DOC-ENHANCED: Readme with Git Commenting Standard section
FIX: removed unnecisary *~ files and added a rule to the .gitignores to untrack these files for future commits.
FIXED: minor error in API/.gitignore.
FIXED: Removed a redundant entry in the API/.gitignore which also featured in the root .gitignore.
Merge branch 'git-commenting-standard'