diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 46c95e91a..6608c8e6f 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
            includes="de/anomic/yacy/yacyBuildProperties.java"
            source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
       <classpath refid="project.class.path" />
-      <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>-->
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
     </javac>
     <delete file="${build}/BuildProperties.java" />
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
            debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
            source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
       <classpath refid="project.class.path" />
-      <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>-->
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
     </javac>
 
     <!-- compiling htroot, htroot/yacy and htroot/htdocsdefault -->
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
            classpathref="project.class.path"
            debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source"
            source="${javacSource}" target="${javacTarget}">
-      <!--<compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>-->
+      <compilerarg value="-Xlint"/>
     </javac>
   </target>
 
diff --git a/htroot/Blog.java b/htroot/Blog.java
index 9d7fa7c49..2bce969e0 100644
--- a/htroot/Blog.java
+++ b/htroot/Blog.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class Blog {
         final int num   = post.getInt("num",10);  //indicates how many entries should be shown
 
         if(!hasRights){
-            final userDB.Entry userentry = sb.userDB.proxyAuth((String)header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
+            final userDB.Entry userentry = sb.userDB.proxyAuth(header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
             if(userentry != null && userentry.hasRight(userDB.Entry.BLOG_RIGHT)){
                 hasRights=true;
             } else if(post.containsKey("login")) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class Blog {
         }
 
         String pagename = post.get("page", DEFAULT_PAGE);
-        final String ip = (String)header.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "127.0.0.1");
+        final String ip = header.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "127.0.0.1");
 
         String StrAuthor = post.get("author", "");
 
diff --git a/htroot/BlogComments.java b/htroot/BlogComments.java
index f8442150e..c5a609cde 100644
--- a/htroot/BlogComments.java
+++ b/htroot/BlogComments.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class BlogComments {
         }
 
         if(!hasRights){
-            final userDB.Entry userentry = sb.userDB.proxyAuth((String)header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
+            final userDB.Entry userentry = sb.userDB.proxyAuth(header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
             if(userentry != null && userentry.hasRight(userDB.Entry.BLOG_RIGHT)){
                 hasRights=true;
             }
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigAccounts_p.java b/htroot/ConfigAccounts_p.java
index 9babd6adf..1a1e25a7b 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigAccounts_p.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigAccounts_p.java
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ public class ConfigAccounts_p {
         boolean localhostAccess = sb.getConfigBool("adminAccountForLocalhost", false);
         if ((post != null) && (post.containsKey("setAdmin"))) {
             localhostAccess = post.get("access", "").equals("localhost");
-            final String user   = (post == null) ? "" : (String) post.get("adminuser", "");
-            final String pw1    = (post == null) ? "" : (String) post.get("adminpw1", "");
-            final String pw2    = (post == null) ? "" : (String) post.get("adminpw2", "");
+            final String user   = (post == null) ? "" : post.get("adminuser", "");
+            final String pw1    = (post == null) ? "" : post.get("adminpw1", "");
+            final String pw2    = (post == null) ? "" : post.get("adminpw2", "");
 
             // may be overwritten if new password is given
             if ((user.length() > 0) && (pw1.length() > 3) && (pw1.equals(pw2))) {
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
index 635a940b4..36bec9b6b 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class ConfigBasic {
         }
         
         // peer name settings
-        final String peerName = (post == null) ? env.getConfig("peerName","") : (String) post.get("peername", "");
+        final String peerName = (post == null) ? env.getConfig("peerName","") : post.get("peername", "");
         
         // port settings
         long port = env.getConfigLong("port", 8080); //this allows a low port, but it will only get one, if the user edits the config himself.
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigLanguage_p.java b/htroot/ConfigLanguage_p.java
index dea3aabf0..8a2683ec8 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigLanguage_p.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigLanguage_p.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class ConfigLanguage_p {
 
         //virtual entry
         prop.put("langlist_0_file", "default");
-        prop.put("langlist_0_name", ((langNames.get("default") == null) ? "default" : (String) langNames.get("default")));
+        prop.put("langlist_0_name", ((langNames.get("default") == null) ? "default" : langNames.get("default")));
         prop.put("langlist_0_selected", "selected=\"selected\"");
 
         int count = 0;
diff --git a/htroot/CrawlResults.java b/htroot/CrawlResults.java
index 49ce6647b..6893c88d7 100644
--- a/htroot/CrawlResults.java
+++ b/htroot/CrawlResults.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class CrawlResults {
         if (((tabletype > 0) && (tabletype < 6)) ||
             (post != null && (post.containsKey("clearlist") ||
             post.containsKey("deleteentry")))) {
-            final String authorization = ((String) header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
+            final String authorization = (header.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx"));
             if (authorization.length() != 0) {
                 if (! sb.verifyAuthentication(header, true)){
                     // force log-in (again, because wrong password was given)
diff --git a/htroot/MessageSend_p.java b/htroot/MessageSend_p.java
index 5bb5008d6..92338da11 100644
--- a/htroot/MessageSend_p.java
+++ b/htroot/MessageSend_p.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class MessageSend_p {
             }
 
             prop.putXML("mode_permission_peerName", peerName);
-            final String response = (result == null) ? null : (String) result.get("response");
+            final String response = (result == null) ? null : result.get("response");
             if (response == null || result == null) {
                 // we don't have permission or other peer does not exist
                 prop.put("mode_permission", "0");
diff --git a/htroot/SearchEventPicture.java b/htroot/SearchEventPicture.java
index a49797ec1..9083ee555 100644
--- a/htroot/SearchEventPicture.java
+++ b/htroot/SearchEventPicture.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class SearchEventPicture {
     
     public static ymageMatrix respond(final httpRequestHeader header, final serverObjects post, final serverSwitch<?> env) {
         final plasmaSwitchboard sb = (plasmaSwitchboard) env;
-        final String eventID = (String) header.get("event", QueryEvent.lastEventID);
+        final String eventID = header.get("event", QueryEvent.lastEventID);
         if (eventID == null) return null;
         final ymageMatrix yp = plasmaGrafics.getSearchEventPicture(sb.peers, eventID);
         if (yp == null) return new ymageMatrix(1, 1, ymageMatrix.MODE_SUB, "000000"); // empty image
diff --git a/htroot/Settings_p.java b/htroot/Settings_p.java
index 94ef674af..7ab24102e 100644
--- a/htroot/Settings_p.java
+++ b/htroot/Settings_p.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public final class Settings_p {
         }
         
         // clientIP
-        prop.putXML("clientIP", (String) header.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "<unknown>")); // read an artificial header addendum
+        prop.putXML("clientIP", header.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "<unknown>")); // read an artificial header addendum
         
         /* 
          * seed upload settings
diff --git a/htroot/User.java b/htroot/User.java
index e8e5aff23..e90142da8 100644
--- a/htroot/User.java
+++ b/htroot/User.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class User{
         prop.put("logged-in_limit", "0");
         prop.put("status", "0");
         //identified via HTTPPassword
-        entry=sb.userDB.proxyAuth(((String) requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx")));
+        entry=sb.userDB.proxyAuth((requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.AUTHORIZATION, "xxxxxx")));
         if(entry != null){
         	prop.put("logged-in_identified-by", "1");
         //try via cookie
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class User{
             prop.put("logged-in_identified-by", "2");
             //try via ip
             if(entry == null){
-                entry=sb.userDB.ipAuth(((String)requestHeader.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "xxxxxx")));
+                entry=sb.userDB.ipAuth((requestHeader.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "xxxxxx")));
                 if(entry != null){
                     prop.put("logged-in_identified-by", "0");
                 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class User{
         if(post!=null && post.containsKey("logout")){
             prop.put("logged-in", "0");
             if(entry != null){
-                entry.logout(((String)requestHeader.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "xxxxxx")), userDB.getLoginToken(requestHeader.getHeaderCookies())); //todo: logout cookie
+                entry.logout((requestHeader.get(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_CLIENTIP, "xxxxxx")), userDB.getLoginToken(requestHeader.getHeaderCookies())); //todo: logout cookie
             }else{
                 sb.userDB.adminLogout(userDB.getLoginToken(requestHeader.getHeaderCookies()));
             }
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/NoticeURLImporter.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/NoticeURLImporter.java
index 81e829203..45f09b7bf 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/NoticeURLImporter.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/NoticeURLImporter.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class NoticeURLImporter extends AbstractImporter implements Importer {
                                     this.importProfileHandleCache.add(profileHandle);
                                     HashMap<String, String> mapclone = new HashMap<String, String>();
                                     mapclone.putAll(sourceEntry.map());
-                                    this.activeCrawls.newEntry((HashMap<String, String>) mapclone);
+                                    this.activeCrawls.newEntry(mapclone);
                                 } else {
                                     this.log.logWarning("Profile '" + profileHandle + "' of url entry '" + nextHash + "' unknown.");
                                     continue;
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/RobotsTxt.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/RobotsTxt.java
index e57e214db..e090ed61e 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/RobotsTxt.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/RobotsTxt.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class RobotsTxt {
         }    
         
         public String getSitemap() {
-            return this.mem.containsKey(SITEMAP)? (String)this.mem.get(SITEMAP): null;
+            return this.mem.containsKey(SITEMAP)? this.mem.get(SITEMAP): null;
         }
         
         public Date getLoadedDate() {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpDocument.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpDocument.java
index 01e03391a..676cd59f2 100755
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpDocument.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpDocument.java
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public class httpDocument {
     public yacyURL referrerURL() {
         if (requestHeader == null) return null;
         try {
-            return new yacyURL((String) requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.REFERER, ""), null);
+            return new yacyURL(requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.REFERER, ""), null);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             return null;
         }        
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpHeader.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpHeader.java
index 837388e35..aa3a9cbf7 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpHeader.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpHeader.java
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public class httpHeader extends TreeMap<String, String> implements Map<String, S
     */
     
     public String mime() {
-        return (String) get(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/octet-stream");
+        return get(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/octet-stream");
     }
     
     /*
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public class httpHeader extends TreeMap<String, String> implements Map<String, S
             if ((tag != '*') && (tag != '#')) { // '#' in key is reserved for proxy attributes as artificial header values
                 count = keyCount(key);
                 for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) {
-                    theHeader.append(key).append(": ").append((String) getSingle(key, j)).append("\r\n");  
+                    theHeader.append(key).append(": ").append(getSingle(key, j)).append("\r\n");  
                 }
             }            
         }
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpRequestHeader.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpRequestHeader.java
index ff977f16e..f2fca6576 100755
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpRequestHeader.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpRequestHeader.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class httpRequestHeader extends httpHeader {
     }
     
     public String referer() {
-        return (String) get(REFERER, "");
+        return get(REFERER, "");
     }
     
     public String refererHost() {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class httpRequestHeader extends httpHeader {
     }
     
     public String userAgent() {
-        return (String) get(USER_AGENT, "");
+        return get(USER_AGENT, "");
     }
     
     public boolean acceptGzip() {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
index 7b1a5154a..965643fa6 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpd.java
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ public final class httpd implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
         // persistent by default, but closed with the "Connection: close"
         // property.
         boolean persistent = !(httpVersion.equals(httpHeader.HTTP_VERSION_0_9) || httpVersion.equals(httpHeader.HTTP_VERSION_1_0));
-        if (((String)header.get(httpRequestHeader.CONNECTION, "keep-alive")).toLowerCase().indexOf("close") != -1 || 
-            ((String)header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_CONNECTION, "keep-alive")).toLowerCase().indexOf("close") != -1) {
+        if ((header.get(httpRequestHeader.CONNECTION, "keep-alive")).toLowerCase().indexOf("close") != -1 || 
+            (header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_CONNECTION, "keep-alive")).toLowerCase().indexOf("close") != -1) {
             persistent = false;
         }        
         
-        final String transferEncoding = (String) header.get(httpHeader.TRANSFER_ENCODING, "identity");
+        final String transferEncoding = header.get(httpHeader.TRANSFER_ENCODING, "identity");
         final boolean isPostRequest = this.prop.getProperty(httpHeader.CONNECTION_PROP_METHOD).equals(httpHeader.METHOD_POST);
         final boolean hasContentLength = header.containsKey(httpHeader.CONTENT_LENGTH);
         final boolean hasTransferEncoding = header.containsKey(httpHeader.TRANSFER_ENCODING) && !transferEncoding.equalsIgnoreCase("identity");
@@ -357,14 +357,14 @@ public final class httpd implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
         // the accessing client must identify with user:password, where
         // user = addressed peer name
         // pw = addressed peer hash (b64-hash)
-        final String auth = (String) header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION,"xxxxxx");
+        final String auth = header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION,"xxxxxx");
         if (getAlternativeResolver() != null) {
             final String test = Base64Order.standardCoder.encodeString(getAlternativeResolver().myName() + ":" + getAlternativeResolver().myID());
             if (!test.equals(auth.trim().substring(6))) return false;
         }
         
         // the accessing client must use a yacy user-agent
-        if (!(((String) header.get(httpHeader.USER_AGENT,"")).startsWith("yacy"))) return false;
+        if (!((header.get(httpHeader.USER_AGENT,"")).startsWith("yacy"))) return false;
         
         // furthermore, YaCy hops must not exceed a specific access frequency
         
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public final class httpd implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
 		}
         
         if (this.use_proxyAccounts) {
-            final String auth = (String) header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION,"xxxxxx");    
+            final String auth = header.get(httpRequestHeader.PROXY_AUTHORIZATION,"xxxxxx");    
             userDB.Entry entry=switchboard.userDB.ipAuth(this.clientIP);
 			if(entry == null){
 				entry=switchboard.userDB.proxyAuth(auth, this.clientIP);
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ public final class httpd implements serverHandler, Cloneable {
                     if ((tag != '*') && (tag != '#')) { // '#' in key is reserved for proxy attributes as artificial header values
                         count = responseHeader.keyCount(key);
                         for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) {
-                            header.append(key).append(": ").append((String) responseHeader.getSingle(key, j)).append("\r\n");  
+                            header.append(key).append(": ").append(responseHeader.getSingle(key, j)).append("\r\n");  
                         }
                         //System.out.println("#" + key + ": " + value);
                     }            
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
index 5bfa67de7..46a85b3b2 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdFileHandler.java
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ public final class httpdFileHandler {
                         try {newOut.flush();}catch (final Exception e) {}
                         
                         // wait a little time until everything closes so that clients can read from the streams/sockets
-                        if ((contentLength >= 0) && ((String)requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.CONNECTION, "close")).indexOf("keep-alive") == -1) {
+                        if ((contentLength >= 0) && (requestHeader.get(httpRequestHeader.CONNECTION, "close")).indexOf("keep-alive") == -1) {
                             // in case that the client knows the size in advance (contentLength present) the waiting will have no effect on the interface performance
                             // but if the client waits on a connection interruption this will slow down.
                             try {Thread.sleep(2000);} catch (final InterruptedException e) {} // FIXME: is this necessary?
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
index f365ae71b..e590182c2 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/http/httpdProxyHandler.java
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ public final class httpdProxyHandler {
         }
 
 	// only gzip-encoding is supported, remove other encodings (e. g. deflate)
-        if (((String)requestHeader.get(httpHeader.ACCEPT_ENCODING,"")).indexOf("gzip") != -1) {
+        if ((requestHeader.get(httpHeader.ACCEPT_ENCODING,"")).indexOf("gzip") != -1) {
             requestHeader.put(httpHeader.ACCEPT_ENCODING, "gzip");
 	} else {
             requestHeader.put(httpHeader.ACCEPT_ENCODING, "");
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ public final class httpdProxyHandler {
     private static synchronized String generateUserAgent(final httpHeader requestHeaders) {
         userAgentStr.setLength(0);
         
-        final String browserUserAgent = (String) requestHeaders.get(httpHeader.USER_AGENT, HTTPLoader.yacyUserAgent);
+        final String browserUserAgent = requestHeaders.get(httpHeader.USER_AGENT, HTTPLoader.yacyUserAgent);
         final int pos = browserUserAgent.lastIndexOf(')');
         if (pos >= 0) {
             userAgentStr
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/index/HandleMap.java b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/index/HandleMap.java
index af24ce1bf..00381604c 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/index/HandleMap.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/index/HandleMap.java
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ public class HandleMap implements Iterable<Row.Entry> {
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
             }
-            if (sortAtEnd && map.index instanceof ObjectIndexCache) {
-                ((ObjectIndexCache) map.index).finishInitialization();
+            if (sortAtEnd) {
+                map.index.finishInitialization();
             }
             return map;
         }
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/IODispatcher.java b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/IODispatcher.java
index 9fac1c40f..6f4d98c9a 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/IODispatcher.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/IODispatcher.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class IODispatcher extends Thread {
             Log.logWarning("IODispatcher", "emergency dump of file " + file.getName());
             cache.dump(file, (int) Math.min(MemoryControl.available() / 3, writeBufferSize));
         } else {
-            DumpJob<? extends Reference> job = new DumpJob(cache, file, array);
+            DumpJob<? extends Reference> job = (DumpJob<? extends Reference>)new DumpJob(cache, file, array);
             try {
                 this.dumpQueue.put(job);
                 this.controlQueue.release();
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/citationPrototype/CitationReferenceRow.java b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/citationPrototype/CitationReferenceRow.java
index 2402c31d6..29a73c5c8 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/citationPrototype/CitationReferenceRow.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/kelondro/text/citationPrototype/CitationReferenceRow.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public final class CitationReferenceRow implements Reference /*, Cloneable*/ {
         this.entry.setCol(col_lother, lother);
         this.entry.setCol(col_urlLength, urlLength);
         this.entry.setCol(col_urlComps, urlComps);
-        this.entry.setCol(col_typeofurl, new byte[]{(byte) typeofurl});
+        this.entry.setCol(col_typeofurl, new byte[]{typeofurl});
         this.entry.setCol(col_reserve, 0);
     }
     
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/tools/DidYouMean.java b/source/de/anomic/tools/DidYouMean.java
index 45c9105d0..40b68cf8a 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/tools/DidYouMean.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/tools/DidYouMean.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public class DidYouMean {
 		public void run() {
 			try {
 				while(true) { 
-					String s = (String)queue.take();
+					String s = queue.take();
 					if(s.equals("\n"))
 						this.interrupt();
 					else
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyNewsRecord.java b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyNewsRecord.java
index c4546cab7..6325f6ec7 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyNewsRecord.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/yacy/yacyNewsRecord.java
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ public class yacyNewsRecord {
     public yacyNewsRecord(final String newsString) {
         this.attributes = serverCodings.string2map(newsString, ",");
         if (attributes.toString().length() > attributesMaxLength) throw new IllegalArgumentException("attributes length (" + attributes.toString().length() + ") exceeds maximum (" + attributesMaxLength + ")");
-        this.category = (attributes.containsKey("cat")) ? (String) attributes.get("cat") : "";
+        this.category = (attributes.containsKey("cat")) ? attributes.get("cat") : "";
         if (category.length() > categoryStringLength) throw new IllegalArgumentException("category length (" + category.length() + ") exceeds maximum (" + categoryStringLength + ")");
         this.received = (attributes.containsKey("rec")) ? DateFormatter.parseShortSecond(attributes.get("rec"), DateFormatter.UTCDiffString()) : new Date();
         this.created = (attributes.containsKey("cre")) ? DateFormatter.parseShortSecond(attributes.get("cre"), DateFormatter.UTCDiffString()) : new Date();
         this.distributed = (attributes.containsKey("dis")) ? Integer.parseInt(attributes.get("dis")) : 0;
-        this.originator = (attributes.containsKey("ori")) ? (String) attributes.get("ori") : "";
+        this.originator = (attributes.containsKey("ori")) ? attributes.get("ori") : "";
         removeStandards();
     }
 
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@ public class yacyNewsRecord {
     public static void main(final String[] args) {
         System.out.println((newRecord(args[0])).toString());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}