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 # Version 1.x
  * Add `Geom.blank` (#1345)
  * Support DataFrames.jl 0.19 changes in indexing (#1318)
+ * Add `Geom.hband` and `Geom.vband` geometries.
+ * Allow elements of type `Measure` to pass through `coord.jl` and `statistics.jl`.