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  <title>McStas News</title>
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  <description>Frontpage headlines</description>
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  <title>  August 29th, 2009: PSI official McStas partner</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.1</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   We are happy to announce that PSI is now an official McStas partner
   site,  and  that  Uwe Filges has joined the developer team. The McStas
   team  has  been  working  closely together with Uwe for several years,
   e.g. in the MCNSI network.]]></description>
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  <title>  February 21st, 2009: Parallel X-ray effort: McXtrace</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.10</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   Since  january 1st, the Danish part of the McStas team is involved
   in  a similar X-ray simulation effort - McXtrace. The first public
   speaches  on  this  new  effort  will  take place at SMEXOS at the
   ESRF Feburary 24th-25th.

   The  two softwares will be independent, but to a large extent based on
   the  same  technology.  We  are also planning to have common developer
   workshops  and  as  much interaction as possible to enable synergy and
   exchange of ideas.]]></description>
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<item>
  <title>  August 21st, 2009: Code repository changes.</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.2</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   As  we  want  to  share  code  with  our  "sister  project"  in  X-ray
   scattering,  McXtrace,  a new common infrastructure is beeing built
   up.  In  the  future,  the  McStas  and  McXtrace code repository, bug
   tracking etc. will be hosted under the McCode domain. Consequently,
   some  links  and website features can be expected broken - and fixed -
   in the near future.]]></description>
</item>


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  <title>  May 18th, 2009: McStas related slides / posters from ICNS</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.3</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   We  have  gathered  talk  and  poster material from ICNS 2009 in a
   special  conference  page.  Work  by  the  McStas  team  and close
   connections have been added.

   If  you feel like contributing your own talk/poster, please send a pdf
   to Peter Willendrup

   We  would also like thank those of the ICNS attendees that were in our
   workshop or came by our posters for interesting discussions.]]></description>
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  <title>  April 14th, 2009: Positions open in McXtrace project</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.4</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   As  you  may  have  read  earlier, the danish McStas partners and ESRF
   started  the parallel McXtrace X-ray simulation project on january
   1st.  One  position  at  Risų  DTU has been filled already, but we are
   seeking more people for the project.

   Please  consult  the  McXtrace  project  page  and the list of
   vacancies at University of Copenhagen.]]></description>
</item>


<item>
  <title>  April 8th, 2009: McStas 1.12a + Ubuntu 8.10 Live-DVD</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.5</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   An  updated  version  of our "boot'n'run" Ubuntu dvd with preinstalled
   McStas  1.12  has  been  uploaded  -  grab  it  from the dedicated
   download page.]]></description>
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<item>
  <title>  April 8th, 2009: Minor bug in McStas 1.12a (not to be updated)</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.6</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   It  seems  that one of the example instruments (prisma2.instr) can not
   be  compiled  with  McStas  1.12 and the newest version of gcc, 4.3.2.
   Using the older, stable gcc 3.4 works just fine.]]></description>
</item>


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  <title>  April 2nd/3rd, 2009: McStas 1.12a released</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.7</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   The  long  awaited  update release, McStas 1.12a is finally available,
   grab it from the download page.

   The changes since last stable release (1.12) are available here.

   McStas  1.12a is essentially a bugfix release, and the last release in
   the 1.x series. McStas 2.0 will be released late 2009 / early 2010 and
   will  introduce  new features that will likely break ceartain backward
   compatibility, hence we move from the 1.x series.]]></description>
</item>


<item>
  <title>  April 1st, 2009: McStas satellite event during ICNS 2009</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.8</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   The McStas team are happy to announce that a McStas event has been
   arranged in connection with ICNS 2009 in Knoxville, TN.

   The event will take place

   May  3rd  2009,  9:00 AM - 12 NOON, room 300 c/d, Knoxville convention
   centre.

   -  possibly  a  supplementary hands-on session for new users will take
   place during the afternoon.

   For more information and registration for the event, see the event
   page.]]></description>
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<item>
  <title>  February 21st, 2009: Other news</title>
  <link>http://www.mcstas.org</link>
  <date> McNews.9</date>
  <description><![CDATA[

   As you have probably noticed, the update release McStas 1.12a has been
   delayed  quite  a  bit...  Don't  worry, it is still coming. Estimated
   release  date  is in early april - where we will also inform you about
   what to expect in the next release, McStas 2.0.]]></description>
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