put __METHOD__ outside quotes, and don't overload  per CR feedback for WEB-8258 +review WEBCR-111
space out double end parens per code conventions for WEB-8258 +review WEBCR-111
do the TOC after its topics, so that we can recover better if the process is interrupted. move timer to the top of ajaxProcessRequest. many comment updates and added TODOs for WEB-8258 +review WEBCR-111