Merge pull request #1 from dalehenrich/master

pick up Dale's master branch
Merge pull request #2 from dalehenrich/gemstone

merge in the gemstone work from dalehenrich/stone
reference glassdb in appropriate spots
change travisCI bug to reference gemstone branch [ci skip]
add configuration branch status [ci skip]
Merge remote-tracking branch 'glass/gemstone' into gemstone