def is_recent(self):

        return self.pub_date > (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=30))

        # question: does datetime.now() do a syscall each time is it called?

    # Ping google blogs and technorati.  Taken from

    # http://blog.foozia.com/blog/2007/apr/21/ping-technorati-your-django-blog-using-xml-rpc/

    def save(self):

        if settings.CONSERVANCY_DEVEL or True: # "or True" means it is disabled always

            super(Entry, self).save()

            return

                    + self.get_absolute_url())

        import xmlrpclib

        # Ping Technorati

        j = xmlrpclib.Server('http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping')

        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url)

        # Ping Google Blog Search

        j = xmlrpclib.Server('http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2')

        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url, post_url)