BUG: Support pandas 0.8.0.
Merge pull request #1000 from jseabold/pandas-0.8.0-fix

BUG: Support pandas 0.8.0.
STY: Cleanup accidental cruft in comment.
DOC: Update maintainer notes with branching instructions.
Merge pull request #1004 from jseabold/maintainer-docs

DOC: Update maintainer notes with branching instructions.
BUG: Workaround for bug in sphinx 1.1.3. See #1002.