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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
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--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -9,8 +9,24 @@ the 5.9.0 release.
 
 =head1 Incompatible Changes
 
+=head2 The C<$*> variable has been removed
+
+C<$*>, which was deprecated in favor of the C</s> and C</m> regexp
+modifiers, has been removed.
+
 =head1 Core Enhancements
 
+=head2 Tied Arrays with Negative Array Indices
+
+Formerly, the indices passed to C<FETCH>, C<STORE>, C<EXISTS>, and
+C<DELETE> methods in tied array class were always non-negative.  If
+the actual argument was negative, Perl would call FETCHSIZE implicitly
+and add the result to the index before passing the result to the tied
+array method.  This behavior is now optional.  If the tied array class
+contains a package variable named C<$NEGATIVE_INDICES> which is set to
+a true value, negative values will be passed to C<FETCH>, C<STORE>,
+C<EXISTS>, and C<DELETE> unchanged.
+
 =head1 Modules and Pragmata
 
 =head1 Utility Changes
@@ -37,8 +53,8 @@ the 5.9.0 release.
 
 If you find what you think is a bug, you might check the articles
 recently posted to the comp.lang.perl.misc newsgroup and the perl
-bug database at http://bugs.perl.org/ .  There may also be
-information at http://www.perl.com/ , the Perl Home Page.
+bug database at F<http://bugs.perl.org/>.  There may also be
+information at F<http://www.perl.com/>, the Perl Home Page.
 
 If you believe you have an unreported bug, please run the B<perlbug>
 program included with your release.  Be sure to trim your bug down