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-New Features in task 1.8
+New Features in task 1.9
 
-  - Attribute modifiers, for precise queries
-  - Improved calendar feature
-  - Full undo capability
-  - All reports now customizable
-  - Command aliases can now be created
-  - In addition to being a standard part of Fedora 10 and 11 (yum install task),
-    task is now also a standard part of Cygwin 1.5
-  - There are new demo movies on taskwarrior.org
-  - Shell-friendly exit codes
+  - 256-color support
+  - Support for coloring alternate lines of output.  Remember that old green
+    and white fan-fold printer paper?
 
   Please refer to the ChangeLog file for full details.  There are too many to
   list here.