diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a400b90b..84f022d4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-What's new in psycopg 2.0 beta 8
---------------------------------
+What's new in psycopg 2.0
+-------------------------
 
 * Fixed handle leak on win32.
 
+* If available the new "safe" encoding functions of libpq are used.
+
+* django and tinyerp people, please switch to psycopg 2 _without_
+  using a psycopg 1 compatibility layer (this release was anticipated
+  so that you all stop grumbling about psycopg 2 is still in beta.. :)
+
 What's new in psycopg 2.0 beta 7
 --------------------------------
 
diff --git a/ZPsycopgDA/DA.py b/ZPsycopgDA/DA.py
index 87205066..91159e86 100644
--- a/ZPsycopgDA/DA.py
+++ b/ZPsycopgDA/DA.py
@@ -134,13 +134,11 @@ class Connection(Shared.DC.ZRDB.Connection.Connection):
             register_type(ZDATETIME)
             register_type(ZDATE)
             register_type(ZTIME)
-            register_type(ZINTERVAL)
         else:
             # use the standard
             register_type(DATETIME)
             register_type(DATE)
             register_type(TIME)
-            register_type(INTERVAL)
 
     ## browsing and table/column management ##
 
@@ -238,7 +236,8 @@ def _cast_Time(iso, curs):
                                       time.localtime(time.time())[:3]+
                                       time.strptime(iso[:8], "%H:%M:%S")[3:]))
 
-# TODO: DateTime does not support intervals: what's the best we can do?
+# NOTE: we don't cast intervals anymore because they are passed
+# untouched to Zope.
 def _cast_Interval(iso, curs):
     return iso
 
diff --git a/ZPsycopgDA/db.py b/ZPsycopgDA/db.py
index 69a3435c..2c90ab8c 100644
--- a/ZPsycopgDA/db.py
+++ b/ZPsycopgDA/db.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ class DB(TM, dbi_db.DB):
             elif typ == ROWID:
                 typs = 'i'
                 typp = ROWID
-            elif typ == DATETIME or typ == DATE:
+	    # FIXME: shouldn't DATETIME include other types?
+            elif typ == DATETIME or typ == DATE or typ == TIME:
                 typs = 'd'
                 typp = DATETIME
             else: