Merge topic '9808-bugfix'

cf238bb7 Fix freeze when running in parallel.
d2c29fe4 Fix dashboard issues from trying to tuple-slice a python list.
Merge topic 'catalyst-rgbz-plugin'

98c9988b RGBZView can now write multiple image format (jpg, tiff, png)
Merge topic 'link-pthreads-for-genericio'

35e8b4aa Add link to pthreads for CosmoTools VTKExtensions
Merge topic 'vtk_master_04_11_2014'

bc72f056 Update VTK to 04/11/2014.
Merge master into next

* commit 'aa525d5d662ea6c7036e47a07e4c8a146a773e5f':

Change-Id: Ic878bf1c72d36b2267bd305250f825327099b650
BUG: Use raw strings to prevent escaping

Change-Id: I66305b5d6b0dd8d42ebbe701f83a49db0ced9277
Merge topic 'fix-Use-raw-strings-to-prevent-escaping' into next

7d3df9fb BUG: Use raw strings to prevent escaping