fix for pistons not working (via pistonProtectionThroughDenyBuild) if faction doesn't have build rights in its own territory
Fix for crash on plugin startup if Worldguard integration is enabled ("worldGuardChecking") but Worldguard plugin isn't loaded on server

Also updated SpoutPlugin lib
Update to "handleExploitTNTWaterlog" method to not destroy Ender chests or portals; sadly there's still no method provided by Bukkit to get a block's blast resistance, so we have to go by a list of block type IDs which are supposed to be TNT-proof
Backups are now created of bad factions.json and players.json files if they fail to load due to a JSON parse error; same as we already do for bad conf.json
Update CraftBukkit lib to 1.4.2 dev build 2421
Updated old painting events to new hanging events so that item frames are also protected.

Also updated CraftBukkit lib and (hopefully) further clarified error message for GSON libs not being found in CB 1.3.2+ location.
Performance overhaul sponsored by rockxz3, using his large server's data for reference to help with testing and tuning. Timing numbers below are based on this data set on my test server.
* PlayerMoveEvent performance boost (from 0.047ms to 0.015ms in testing, ~313% as fast): now more thrifty in determining whether player has actually moved between chunks before doing anything else; important since this event triggers extremely quickly
* PlayerInteractEvent performance boost (from 0.068ms to 0.034ms in testing, ~200% as fast): now ignores left-clicks for interaction checks, since in CraftBukkit 1.4 left-clicks no longer open doors or activate buttons/levers/etc.; not as important as above, but still triggers quite often as people are digging or interacting with blocks
* "/f list" command performance boost (from 234ms to 30ms in testing, ~780% as fast): code was getting information for all factions, narrowed it down to only getting info for displayed page range
* "/f show" command performance boost (from 132ms to 28ms in testing, ~470% as fast): tweaked the ally & enemy listing code used
Added anvil and beacon to list of list of protected container materials
Protect hanging entities (paintings and item frames) from explosions; thanks to Tahkeh for the method
fix for economy check that made sure player/faction could afford specific commands not working correctly; thanks to spaceemotion for pointing out the problem and fix
updated known badPotionEffects to include wither potion
Wither boss second stage will no longer be able to destroy blocks in territory which has explosion protection (explosion faction flag turned off)
Fix for slashless commands triggering errors in CraftBukkit on rare occasions due to being run async
Fix for crop trampling and pressure plates not being protected due to bug introduced in recent performance overhaul
Using PlayerLoginEvent instead of PlayerPreLoginEvent to fix a warning.
Release 1.7.8 Beta
Fix for command prevention routine treating Wilderness areas as neutral faction territory in 1.7 branch
fix for piston retraction not working if faction doesn't have build rights in its own territory; missed this when fixing the same thing for piston extension recently
New setting "broadcastDescriptionChanges" (default false) which can be enabled to have faction description changes broadcast to everyone on the server. Previously description changes were always broadcast.

Also added witch and wither boss to monster list, missed that for last release.
Fix for pistons being able to push blocks into protected territory through water or lava