diff --git a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from pylons.middleware import ErrorHandl
 from pylons.wsgiapp import PylonsApp
 from routes.middleware import RoutesMiddleware
 from rhodecode.lib.middleware.simplehg import SimpleHg
+from rhodecode.lib.middleware.simplegit import SimpleGit
 from rhodecode.lib.middleware.https_fixup import HttpsFixup
 from rhodecode.config.environment import load_environment
 
@@ -35,15 +36,16 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=Tru
 
     # The Pylons WSGI app
     app = PylonsApp(config=config)
-    
+
     # Routing/Session/Cache Middleware
     app = RoutesMiddleware(app, config['routes.map'])
     app = SessionMiddleware(app, config)
-    
+
     # CUSTOM MIDDLEWARE HERE (filtered by error handling middlewares)
-    
+
     app = SimpleHg(app, config)
-    
+    app = SimpleGit(app, config)
+
     if asbool(full_stack):
         # Handle Python exceptions
         app = ErrorHandler(app, global_conf, **config['pylons.errorware'])
@@ -54,10 +56,10 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=Tru
             app = StatusCodeRedirect(app)
         else:
             app = StatusCodeRedirect(app, [400, 401, 403, 404, 500])
-    
+
     #enable https redirets based on HTTP_X_URL_SCHEME set by proxy
     app = HttpsFixup(app)
-    
+
     # Establish the Registry for this application
     app = RegistryManager(app)
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ def make_app(global_conf, full_stack=Tru
         # Serve static files
         static_app = StaticURLParser(config['pylons.paths']['static_files'])
         app = Cascade([static_app, app])
-    
+
     app.config = config
 
     return app
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/celerylib/tasks.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def get_commits_stats(repo_name, ts_min_
     commits_by_day_aggregate = {}
     repos_path = get_hg_ui_settings()['paths_root_path']
     p = os.path.join(repos_path, repo_name)
-    repo = get_repo(get_scm(p)[0], p)
+    repo = get_repo(p)
 
     skip_date_limit = True
     parse_limit = 250 #limit for single task changeset parsing optimal for
@@ -312,10 +312,8 @@ def __get_codes_stats(repo_name):
 
     repos_path = get_hg_ui_settings()['paths_root_path']
     p = os.path.join(repos_path, repo_name)
-    repo = get_repo(get_scm(p)[0], p)
-
+    repo = get_repo(p)
     tip = repo.get_changeset()
-
     code_stats = {}
 
     def aggregate(cs):
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from webhelpers.pylonslib.secure_form im
 from webhelpers.text import chop_at, collapse, convert_accented_entities, \
     convert_misc_entities, lchop, plural, rchop, remove_formatting, \
     replace_whitespace, urlify, truncate, wrap_paragraphs
+from webhelpers.date import time_ago_in_words
 
 #Custom helpers here :)
 class _Link(object):
@@ -317,37 +318,50 @@ def get_changeset_safe(repo, rev):
 flash = _Flash()
 
 
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 # MERCURIAL FILTERS available via h.
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 from mercurial import util
-from mercurial.templatefilters import age as _age, person as _person
+from mercurial.templatefilters import person as _person
+
+
+
+def _age(curdate):
+    """turns a datetime into an age string."""
 
-age = lambda  x:x
+    from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+    agescales = [("year", 3600 * 24 * 365),
+             ("month", 3600 * 24 * 30),
+             #("week", 3600 * 24 * 7),
+             ("day", 3600 * 24),
+             ("hour", 3600),
+             ("minute", 60),
+             ("second", 1)]
+
+    age = datetime.now() - curdate
+    age_seconds = (age.days * agescales[2][1]) + age.seconds
+
+    pos = 1
+    for scale in agescales:
+        if scale[1] <= age_seconds:
+            return time_ago_in_words(curdate, agescales[pos][0])
+        pos += 1
+
+age = lambda  x:_age(x)
 capitalize = lambda x: x.capitalize()
-date = lambda x: util.datestr(x)
 email = util.email
 email_or_none = lambda x: util.email(x) if util.email(x) != x else None
 person = lambda x: _person(x)
-hgdate = lambda  x: "%d %d" % x
-isodate = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %1%2')
-isodatesec = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %1%2')
-localdate = lambda  x: (x[0], util.makedate()[1])
-rfc822date = lambda  x: x#util.datestr(x, "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %1%2")
-rfc822date_notz = lambda  x: x#util.datestr(x, "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S")
-rfc3339date = lambda  x: util.datestr(x, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%1:%2")
-time_ago = lambda x: util.datestr(_age(x), "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %1%2")
 
-
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 # PERMS
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import HasPermissionAny, HasPermissionAll, \
 HasRepoPermissionAny, HasRepoPermissionAll
 
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 # GRAVATAR URL
-#===============================================================================
+#==============================================================================
 import hashlib
 import urllib
 from pylons import request
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 # MA  02110-1301, USA.
+"""
+Created on 2010-04-28
+
+@author: marcink
+SimpleGit middleware for handling git protocol request (push/clone etc.)
+It's implemented with basic auth function
+"""
+
 from dulwich import server as dulserver
 
 class SimpleGitUploadPackHandler(dulserver.UploadPackHandler):
@@ -54,22 +62,14 @@ from dulwich.repo import Repo
 from dulwich.web import HTTPGitApplication
 from paste.auth.basic import AuthBasicAuthenticator
 from paste.httpheaders import REMOTE_USER, AUTH_TYPE
-from rhodecode.lib.auth import authfunc, HasPermissionAnyMiddleware, \
-    get_user_cached
+from rhodecode.lib.auth import authfunc, HasPermissionAnyMiddleware
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import action_logger, is_git, invalidate_cache, \
     check_repo_fast
+from rhodecode.model.user import UserModel
 from webob.exc import HTTPNotFound, HTTPForbidden, HTTPInternalServerError
 import logging
 import os
 import traceback
-"""
-Created on 2010-04-28
-
-@author: marcink
-SimpleGit middleware for handling git protocol request (push/clone etc.)
-It's implemented with basic auth function
-"""
-
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class SimpleGit(object):
         return environ.get('REMOTE_USER')
 
     def __get_user(self, username):
-        return get_user_cached(username)
+        return UserModel().get_by_username(username, cache=True)
 
     def __get_action(self, environ):
         """
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/css/style.css b/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
--- a/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
+++ b/rhodecode/public/css/style.css
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ padding:0;
 #content div.box table th {
 background:#eee;
 border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
-padding:10px;
+padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;
 }
 
 #content div.box table th.left {
diff --git a/rhodecode/public/images/icons/giticon.png b/rhodecode/public/images/icons/giticon.png
index aae35a70e70351fe6dcb3e905e2e388cf0cb0ac3..3f909ea413d66fb362b1991c22c869b36909891c
GIT binary patch
literal 318
zc$@(~0m1%>P)<h;3K|Lk000e1NJLTq000mG000mO1^@s6AM^iV0000PbVXQnQ*UN;
zcVTj606}DLVr3vnZDD6+Qe|Oed2z{QJOBUy;7LS5RCwBA{Qv(y10{eF-2le}zR29&
zP}&tHu-{=bih33-h6)0)F%laDT%hz>AbwBC0AnPZvAJXqAp_1LIk^K$S0Kp|^ul{2
zTVT%JLv$b>aF0|1QlU81uXfnE{2n0}C?Po=oA+=Vke;5-z@Wefa;`E|p)pcSfDLd!
zGm#04Eone}7by^TL-9<g>+lAmAXL*VB(Y9tV3wmhADatcPOd=nb0?HeBPJS=K?R|_
zfbN1lP@8rm`BxC?d}D0s0h<fLpa$H<;u@k-;#p`kh9X7bYHR@r0ssL90E2=$%LF-F
Q$p8QV07*qoM6N<$f<0?>p#T5?

diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/index.html b/rhodecode/templates/index.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/index.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/index.html
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
 					        %if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(repo['name'],'main page check'):
 					        <tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
 					            <td>
+					             %if repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type =='hg':
+					               <img class="icon" alt="${_('Mercurial repository')}" src="/images/icons/hgicon.png"/>
+					             %elif repo['repo'].dbrepo.repo_type =='git':
+					               <img class="icon" alt="${_('Git repository')}" src="/images/icons/giticon.png"/>
+					             %else:
+					               
+					             %endif 
+					            
 					             %if repo['repo'].dbrepo.private:
 					                <img class="icon" alt="${_('private')}" src="/images/icons/lock.png"/>
 					             %else:
@@ -70,7 +78,8 @@
 					            %endif
 					            </td>
 					            <td title="${repo['description']}">${h.truncate(repo['description'],60)}</td>
-					            <td>${h.age(repo['last_change'])}</td>
+					            <td><span class="tooltip" tooltip_title="${repo['last_change']}">
+					                ${h.age(repo['last_change'])} </span></td>
 					            <td>
 					            	%if repo['rev']>=0:
 					            	${h.link_to('r%s:%s' % (repo['rev'],repo['tip']),
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html b/rhodecode/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/shortlog/shortlog_data.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	</tr>
 %for cnt,cs in enumerate(c.repo_changesets):
 	<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
-		<td>${h.age(cs.date)} - ${h.rfc822date_notz(cs.date)} </td>
+		<td>${h.age(cs.date)} - ${cs.date} </td>
 		<td title="${cs.author}">${h.person(cs.author)}</td>
 		<td>r${cs.revision}:${cs.short_id}</td>
 		<td>
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.html b/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/summary/summary.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ E.onDOMReady(function(e){
 			      <label>${_('Last change')}:</label>
 			  </div>
 			  <div class="input-short">
-			      ${h.age(c.repo_info.last_change)} - ${h.rfc822date_notz(c.repo_info.last_change)} 
+			      ${h.age(c.repo_info.last_change)} - ${c.repo_info.last_change} 
 			      ${_('by')} ${h.get_changeset_safe(c.repo_info,'tip').author} 
 			      
 			  </div>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ py_version = sys.version_info
 
 requirements = [
         "Pylons>=1.0.0",
-        "SQLAlchemy>=0.6",
-        "Mako>=0.3.2",
-        "vcs==0.1.8",
+        "SQLAlchemy>=0.6.4",
+        "Mako>=0.3.5",
+        "vcs==0.1.10",
         "pygments>=1.3.0",
-        "mercurial>=1.6",
-        "whoosh==1.0.0",
-        "celery>=2.0.0",
+        "mercurial==1.6.4",
+        "whoosh==1.1.0",
+        "celery==2.1.1",
         "py-bcrypt",
         "babel",
     ]