Trimming dead code.. Part of #1400.
Slimming down util.php. See #1400
Replacing util.php with the composered variant. Fixes #1400 as far as I'm concerned.
Make sure $app['locale'] stays set. Fixes #1405.
Updating the 'about' page: remove timthumb and fancybox, add Magnific Popup. Fixes #1376