical."
[continuing to read from Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons", the librarian adopts a French accent]
LIBRARIAN: "''I'm a physicist. I run a research facility. We've had a murder. You saw the body' ... "
[cut to the overweight woman tied up in the chair, as the librarian reads from Stephen King's "Misery"]
LIBRARIAN: "This was no gypsy, and the two of them were no longer in the tent alone. She could smell Gwendolyn Chastain's perfume in the moment before the madwoman's hands closed around her throat ... "
[cut to the two gossipping women (tied up side by side), as the librarian reads from a book]
LIBRARIAN: "Staring into darkness of the square, it's like an--"
[as the women scream, the librarian starts reading from the book in his other hand (while adopting a Russian accent)]
LIBRARIAN: "Yefrem Vishnayev and his supporters were becoming impatient. The Party theoretician knew he was strong enough, there was no point--"
[cut to the young man from the "Romance" section, tied up in the chair with his head tilted back and moaning softly, as the librarian reads ]
LIBRARIAN: "'And there is only you for me, Maxim!' 'I've just had a wonderful idea, Peachy,' Maxim said. What is it? She walked into his arms and said 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' She looked up and--"
[he stops reading and gives the young man a curious look (his moaning is getting louder and he appears to be enjoying himself), then cut back to the librarian sitting at the front desk when a young woman approaches him]
STUDENT: Hi!
[the librarian looks up, but says nothing, as the woman fishes a note out of her purse]
STUDENT: I'm a film student, and I need these novels read for my film noir essay, which is due next week.
[he takes the note, puts the bookmark in his book, and begins typing on the computer]
LIBRARIAN: Uh, there's a shipment coming in this afternoon, with these titles. Uh, maybe if you come back just after five ...
[he slides the note across the desk towards her]
STUDENT: Sure thing, dude.
[she nonchalantly puts the note back in her purse, then looks around]
STUDENT: By the way, where's that Asian girl that works here? She was really helpful last time ...
LIBRARIAN: Aye, she got ... tied up with something.
[he goes back to typing, as the woman leaves, then cut to the same room with the student having the bag taken off of her head]
[as she whimpers quietly, the librarian pulls down his surgical mask and grabs a book off the nearby table, then (after loudly clearing his throat) he begins reading]
LIBRARIAN: "Chapter twenty nine ... The butler opened the door, and led me into the white upstairs sitting room."
[the woman squirms in confusion, then cut to another shot of the librarian as he continues reading to her]
LIBRARIAN: "Her mouth was slightly opened, with lips a little thrust out. She whispered, 'If you loved me, you'd need nothing more on that side ... "
[cut to another shot, as the librarian is still reading, while the woman seems to be mumbling to herself (out of boredom?)]
LIBRARIAN: "It took me five days to write, but at last, on Thursday afternoon ... "
[he stops, gives the woman a curious look, then takes out her gag]
LIBRARIAN: You do realize, I've ruined these books for you?!
STUDENT: [annoyed] Yes!
[she quickly replaces her frustrated look with the "helpless damsel" act]
STUDENT: I mean ... Please, stop!
[he stops to think, and flashes back to his first meeting with the student (although it's in black and white and the woman is acting a lot more "seductively" than before)]
STUDENT: [whispers] I'm a film student, and I need these novels read for my film noir essay ...
[cut to a closeup of the student's face (as she playfully bats her eyes), then cut back to the librarian, who throws the book down on the floor in anger]
LIBRARIAN: You shoulda studied drama instead!
[he picks up the book, then takes out his lighter and attempts to set it on fire ... but then stops and stares longingly at the cover, before returning to the table and grabbing a large needle]
LIBRARIAN: [smiling] Don't worry, you won't remember anything ...
STUDENT: [screaming] But what's the point if no one ever remembers anyth--
[she's cut off as the librarian jams the needle into her neck, then the screen cuts to black]

Starred (in order of appearance)
Woman ... Nasreen Noor
The Librarian ... Paul Kozinski
Bespectacled Man ... Jon Dixon
Economic Migrant 1 ... Agnieszka Bresler
Economic Migrant 2 ... Flora Munro
Dowdy Looking Man ... Aria Danesh
Invalid Woman ... Anne Marie Feeny
Disgruntled Man ... Tom Brogan
Student ... Ruth Tapp
General Browser ... Geraldine Smith

Assistant Director & Lighting by Bruce Downie
Sound Recording by Jonathan Darroch
Make Up by Axelle Melin
Catering by Geraldine Smith
Music Composed, Recorded & Performed by Paul Greenhill
Literary Advice by Stewart Gardiner
Produced by Paul Darroch & Bruce Downie
Written, Directed, Shot & Edited by Paul Darroch

Thanks to:
The Ramshorn Theatre, Mearns Library, East Renfrewshire Council, Scottish Screen

(c) Oak Tree Productions 2006

www dot oaktreeproductions dot co dot uk

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From oaktreeproductions.co.uk:

The Librarian
(Dir: Paul Darroch / UK / 8 min / 2006)
In every library in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of becoming a somebody.

Screenings: East Renfrewshire Camcorder Club (Glasgow, December 2011), GMAC's Cafe Flicker (Glasgow, Sep 2007), Propeller TV (Jun 2007)

Case Study No. 0337: R. Lee Ermey (Wannabe Librarian)

Peace and Quiet
2:03
NRA's 2012 Trigger the Vote campaign launches today! To kick off the campaign, the NRA Freedom Action Foundation is rolling out its first ad, "Peace and Quiet" featuring actor and former U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey. Gunny Ermey has starred in "Full Metal Jacket" as well numerous other movies, TV series and commercials through the years. Visit www.triggerthevote.org for more info.
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Added: 3 months ago
From: TriggerTheVote
Views: 210,787

[scene opens with R. Lee Ermey (sitting at a desk and wearing a cardigan sweater) speaking directly to the camera]
ERMEY: After all my time as a Marine Corp drill instructor, I felt that I was ready for a switch ...
[cut to Ermey sitting at the front desk of a library, as an elderly male patron brings him a stack of books]
ERMEY: [in voice over] Something calm, quiet, and peaceful ... like a library.
[Ermey opens the first book on the top of the pile]
ERMEY: Three months overdue ... That'd be ninety four dollars.
[he pauses, then laughs]
ERMEY: Just kiddin'! Just try to do better next time, okay?
[cut to a young couple making out at the stacks, when Ermey quietly taps the man on the shoulder, points at them, smiles and calmly wags his finger]
[cut to Ermey back at the front desk, when he hears a cell phone ringing and looks over at a male patron answering his phone]
MALE VOICE: [from off camera] Hello?
PATRON 1: [into the phone] He kicked the door in, I said look, I told y'all I knew Chuck Norris ... Yeah, hold on, hold on one second, I got my special teams comin' down on the field.
[he looks down and flicks a paper football at a little kid sitting across the table from him, hitting him in the head]
KID: Ow!
PATRON 1: [yelling] Woo! Game over! In your face, kid!
[Ermey calmly enters the scene and (after smiling) puts his finger to his lips]
ERMEY: [quietly] Shh ...
[cut to Ermey back at the front desk (smelling a flower) when a young male patron (wearing a "Gun control ... means using both hands" t-shirt) throws a stack of books down]
ERMEY: Library card.
PATRON 2: Uh, I forgot it.
ERMEY: Driver's license.
PATRON 2: Nah, I walked here.
ERMEY: Voters' registration card.
PATRON 2: [pause] I'm sorry, voters' what?
ERMEY: You mean you're not registered to vote?
[the patron folds his arm and gets a smirk on his face]
PATRON 2: What's my one vote gonna do anyway, huh?
[Ermey's eye begins to switch, when he slams his hand on the table and stands up]
ERMEY: [yelling] Not registered to vote?!
[all of the nearby patrons look up in surprise]
ERMEY: But you think that wearing that tough-guy t-shirt is protecting your second amendment rights? Listen up! You get your butt over to that computer station right now, log onto triggerthevote dot com, and register to vote!
PATRON 2: [nervously] Yes sir ...
[he sits down at the computer and begins typing, as Ermey looks over his shoulder]
PATRON 2: [looks up] What about the rest'a you?!
[all of the nearby patrons jump up and rush to the other computers]
[cut to Ermey sitting in a chair at the front desk, holding an apple, and speaking directly to the camera]
ERMEY: Sure, I could go back to bein' a hard-ass, but right now I'm enjoying the peace and quiet here at the library ...
[the first patron (wearing a "Occupy My Doublewide" t-shirt) appears and slams a stack of books onto the desk, then smiles and holds up his "Voter Registration Card (Group Leader Randy)" card]
ERMEY: You and I gonna get along just fine ...
["Trigger the Vote" logo appears on screen]
ERMEY: [in voice over] Paid for by the NRA Freedom Action Foundation.

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From thehill.com:

'Full Metal Jacket' actor urges supporters to 'trigger the vote' in NRA campaign
By Geneva Sands-Sadowitz - 02/15/12 11:15 AM ET

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is out with a new ad urging supporters to get out the vote for the launch of its Freedom Action Foundation "Trigger the Vote" registration drive.

Actor and NRA board member R. Lee Ermey stars in the commercial with his signature raised voice, yelling at viewers to "listen up" and register.

The ad, titled "Peace and Quiet," features Ermey — a former U.S. Marine who is well-known for playing the tough Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 flick "Full Metal Jacket" — in a newfound career path as librarian.

Ermey remains calm and collected in his new role until he is set off by an unregistered voter wearing a T-shirt that says, "Gun control ... means using both hands."

"You mean you're not registered to vote?" asks Ermey in the ad.

"What's my one vote going to do anyway, huh?" he replies.

"Not registered to vote," yells Ermey. "But you think wearing that tough-guy T-shirt is protecting your Second Amendment rights? Listen up, you get your butt over to that computer station right now, log on to triggerthevote.com and register to vote."

The nonpartisan initiative is aimed at getting voters to the polls to elect candidates on both sides of the aisle that support the NRA's mission.

The president of the NRA's Freedom Action Foundation, Chris W. Cox, said the group is launching the campaign to encourage gun owners and supporters to participate in the political process in an opinion piece for The Daily Caller Wednesday.

"Too many Americans, for one reason or another, have chosen to sit on the sidelines by not registering to vote. Unfortunately, this includes too many American gun owners. It's part of my job to do something about that," wrote Cox.

The ad, which is part of the NRA's multimillion-dollar campaign, will air in select states across the country in a six-figure media buy, according to Cox.

Case Study No. 0336: Staff of Unnamed Library (Rugrats)

Quiet Please 1 of 2 High Quality
5:46
no description available
Tags: Quiet Please 1 of 2 High Quality
Added: 2 years ago
From: emilyphiphi
Views: 29,337

[Chucky's father Chas and his stepmother Kira are cleaning up a mess made by the Rugrats, when he notices a book lying on the floor, so he picks it up and reads the title on the cover]
CHAS: "The History of Nasal Inhalers" ...
[he takes the "due date" slip out of the back of the book]
CHAS: Oh my! It's due back at the library today ... I've got an idea Kira, let's take the kids.
[cut to the babies listening in on their conversation]
KIMI: What's a "liberry," Tommy?
TOMMY: I dunno. Uh, maybe it's a berry that makes you tell lies ...
LIL: I think it's a big bootiful berry that you lie on like a big soft bed ...
CHUCKY: I hope not, once I sat on a blueberry and I still got the mess on my pants!
[he points to the blueberry stain on the back of his pants, then cut to everyone entering the public library, as Tommy looks up at a giant dictionary sitting in the middle of the room]
TOMMY: That'd probably take my Grampa a jillion years to read to us!
[Kira takes her daughter Kimi and points to a sign on the wall]
KIRA: Oh look, Kimi! There's even a special storytime area!
[Chas kneels down to talk to his son]
CHAS: The library's a special place, Chucky. There's books in here that can take you on adventures to anyplace you wanna go. The library's your special ticket to the world!
[Chucky starts fantasizing about things like becoming a fish, playing a saxophone, and becoming an alien in outer space, then cut back to Chas getting excited]
CHAS: Chucky, Kimi, I'm gonna get you your very own library cards!
[Chucky walks off and talks to the other babies]
CHUCKY: Didja hear that, guys? Kimi and me are getting liberry cards!
TOMMY: What's a liberry card?
CHUCKY: I don't know, but I think it's a ticket to the world, and Kimi and I are going on lots of adventures with it!
LIL: I want the liberry card!
PHIL: I want a juice box!

[...]

[Chas walks up to the front desk, where an elderly female librarian is typing on the computer]
LIBRARIAN: Yes, may I help you?
CHAS: I'd like a library card for my son Chucky and my daughter Kimi.
LIBRARIAN: No problem. You'll just have to fill out this little stack of forms ... in ink, printed. Neatly.
[she puts a large stack of papers on the desk]
CHAS: I'm very good at filling out forms. I'm a bureaucrat, y'know.
LIBRARIAN: How fascinating ...
[she looks down at the two babies]
LIBRARIAN: Now, Chucky and Kimi, there are a number of important library rules. One, you must be very quiet while in the library.
[Chas suddenly yells as he knocks a cup of pencils off of the table, then the librarian (after giving him a dirty look) continues talking to the babies]
LIBRARIAN: Two, there is no food allowed anywhere in the library. And three, all books must be returned to the shelves.
[she takes the completed forms and starts typing on the computer ... Kimi reaches up and starts playing with the stapler on the table, so the librarian quickly grabs it before handing Chas the library cards]
LIBRARIAN: And here are your new library cards!
[she pats Kimi on the head]
LIBRARIAN: They're adorable ... if they remember the rules. Have a nice day!

[...]

[Chas brings Chucky and Kimi to the childrens' area, with the other Rugrats]
CHAS: Well Chucky, remember. That card is your ticket to the world. Hold onto it tight, because there's lots of great things in here for you to discover. So, go discover, little fella!
[Chucky joins the others]
CHAS: [to himself] Oh, I almost forgot. I gotta return this book.
[he takes "The History of Nasal Inahlers" and leaves, then cut to Lil looking at Chucky's library card]
LIL: Oooh, it's so pretty-ful!
PHIL: So, waddaya do with it?
CHUCKY: Well, I gets to look at all the books, and I gets to take some of 'em home, and I gets to use the liberry potty ... It's my ticket to the world!
PHIL: Sounds like it's your ticket to the potty ...
[Chucky angrily grabs his card back from him]
TOMMY: I think it sounds real 'portant, Chucky!
LIL: Yeah! Can we go on adventures to the world with you?
CHUCKY: Well, first you gots to learn the rules!
[in the background, Kimi has been absent-mindedly pulling books off of the shelves]
KIMI: Who cares 'bout rules?
CHUCKY: Don't listen to her, guys! The liberry lady says the rules are really really 'portant!
TOMMY: Like the rule at home that we has to sleep 'til the sun comes up?
PHIL: Or that we can't put Lil in the diapey pail?
CHUCKY: Sort of, but these are special liberry rules ...

[...]

[Chas brings his book to the front desk]
CHAS: Got it back just in time!
LIBRARIAN: Yes you did ...
[she suddenly pulls out a magnifying glass and inspects the book]
LIBRARIAN: What's this?
[a very tiny tear can be seen on the spine]
LIBRARIAN: This book is damaged, Mister Finster.
CHAS: Oh, well that musta happened when Kimi tipped over the table.
LIBRARIAN: No problem ...
CHAS: Oh, that's a relief.
LIBRARIAN: I'm just going to have to ask you for your library card.
CHAS: But ... my library card? But I've had it for thirty years!
LIBRARIAN: You must be proud.
[she grabs it out of his hand]
CHAS: But I can explain!
LIBRARIAN: I'm sure you can ... if you'll just step into our interrogation area.

[...]

[Kira has left the Rugrats with a group of other children and the male storyteller, as the scene opens with him halfway through his book]
STORYTELLER: "Then, the eensie weensie centipede walked all the way to the end of the leaf!"
[cut to Chucky, who is fidgeting and checking his pockets]
CHUCKY: [whispers] Hey, guys ...
STORYTELLER: "That's when the eensie weensie centipede met a little wittle cricket!"
CHUCKY: Guys!
LIL: Shh, it's the part with the cricket!
CHUCKY: But I losted my liberry card! Now the whole world's gone, just like that!
TOMMY: Don't worry, I'll help you find it!
PHIL: Yeah, we'll help!
LIL: We'll help you, Chucky!
[they get up to leave, but the storyteller notices them]
STORYTELLER: Children, stay right there!
CHUCKY: Uh oh, how we gonna get away from him?
[as the storyteller gets up, his glasses fall off]
STORYTELLER: Oh, my glasses!
[unable to see, he gets on the ground and starts reaching around for his glasses]
PHIL: I gots this one, guys ...
[he picks up the glasses and takes them with him]
KIMI: Nice work!
PHIL: Piece'a cape ...
TOMMY: Come on guys, let's find Chucky's card!

[...]

[inside the interrogation room, the librarian is pacing back and forth, grilling Chas under the hot lights]
LIBRARIAN: Mister Finster, that's a very very interesting story ... but we have ways of dealing with lawbreakers like you!
[Chas leans forward in the chair and puts his head in his hands]
CHAS: But it was an accident! I'm not a criminal, I'm a bureaucrat!
LIBRARIAN: A bureaucrat! Well, bureaucrats do excel at mindless work. Perhaps there is a way we can settle this.
CHAS: Anything, I just want my library card back ...

[...]

[Chucky has been looking for his card in another section of the library, when he catches up with the other Rugrats to find them pulling books off the shelves and checking to see if the card is in one of them]
CHUCKY: What're you guys doing?!
LIL: Looking for your liberry card ...
[nonplussed, he continues shaking a book to see if the card falls out, as Chucky dejectedly turns away]
CHUCKY: Oh, what's the difference? They can't take your liberry card away if you don't even gots one ...
[as he starts walking away, Kimi looks at him]
KIMI: Hey, Chucky! There's something on your pants!
CHUCKY: That's just the blueberry stain!
TOMMY: No, Chucky! Look!
[he reaches and pulls his library card off the stain]
CHUCKY: Oh! Look guys, it's my liberry card!
[everyone cheers, as Chucky picks up one of the discarded books]
CHUCKY: We gots to hurry and get those books back on the shelves!
[cut to the storyteller approaching with an angry look on his face, so the Rugrats try to hide the rest of the books under the rug, but he stops them and holds up his glasses]
STORYTELLER: Um, somehow these found their way into the book return bin!
[Kira walks into the scene and talks to the Rugrats]
KIRA: Did you all enjoy the story?
STORYTELLER: Actually--
[before he can continue, Kira looks down and sees that each of the babies is holding a book]
KIRA: And look, they each found a book!
[she turns to the storyteller]
KIRA: Oh, thank you very much!
[the storyteller can only mutter to himself in anger, as Kira takes the children with her]
KIRA: Come on, children ...

[...]

[Chas is at the front desk typing on the computer, when his wife and the Rugrats approach]
KIRA: There you are!
CHAS: Oh, sorry dear. There was a little problem with the book I returned, but I've taken care of it. I just re-alphabetized the library's card file, balanced their budget, and revised their Dewey Decimal System!

---

From tv.com:

"Rugrats" (Season 8, Episode 20) - Quiet, Please

First episode to feature Nancy Cartwright as the voice of Chuckie. And she already does a great job of sounding just like Christine Cavanaugh's Chuckie.

When Chas's library book is due, he takes the Rugrats to the library to return it. While there, Chas decides to get library cards for Chuckie and Kimi, saying that they're the "ticket to the world". But, will the Rugrats obey the librarian's rules to keep quiet, not eat, and to put the books back? Meanwhile, Chas's library privileges are revoked when the strict librarian notices a microscopic tear on the book's cover, forcing him to make a deal.

Case Study No. 0335: Tenhwa

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (38) The Librarian's Tale
13:38
Back at House of Ballads, we learn about THE LIBRARIAN
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[the player speaks with King Wencen]
KING WENCEN: Listen. Hallam and I have been discussing what has transpired in Uduath. You are needed for a very special quest, a song of your very own. You must travel to the home of Tenhwa, also known as the Librarian. It is an important journey, not without its perils.
[the player selects "Who is Tenhwa?"]
KING WENCEN: I know little about the Librarian, only that she and Hallam have spent many seasons studying the ebbing tides of magic and how best to preserve our ballads. She is an odd creature, quite aloof and reclusive. From what I've heard, she enjoys the scholarly arts of men, with all their brittle ink-stained quirks.
[the player selects "Where is Hallam?"]
KING WENCEN: Do not rouse your mortal worry for Hallam. He has left the Court seeking answers to our many questions. He will return in time. If someone is corrupting the songs of this great house, Hallam will find them. He is the Storyteller, and he knows our ballads better than anyone.
[the player selects "I'm ready"]
KING WENCEN: Go to Tenhwa's cottage in Haxhi. She will be waiting for you. Retrieve a ballad from her collection of Fae Cairns. It is called "The Hero and the Maid." Bring it to me, and guard it with your life. Its worth cannot be measured.
[the player selects "Ballads Library"]
KING WENCEN: The library is a collection of special Lorestone called Cairns, in which are kept the greatest of Summer Court ballads. As long as they are safe, so too are our songs. The Library was not Lord Ysa's idea but the inspiration of Hallam the White. He created the Cairns and cast the spell that protects them. The world is changing. Everyone knows it, even if some choose not to accept it. Even as Summer Court magic weakens, our Library of lore will remain strong.
[the player selects "Fae Cairns"]
KING WENCEN: I do not speak of magic with a knowing tongue, but I do know that the persistance of Fae songs is eternally linked to the enchanted Lorestones in which they exist. When mortals began to use magic to create, change and even destroy their own Lorestones, it was decided that the ballads of the Summer Court needed better protection. The Cairns are a new kind of Lorestone, Hallam's way of keeping outside influence from affecting our stories, from corrupting them as the days pass and seasons transpire.
[the player selects "Goodbye"]
KING WENCEN: Tenhwa is expecting you.
[the player looks at his Quests directory and selects "Two Knights and a Troll"]
NARRATOR: King Wencen has sent me to retrieve a Fae Cairn called The Hero and the Maid from someone named Tenhwa. She resides in the Ballads Library, located southeast of the House of Ballads, between Glendara and Haxhi.

[...]

[the player enters the Ballads Library and finds the young female librarian surrounded by a forcefield]
TENHWA: Welcome. Do come in. You must forgive my lack of hospitality. The Maid of Windemere and her minions have left me in a bit of a situation. Creth and Airmer could offer no remedy, but perhaps your mortal ingenuity will prevail where others have failed.
[the player selects "What happened?"]
TENHWA: The Maid paid me a visit this past evening. She and her accomplice, Nix the Troll, stole my most prized Cairns. All that work, and for what? With what I know, I should have expected an attack. Even this imprisonment spell ... it is the same she used in the ballad of "Two Knights and a Troll!" I can't recall the counter-spell, of course, as that Cairn was stolen. You must get them back, mortal. All of them. Especially the one you came for.
[the player selects "How do I find the Maid?"]
TENHWA: Her nearest lair is Sundur Caverns, where her minion Nix makes his home. It is a craggy pit in Haxhi. East.
[the player selects "Goodbye"]
TENHWA: See you soon.

[...]

[the player returns to the Ballads Library after recovering the Cairns and defeating Nix the Troll]
TENHWA: Excellent! But, you've returned without the most important Cairn of all. Troubling, but that is a challenge for later. For now, you must break this cursed spell. As you've no doubt noticed, those Cairns are warded and will not reveal their secrets. They will, however, last an eternity. Perhaps even longer.
[the player selects "How do I use them?"]
TENHWA: Those Cairns are like Lorestones, but special. They are enchanted, and the only way to unlock their contents is to use the Echo Stone. The one in the next room is one of Hallam's early attempts, but it should work. Go listen to "Two Knights and a Troll." Find the words that will free me from this prison.
[the player selects "What is the Echo Stone?"]
TENHWA: It is a magical shrine specially created to hold the most glorious of Fae songs through tragedy and time. There is one in the other room.
[the player goes into the next room and activates the Echo Stone]
ECHO STONE: May the stone sing your song to the ages, may the breadth of time remember you. Listen, listen as the Echo Stone etches each ballad in memory.
[the player selects "Two Knights and a Troll, Part I"]
ECHO STONE: The story of two valiant souls I bring. Of the lords named Airmer and Creth, I sing. Two hearts united against common foes. The thoughts in mind of one, the other knows. Lord Creth, of Fae Knights most stoic and grave. Lord Airmer's hand and shadow, the Brave. And gentle Airmer, his equal in might. Dawn to Creth's dusk, day to his night. Here is the tale of how they stopped a Troll, the Maid of Windemere corrupted its soul.
[the player selects "Two Knights and a Troll, Part II"]
ECHO STONE: The troll named Nix had a most troubled heart. In nature was it displeased with its part. It hated its difference from the norm, and wished to shed its current form. In grief, it went to the Maid of Windemere. She motioned to Nix, and beckoned him near. "It is your wish to be human, I see," she whispered to the Troll in glee. "I shall grant your wish, and make you so." "You are a human now," she cackled. "Go!"
[the player selects "Two Knights and a Troll, Part III"]
ECHO STONE: And so the troll named Nix, to town it came. Never suspecting it was still the same. It crushed the road and split the wall, and Creth and Airmer were sure to fall. They faced the Troll and fought to no avail. The wise knights knew what was wrong in our tale. "The treacherous Maid of Winemere at play. We know in part what is wrong with this Fae." And so, Lord Airmer shouted to Lord Creth, "Challenge this troll to a dule to the death."
[the player selects "Two Knights and a Troll, Part IV"]
ECHO STONE: The troll, still under the wicked Maid's spell and was human, it thought, and all was well, rampaged through the countryside in joy, treating all as toys. Lord Airmer slowly approached him, and said, "If you are human, deal as such instead. Face us, if that is your fate. Duel us, and reveal the truth of your state." Then the troll and Fae did battle and fought; alas, all was not as the troll had thought.
[the player selects "Two Knights and a Troll, Part V"]
ECHO STONE: After he had won, Lord Creth said to Nix, with a mind to ease and a will to fix, "You are a troll, and that is good, my friend. You have no faults, no wrong to mend. But if it be your wish to join their kind, a better way you must find. There is naught wrong with following your will, as long as it does not bring others ill." Again the heroes of honor stayed true, the story of a Troll and the Knights two.
["Recite the counter-spell" appears on screen, so the player returns to Tenhwa]
TENHWA: Did you discover the words to the counter-spell?
[the player selects "But you've no faults to mend"]
TENHWA: I thought that was it. Apparently not.
["You have been cursed!" appears on screen]
TENHWA: Are you ready to speak the counter-spell?
[the player selects "You are human now! Go!"]
TENHWA: That's it! That's it!
[the forcefiled disappears]
TENHWA: Hear me, and don't forget a word. What Hallam feared is coming to pass. Somehow, using a new and twisted magic, the Maid of Windemere hopes to alter the Telling. At this moment, she possesses the single most important song in our canon, "The Hero and the Maid." If its story changes, we are all at risk. You must warn the House of Ballads. Time is running out ... for all of us.
[the player selects "What should I do?"]
TENHWA: Go, find Wencen and Hallam. It may already be too late.
[the player selects "Goodbye"]
TENHWA: I will sing of you, my friend.

---

From amalur.com:

The House of Ballads is a place where Fae heroes come to train before performing feats that make them into legends. These feats are stories written in song, which are given to each hero. The main goal for the House of Ballads is to repeat the past for the good of the coming future.

[...]

Mission 03
Two Knights and a troll

King Wencen will tell you to travel to a cottage in the north of Haxhi, where the Librarian resides. He wishes for you to retrieve a ballad from her collection of Fae Cairns called "The Hero and the Maid". Travel to the Library, unlock the door with the Ballads Signet Ring, enter and speak with Tenhwa, the Librarian, inside.

She tells you that the Maid of Windemere has left her in a sticky situation and that your mortal ingenuity will prevail over Fae's. There is a magical barrier surrounding her, which keeps her from moving and anyone getting close. If you try you will take a small amount of damage and be repelled backwards. Ask her what has happened to learn that the Maid and Nix the Troll have stolen all her Cairns that contain the counter spell. Without them she will not be able to recite it. After the talk with Tenhwa, you will set out to recover the Fae Cairns.

Make your way to the Sundur Caverns, which are located in Haxhi. Do not enter the Caverns just yet; instead go south of the mines to find the first Cairn on the side of a small cliff edge. Now go back to the Caverns and a group of Sprites will spawn; you can either fight them or just run right into the Caverns.

Advancing into the Caverns, you will meet Sir Airmer. Talk to him to learn that the Maid of Windemere is nowhere to be found, and then tell him you are looking for the Cairns. He will tell you that he has managed to find one of the Cairns, and that the Maid has left the area. She did, however, leave behind her companion, Nix the Troll, and Airmer wants you to join him in the battle against the beast. In this same area there is a hidden Pile of Rocks that you can loot. Take the western route until you can go either north or south: going south will net you another hidden Pile of Rocks, and north will lead you deeper in the Caverns.

You will soon come across some Bears that are not too difficult to take out with the help of your two new companions. Loot the chest to the west and continue north. Before long you will run into a group of Barghest. Pick them off one by one and make sure to grab the third Cairn before leaving the area along the eastern path.

A short distance along this path there will be a branching path leading to the north where you can fight some optional enemies if you wish. Otherwise continue following Airmer along the main route. A group of Sprites will ambush you as the path turns to the south, appearing in front and behind you, so make sure you are ready to face them. After repelling the first Sprite ambush, continue along the Cavern a short distance where, just as the path turns back to the east, another one awaits. Once these ambushers have been defeated, continue on to the east and retrieve the fourth Cairn.

---

From trueachievements.com:

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Developed by 38 Studios
Published by Electronic Arts
Genre: Role-Playing - Action RPG
Platform: Xbox 360

[...]

The next quest Two Knights and a Troll, naturally has more of the same fighting as you've come to expect. This one sends you to the Ballad Library to collect some of the ballads. Once you arrive the librarian will be under a type of curse and will tell you the ballads have been taken. You will go to retrieve 2 of them but will ultimately only get the Two Knights and a Troll ballad (in 6 parts). Anyway once you retrieve these you can return to the library and speak to the librarian. She will then have you use the Echostone to learn a counter spell to free her. Use the echo stone, then speak to her again choosing the "human" option (I forget the actual dialogue line, sorry). She will then be freed and send you back to the House of Ballads to tell the king that the Hero and the Maid ballad has been stolen by the Maid herself.

Upon your return you will learn that the entire court has been kidnapped by the Maid of Windemere. She will ultimately serve as the final boss for this quest line. For now accept the next quest titled What Lies Beneath. This quest will find you heading to a mission where you will be asked to speak with one of the brothers of the mission. Upon entering the bukhouse and heading upstairs you will see he has been murdered. Speak with some of the other brothers to eventually learn you need to investigate the well in town. You will descend the mission's well and have to search out 4 crystals. You will find 3 then confront the murdering brother for the 4th. If you pass the Persuasion check he will remain alive, otherwise kill him. Either way you will obtain the Whistle, which will appear as an item in your inventory (and totally reminds me of the flute from the original Legend of Zelda). I recommend you add this item to the radial bar as you will use it quite a bit later on. For now, just play it and follow the quest marker that appears to the final crystal. Note that the marker only appears for a few seconds (highly annoying) but you can play the Whistle as often as you need. Once you have all the crystals return to Hallam the White and the quest will be complete.

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From wikia.com:

Two Knights and a Troll is a quest available in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

Two Knights and a Troll is the third quest in the House of Ballads questline.

You are tasked with a ballad of your own this time. Seek out Tenhwa in the Ballads Library between Webwood and Haxhi. Tenhwa is in quite a bind but you can lend her a hand in a bit. Head to the upstairs room and loot the Fae cache for the Skill Book (Dispelling). On the 1st floor you can loot the Treasures of Meropis off the desk before heading out to Sunder Caverns in north Haxhi.

Outside of the caverns you can find Two Knights and a Troll Part I book lying on the ground. Enter Sunder Caverns and talk to Sir Airmer to receive part V of the series. Go west and north to find two Bears and a chest then take a detour west to find three more bears. Continue north and slay the Barghest then snag part III from the middle of the room. As you move east you can take yet another detour north and fight off some Barghest before continuing. As you leave the next room a group of Sprites will surround you, so don't get surprised.

Follow the path past another group of Sprites and up part IV. Turn the corner and go a little ways down the corridor to find Nix the Troll. A few Sprites spawn so put your focus on them while your Fae partners hold off Nix. Fight Nix like any other Troll and he will soon go down, dropping part II to complete the Cairns. Loot the two chests to the south and make your way back to the Ballads Library. Use the Echostone in the next room over and play all the parts of the ballad. Recite the counter-spell and return to the King at the House of Ballads. The Maid of Windemere has taken over and Hallam has a plan should you choose to accept it.