function get_term_ancestors($taxonomy)
 {
     $ancestors = get_option("{$taxonomy}_ancestors_rs");
     if (is_array($ancestors)) {
         return $ancestors;
     }
     $ancestors = array();
     $terms = $GLOBALS['scoper']->get_terms($taxonomy, UNFILTERED_RS);
     if ($terms) {
         $parents = array();
         foreach ($terms as $term) {
             if ($term->parent) {
                 $parents[$term->term_id] = $term->parent;
             }
         }
         foreach ($terms as $term) {
             $term_id = $term->term_id;
             $ancestors[$term_id] = ScoperAncestry::_walk_ancestors($term_id, array(), $parents);
             if (empty($ancestors[$term_id])) {
                 unset($ancestors[$term_id]);
             }
         }
         update_option("{$taxonomy}_ancestors_rs", $ancestors);
     }
     return $ancestors;
 }