            title="#{ iso_datestring @date }">
             #{ @date.toLocaleDateString() } 
         </a>"""
-        # el.timeago()
+
+        if $.fn.timeago? then el.timeago() else el
 
     renderScreenName: -> """
         <a class="username"

            #{@username}
        </a>"""

    renderBody: -> """<p class="statusBody">#{@text}</p>"""

    raw: null


iso_datestring = (d) ->
    pad = (n) -> if n < 10 then '0' + n else n
    year    = pad d.getUTCFullYear()
    month   = pad d.getUTCMonth() + 1
    day     = pad d.getUTCDate()
    hours   = pad d.getUTCHours()
    minutes = pad d.getUTCMinutes()
