Added the posibility to provide the tag label
Added the possibility to store vectors of integers and strings in SiStripConfObject
Added the possibility to pass the configuration parameters with a DB object to APVCyclePhaseProducerFromL1TS
read APVPhases params from DB
Fixing a typo in BuildFile.xml
Updated test cfg files
Added a protection for possible null pointers
Merge pull request #3157 from venturia/fedconnection_protection-71x

Added a protection for possible null pointers
Merge pull request #3121 from venturia/apvcycle_fromDB-70x-newattempt

New attempt to backport #2910 and #3023 to 70x
Merge remote branch 'origin/CMSSW_7_0_X' into CMSSW_7_0_X
Merge remote branch 'origin/CMSSW_7_1_X' into CMSSW_7_0_X