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+			2018-03-21
+			<br>
+			release: 1.2.8
+		<td bgcolor="#ddddff">
+			Release 1.2.8 <a href="releases"> available, with all parts of the code handling the new data model. </a>
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+	<tr>
+		<th align=right valign=top bgcolor="#ccccff" width="20%">
 			2017-12-26
 			<br>
 			release: 1.2.7