- The system of loader options has been entirely rearchitected to build
upon a much more comprehensive base, the :class:`.Load` object.  This
base allows any common loader option like :func:`.joinedload`,
:func:`.defer`, etc. to be used in a "chained" style for the purpose
of specifying options down a path, such as ``joinedload("foo").subqueryload("bar")``.
The new system supersedes the usage of dot-separated path names,
multiple attributes within options, and the usage of ``_all()`` options.
-  Added a new load option :func:`.orm.load_only`.  This allows a series
of column names to be specified as loading "only" those attributes,
deferring the rest.

- rework the event system so that event modules load after their
targets, dependencies are reversed
- create an improved strategy lookup system for the ORM
- rework the ORM to have very few import cycles
- move out "importlater" to just util.dependency
- other tricks to cross-populate modules in as clear a way as possible

the import structure of many core modules.
``sqlalchemy.schema`` and ``sqlalchemy.types``
remain in the top-level package, but are now just lists of names
that pull from within ``sqlalchemy.sql``.  Their implementations
are now broken out among ``sqlalchemy.sql.type_api``, ``sqlalchemy.sql.sqltypes``,
``sqlalchemy.sql.schema`` and ``sqlalchemy.sql.ddl``, the last of which was
moved from ``sqlalchemy.engine``.  ``sqlalchemy.sql.expression`` is also
a namespace now which pulls implementations mostly from ``sqlalchemy.sql.elements``,
``sqlalchemy.sql.selectable``, and ``sqlalchemy.sql.dml``.
Most of the "factory" functions
used to create SQL expression objects have been moved to classmethods
or constructors, which are exposed in ``sqlalchemy.sql.expression``
using a programmatic system.  Care has been taken such that all the
original import namespaces remain intact and there should be no impact
on any existing applications.   The rationale here was to break out these
very large modules into smaller ones, provide more manageable lists
of function names, to greatly reduce "import cycles" and clarify the
up-front importing of names, and to remove the need for redundant
functions and documentation throughout the expression package.

passes in AliasedInsp and allows more flexibility.
- rework the AliasedClass/AliasedInsp relationship so that AliasedInsp has
all state and functionality.  AliasedClass is just a facade.
[ticket:2756]

- went through examples/ and cleaned out excess list() calls

added, which proxies down to the ``.info`` attribute on either
the :class:`.schema.Column` object if directly present, or
the :class:`.MapperProperty` otherwise.  The full behavior
is documented and ensured by tests to remain stable.
[ticket:2675]

mapper configuration; will now test for name conflicts on
superclasses and subclasses, in addition to the current mapper,
as these conflicts break things just as much.  This is new for
0.8, but see below for a warning that will also be triggered
in 0.7.11.
- Improved the error message emitted when a "backref loop" is detected,
that is when an attribute event triggers a bidirectional
assignment between two other attributes with no end.
This condition can occur not just when an object of the wrong
type is assigned, but also when an attribute is mis-configured
to backref into an existing backref pair.  Also in 0.7.11.
- A warning is emitted when a MapperProperty is assigned to a mapper
that replaces an existing property, if the properties in question
aren't plain column-based properties.   Replacement of relationship
properties is rarely (ever?) what is intended and usually refers to a
mapper mis-configuration.   Also in 0.7.11.
[ticket:2674]