public function updateDateRange($date, $use_year = true)
 {
     $date = new LsDate($date);
     if ($use_year) {
         $date->setDay('00');
         $date->setMonth('00');
     }
     if ($date->getYear() == '0000') {
         return false;
     }
     //start date and end date both null, make start date the date
     if (!$this->end_date && !$this->start_date) {
         $this->start_date = (string) $date;
         $this->end_date = (string) $date;
         return true;
     }
     $end_date = new LsDate($this->end_date);
     $start_date = new LsDate($this->start_date);
     $start_date_comp = LsDate::compare($date, $start_date);
     $end_date_comp = LsDate::compare($date, $end_date);
     //if date is the same as either start date or end date, make no changes
     if ($start_date_comp == LsDate::COMPARE_SAME || $end_date_comp === LsDate::COMPARE_SAME) {
         return false;
     } else {
         if ($start_date_comp == LsDate::COMPARE_BEFORE) {
             $this->start_date = (string) $date;
             return true;
         } else {
             if ($end_date_comp == LsDate::COMPARE_AFTER) {
                 $this->end_date = (string) $date;
                 return true;
             }
         }
     }
     //no changes have been made
     return false;
 }