diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 796e78e8..0d781764 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-24 22:06:05) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-25 16:21:28) dev
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index aed30ae2..40cf5a17 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ class XmlComponent(object):
 
     def xml(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
-
+    def __mul__(self,n):
+        return CAT(*[self for i in range(n)])
 
 class XML(XmlComponent):
     """