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+OUT OF DATE NOTICE:
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+With the start of the 1.9.x release cycle we now longer update the ChangeLog and rely on git log for
+this functionality. We keep however a NEWS files for a high level overview of changes in a new
+release which will be filled at the end of the release cycle.
+
 2013-12-01  Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
 
         * 1.8 release
@@ -1478,9 +1484,3 @@
 2012-09-03  Igor Murzov
 
         * Add WebP image loader.
-
-OUT OF DATE NOTICE:
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-With the start of the 1.9.x release cycle we now longer update the ChangeLog and rely on git log for
-this functionality. We keep however a NEWS files for a high level overview of changes in a new
-release which will be filled at the end of the release cycle.