diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9f1eafb3..772bf7504 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ On **Ubuntu**, run the following:
 		sudo ruby setup.rb
 		sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gem1.8 /usr/bin/gem
 
-On **Mac OS X**, RubyGems comes preinstalled; however, you might need to update it for use with the latest Bundler.  To update RubyGems, run `gem update --system`.
+On **Mac OS X**, RubyGems comes preinstalled; however, you might need to update it for use with the latest Bundler.  To update RubyGems, run `sudo gem update --system`.
 
 
 ### Bundler
 
-After RubyGems is updated, simply run `gem install bundler` to get Bundler.
+After RubyGems is updated, simply run `sudo gem install bundler` to get Bundler.
 
 
 ## Getting Diaspora
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
index 640c545ca..54cb3eee8 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     %ul
       - for request in @remote_requests
         %li.requested_person{:id => request.person.id, :request_id => request.id}
-          = image_tag(request.person.profile.image_url(:thumb_small)) unless request.person.profile.image_url.nil?
+          = person_image_tag(request.person)
           .name
             = request.person.real_name
   %h1
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 374f06455..451f57ebc 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -135,24 +135,6 @@ namespace :db do
     run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:purge --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
   end
   
-
-  task :tom_seed, :roles => :tom do
-    run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:seed:tom --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
-    run "curl -silent -u tom@tom.joindiaspora.com:evankorth http://tom.joindiaspora.com/zombiefriends"
-    backers.each do |backer|
-      run "curl -silent -u  #{backer['username']}@#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com:#{backer['username']}#{backer['pin']} http://#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com/zombiefriendaccept"
-      #run "curl -silent -u  #{backer['username']}@#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com:#{backer['username']}#{backer['pin']} http://#{backer['username']}.joindiaspora.com/set_profile_photo"
-    end
-
-  end
-
-  task :backer_seed, :roles => :backer do
-    (0..10).each { |n|
-      run "curl -silent http://localhost/set_backer_number?number=#{n}", :only => {:number => n}
-    }
-    run "cd #{current_path} && bundle exec rake db:seed:backer --trace RAILS_ENV=#{rails_env}"
-  end
-  
   task :reset do
     purge
   end
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
index b21a9dd9f..15562780c 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ $('#move_friends_link').live( 'click', function(){
 
 });
 
+function decrementRequestsCounter(){
+  var old_request_count = $(".new_requests").html().match(/\d+/);
+
+  if( old_request_count == 1 ) {
+    $(".new_requests").html(
+      $(".new_requests").html().replace(/ \(\d+\)/,''));
+
+  } else {
+    $(".new_requests").html(
+      $(".new_requests").html().replace(/\d+/,old_request_count-1));
+  }
+
+}
+
 $(function() {
   $("ul .person").draggable({
     revert: true
@@ -44,7 +58,10 @@ $(function() {
         $.ajax({
           type: "DELETE",
           url: "/requests/" + ui.draggable[0].getAttribute('request_id') ,
-          data: {"accept" : true  , "aspect_id" : $(this)[0].id }
+          data: {"accept" : true  , "aspect_id" : $(this)[0].id },
+          success: function(data){
+            decrementRequestsCounter();
+          }
         });
 
       }else {
@@ -72,7 +89,7 @@ $(function() {
           type: "DELETE",
           url: "/requests/" + ui.draggable[0].getAttribute('request_id')
         });
-        alert("Removed Request, proably want an undo countdown.")
+        decrementRequestsCounter();
         $(ui.draggable[0]).fadeOut('slow')
       }else{
         $.ajax({
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index dc43acdfa..fb34cdc83 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ header {
   margin: -2em;
     margin-bottom: 2em;
   color: black;
-  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(black), to(#333333));
-  background: -moz-linear-gradient(19% 75% 90deg, #333333, black);
-  background-color: #222222;
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#666666), to(#222222));
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(19% 75% 90deg, #222222, #666666);
+  background-color: #666666;
   padding: 0;
     padding-top: 5px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ header {
   header #aspect_header {
     z-index: 5;
     background-color: #eeeeee;
-    border-top: 1px solid #555555;
+    border-top: 1px solid white;
     padding: 20px 0; }
     header #aspect_header h1 {
       margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -469,15 +469,17 @@ h1.big_text {
           padding-bottom: 2px;
         color: #999999; }
         #aspect_nav ul > li a:hover {
-          background-color: #555555;
+          background-color: #4e4e4e;
           color: #cccccc; }
       #aspect_nav ul > li.selected a {
-        padding-top: 5px;
-        padding-bottom: 3px;
+        text-shadow: 0 2px 0 white;
+        padding-top: 4px;
+        padding-bottom: 4px;
         line-height: 18px;
         font-weight: bold;
         background-color: #eeeeee;
-        border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;
+        border: 1px solid white;
+          border-bottom: none;
         color: black; }
         #aspect_nav ul > li.selected a:hover {
           background-color: #efefef; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 45413512f..a96b19507 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ header
   :margin -2em
     :bottom 2em
   :color #000
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#000000), to(#333333))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(19% 75% 90deg, #333333, #000000) 
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#666), to(#222))
+  :background -moz-linear-gradient(19% 75% 90deg, #222, #666)
   :background
-    :color #222
+    :color #666
   :padding 0
     :top 5px
   :border
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ header
     :background
       :color #eee
     :border
-      :top 1px solid #555
+      :top 1px solid #fff
     :padding 20px 0
 
     h1
@@ -633,21 +633,22 @@ h1.big_text
 
         &:hover
           :background
-            :color #555
+            :color #4e4e4e
           :color #ccc
 
       &.selected a
+        :text-shadow 0 2px 0 #fff
         :padding
-          :top 5px
-          :bottom 3px
+          :top 4px
+          :bottom 4px
         :line
           :height 18px
         :font
           :weight bold
         :background
           :color #eee
-        :border
-          :bottom 1px solid #eee
+        :border 1px solid #fff
+          :bottom none
         :color #000
         &:hover
           :background