Lesson 8 - Alaskana cont.

I wasn't able to do #5 last night because the site was off-line to do a backup.  But now it's back on...

5.  I did a search on Will Rogers and it gave me 50 periodicals.  When I punched the Details button I got info on where I can go to get the periodical but I couldn't figure out how to access the periodical itself unless I went to their particular library.  Oh, my goodness.  The article is on microfilm!  I didn't know they still existed!

I looked up the History of Fairbanks because that is an interest of mine.  And I got 129 periodicals.  I got a wide variety of articles that had some connection to Fairbanks but I was looking for the history of the town itself, how the town got started and everything.  I wasn't sure how to go about limiting the search.  And if I did, I still wouldn't be able to access the information about it, just where I can find it.  I personally don't really find this site useful to me myself because I get my info on-line and can't get to the library hardly ever.  Maybe I'm just not using the site correctly.  I don't know.  Anybody have suggestions?

Lesson 8 - Alaskana

1.  One category I picked was Culture and Religion. Then under that, In The Beginning Was The Word.  It's about the Russian Church and the Natives.  The next category I picked was Native and Indigenous People.  Then under that I chose "Agayuliyararput - our way of making prayer".  Um.  Nothing has surprised me yet.

2.  I went to the FAQ section and the Pope met President Reagan in Fairbanks on May 2, 1984.  Some of the other questions sounded interesting so I spent a little more time there.

3.  I clicked on the community summary of Eek. Population of 318.  Our population is 296,197.  Well, plus one because I'm here now.  Wow.  I can't imagine living in a town with only 300 people in it.  I never heard of such a thing.

4.  I punched in my community in Alaska's Digital Archives and I came up with 3138 results.  I punched Anchorage, Alaska Tent City, 1915.  It was the Alaska Pacific University.  I cannot imagine living up here in a tent during winter.  The url is http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cdmg13/id/605.

There's no way to pick a favorite out of 3138 things, but I saw an amazing photograph of 4th Avenue after the earthquake in 1964.  That was incredible.  Especially since I've been on that road and to see it so different, so mangled.  It's just amazing.

I also really like the picture of Anchorages first snow fall in 1915.  I didn't know it til just now but Anchorage was settled in 1914 and incorporated in 1920.  And that picture is the same 4th Avenue that got mangled by the earthquake!  Amazing!

5.  The Goldmine Library Catalog is offline right now so I can't answer this question yet.

6.  The first halibut hook I saw was a very nice ornate wooden hook.  The Object ID is 97-32-1.  I didn't know that halibut was a very big flat fish.  I think the most interesting thing about it is that it comes from two words.  Holy and Butt. LOL!

7.  One project I chose was the Communities of Memory-stories from Fairbanks. The one interviewed that I played was Effie Kokrine, 1996.  She was so interesting!  The other project that I chose was The Fairbanks Jukebox - The Interior Experience.  The lady interviewed was Doris Southall.  She was a nurse.

I'm not sure what is meant by the next project search.  Because they are all about Alaska from what I can see.  I punched in Alaska on the search button and I got 5770 results.  So what I did was click on a project that was about Alaska as a whole.  So I chose Climate change Project.  And I read the interview with one of the natives that went through all the changes that are happening nowadays.  It was all really interesting!  This is one page I am definitely coming back to to browse through on my off-time.

Lesson 7b - Small Engine Repair Reference Center

I chose the snowblower oil change project.  I punched in Outdoor Power Equipment then chose John Deere 320.

It's a two-cycle engine so you don't change the oil.  You just mix the oil with the gas.  The general ratio is 50 to 1.

The only reason I was able to write the above is because my brother works on engines and that is what he told me.  When I looked up how to change the oil on the SERRC site, it didn't tell me any of this.  Just that it was a 2 cycle engine and you mixed the oil with the gas.  Which if I had just taken that at face value I would have assumed you put the oil in the gas tank.  (LOL!  My brother just told me that that is correct.)  Okay, so I'm a girl.  How am I supposed to know that?

I just looked up another type of snowblower to see if the lubrication is done differently.  And it talks about shift rods and drive clutches.  For heavens sake just give me a shovel! Why does mankind have to make everything so difficult?

Okay.  I looked up some all terrain vehicle (I do not know what that is) engine and I looked up the lubrication section and it was much more detailed and had pictures but it was still too complicated for me to understand.  I think I'll just take whatever breaks down to the shop and have someone else fix or maintain it for me.

Lesson 7a - Auto Repair Reference Center

1.  I really wanted to do the Popemobile but it wasn't on the list so I did the 2002 Aston Martin Vanquish from Die Another Day.  I did the info search on it and the engine type is V 12.  And 6.0 Liters.  Fuel delivery - FI.  Fuel, gas.  Apparently it has a problem with the throttle pedal assembly.  It becomes displaced.  I have no idea what that is or what the whole thing is about because car language is like Greek to me.

2.  I looked up my own car and I didn't see any recall notices.  But it did have a very long list of "Technical Service Bulletins".  I don't understand what that is but it didn't look like it was bad.  Okay, so I went to the Help button and that showed me where the Maintenance Interval Section was.  But when I put in my car information it didn't have the Maintenance Interval Topic so I put in another car and it still didn't have the right topic button, so then I put in another car - 2000 Ford Escort - and voila, it was there.  I couldn't put in my real mileage because my car is in the shop so I just put in a number.  I punched in 1 million miles and pressed the normal button (I didn't know which button to push so I just chose that one).  

This is what it said....

(I just copied and pasted it because it's too complicated.)

Services	Note		120,000	150,000
Accessory Drive Belt(s)			R
Air Conditioner System
Automatic Transaxle Fluid & Filter				I
Automatic Transaxle Fluid & Filter				R
Brake System Inspection
Cabin Air Filter	137
Clean Vehicle Underside & Inspect Drain Holes	115
Door Weather Strips	115
Engine Air Cleaner Element
Engine Coolant (GREEN)
Engine Coolant (ORANGE)	260
Engine Coolant (YELLOW)	178
Engine Coolant,Protection,Strength & Component	169
Engine Oil & Filter
Exhaust System & Heat Shields
Fluid Levels (All)
Fuel Filter
Hood Latch Pivots and Contact Areas
Inspect & Repack Rear Wheel Bearings
Inspect Battery Terminals	115
Inspect CV Joints/Boots
Inspect Fuel Tank, Cap & Lines
Inspect Parking Brake System
Lamps, Bulbs & Warning Devices
Locks And Hinges
PCV Valve
Restraint System & Seat Belts	115
Rotate Tires
Shift Linkage
Spare Tire Air Pressure	115
Spark Plugs
Steering & Suspension
Tighten Chassis/Body Bolts & Nuts
Timing Belt			S/I
Washer Spray, Wiper Operation & Wiper Blades	115

Service Type Descriptions

A = Adjust   C = Change   I = Inspect   L = Lubricate   L/I = Lubricate & Inspect   R = Replace   S = Service   S/I = Service / Inspect

Note Legend

115 - Every 6 months

137 - If equipped.

169 - Or 1 yr., whichever comes first

178 - Or 5 yrs, whichever comes first

260 - Every 5 Years OR 150,000 miles. If I had extra money, I would spend some to use towards maintenance now that I know that it needs it.  I was better off not knowing.  Ignorance is bliss, and all that.  LOL! Oh, well.  Maybe after I graduate I can do all that stuff.