diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 3c493cc..98ce6b5 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ versus cardinal numbers, and more.
 Geocoder::US 2.0 is shipped with a free US ZIP code data set, compiled from
 public domain sources.
 
-== "excensus" Branch
-
-The "excensus" branch is the actively modified branch of Excensus LLC, maintained
-by Dan "Ducky" Little (GitHub: theduckylittle, dan.little-at-excensus-dot-com).
-
 == Synopsis
 
   >> require 'geocoder/us'
diff --git a/lib/geocoder/us/database.rb b/lib/geocoder/us/database.rb
index 9cfca23..4239c60 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/us/database.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/us/database.rb
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ def range_ends (edge_ids)
               FROM range WHERE tlid IN (#{in_list})
               GROUP BY tlid, side;"
       execute(sql, *edge_ids).map {|r|
-        if r[:flipped] == "0"
-          r[:flipped] = false
-          r[:fromhn], r[:tohn] = r[:from0], r[:to0]
-        else
+	if r[:flipped].to_i == 1
           r[:flipped] = true
           r[:fromhn], r[:tohn] = r[:from1], r[:to1]
+        else
+          r[:flipped] = false
+          r[:fromhn], r[:tohn] = r[:from0], r[:to0]
         end
         [:from0, :to0, :from1, :to1].each {|k| r.delete k}
         r