diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b35d600b0..d4288eb0f2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## V 0.1.17 
+
+- @ for escaping keywords (e.g. `struct Foo { @type string }`). 
+- Windows Unicode fixes (V can now work with non-ASCII paths etc on Windows). 
+
+
 ## V 0.1.16 
 *23 Jul 2019* 
 - V can now be used with Visual Studio! 
diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index d98c877914..66441e8b6c 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ _thread_so = CreateThread(0, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)&reload_so, 0, 0, 0);
 		cgen_name := p.table.cgen_name(f)
 		f.defer_text = '  ${cgen_name}_time += time__ticks() - _PROF_START;'
 	}
-	p.statements_no_curly_end()
+	p.statements_no_rcbr()
 	// Print counting result after all statements in main
 	if p.pref.is_prof && f.name == 'main' {
 		p.genln(p.print_prof_counters())
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index ff9b299cb0..3364a380f5 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -962,17 +962,17 @@ fn (p &Parser) print_tok() {
 // statements() returns the type of the last statement
 fn (p mut Parser) statements() string {
 	p.log('statements()')
-	typ := p.statements_no_curly_end()
+	typ := p.statements_no_rcbr()
 	if !p.inside_if_expr {
 		p.genln('}')
 	}
-	if p.fileis('if_expr') {
-		println('statements() ret=$typ line=$p.scanner.line_nr')
-	}
+	//if p.fileis('if_expr') {
+		//println('statements() ret=$typ line=$p.scanner.line_nr')
+	//}
 	return typ
 }
 
-fn (p mut Parser) statements_no_curly_end() string {
+fn (p mut Parser) statements_no_rcbr() string {
 	p.cur_fn.open_scope()
 	if !p.inside_if_expr {
 		p.genln('')
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) comp_time() {
 				p.genln('#ifdef $ifdef_name')
 			}
 			p.check(.lcbr)
-			p.statements_no_curly_end()
+			p.statements_no_rcbr()
 			if ! (p.tok == .dollar && p.peek() == .key_else) {
 				p.genln('#endif')
 			}
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) comp_time() {
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.lcbr)
 		p.genln('#else')
-		p.statements_no_curly_end()
+		p.statements_no_rcbr()
 		p.genln('#endif')
 	}
 	else {
diff --git a/vlib/sync/sync_win.v b/vlib/sync/sync_win.v
index 001e69e2f2..e837c16291 100644
--- a/vlib/sync/sync_win.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/sync_win.v
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ module sync
 struct Mutex {
 }
 
-fn (m Mutex) lock() {
-panic('not implemented') 
+pub fn (m Mutex) lock() {
+//panic('not implemented') 
 }
 
-fn (m Mutex) unlock() {
-panic('not implemented') 
+pub fn (m Mutex) unlock() {
+//panic('not implemented') 
 }