This PR introduces `java.time` alternatives to existing `org.threeten.bp.*` methods, as well as switching internal variables (if any) to `java.time`

The main constraint is to keep the changes backwards compatible, so for each existing threeten method "`method1(org.threeten.bp.Duration)`" we will add an alternative with a _Duration_ (or _Timestamp_ when applicable) suffix: "`method1Duration(java.time.Duration)`".

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Note: https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/reference/sql/data-types#timestamp_type implies that nanosecond precision will be ignored.

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##### Features

-   Add support for Row Affinity app profiles ([#&#8203;2341](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/issues/2341)) ([cb4d60e](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/commit/cb4d60e8ce2079a270739ad91efb05cbb1ff74f8))

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##### Features

-   Add support for table deletion protection ([#&#8203;2430](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/issues/2430)) ([687b6df](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/commit/687b6df14b743358e8207cda26022dfc75338d55))

##### Bug Fixes

-   Allow factory to export to different projects ([#&#8203;2374](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/issues/2374)) ([06b912c](https://redirect.github.com/googleapis/java-bigtable/commit/06b912cc5d63436757008e79edfa8286b2ccac18))
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