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+#2015#
+* Xponents 2.7.8 - july 2015
+ - Java 7 is the norm, but tested compilation and running on Java 8.
+ - XText: improved semantics for found hyperlinks in web crawls
+ - XText: Tika 1.8 is latest
+ - Basics: fixed country code hash maps; added more text utility for handling unicode situations: Emojis and other language issues.
+ - Basics: Enhanced the concept of a "Geocoding"  interface to include ADM1 Name in addition to ADM1 code
+ - Extraction: Honed use of JRCNames as a keyword tagging resource in XTax
+ - Extraction: Devised a rule set for a full range of geocoding ideas in PlaceGeocoder (coords, countries, places) while looking at filtering out terms and tokens for performance reasons.
+ - Dist: Improved distribution packaging (script/dist.xml)
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+
 #2014#
 
 * Xponents 2.5.1 - July 2014