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 2012-09-03  Igor Murzov
 
         * Add WebP image loader.
+
+OUT OF DATE NOTICE:
+-------------------
+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.