Merge pull request #4 from GsDevKit/master

pick up documentation edits
Merge pull request #5 from GsDevKit/master

pick up Richard's feedback
Merge branch 'dev' into gemtalk
(cherry picked from commit 14260c5042951cdf8eac804e6075194195827392)
Merge pull request #7 from dalehenrich/master

script bugfixes