Merge pull request #77 from sfoley/master

Fixed VEL3D-B sample problem
updated 54 driver to work with the latest base class updates.
updated idk preload to use local deploy file.  Also stripped down
preload a bit more
publishing tests working
Merge pull request #78 from wfrench/master

Improved Preload
Changed assert_set_complete back to original, and fixed test_comm_config to include botpt.
Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master'
Merge pull request #79 from deverett/master

Fixes for Broken Buildbot
Changed date string reporting in data particle