diff --git a/hyracks-api/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/hyracks-api/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
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index 6b7a0fc..0000000
--- a/hyracks-api/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#Thu Jun 02 12:55:19 PDT 2011
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.6
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.6
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.6
diff --git a/hyracks-api/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs b/hyracks-api/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs
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index 930b4a1..0000000
--- a/hyracks-api/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs
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-#Thu Jul 29 01:10:05 PDT 2010
-activeProfiles=
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-fullBuildGoals=process-test-resources
-includeModules=false
-resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
-resourceFilterGoals=process-resources resources\:testResources
-skipCompilerPlugin=true
-version=1