* Changed the Maven target to 1.8
* Performed a preliminary cleanup using IntelliJ's Code Analysis (Only Java 7/8 updates and a few other entries in the Error and Warnings categories)
* Updated the readme to change the required Java version
This site requires encryption that isn't supported in older versions of Java.
RipMe will detect if the version of Java isn't compatible and suggest
downloading the latest version of Java from Oracle.