Merge back v1.10.x#2177

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pelson merged 5 commits intoSciTools:masterfrom

Oct 10, 2016

Commits on Sep 15, 2016

BUG: as_pairs usage removal within iris
cpelley
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Commits on Sep 28, 2016

Merge pull request #2147 from cpelley/AS_PAIRS_REMOVAL
ajdawson
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Commits on Oct 1, 2016

Fix portability of whatsnew test.
QuLogic
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Commits on Oct 6, 2016

Merge pull request #2156 from QuLogic/whatsnew-portability
pelson
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Commits on Oct 10, 2016

master version string
marqh
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