diff --git a/TravelPost/gen/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/R.java b/TravelPost/gen/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/R.java
index 761f699..ac24355 100644
--- a/TravelPost/gen/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/R.java
+++ b/TravelPost/gen/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/R.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ public final class R {
     }
     public static final class drawable {
         public static final int icon=0x7f020000;
+        public static final int sign_post_icon=0x7f020001;
+        public static final int sign_post_icon_mod=0x7f020002;
     }
     public static final class id {
         public static final int authCode=0x7f060002;
diff --git a/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon.png b/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c9b135
Binary files /dev/null and b/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon.png differ
diff --git a/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon_mod.png b/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon_mod.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b68e6cf
Binary files /dev/null and b/TravelPost/res/drawable/sign_post_icon_mod.png differ
diff --git a/TravelPost/res/layout/travelpostwidget.xml b/TravelPost/res/layout/travelpostwidget.xml
index 6ad5faa..dbf6570 100644
--- a/TravelPost/res/layout/travelpostwidget.xml
+++ b/TravelPost/res/layout/travelpostwidget.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
     >
-	<Button
+	<ImageButton
 	android:id="@+id/widgetbutton"
-	android:text="Post"
+	android:background="@drawable/sign_post_icon_mod"
 	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 	/>
diff --git a/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationService.java b/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationService.java
index 48d2f9d..c0c2270 100644
--- a/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationService.java
+++ b/TravelPost/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/TravelPost/LocationService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class LocationService extends Service implements LocationListener {
 	private WakeLock mWakeLock;
 	private Location mLocation;
 	private int mStartId;
+	private Notification mNotification;
+	private NotificationManager mNotificationManager;
 
 	/**
 	 * this runnable will be qued when the service is created. this will be used as a fail safe
@@ -55,10 +57,6 @@ public class LocationService extends Service implements LocationListener {
 		}
 	};
 
-	private Notification mNotification;
-
-	private NotificationManager mNotificationManager;
-	
 	/**
 	 * a convince method for starting the service
 	 * @param context
@@ -237,4 +235,4 @@ public class LocationService extends Service implements LocationListener {
 		mLocationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.PASSIVE_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this);
 	}
 
-}
+}
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