Index: src/java/org/sakaiproject/blogwow/tool/producers/HomeProducer.java
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--- src/java/org/sakaiproject/blogwow/tool/producers/HomeProducer.java	(revision 69211)
+++ src/java/org/sakaiproject/blogwow/tool/producers/HomeProducer.java	(working copy)
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.sakaiproject.blogwow.tool.producers;
 
 import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@
         return VIEW_ID;
     }
 
+    private static final long DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
+    
     private NavBarRenderer navBarRenderer;
     private BlogLogic blogLogic;
     private EntryLogic entryLogic;
@@ -80,6 +85,14 @@
 
         List<BlogWowBlog> blogs = blogLogic.getAllVisibleBlogs(locationId, null, true, 0, 0);
         UIBranchContainer blogsTable = UIBranchContainer.make(tofill, "blog-list-table:");
+        
+        // use a date which is related to the current users locale
+        DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.SHORT, locale);
+        DateFormat dfTime = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, locale);
+        
+        // use a simple day of week for recent dates
+        String justDayOfWeekFormat = "EEEE";
+        SimpleDateFormat dayOfWeek = new SimpleDateFormat(justDayOfWeekFormat);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < blogs.size(); i++) {
             BlogWowBlog blog = blogs.get(i);
@@ -94,8 +107,31 @@
             	List<BlogWowEntry> entries = entryLogic.getAllVisibleEntries(blog.getId(), currentUserId, null, true, 0, 1);
 								try
 								{
-				        	DateFormat dtf = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale);
-                	UIOutput.make(row, "time-last-updated", dtf.format(entries.get(0).getDateModified()) );
+									Date date = entries.get(0).getDateModified();
+									Date dateNow = new Date();
+									long dateNowMillis = dateNow.getTime();
+									Date dateYesterday = new Date(dateNowMillis - DAY);
+									Date dateLastWeek = new Date(dateNowMillis - (DAY*5));
+									
+									// get start of today; midnight
+									Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+									cal.setTime(dateNow);
+									cal.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
+									cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
+									cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
+									long midnightMillis = cal.getTimeInMillis();
+									Date dateMidnight = new Date(midnightMillis);
+									
+									if (date.after(dateMidnight)) {
+										UIOutput.make(row, "time-last-updated", dfTime.format(date));
+									}
+									else if (date.after(dateLastWeek)) {
+										UIOutput.make(row, "time-last-updated", dayOfWeek.format(date) + ", " + dfTime.format(date));
+									}
+									else {
+										UIOutput.make(row, "time-last-updated", df.format(date));
+									}        
+                	
 								}catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
 									// This shouldn't happen, our count doesn't agree with the number of entries we get
 									UIOutput.make(row, "time-last-updated", "???" );