by TimToady++: only carp about P5 $, variable where it is obvious
Fix year in README.
by TimToady++: allow $% and $@ itemizers to align with STD
prepared current release
make clear what JVM support is about
added contributors
[release] bump NQP revision
[release] bump VERSION
forgot to update short changelog -.-
Don't send out email announcements before tarballs are uploaded.
Release announcements now have .md extension.
[release] bump VERSION to 2013.05
Merge branch 'nom' of github.com:rakudo/rakudo into nom
Bump copyright year as suggested by bbkr++.

Closes #159.