def recover( self ):
        """Puts a withdrawn abstract back in the list of submitted abstracts.
           HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECOVERY PROCESS...
        """
        #we must clear any track judgement
        #self._clearTrackAcceptances()
        #self._clearTrackRejections()
        #self._clearTrackReallocations()
        self.getCurrentStatus().recover() #status change
        #if succeeded we must reset the submission date
        self._setSubmissionDate( nowutc() )
        self._notifyModification()