diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index eff8b91..bcdb03e 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
@@ -12,16 +10,46 @@
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>Piccolo2D Core</name>
-  <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/</url>
-  <description>
-    A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.
-  </description>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/core</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/core</developerConnection>
     <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk/core</url>
   </scm>
   <reporting>
+<!--
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-changelog-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>taglist-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+-->
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index af6699e..67e9d59 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
@@ -11,10 +9,6 @@
   </parent>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-examples</artifactId>
   <name>Piccolo2D Examples</name>
-  <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/</url>
-  <description>
-    A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.
-  </description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
@@ -22,13 +16,29 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  <scm>
-    <connection>
-      scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples
-    </connection>
-    <developerConnection>
-      scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples
-    </developerConnection>
-    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples</url>
-  </scm> 
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk/examples</url>
+  </scm> 
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <archive>
+              <manifest>
+                <mainClass>edu.umd.cs.piccolo.examples.ExampleRunner</mainClass>
+              </manifest>
+            </archive>
+            <descriptorRefs>
+              <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+            </descriptorRefs>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/extras/pom.xml b/extras/pom.xml
index b87c497..79812b5 100644
--- a/extras/pom.xml
+++ b/extras/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
@@ -12,10 +10,6 @@
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-extras</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>Piccolo2D Extras</name>
-  <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/</url>
-  <description>
-    A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.
-  </description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
@@ -24,15 +18,45 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <scm>
-    <connection>
-      scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/extras
-    </connection>
-    <developerConnection>
-      scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/extras
-    </developerConnection>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/extras</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/extras</developerConnection>
     <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk/extras</url>
   </scm>
   <reporting>
+<!--
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-changelog-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>taglist-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+-->
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 1e114b1..8be24cd 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
   <version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <name>Piccolo2D Parent Pom</name>
-  <description>
-    A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.
-  </description>
+  <name>Piccolo2D Parent</name>
+  <description>A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.</description>
   <properties>
-    <!--
-      http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/POM+Element+for+Source+File+Encoding
-    -->
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <httpbase>http://www.piccolo2d.org/java</httpbase>
     <httpsitebase>${httpbase}/site</httpsitebase>
@@ -48,33 +41,21 @@
   <mailingLists>
     <mailingList>
       <name>Piccolo2D Announce</name>
-      <subscribe>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-announce/subscribe
-      </subscribe>
+      <subscribe>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-announce/subscribe</subscribe>
       <post>piccolo2d-announce@googlegroups.com</post>
-      <archive>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-announce
-      </archive>
+      <archive>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-announce</archive>
     </mailingList>
     <mailingList>
       <name>Piccolo2D Users</name>
-      <subscribe>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-users/subscribe
-      </subscribe>
+      <subscribe>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-users/subscribe</subscribe>
       <post>piccolo2d-users@googlegroups.com</post>
-      <archive>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-users
-      </archive>
+      <archive>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-users</archive>
     </mailingList>
     <mailingList>
       <name>Piccolo2D Dev</name>
-      <subscribe>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-dev/subscribe
-      </subscribe>
+      <subscribe>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-dev/subscribe</subscribe>
       <post>piccolo2d-dev@googlegroups.com</post>
-      <archive>
-        http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-dev
-      </archive>
+      <archive>http://groups.google.com/group/piccolo2d-dev</archive>
     </mailingList>
   </mailingLists>
   <licenses>
@@ -85,13 +66,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <scm>
-    <connection>
-      scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk
-    </connection>
-    <developerConnection>
-      scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk
-    </developerConnection>
-    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/parent</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk/parent</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk/parent</url>
   </scm>
   <organization>
     <name>Piccolo2D</name>
@@ -171,10 +148,6 @@
     </contributor>
   </contributors>
   <build>
-    <!--
-      extensions> <extension> <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
-      <artifactId>wagon-ftp</artifactId> </extension> </extensions
-    -->
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99ae060..c777a3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>
@@ -11,17 +10,10 @@
   <artifactId>piccolo2d-complete</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Piccolo2D</name>
-  <description>
-    A revolutionary way to create robust, full-featured graphical applications in Java and C#, with striking visual effects such as zooming, animation and multiple representations.
-  </description>
   <scm>
-    <connection>
-      scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk
-    </connection>
-    <developerConnection>
-      scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk
-    </developerConnection>
-    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse</url>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://piccolo2d.googlecode.com/svn/piccolo2d.java/trunk</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://code.google.com/p/piccolo2d/source/browse/piccolo2d.java/trunk</url>
   </scm>
   <build />
   <reporting />
diff --git a/swt-examples/pom.xml b/swt-examples/pom.xml
index 1bd1aa6..8b383e8 100644
--- a/swt-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/swt-examples/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>piccolo2d-parent</artifactId>