diff --git a/apps/reader/views.py b/apps/reader/views.py
index 9ac91fbf1..8daca96a2 100644
--- a/apps/reader/views.py
+++ b/apps/reader/views.py
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ def index(request):
         feed_count = UserSubscription.objects.filter(user=request.user).count()
         active_count = UserSubscription.objects.filter(user=request.user, active=True).count()
         train_count = UserSubscription.objects.filter(user=request.user, active=True, is_trained=False, feed__stories_last_month__gte=1).count()
-        
-    recommended_feeds = RecommendedFeed.objects.filter(is_public=True).select_related('feed')
+    
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
+    recommended_feeds = RecommendedFeed.objects.filter(is_public=True, approved_date__lte=now).select_related('feed')
     # recommended_feed_feedback = RecommendedFeedUserFeedback.objects.filter(recommendation=recommended_feed)
 
     howitworks_page = random.randint(0, 5)
diff --git a/apps/recommendations/views.py b/apps/recommendations/views.py
index b90227046..f1e2ee8c3 100644
--- a/apps/recommendations/views.py
+++ b/apps/recommendations/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 from utils import log as logging
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.template import RequestContext
@@ -13,11 +14,13 @@ def load_recommended_feed(request):
     user = get_user(request)
     page = int(request.REQUEST.get('page', 0))
     usersub = None
+    refresh = request.REQUEST.get('refresh')
+    now = datetime.datetime.now
     
-    recommended_feeds = RecommendedFeed.objects.all()[page:page+2]
+    recommended_feeds = RecommendedFeed.objects.filter(is_public=True, approved_date__lte=now)[page:page+2]
     if recommended_feeds and request.user.is_authenticated():
         usersub = UserSubscription.objects.filter(user=user, feed=recommended_feeds[0].feed)
-    if page != 0:
+    if refresh != 'true':
         logging.user(request.user, "~FBBrowse recommended feed: ~SBPage #%s" % (page+1))
     
     recommended_feed = recommended_feeds and recommended_feeds[0]
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
index 9306b9754..26b5a5ed1 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
@@ -694,8 +694,11 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
         this.make_request('/reader/load_features', {'page': page}, callback);
     },
     
-    load_recommended_feed: function(page, callback) {
-        this.make_request('/recommendations/load_recommended_feed', {'page': page}, callback);
+    load_recommended_feed: function(page, refresh, callback) {
+        this.make_request('/recommendations/load_recommended_feed', {
+            'page': page, 
+            'refresh': refresh
+        }, callback);
     },
     
     save_feed_order: function(folders, callback) {
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index 1ffcb0f08..85bb5cead 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -4841,7 +4841,7 @@
         load_recommended_feeds: function() {
           // Reload recommended feeds every 10 minutes.
           setInterval(_.bind(function() {
-              this.load_recommended_feed();
+              this.load_recommended_feed(0, true);
           }, this), 10*60*1000);
         },
         
@@ -4890,13 +4890,13 @@
             this.open_add_feed_modal({url: feed_address});
         },
         
-        load_recommended_feed: function(direction) {
+        load_recommended_feed: function(direction, refresh) {
             var self = this;
             var $module = $('.NB-module-recommended');
             $module.addClass('NB-loading');
             direction = direction || 0;
             
-            this.model.load_recommended_feed(this.counts['recommended_feed_page']+direction, function(resp) {
+            this.model.load_recommended_feed(this.counts['recommended_feed_page']+direction, !!refresh, function(resp) {
                 if (!resp) return;
                 self.counts['recommended_feed_page'] += direction;