def send_notification(*args, **kwargs):
    """
    Simple wrapper around notifications.model send().
    This can be called safely if notifications are not installed.
    """
    if has_notifications:
        # queue for further processing if required
        if settings.PINAX_NOTIFICATIONS_QUEUE_ALL:
            return queue_notification(*args, **kwargs)
        try:
            return notifications.models.send(*args, **kwargs)
        except Exception:
            logging.exception("Could not send notifications.")
            return False