Fixing issue mentioned in #51 with query function

Should use call rather than apply, test included
prep for 0.2.6
release 0.2.6
Potential fix for #51, fixing timestamp and id values on forced update
prep for 0.2.7
release 0.2.7
fixes for #53, cleaning up sync methods
prep for 0.2.8
release 0.2.8
more prep for 0.3.0