that ``discriminator_on_association.py`` makes use of single table
inheritance do the work with the "discriminator".  Also
added a true "generic foreign key" example, which works similarly
to other popular frameworks in that it uses an open-ended integer
to point to any other table, foregoing traditional referential
integrity.  While we don't recommend this pattern, information wants
to be free.  Also in 0.8.3.

- Added a convenience class decorator :func:`.as_declarative`, is
a wrapper for :func:`.declarative_base` which allows an existing base
class to be applied using a nifty class-decorated approach.  Also
in 0.8.3.

Minor hybrid extension documentation update

:meth:`.Insert.from_select`.  Given a list of columns and
a selectable, renders ``INSERT INTO (table) (columns) SELECT ..``.
While this feature is highlighted as part of 0.9 it is also
backported to 0.8.3. [ticket:722]
- The :func:`.update`, :func:`.insert`, and :func:`.delete` constructs
will now interpret ORM entities as FROM clauses to be operated upon,
in the same way that select() already does.

by name in a string argument used with ``order_by``,
``primaryjoin``, or similar in :func:`.relationship`,
in addition to column-bound attributes. [ticket:2761]

when ``clear()`` was called.
[ticket:2730]

Conflicts:
	doc/build/changelog/changelog_09.rst

branch, [ticket:2717]

that the "id" passed from the pickler is turned into a string
to prevent against bytes being parsed on Py3K, as well as that
``relationship()`` and ``orm.join()`` constructs are now properly
serialized. [ticket:2698] and some other observed issues.