refs #568 - add poms to 1.8 to support Eclipse CBI
refs #568 - genericize the repo url properties
refs #568 - additional changes to support CBI
refs #585 Added base thread pool factory that will name the threads.
ref #568 updated baseline tag.
Update pom to match MANIFEST version; remove link to category defn
Remove used imports.
Create a thread group of the poolName name.
Update branding bundle with id replacement
Update tests to match develop branch
Fixed getProperty of abstract property ref by back porting fix from develop.
refs #683 Don't error on new or unexpected features.