Merging fork to master 02/18/13 - 20:27 CST

Issue #1392 duplicate of Issue #1893 which is "In Progress"
Fix Issue #1409
Fix Issue #1440
Fix Issue #1671
Unable to replicate Issue #1714 (no work done...recommend Await User Response)
Unable to replicate Issue #1727 (recommend OBE)

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Last pull form master on 02/18/13 - 20:16 CST