merged 0.5.0 release, closes #51

* 0.5.0-RC:
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare release 0.5.0
  Revert "[maven-release-plugin] prepare release 0.5.0"
  Revert "[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration"
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare release 0.5.0
  updated release notes towards 0.5.0
  updated examples' dependency
  COMMONSRDF-68: initially populated changes.xml for 0.5.0
  reverted 0.5.0 RC1
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
  [maven-release-plugin] prepare release 0.5.0
  updated release notes
  updated all documentation to point to the upcoming 0.5.0 release