def is_in_past_month(self):

        # This function is deprecated.  Use the date_within template

        # filter instead (example in conservancy/templates/frontpage.html)

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

    def save(self):

        if settings.CONSERVANCY_DEVEL or True:

            super(PressRelease, self).save()

            return

        blog_name = 'Software Freedom Conservancy News'

        post_url = ('https://www.sfconservancy.org'

                    + self.get_absolute_url())

        import xmlrpc.client

        # Ping Technorati

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

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

        # Ping Google Blog Search

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

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