diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 448d75d7..7b5aae1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ Configure Terminal to automatically notice this at startup:
 Terminal –> Preferences –> Settings –> Shell
 Click "run command"; add `source ~/.bashrc`
 
+If you get 'EnvironmentError: mysql_config not found'
+edit the line ~/.virtualenvs/regluit/build/MySQL-python/setup_posix.py
+1. mysql_config.path = "mysql_config"
+to be (using a path that exists on your system)
+1. mysql_config.path = "/usr/local/mysql-5.5.20-osx10.6-x86_64/bin/mysql_config"
+
+
 Selenium Install
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/core/goodreads.py b/core/goodreads.py
index 03e12c04..a6e0cae0 100644
--- a/core/goodreads.py
+++ b/core/goodreads.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class GoodreadsClient(object):
           if r.status_code != httplib.OK:
               raise GoodreadsException('Error in review_list_unauth, http status_code: {0}'.format(r.status_code))
           else:
-              doc = ET.fromstring(r.content.encode('utf-8'))
+              doc = ET.fromstring(r.content)
               # for the moment convert to a iterable of book data presented as dict -- one the way to paging through all results
               reviews = doc.findall('reviews/review')
               for review in reviews:
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class GoodreadsClient(object):
             raise GoodreadsException('Error in shelves_list: %s ' % (r.headers))
         else:
             logger.info('headers: %s' % (r.headers))
-            doc = ET.fromstring(r.content.encode('utf-8'))
+            doc = ET.fromstring(r.content)
             shelves = doc.find('shelves')
             # do a simple parsing to a dictionary
             
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index e3957964..7e62c7f0 100755
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -956,6 +956,18 @@ class Wishes(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'core_wishlist_works'
 
+class Badge(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=72, blank=True)
+    description = models.TextField(default='', null=True)
+    
+    @property
+    def path(self):
+        return '/static/images/%s.png' % self.name
+    
+
+pledger= Badge.objects.get(name='pledger')
+pledger2= Badge.objects.get(name='pledger2')
+
 class UserProfile(models.Model):
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     user = models.OneToOneField(User, related_name='profile')
@@ -971,16 +983,32 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
     goodreads_user_name = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)
     goodreads_auth_token = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
     goodreads_auth_secret = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
-    goodreads_user_link = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)        
+    goodreads_user_link = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True)  
+    
+    def add_pledge_badge(self):
+        #give user a badge
+        if self.badges.all().count():
+            if self.badges.all()[0].id == pledger.id:
+                self.badges.remove(pledger)
+                self.badges.add(pledger2)
+        else:
+            self.badges.add(pledger)
 
-class Badge(models.Model):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=72, blank=True)
-    description = models.TextField(default='', null=True)
+    def reset_pledge_badge(self):    
+        #count user pledges  
+        n_pledges = self.pledge_count
+        if self.badges.exists():
+            self.badges.remove(pledger)
+            self.badges.remove(pledger2)
+        if n_pledges == 1:
+            self.badges.add(pledger)
+        elif n_pledges > 1:
+            self.badges.add(pledger2)
     
     @property
-    def path(self):
-        return '/static/images/%s.png' % self.name
-    
+    def pledge_count(self):
+        return self.user.transaction_set.exclude(status='NONE').exclude(status='Canceled',reason=None).exclude(anonymous=True).count()
+
 #class CampaignSurveyResponse(models.Model):
 #    # generic
 #    campaign = models.ForeignKey("Campaign", related_name="surveyresponse", null=False)
diff --git a/core/signals.py b/core/signals.py
index fdab4099..f55628d7 100644
--- a/core/signals.py
+++ b/core/signals.py
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ def handle_pledge_modified(sender, transaction=None, up_or_down=None, **kwargs):
     # up_or_down is 'increased', 'decreased', or 'canceled'
     if transaction==None or up_or_down==None:
         return
+    if up_or_down == 'canceled':
+        transaction.user.profile.reset_pledge_badge()
     notification.queue([transaction.user], "pledge_status_change", {
             'site':Site.objects.get_current(),
             'transaction': transaction,
@@ -190,6 +192,10 @@ pledge_modified.connect(handle_pledge_modified)
 def handle_you_have_pledged(sender, transaction=None, **kwargs):
     if transaction==None:
         return
+        
+    #give user a badge
+    transaction.user.profile.add_pledge_badge()
+    
     notification.queue([transaction.user], "pledge_you_have_pledged", {
             'site':Site.objects.get_current(),
             'transaction': transaction
@@ -223,7 +229,8 @@ def handle_wishlist_added(supporter, work, **kwargs):
     if claim:
         notification.queue([claim[0].user], "new_wisher", {
             'supporter': supporter,
-            'work': work
+            'work': work,
+            'base_url': settings.BASE_URL,
         }, True)
         
         from regluit.core.tasks import emit_notifications
diff --git a/frontend/templates/notification/new_wisher/full.txt b/frontend/templates/notification/new_wisher/full.txt
index 56b6fe04..c84f7c27 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/notification/new_wisher/full.txt
+++ b/frontend/templates/notification/new_wisher/full.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ supporter }} has wished for a work you hold rights to, {{ work.title }}.  Hooray!  There are now {{ work.num_wishes }} people wishing for this work.
+{{ supporter }} ({{ base_url }}{% url supporter supporter.username %}) has wished for a work you hold rights to, {{ work.title }} ({{ base_url }}{% url work work.id %}).  Hooray!  {% with work.num_wishes as num_wishes %}{% if num_wishes = 1 %}Your first ungluer!{% else %}There are now {{ num_wishes }} people wishing for this work.{% endif %}{% endwith %}
 
 
 The Unglue.it team
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/templates/supporter.html b/frontend/templates/supporter.html
index b7913dac..7082c3bd 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/supporter.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/supporter.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
     $j(document).ready(function(){
         $j('#user-block-hide').hide();
-        $j('#user-block1 span').click(function() {
+        $j('#user-block1 > div > span').click(function() {
                 $j(this).toggleClass("active");
                 $j("#user-block-hide").slideToggle(300);
         });
diff --git a/payment/tests.py b/payment/tests.py
index c0236d33..e3ed2f42 100644
--- a/payment/tests.py
+++ b/payment/tests.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from regluit.payment.models import Transaction
 from regluit.core.models import Campaign, Wishlist, Work
 from regluit.core.signals import handle_transaction_charged
 from regluit.payment.parameters import *
-from regluit.payment.paypal import *
 import traceback
 from django.core.validators import URLValidator
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
@@ -352,6 +351,12 @@ class TransactionTest(TestCase):
         t.user = user
         t.save()
         
+        #test pledge adders
+        user.profile.reset_pledge_badge()
+        self.assertEqual(user.profile.badges.all()[0].name,'pledger')
+        user.profile.add_pledge_badge()
+        self.assertEqual(user.profile.badges.all()[0].name,'pledger2')
+        
         p = PaymentManager()
         results = p.query_campaign(c,campaign_total=True, summary=False)
         self.assertEqual(results[0].amount, D('12.34'))
diff --git a/static/images/pledger.png b/static/images/pledger.png
index ea7a7574..2ad3c001 100644
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diff --git a/static/images/pledger2.png b/static/images/pledger2.png
index ce2c30c5..4f0d8194 100644
Binary files a/static/images/pledger2.png and b/static/images/pledger2.png differ