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Q: Show ALL files starting with a dot in Finder This answer from 2011 doesn't work for me:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true
killall Finder

I still can't see .DS_Store for example, .localized, ._. etc
cmd shift . also doesn't work.
I can see other dotfiles after I use cmd shift ., just not ._.*, .DS_Store, .localized so far.

A: Finder supportsCommand+Shift+. to toggle hidden files. This is the same as using the defaults write command you list.
As of a recent version of macOS, this does not show .DS_Store, and there is no way to show .DS_Store files in Finder. There are likely other files that have the same exceptions applied to them. To view these files, use the terminal:
ls -a
Files that do not appear with ls -a either don't exist or cannot be viewed regardless of configuration.

A: Well, I don't know about showing files starting with "." in the finder, but you can just as easily do what you want in the terminal. Just open the terminal go to the directory you want ( you start from your home directory you can use the "cd" command followed by the directory name like this: cd desktop or cd download. Once you are in the desired directory you can type ls -la to see a list of all the files and folders included the hidden ones that start with a "." You can open the files using the open command followed by the file name. You can also go inside the hidden directory by using the same cd command from before followed by the directory name.


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"There is a lot to unpack in this book…both a heartfelt eulogy and a musical inspiration for a whole new generation of young readers." – Kirkus
"Hosea does more than just entertain; he makes his own community as he shares his music and his warmth." – Publishers Weekly
"Blasi skillfully weaves dialogue, nature sounds, and city noise throughout the musical narrative…A touching tribute that serves as a reminder to listen to the people, music, and sounds that surround us." – School Library Journal
"Hosea Missouri Taylor, Jr., a Rochester, NY, resident and saxophone player, is brought to life by Blasi and Evans through a fictionalized example of his openhearted giving." – Booklist
Kathleen Blasi mines stories of everyday heroes. Active in the children's writing community, she is former Co-Director of the Rochester Children's Book Festival, for which she received a 2015 New York State Reading Association Literacy Advocate Award. Kathleen lives with her family in Upstate New York, where, along with honing her craft, she enjoys fostering curiosity in young storytellers.
Rain or shine and with his saxophone case in hand, Hosea rides the bus to the City of Rochester Public Market. Joyfully, he plays for everyone there, but especially for the children. Today, will he earn enough money to surprise one special child?
An Author's Note gives a deeper glimpse into the life of Hosea MIssouri Taylor, Jr. – a street musician and community advocate who elevated the lives of those in his community, "simply" by being himself.
Author james preller discusses "hosea plays on" with kathleen.
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Family History is Part of Who We Are
Based on a true story. Gaetana Curatolo takes on a mental journey back to 1912, when as an 8-year-old-girl living in an Italian village, she attempts to dodge her cursed name, while honoring tradition.
"A Name of Honor is an outstanding book to use for effective and meaningful integration of social studies and language arts. It draws students in with well-developed and believable characters and an engaging plot that is rich in historic information. It not only complements, but extends and enriches, social studies curriculum."
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Full of fun facts and anecdotal stories to illustrate them, this persuasive text model is really two books in one. Arguments supporting "yes" are countered with an equal number of "no!" arguments.
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On August 26, 1920, Congress adopted the 19th Amendment (also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment) to the U.S. Constitution—prohibiting denying the right to vote on the basis of sex. Working from the July 1848 first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls –...
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State Representative Drew Springer started working for corporate tax firm Ryan, LLC in March. He doesn't recall any conflicts of interest from a session spent overseeing Texas tax law.
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Women make up less than 5 percent of the Border Patrol's workforce, dead last among federal law enforcement agencies.
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Israel Accused Of Revoking Thousands Of Jerusalem Residency Permits From Palestinians
By Daniel Estrin
Published January 6, 2018 at 7:01 AM EST
A Palestinian man walks near a construction site of a new housing unit in a neighborhood in East Jerusalem known to Jewish settlers as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim. The Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future state and object to Israeli building there and throughout the West Bank. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital.
President Trump has recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. But a third of Jerusalem's residents are not Israeli citizens at all. They're Palestinians who hold Israeli residency papers.
Israel has revoked those papers from thousands of Palestinian residents, rights groups say. Jerusalem's mayor, however, would not acknowledge it.
"I'm not aware of anybody that his residency was provoked [sic]," Mayor Nir Barkat said in an interview with NPR's Morning Edition about the revocations. "I think, factually, this is probably not true."
But according to an August report by Human Rights Watch, Israel has revoked the residency status of at least 14,595 Palestinians in East Jerusalem since Israel captured the territory from Jordan in 1967. The group cited data that lawyers and rights groups collected from Israel's Interior Ministry through freedom of information requests and court cases.
In recent years about 100 Palestinians annually have been stripped of their residency rights in the city, though in 2008 alone more than 4,500 Palestinians lost their residency permits, according to data compiled by the rights group HaMoked. The Interior Ministry did not respond to several requests by NPR for comment.
Most of these revocations happened to Palestinians who left the city for an extended period of time, rights group say. Some groups have called it a "silent transfer" of Palestinians out of the city amid a battle over East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want to be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
"It's the opposite of encouraging people to be part of Israeli society. It's to push them out," said Daniel Shenhar, an Israeli lawyer who represents Palestinians whose residency rights have expired. "It's not violent. It's bureaucratic."
After Israel captured East Jerusalem, the Palestinians who lived in that territory did not receive Israeli citizenship, but rather the lesser status of permanent residency. It does not give Palestinian residents of Jerusalem the right to vote in national elections that Israeli citizens enjoy. Yet it does grant them other rights, like access to national health care, social security and the right to work and travel throughout Israel.
But unlike Israeli citizens in Jerusalem, Palestinians native to Jerusalem can lose their residency status and Israeli social benefits if they are away from the city for more than seven years, according to Shenhar. This affects Palestinians who go abroad to study or work, or who marry and have children abroad and wish to move back to their native city with their families.
Khulood Kawamleh, 31, finds herself stateless. She was born in the United Arab Emirates to a Palestinian father from Jerusalem, but was never considered an Emirati national. Her father made frequent trips to his native Jerusalem to maintain his Jerusalem residency papers, and in 1999, when she was 13, her father moved the family to the city so they could become documented, too. But Israel never accepted her and her brother's request for residency permits, and offered no explanation, she said.
She remains undocumented till today, without a bank account, driver's license or any ID. She keeps to a small section of the West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem to avoid detection by Israeli security. She dreamed of studying medicine in Germany, but has no travel documents to go abroad. Her lawyer says he's still fighting to get her a permit.
You feel you're in a big cage. Maybe it's a strategy from Israel to make people lose hope in their country, that it's not the place to stay in.
"You feel you're in a big cage," Kawamleh said. "Maybe it's a strategy from Israel to make people lose hope in their country, that it's not the place to stay in."
By contrast, Israeli citizens from Jerusalem can travel abroad, have families, return to the city and register their children as Israeli citizens, said Shenhar, the Israeli lawyer. "I don't need to think twice if I can go study abroad," he said.
Long legal battles have brought changes. Palestinians who wish to return to East Jerusalem are generally able to restore their residency status if they request it, Shenhar said. But they must first live in Jerusalem for at least two years on temporary status, and during that time, if they return with a spouse and children, their families must live without Israeli social benefits, he said.
In the last couple of years, amid a wave of Palestinian stabbings, shootings and car rammings, Israel has stripped residency rights from Palestinian residents of Jerusalem, and their families, if they were found to have carried out such attacks. This revocation policy is currently suspended, Shenhar said.
The Israeli Supreme Court this year set a precedent, saying Palestinians from Jerusalem have a special status and their connection to the city must be considered with regards to residency rights.
There is a path for Palestinians from Jerusalem to cement their ties to the city: They may apply for Israeli citizenship. In recent years, according to Danny Seidemann, an Israeli lawyer specializing in East Jerusalem, the number of Palestinians in the city applying for Israeli citizenship has risen.
But he says the number of citizenship requests Israel has approved has dropped.
Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
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There are an equal number of men and woman in Delaware County, Iowa to two significant digits. Total population of Delaware County, Iowa is estimated at 17,398 people with 8,692 male and 8,706 female. There are 14 more women than men in the county, which is 0.08% of the total population.
The Delaware County, Iowa Gender Ratio is 100 men to 100 women (100:100) or 1. Delaware County, Iowa's gender ratio is higher than the Iowa State average of 99 men to 100 women (99:100) or 0.99. The gender ratio is also higher than the national average of 97 men to 100 women (97:100) or 0.97.
Gender Ratios vary by age group as well as location. The table below shows the gender ratios breakdown in Delaware County, Iowa by age.
Delaware, Delhi, Dundee, Earlville, Greeley, Hopkinton, Manchester, Masonville, and Ryan.


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Summary of Zucked
Penguin Press, 2019
From ZUCKED by Roger McNamee Summarized by arrangement with Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Silicon Valley veteran Roger McNamee argues for tightening government regulation of Facebook and other social media platforms. He maintains that Facebook's ad-based business model erodes privacy, threatens democracy and degrades "public discourse." He writes that Facebook was a conduit for Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and a tool of violence against minorities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Now, he reports, since Facebook avoided price-based antitrust prosecution, it appears unimpeded by regulatory constraints. McNamee's alarming account will intrigue readers who wonder if social media is a public threat and, if so, how society and policymakers should respond.
Roger McNamee co-founded successful venture, crossover and private equity funds during his 34-year career as a Silicon Valley investor.
Facebook embraced its motto: "Move fast and break things."
Facebook, a social media giant, became the fourth-most-valuable company in the United States through its power to track users and persuade them to modify their behavior. The US government took antitrust action to limit the power of IBM and Microsoft when they, respectively, dominated the markets for mainframe and personal computers. In fact, by the time Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004, the US government had been regulating the technology industry with a light touch for more than 20 years. Facebook embraced its motto, "Move fast and break things," but failed to anticipate the unintended damage its advertising business model would cause.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has made privacy a low priority.
Zuckerberg essentially decides what Facebook does, right or wrong, and his decisions have global implications. He closely controls Facebook, which follows a centralized decision-making process, thanks in part to the operational simplicity of the company. Facebook owns several popular social media platforms...
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Q: Quartz.Net 2.0.1 Trigger I have a web application and I am trying to setup a trigger to start when the application has started and then trigger every 5 minutes
Everything is within Global.asax - seemed like the right place to put it:
public class Global : HttpApplication
{
    public static StdSchedulerFactory SchedulerFactory;
    public static IScheduler Scheduler;
    public static ITrigger ImageTrigger;

    protected void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        SchedulerFactory = new StdSchedulerFactory();
        Scheduler = SchedulerFactory.GetScheduler();

        Scheduler.Start();

        ImageTrigger = TriggerBuilder.Create()
                                     .WithIdentity("ImageTrigger", "Group1")
                                     .StartNow()
                                     .WithSimpleSchedule(x => x.RepeatForever().WithIntervalInMinutes(5))
                                     .Build();

        var imageJob = JobBuilder.Create<DownloadImages>()
                                     .WithIdentity("DownloadImages" , "Group1")
                                     .Build();
        Scheduler.ScheduleJob(imageJob, ImageTrigger);
    }
...
}

So I assumed having a simple schedule use .WithIntervalInMiniutes() with cause the job to be invoked or have it got it massively wrong?
P.s. I have also tried:
        AlertTrigger = TriggerBuilder.Create()
                                     .WithIdentity("AlertTrigger", "Group1")
                                     .StartNow()
                                     .WithCronSchedule("0 0/1 * * * ?")
                                     .Build();

Followed by screaming at the computer!
Thanks in advance for your help.
Matt

A: I've tried your code and it works properly.
I don't think a web-service is the best option to run scheduled jobs cause of it's nature.
I would suggest you to read ASP.NET Application Life Cycle.
Application_Start

Called when the first resource (such as a page) in an ASP.NET
  application is requested. The Application_Start method is called only
  one time during the life cycle of an application. You can use this
  method to perform startup tasks such as loading data into the cache
  and initializing static values. You should set only static data during
  application start. Do not set any instance data because it will be
  available only to the first instance of the HttpApplication class that
  is created.

ASP.NET worker processes running in IIS are shutdown and recycled after a certain amount of time of inactivity. You can change this behavioral, though.
Another interesting article can be read here.

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I always buy pumpkin purée this time of year, even if I have no definite plans on what to make with it. It's available in abundance at the store and if you have a pumpkin addict at home, it's important to stock up. Last year I made pumpkin-cardamom cheesecake. This year I wanted to make something that vegans and others who do not eat any dairy products can enjoy. An alternative to sugar cookies seemed a good choice. These cookies are naturally vegan, made with coconut oil instead of butter.
Just plain, it is soft and has a gentle taste of pumpkin and coconut. Your kitchen will smell amazing as you bake these.
Make them extra special with a light confectioner's sugar glaze.
So many choices with one simple, naturally vegan cookie dough.
In a stand mixer, blend the coconut oil and sugars.
Add in the vanilla, spices and mix.
Add the pumpkin puree and combine well.
Roll into balls (about one tablespoon of dough) and place in baking pan.
Optional- Add in a 1/2 cup of shredded coconut or before adding the flour or stir in a 1/2 cup chopped walnuts after incorporating the flour. If you want to make them into chocolate chip cookies, add 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and omit the cardamom.
Optional Glaze- Whisk one cup of confectioners sugar with 2 teaspoons of water and a 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.


While this post has nothing to do with the stated purpose of this blog ( I posted it on my other blog) I wanted to place it here, because I hope it's message will resonate with some of my readers who do not subscribe to my other blog.
For many years I felt I possessed an insight into this verse that a lot of people could not appreciate. Whenever I read this verse, invariably an image would come to mind of experiences I had in Vietnam. I remember being on guard in Vietnam, staring out into the darkness, praying that I would see nothing throughout a long and fearful night. Most of the time, the night would pass uneventfully, although it was not always to be so. But it's that image of staring out into a darkness so black that it seems to envelop you that I most remember. Can you imagine the relief when daylight finally arrives and most of the danger is over? And that's how it must have felt to watchmen on the city walls in the ancient world; fear turning to relief with the promise of one more day.
As I try to deal with a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer I feel some of that same anxiety. I see before me a darkness that threatens to swallow me up with no promise of daylight at the end. You see, I understand that life is too uncertain and our fears too real for them to be explained away simply by quoting an inspirational verse. You can quote this verse (and hundreds of others) to me, but the darkness is still there and the struggles ongoing.
So, what should we do with verses like this? First of all, be careful before you post an inspirational verse on social media. Can you understand that I now have two perspectives on this verse that many of you cannot identify with (Vietnam and cancer)? Posting a verse such as this provides little encouragement to me, unless it is put into a context that recognizes the full reality of my situation. I would even suggest that until you have experienced real hardship in life, perhaps you may not be the best one to provide encouragement. Better to leave that to those who have some battle scars and have experienced struggle firsthand.
So how can this and similar verses encourage us? Certainly not by some "health and wealth" platitude that everything is going to work out fine. From a material perspective, it may not. Yes, I can and do look forward in faith to a time when the darkness is over and an eternal morning dawns. I believe that, but I still have to deal everyday with pain and struggles that are so real I am reluctant to describe them. I have to watch my wife step in and do so many things that should be my responsibility. And although she does so magnificently and without a word of complaining, it is hard for me to accept.
So, just in case you missed it, here is the lesson with which I would leave you. Please recognize that life is real and struggle is part of it. For many of us the darkness is always there, ready to engulf us. Simply posting an inspirational verse or quotation by itself is not enough. Do something to acknowledge that you recognize the reality behind it. The last thing someone struggling with a serious problem needs is for someone to post something that just adds to their guilt, because they do not have a blind faith that takes away all of the fear. And as much as I long for the morning, today the darkness is still there. So, leave me with encouragement as I struggle with that darkness, rather than guilt because I am still struggling.
Originally I did not intend to comment about my ongoing battle with lung cancer, but I feel the need to share a short summary of what I am doing and how I am responding.
As I anticipated, it has been almost impossible to maintain the physical and mental discipline necessary to post further entries. I still hope to be able to do that sometimes, but that will depend on my response to treatment.
In the meantime, for those who are interested, I am responding to chemo as well as could be expected. After three rounds of chemo, my oncologist ordered a CT scan which shows that the chemo has been somewhat effective at reducing the cancer. She ordered three more rounds of chemo. At that time, they will do another CT scan and decide what if any treatment would be appropriate going forward. I am dealing with chemo induced anemia, but there is a shot I take that helps raise the red blood count.
Overall, I believe I am responding to treatment as well as could be expected. Generally, I am upbeat, and I am certainly not sitting at home waiting to die. While that may come at some point, I would like to use my situation to encourage others who are facing trials that may appear insurmountable.
I have had much time to think about how I would like to be remembered. I hope that this blog has provided (and may still continue to provide) factual and interesting information about the history of the Bible. More than that, I would like to use my condition to touch other peoples' lives. If my experience can provide strength for someone who feels hopelessly entangled in depression, guilt, or despair that would be the greatest blessing I could receive. And if something I wrote caused another person to pick themselves up and try again, I would be thrilled. If you have not checked the page in this blog that has a link to my other blog, Faith and Inspiration, you might wish to do that. I am using that blog now to post updates as well as inspirational posts.
Obviously, the focus of my life must now change, but I hope that in whatever format it may be, I may continue to influence others for good. I see all the negativity on social media, and it saddens me beyond measure. It's not how I wish to be remembered.
So, I'm still here, feeling fairly well, even as I continue to deal with effects of chemo. I have a future before me, whether it is months or a couple of years doesn't really matter. What matters is how I can help other people. That is what I want to do now, and that is how I would like to be remembered.
This post is to let my readers know that the nature of this blog may change in ways that cannot be predicted at this time. On April 15, 2014, I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Further tests are being run to determine the best course of treatment, but the oncologist made it clear that the goal of treatment is not to cure the disease, but to prolong my life.
I have never been a smoker, and we have no history of lung cancer (actually of much cancer at all) in our family. The oncologist agrees that if there is a single cause, it is most likely due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. In the next day or two I will be contacting the Veterans Administration to apply for service related disability.
Obviously, this development will impact what happens to this blog going forward. Right now I intend to continue making posts, although they may be shorter and more infrequent. How that changes in the future is in God's hands.
Since this is a Christian blog, I feel open about requesting prayers from believers who feel inclined to do so. I am most concerned about how this will impact my family, especially with a mentally disabled son living with us.
This is all I intend to say about this on my blog unless conditions change to the point that further information needs to be given.
The current issue of Biblical Archaeology Review contains an article, which discusses how many characters mentioned in the Bible have been confirmed. The article lists 50 people, although the author says that list is conservative. This includes not just people we normally think of as "Bible characters," but also ancient kings and Pharaohs which are referred to in the Bible. Actually the list is limited to people mentioned in the Old Testament; the article makes no reference to New Testament characters. Attempting to compile a complete list would be difficult, because that would involve dealing with some characters for whom the archaeological evidence is uncertain, and about which there is disagreement. Even so, I would love to see a more complete list.
1998 I wrote my memoirs, describing my experiences with the U. S. Army in Vietnam during 1969-1970. The title of the book is In the Shadow of Dragon Mountain. Because of the personal nature of the book, I did not publish it. Instead, I printed a limited number of copies for family and friends. I have rewritten this book and added a number of photographs which will display in color or black and white, depending on the device you use.
A pdf copy is available as a free download. The book may also be purchased from Amazon in a Kindle format for $.99. Finally, a paperback version (pictures are in black and white) is available which Amazon is selling for $8.50.
The link below will take you to the "My Books" page of my blog where you can get more information. It also contains links to each version of the book.
Jesus was born on December 25. Actually, nowhere in the Bible are we given the date of Jesus' birth, and shepherds would not likely have been in the fields in late December. The truth is we can't even be certain of the year.
The manger scene as we normally picture it is almost certainly not accurate. There were no "inns" as we know the term today. Actually the word commonly translated as "inn" is only used two other times in the New Testament in Mark 14:14 and its parallel passage, Luke 22:11. There it refers to the room where Jesus and His disciples had the Last Supper. Jesus may even have been born in a house that took Joseph and Mary in. In the ancient world animals were often kept within the house, sometimes on the first floor while the family slept on a second floor. So, if there was no room on the second floor, Joseph and Mary may have been placed with the animals on the first floor. The point is that the cute little manger scene probably does not reflect what really happened.
The wise men were not there. Luke says nothing about wise men; that account is found in Matthew. The Magi as the Greek refers to them (we get the word "magic" from the name) were probably astrologers. That's why the star meant something to them. And the wise men find Joseph, Mary, and Jesus living in a house in Bethlehem. Matthew says nothing about them coming from Nazareth.
The visit of the wise men may have been when Jesus was two years old. Matthew has Herod killing all male children two years and under. In the tiny village of Bethlehem Herod would have killed at most a dozen children, not enough to merit a place in history. Herod was known for doing much worse.
We also tend to picture Christmas in one of two ways. We may remember Christmas from our childhood—for some of us quite long ago. The other picture has been implanted in our minds by Charles Dickens. Because of his famous story, A Christmas Carol, our minds almost unconsciously bring up images of Victorian England.
Nothing is wrong with either of these images; I tend to use them as well. At the same time, we should recognize that Christmas is not exclusively American or European. The message of Christmas is for all people in all ages. Below is a page from the Codex Vaticanus, showing what we have come to label as Luke 2:4—29. This early manuscript of course has neither chapters nor verses. It dates to approximately AD 325. Actually, the earliest manuscript that contains this story is p45 and it dates from about AD 225, a hundred years earlier than the Vaticanus.
I would suggest that as we look at the page from the Vaticanus, we pause to remember two things. First of all, the Christmas story is not a Victorian invention. As much as we may have buried its message in commercialism, it is still a part of the Christian message that goes back to the time Luke was originally written.
Also, Christmas is not an invention of Western culture. While it is meaningful to us, it is just as much for all people in all times. The story of Christmas is after all a message of hope and redemption, and all of us need that in some way.
While the King James Version may not be the best translation of the Greek text, its message has resonated for centuries, and it still speaks to us today. I leave you with it, just as it was spelled in the 1611 version.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good wil towards men.
And don't forget to listen to this version of the Christmas story.
A large number of the posts in this blog have dealt with textual variations in one form or another, especially in the text of the New Testament. I have concentrated so much on this topic, because opponents of the Bible frequently charge that the variations among the manuscripts demonstrates that the text of the Bible has become so hopelessly corrupted that we cannot know whether it reflects the documents as originally written. I have attempted to face the issues as honestly as possible.
Most recently I concluded a series of posts, concentrating on the most serious textual problems we find in the New Testament. I thought about doing one or two more, but I feel the point has been made. Some of my readers questioned my interpretation of the evidence for some of these passages, and with good reason. While a huge proportion of the variations can be determined with virtual certainty, there are passages for which the evidence is more subjective and which do make a real difference in how we read certain books. That is precisely why I chose these passages to examine. I wanted to bring out into the open the most serious textual problems we find.
I have attempted to demonstrate that the most significant textual problems we find have more to do with favorite stories than with real doctrinal or theological issues. Let me mention three that reflect what I have been trying to say.
The story of the woman taken in adultery in John 8 has no doctrinal or theological significance. Removing this story from the text may take away a favorite story (and it is one of my favorites), but it does no damage to anything taught in the New Testament.
The baptismal confession in Acts 8 describes a doctrinal practice within the heritage in which I was raised, but once again, only reflects a simple ritual that very few people would see as significant in any real sense.
Finally, the heavenly witnesses found in 1 John 5 provides a specific reference to what came to be known as the Trinity. At the same time, there are a number of other passages that teach essentially the same thing about which there is no question textually. So, once again, no theological teaching is in question.
And these passages are truly representative of the most serious kinds of textual problems we find in the New Testament. Those who suggest that the text of the Bible has become so corrupted that we cannot have any confidence in what it teaches have the burden of proof to back up such assertions. From my study there is simply no substantial evidence to support such charges. On the contrary, with over 5,800 Greek manuscripts dating back to the second and third centuries, we have a wealth of evidence that should cause us to feel confident that when we read the Bible, we are reading what the authors originally wrote. I remain convinced that is where the evidence should lead us.


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Галёнки — военный аэродром в Приморском крае, расположенный в окрестностях села Галёнки и станции ДВЖД Галёнки.

История
В период с 5 января 1942 года по октябрь 1945 года на аэродроме базировался 582-й истребительный авиационный полк, принимавший участие в Советско-японской войне на самолётах Ла-5.

С сентября 1946 года по 1953 год на аэродроме Галёнки дислоцировался 194-й гвардейский Брянский Краснознамённый авиационный транспортный полк ВДВ (в/ч 15474) четырёхэскадрильного состава: три эскадрильи на транспортных самолётах Ли-2 и одна эскадрилья на планерах Ц-25. В мае 1951 года полк приступил к теоретическому переучиванию на вертолёт Ми-4 на аэродроме Белоногово (г. Благовещенск), которое затем было отменено, и в сентябре 1953 года этот полк был перебазирован полным составом на аэродром Среднебелое в Амурской области.

С сентября 1950 года на аэродроме дислоцировался 18-й Гвардейский Витебский дважды Краснознаменный ордена Суворова третьей степени, ордена Почетного легиона истребительный авиационный полк «Нормандия — Неман». На вооружении полка состояли самолёты МиГ-15, МиГ-17, МиГ-21.

В 1982 году истребительный авиационный полк преобразован в авиационный полк истребителей-бомбардировщиков. В мае 1989 года полк перевооружился на МиГ-27К и МиГ-27Д. В марте 1993 полк получил самолёты Су-25 и преобразован в штурмовой. 12.11.2009 года 18-й гвардейский штурмовой авиационный Витебский дважды Краснознаменный ордена Суворова, ордена Почетного легиона полк «Нормандия — Неман» в рамках проводимой военной реформы ликвидирован. Накануне состоялось прощание полка с Боевым Красным знаменем.

1 декабря 2009 года полк и части обеспечения аэродрома преобразованы в 6983-ю гвардейской авиационную базу первого разряда (в/ч 62231). В конце 2010 года штаб 6983-й АвБ перенесён в гарнизон Хурба-2, остатки 18-го гв. ШАП стали авиагруппой штурмовой авиации. Затем авиагруппа была перебазирована на аэродром Черниговка (Приморский край), где слилась с остатками местного 187-го штурмового авиаполка.

1 декабря 2013 года на аэродроме Черниговка вновь был образован 18-й гвардейский штурмовой авиационный полк. На вооружении полка самолёты Су-25СМ.

Аэродром Галёнки в н.в. законсервирован (??).

Данные аэродрома
 Наименование — Галёнки (Galenki)
 Индекс аэродрома — ЬХИГ / XHIG
 ВПП 02/20
 Превышение 120 м
 Ширина — 42 м
 Длина — 2500 м
 Курс магнитный 019°/199°
 Курс истинный 009°/189°
 Покрытие — твёрдое (бетон)
 Освещение — нет
 Круг полётов RL
 Позывной (подход) — «Нарвик-Подход»

Примечания

Литература

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См. также
 18-й гвардейский Витебский дважды Краснознамённый орденов Суворова третьей степени и Почётного Легиона авиационный полк «Нормандия — Неман»
 Список военных аэродромов России

Военные аэродромы СССР
Аэродромы Приморского края
Галёнки
Нормандия — Неман
Закрытые военные аэродромы России
Заброшенные аэродромы

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Woman Wins Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Against Ethicon
Jun 28,2017
A woman who suffered injuries from a pelvic mesh implant was awarded $2.1 million in a Philadelphia lawsuit. Sharon Beltz sued Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, after she experienced ongoing pain from her surgical mesh.
Beltz received the pelvic mesh implant in 2006 as treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The mesh used was Ethicon's Gynecare Prolift product, which was taken off the market in 2012. Beltz began experiencing side effects, then attempted to have the surgical mesh removed. However, doctors were unable to remove the Prolift mesh.
Defective Pelvic Mesh Causes Severe Pain
Beltz now suffers from ongoing pelvic discomfort, along with urinary issues, lower flank pain, urinary tract infections, and severe pain with sex. She is also at risk of other dangerous complications, such as erosion of the mesh into her bladder or other organs.
This is the fourth straight Philadelphia verdict against Johnson & Johnson related to their pelvic mesh products. However, this award was the lowest of the four, as no punitive damages were awarded.
"Thousands of women suffer debilitating pain and injuries from pelvic mesh products. If you have been injured by a pelvic mesh product, get the help you need to fight for compensation," said Attorney Walter Clark, founder of Walter Clark Legal Group.
Our firm has been handling personal injury cases throughout the California Low Desert and High Desert communities for over 30 years. With a 95% success rate, the personal injury attorneys at Walter Clark Legal Group will fight to hold those responsible for your loss accountable and win compensation to cover medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. If you have been injured by a defective product and want to discuss your legal options, contact us today for a free consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer. We have offices in Indio, Rancho Mirage, Victorville, and Yucca Valley and represent clients through the entire California Low Desert and High Desert communities.


Welcome to The Pick. We run down our weekly ACC Nation Football Picks for each week's games. For more in depth analysis on games, we invite you to subscribe (free) to ACC Nation Podcast. Listen to this week's extended episode.
Want to go head to head with the guys for a week? We'll see how good you are at picking a random lineup of games during the season. Send us your name, email and phone number here. Why your phone number? You'll join the guys on the ACC Nation Podcast to either gloat or defend all those dubious picks.
Opening week usually brings about quite a few similar picks however this season there are a handful of games the guys didn't see eye to eye on. Let's take a look and find out who will be trash talking on the next podcast episode.
The first difference of opinion pops up in the California – North Carolina match up. There's some skepticism as to whether the Tar Heels can adequately replace key openings.
Amazingly enough it's not Chris picking South Carolina as he's made no bones about his doubts surrounding Dave Doeren on the podcast. Xayveon steps up to take the flak from Wolfpack fans and thinks the Gamecocks may have a surprise awaiting NC State.
In what is the biggest opening day game, Florida State and Alabama go toe to toe in Atlanta. Are all the guys 'homers' or do they know something that Nick Saban should be worried about?
Xayveon isn't sold on the ability of Virginia Tech's offense to score the points against the Mountaineers. Close game? Very likely and we'll be watching.
The guys split the difference in the Tennessee – Georgia Tech game. Jim thinks the Yellow Jackets offense scrambles many a good defense's brains. If they Paul Johnson has his team firing on all cylinders, it's all over for the Volunteers. Will and Chris think Tennessee is too much of a challenge for Georgia Tech to overcome. We'll all find out on Labor Day.
Enjoy the opening week of ACC football.


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Iraq's Sistani says security forces responsible for keeping protests peaceful
Iraq's top Shia cleric said on Friday that it was up to the security forces to make sure protests do not descend into further violence. (File photo: AP)
Reuters, Baghdad Friday, 8 November 2019
Iraq's top Shia cleric said on Friday that it was up to the security forces to make sure protests do not descend into further violence, and urged the government to respond to demonstrators' demands as soon as possible.
"The biggest responsibility is on the security forces," a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a sermon after Friday prayer in the Shia Muslim holy city of Kerbala.
Sistani also warned against exploitation of unrest in Iraq by "internal and external" forces which seek to cause instability in the country.
Protests over lack of jobs and services broke out in Baghdad on Oct. 1 and quickly spread to southern provinces. Security forces began using live gunfire to disperse demonstrations almost immediately and have killed more than 260 people, according to police and medics.
The protesters, mostly unemployed youths, now demand an overhaul of the political system and ruling class which has dominated state institutions since the US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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Iraqi PM: We are working on budget to help manage Iraq's economy
Iraq is working on a budget that would help manage the country's economy, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi said on ...
Iranian military chief: 'Enemies' using protests in Iraq, Lebanon to harm Iran
Iran's army chief of staff Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri said on Thursday that the "enemies" are looking ...
Three protesters killed in clashes as Iraq tries to reopen key port
At least three anti-government protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in southern Iraq, officials ...
UN expresses concern over rising Iraq protests death toll
The United Nations expressed its concern over the rising death toll and injuries during the ongoing protests in Iraq. ...


Except along the Niger River, Niger is an arid nation that is part of the Sahara Desert. Its official language is French, but Arabic and indigenous languages are also spoken. The culture is a complex one in which modesty is essential, although norms vary with each tribe.
The majority of the population lives in rural areas and practices Islam. Industries include uranium mining and textiles. Niger is made up of a number of ethnic groups, including the Tuareg, Fulah and Tibu. The Tuareg are known for their exquisite silver work.


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Q: Ajax GET call in a razor page not breaking inside the method in the controller I have the following javascript using ajax:
function MoveToWeek(weekIndex) {
    if (weekIndex == 1) {
        var index = @Model.WeekIndex;
        index = index+1;
        $.ajax({
            url: '@Url.Action("RenderCalendar", "Calendar")',
            data: { weekIndex: index },
            type: "GET",
            success: function (data) {
                $("#RenderCalendarArea").html(data);
            }
        });
    }
    else if (weekIndex == -1) {
        var index = @Model.WeekIndex;
        index = index+-1;
        $.ajax({
            url: '@Url.Action("RenderCalendar", "Calendar")',
            data: { weekIndex: index},
            type: 'GET',
            success: function (data) {
                $('#RenderCalendarArea').html(data);
            }
        });
    }
}

And the following method in my controller "CalendarController":
    [HttpGet]
    public ActionResult RenderCalendar(int weekIndex = 0)
    {
         //..snip
    }

I have confirmed the ajax code runs (if I put a javascript breakpoint on the $.ajax line, it'll break there). In addition the values in the ajax method do seem to be set correctly. In the debugger the javascript method has been compiled as such:
function MoveToWeek(weekIndex) {
    if (weekIndex == 1) {
        var index = 0;
        index = index+1;
        $.ajax({
            url: '/Calendar/RenderCalendar',
            data: { weekIndex: index },
            type: "GET",
            success: function (data) {
                $("#RenderCalendarArea").html(data);
            }
        });
    }
    else if (weekIndex == -1) {
        var index = 0;
        index = index+-1;
        $.ajax({
            url: '/Calendar/RenderCalendar',
            data: { weekIndex: index},
            type: 'GET',
            success: function (data) {
                $('#RenderCalendarArea').html(data);
            }
        });
    }
}

However, when this code runs, it does not break inside the method in the controller. Can anyone see why this doesn't work?

A: This particular partial view didn't use the layout file... which meant it didn't import the jquery lib. That's why it didn't work. Ooops.


A pilots first encounter with icing.
As my readers know I frequent various flying forums, always looking to learn something new. Today I want to share a post from a pilot that encountered ice for the very first time in his 20 years of flying. Training kicks in, and as my bride says, pilots do that pilot stuff they do.
I started my flight Sunday night, as I flew south to a friend's house. From my home-drone to the airport near his farm is only a 50-minute flight. I checked the weather before I left, and besides being nice on Sunday night, it was also forecast to be decent VFR on Monday morning for my return flight. It looked like the weather would get bad later Monday, with a mild snow storm moving in, but it wasn't forecast to arrive until Monday at about 4pm.
I got up early Monday morning, and checked the weather again. They were still forecasting VFR until about 4pm for my return flight. After breakfast my friend drove me back to the airport and we arrived right on time at 8:30 a.m.
My first clue that things might not go as planned was when I now checked the weather before takeoff: the front had sped up, and was now expected to arrive by noon. They were still predicting VFR until then. Okay, I'm cutting it closer now, but I still should arrive at home by 10 A.M., and the airmet sierra for my flight path doesn't start until noon. I also knew that I'd be flying over an area where I have numerous friends and family that could always pick me up if I couldn't go the whole way (not to mention it was only a 50 minute / 90 nm flight to begin with…I could practically uber the whole way if necessary).
I took off at 9 a.m., just as I planned, and for 75 nm's of the 90 nm flight, it was uneventful, with the worst of the weather just being hazy. When I was 15 nm South of my home field, I noticed the airport 20 nm WEST of my home field had just gone IFR due to low visibility…and I know the front was moving west to east, so it was only a matter of a short time before my field was IFR. But, I was just 15 nm away (and at this point, my home field was much closer than any other field), and my home field ATIS was still saying 6 nm visibility.
While still listening to my home field, the very next ATIS broadcast said 5 nm visibility, mist. Now I should say, that I've always had a problem "absorbing" an ATIS the first time I listen to the broadcast. I usually listen to ATIS at least 3 times in a row, often more. The first time, I'll get the local altimeter, and whether VFR or IFR. The next time, I make a mental note of the ceilings and the winds/appropriate runway. The third or subsequent time is when I start to hear the "other details" like the notes at the end, the temperature dewpoint spread, approach/tower frequency at controlled fields, etc.
As I'm saying this, the windscreen starts freezing up like its covered in wax paper, save for two little 3" circles where my defroster is blowing. Looking out the side window, I watch as my red-colored gas caps seem to first turn pink then a chunk of ice forms in front of each cap (I would have expected it to form BEHIND the cap).
As I start to align myself up to enter the pattern, I start to get the sensation that my engine throttle has been pulled back, even though it is still droning along at the same pitch/rpms. I look at my airspeed: I've lost about 10 knots, and I'm also slowly descending below pattern altitude, while unconsciously adding more back pressure. I add power (with carb heat, so I'm sure the effect of adding power is diminished) and more power, and finally full power, just to maintain altitude. I double check that I've turned on the pitot heat.
I take a wide pattern, because the plane feels mushy to me, and fly right to short final without slowing down (which the plane felt like it wanted to do anyway). I flared, without flaps, and the plane mushed onto the runway MUCH MUCH faster than normal. I had to fly by looking out the side window, so maybe this added to the feeling of going faster, I don't know. Luckily, I touched down more or less on the numbers, because it took a while to stop, not to mention it was also apparent that the runway was very icy.
I taxi off the runway, over to my hangar, and shut down. When I get out, I would not describe the weather as "mist" but more of a heavy drizzle. I pushed the plane into my hangar, and took a couple of photos. I started up my hangar heaters and it took quite some time for the ice to melt off…so long, in fact, that I wonder how long it would take for the ice to come off if you were flying and changed to, say, +2 C air.
So here are some pics…like I said, maybe it wasn't as bad as I felt, but it still scared the crap out of me.
I know I had a pucker factor just reading this one. This pilot did the right things to get the plane on the ground. Assess the situation, make the decision and move forward, pitot heat on, carb heat on, shallow wide bank turns in the pattern, increased throttle, and a no flap landing.Thankfully the pilot landed his plane safely.
We can debate weather all day long, but we all know how fast things can change in the air. His closet field was in view and still reporting favorable conditions. I would have made the same call. It's amazing how long it takes to fly those last few miles, it seems like an eternity. I'm thankful pilots share their experiences for all of us to learn from. I think I'll practice some landings through the side window. As a side note, my recent duct work upgrade really provides excellent defroster and heat in the Sundowner.
I was given permission to post this story and the pilots pictures.
I have had the oil sump and cylinder heaters turned on Zero Eight Romeo for two days now, it was time to get the oil pumping. It's been really cold out and ugly overcast, at least until today. The sun finally showed its face and I took advantage of the preheats on the plane.
Zero Eight Romeo was ready for some flight time and so was I. I checked TFR's and NOTAM's then headed to the airport. Mary has been under the wx, dealing with migraines, but felt a bit better today. With the zoo secure and Mary planning to get up, I decided to get some flight time in and then run errands when I got home.
I took on twenty-five gallons to bring my total to fifty and then disconnected the heaters just prior to tugging the plane out to the ramp. My last to-do items were strip off the warm moving blankets, shut the hangar door, then climb aboard. As I taxied out I did a quick test for the video and called the house via the new audio panel PMA7000M BT. I should have held my position on the taxiway but I was moving along slowly and was clear in each direction.
The Bluetooth works perfect, I dialed the phone from my recent list, hit send and there was my bride, loud and clear.
The rest of the flight was pretty typical so I'll welcome you to ride along with today's video.
My reading has slowed down a bit with the holidays but I finally finished this WWII behind the scenes look at the special relationship shared by Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Meacham takes us back to their childhoods and provides a glimpse of what shaped the way they thought and how they reacted. Two unique men, both powerful leaders, from the greatest generation. These men shaped history with the decisions they made.
Merry Christmas to all our readers and best wishes for a Happy New Year!
To all of you that share our passion for flight we hope you enjoy the adventures that 2018 will offer.
Since my work schedule is...well non-existent, I thought I would get some air time today. The initial plan was to fly to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and take care of my parents grave. Sadly, I didn't make the customary memorial day prep or visit this year with everything that was going on with my foot.
After looking at the TAF for KAVP I didn't want to tangle with the gusting high winds or the low ceilings since I am no longer IFR current. Instead, I decided to stay local, explore the coast and then find lunch. Mary wasn't feeling that great and decided to stay in bed to try and shake the start of a migraine that was coming on. I made sure the zoo was squared away then ran a few errands and finally headed to the airport.
I sent a text to my friend Chet but he was just strapping into the dentist chair then getting ready to head to New York for the Holidays. I posted on FaceBook but no takers. Chris (Photographic Logbook) did respond and advised don't head his way they were expecting 50mph wind gusts.
The airport seemed quiet today, off season and almost mid-week. I tugged Zero Eight Romeo out into the sun once my preflight was complete and waited on the fuel truck. I took on seventeen gallons to bring me back to fifty, I was ready to go. I did sump and again found a trace of water in my right tank. This will require monitoring, especially since my plane hasn't been outside overnight since the end of October.
I launched off of runway three-two and enjoyed the cool temps, climbing out at a thousand feet per minute. I set a course for the Waterloo VOR (ATR) and tracked my way towards Lewes. As I approached I could see the Lowes store and my work site right next door. I took a few pictures then pointed for Cambridge, KCGE.
Delaware Coastal (KGED) was still busy. I decided to steer clear and climbed to four thousand five hundred, watching the bee hive of activity on ADS-B. Once clear of the circus I started my descent for the restricted area (R-4006) with an operational floor of three thousand five hundred. I was flying along at or below three thousand enjoying the view. I traded position reports with a jet inbound for runway three-four at Cambridge. I crossed midfield, entered the left down wind and made a nice long landing for the last taxiway.
As always, Kay's was busy. I ordered a BLT on rye with a cup of chili. The food and service was very good and I enjoyed the company around me, I love to people watch.
I finished up and settled the bill then headed out to Zero Eight Romeo. I made a quick check of the fuel followed by a walk around before climbing in. I forgot to turn the camera on so no take of video. I did get some video heading east for home and managed to capture my landing at Ocean City. A fun day flying and 1.5 hours to add to my flight log.
I've been working on my video editing skills and decided I really needed to up my game. I have been watching videos on creating thumbnails, intros, outros (yeah, that's a word)and looking for ways to increase my subscribers and likes.
There have been a few changes to the blog, my YouTube channel, and I added an Author page to FaceBook to help advertise my two books.
Advertising has been a learning experience that just keeps teaching, ok, reminding me how little I know about that process. All in all it's been productive and I hope that reflects on what's presented on both the Flight Journal blog and my YouTube channel.
I spent some time putting together my annual year in review, happy with the final edit, I was ready to post it to my blog. Maybe the flying Gods smacked me down for so few hours this year, I'm not sure. Somehow, everything was deleted. I guess this is a reflection of how my flying went this year so I should just deal with it and move on...here we go.
I started this year with a flight on new years day. I was excited to play with my new VIRB camera and the set up process. I hoped to figure out the settings, and if lucky, get some video posted. The video was fine, I needed to hook up the audio cable. Lessons learned.
With my first flight in the log book I was ready to get checked into Peninsula Regional to have my foot surgery taken care of. I should mention that I really do not like hospitals and have a strong tendency to break out when I've had enough. I have a history and have caused hospital floors to be locked down while they look for me, honest, I'm not making this up. Surgery went very well and my Bride was there to provide support and keep me in my room. I was released Sunday and Mary drove me home after a brutal snowstorm swept through the area on Saturday.
February started like January ended, more doctor visits and a new cast after staples were removed. The healing process was moving right along and the doctor seemed happy. I was happy just getting out and about even if it was for a doctors appointment. Mary loaded me up and drove Ziva and I to the airport where she could play and I could master the scooter.
I found myself reading more and working on gathering stories for my manuscript. I am finally going to write that book that I have been talking about.
I got busy typing away, working on putting my book together and working towards an imaginary deadline for my editor. I spent a lot of time sitting in the office and assembling a time line of sorts for the basic chapter layout. While I was typing away I also took some time to learn about the self publishing process, royalties, printing, shipping and advertising. This was a whole new world to me.
I was also moved to weight bearing status! I lost the last cast and was put in a walking boot, the moon boot, as I liked to call it.
I didn't forget Zero Eight Romeo while playing author, I was still the maintenance chief for my aircraft. The Beech Aero Club had some great deals and I ordered Landing gear shock discs (donuts), new rubber trim and a few other bits and pieces for my inventory.
With the down time I was also able to put together some new buttonolgy posts. I enjoy working through various scenarios and learning new tips and tricks for my avionics.
The month of April was all about weight bearing and trying to push myself to shed the walker and crutches. The Doc had moved my weight bearing status up and I started in late March, he was very happy with the fusion and how it was healing. I was making serious progress toward walking unassisted.
I was shifting gears from maintenance to pilot and the thoughts of shedding rust was now my focus. I reviewed my checklists, the POH and worked with my forflight and Garmin sim to help transition back to the cockpit.
I returned to flight on May 3rd.
I had butterflies in my gut as I was on the roll but I calmed down once climbing out. The pilot stuff kicks in and we do what we were taught to do, fly the plane. My first pattern was sloppy, altitude up and down and speeds a bit fast. I made my turn from base to final and I was waaaaay high and fast. I chopped the power and made it down to 400' before going around, yikes, I am rusty.
I did a few take off and landings and felt back at home, left seat, by the time I was finished.
I had been on the fence about getting a tug but finally decided it would help the repaired foot. With networking in full force I acquired a tug from my friends Adam and Dave from Wings field. Dave delivered the tug to me in Ocean City, saving a long drive. Thanks Dave!
June was a busy month. I was back flying and trying to log some time while trying to get my final book edit approved and published.
Time to Spare...Go by Air was available for pre-order. It finally happened, I was published. Now, it wasn't for the money or some wild dreams of crazy sales, I just wanted to cross another item off my bucket list.
My flying was feeling more comfortable each time and Zero Eight Romeo experienced no side effects from three months of down time. Mary and I got back to dog rescue missions and once again worked with the Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue to get Cole to his forever home.
We finished out the month with Mary staying up in Wilmington to help out with her brother after his back surgery. I flew a few missions to provide transportation. I also was finishing up my second book, The Realization of a Boyhood Dream.
My second book, The Realization of a Boyhood Dream was back from editing, thanks to Melody, and I was ready to self publish. This book felt more polished, more attention to details that made the presentation all the better. I have Melody to thank for all her hard work and the many emails to help me along the process, she's a pro!
July saw multiple trips to Wilmington and a few breakfast flights along the way. One of the most important flights of the year was my flight with Charles form N57. The Swift Kick I Needed got me back on track and wanting to fly. I had been dragging a bit and honestly lost my motivation to fly.
It was a fun day flying with Charles and I can't possibly thank him enough for being my safety pilot. It was also fun to meet up with Bob. I love Ocean City but I miss having my flying friends close to home, it is the reason that flying hasn't been as exciting for me.
Thank-You Charles for the motivation to drag the plane out and go fly. You have kept me focused and reenergized.
August was family trip time. We made a short hop to the Jersey shore to visit Mary's brother and his family. They have a new place in Long Beach Island, Harvey Cedars. A beautiful town with plenty of things to do and see. Mary had a special bonus, she got to visit with her great nephew, Brennan.
Mary and I had a family visit from my niece Katie,and Mike, along with our great niece Brooke. Mike wanted to fly so I was happy to tug out Zero Eight Romeo and do the beach flight up the coast to Lewes and back.
Mary and I needed a vacation so me made plans for Sint Maarten. We went to Hawaii with our friends Pam and Ted and we all decided on the Island vacation to Sint Maarten. Air travel by way of American Airlines/Piedmont was a royal PITA.
I did get to watch the planes land at Maho beach, that was on my to do list if visiting the island.
When we returned from vacation I got a call from the company I did consulting for last year, they wanted me back. I accepted a position and will be headed back to Lewes, Delaware for DelDOT/DART.
Mary and I finished out September with a trip to New Bedford, Massachusetts to attend the Beech Aero Club BACFest. We had a fun time even though we were forced to drive thanks to hurricane Jose'.
A few milestones; we have owned Zero Eight Romeo for eight years, bringing her home from Texas in 2009. Zero Eight Romeo is also celebrating her 37th birthday!
I saw some flight time, making the trip to spend time with my brother after his surgery. I also planned and attended the BAC fly-in to Ocracoke Island.
Zero Eight Romeo survived a couple of months on tie down due to a repaving project that blocked access to the hangars. She's happy to be back in the nest and I gave her a spa day to make her presentable.
It's annual time! I repositioned the plane to 58M, Claremont for inspection. With work and Mary's eye surgery I could only assist one day. The men at Cecil Aero did a great job and Zero Eight Romeo had no issues. I did have a few things done for preventative maintenance.
After annual I repositioned the plane to KILG, Wilmington. I had an appointment with Red Eagle Avionics for the IFR cert and I added an upgrade while the plane was in the shop.
My panel is now sporting a new PMA7000M BT audio panel and it sounds great. I love the Bluetooth feature and making calls for clearance delivery are unbelievably simple.
I finished up November with a trip to the Dover AFB, Air Mobility Museum with my brother. We had a great time while the ladies shopped, black Friday shopping.
Zero Eight Romeo is home after her annual, IFR cert and new audio panel install. I am trying to schedule Ivan from C.A.V.U. for a real spa day.
Here is my year to date by the numbers. I did manage to add two new airports; 31E, Eagles Nest in New Jersey and KOKV, Winchester Regional Airport in Virginia.