diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 68221fb..48c91ff 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-var express  = require('express');
-var session  = require('express-session');
+var express = require('express');
+var session = require('express-session');
 var cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 var morgan = require('morgan');
-var app      = express();
-var port     = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+var app = express();
+var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 var passport = require('passport');
-var flash    = require('connect-flash');
+var flash = require('connect-flash');
 
 require('./config/passport')(passport);
 app.use('/public', express.static('public'));
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ app.use('/node_modules', express.static('node_modules'));
 app.use(morgan('dev'));
 app.use(cookieParser());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
-	extended: true
+  extended: true
 }));
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 
 app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
 
 app.use(session({
-	secret: 'vocabuilder',
-	resave: true,
-	saveUninitialized: true
-} ));
+  secret: 'vocabuilder',
+  resave: true,
+  saveUninitialized: true
+}));
 app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());
 app.use(flash());
diff --git a/app/review.js b/app/review.js
index 29026af..6547588 100644
--- a/app/review.js
+++ b/app/review.js
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 module.exports = function(req, res) {
   remword = function(userid, wordid) {
-    connection.query("UPDATE ?? SET progress = progress + 1, daterev = ADDDATE(daterev, 2*progress) WHERE id = ?",
-     [userid, wordid], function(err, rows) {
-      if (err) throw err;
-    });
+    if (word.numDontRem < 2) {
+      connection.query("UPDATE ?? SET progress = progress + 1, daterev = ADDDATE(daterev, 2*progress) WHERE id = ?",
+      [userid, wordid], function(err, rows) {
+        if (err) throw err;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // a function that does not set a new revision date, for testing purposes
+  remword2 = function(userid, word) {
+    if (word.numDontRem < 2) {
+      connection.query("UPDATE ?? SET progress = progress + 1 WHERE id = ?",
+      [userid, word.id], function(err, rows) {
+        if (err) throw err;
+      });
+    }
   }
 };
 var mysql = require('mysql');
diff --git a/app/routes.js b/app/routes.js
index 066011c..c459c4f 100644
--- a/app/routes.js
+++ b/app/routes.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = function(app, passport) {
   });
 
   app.post('/remword', function(req, res) {
-    remword(req.user.id, req.body.id);
+    remword2(req.user.id, req.body);
   });
 
   app.get('/logout', function(req, res) {
diff --git a/app/word-list.js b/app/word-list.js
index c7dff8f..0f81a2d 100644
--- a/app/word-list.js
+++ b/app/word-list.js
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ module.exports = function(req, res) {
     mm = tomorrow.getMonth()+1;
     yyyy = tomorrow.getFullYear();
     tomorrow = yyyy + '-' + mm + '-' + dd;
+    // review date is set to today for testing purpose
     connection.query("INSERT INTO ?? ( word, phonetic, meaning, progress, dateadded, daterev, datecomp ) values (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)",
-     [userid, word, phonetic, meaning, 0, today, tomorrow, "1000-1-1"], function(err, rows) {
+     [userid, word, phonetic, meaning, 0, today, today, "1000-1-1"], function(err, rows) {
       if (err) throw err;
     });
   }
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ module.exports = function(req, res) {
   }
 
   getRevWordList = function(userid, callback) {
-    connection.query("SELECT * FROM ?? WHERE DATE_FORMAT(daterev, '%Y-%m-%d') <= CURDATE()",
+    connection.query("SELECT * FROM ?? WHERE DATE_FORMAT(daterev, '%Y-%m-%d') <= CURDATE() \
+     and progress < 10",
      [userid], function(err, rows){
        if (err) throw err;
        return callback(null, rows);
diff --git a/config/database.js b/config/database.js
index 301bcab..a322469 100644
--- a/config/database.js
+++ b/config/database.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // config/database.js
 module.exports = {
-    'connection': {
-        'host': 'localhost',
-        'user': 'root',
-        'password': 'root'
-    },
-	'database': 'vocabuilder',
-    'users_table': 'users'
-};
+  'connection': {
+    'host': 'localhost',
+    'user': 'root',
+    'password': 'root'
+  },
+  'database': 'vocabuilder',
+  'users_table': 'users'
+};
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diff --git a/config/passport.js b/config/passport.js
index 943ae3b..08ea435 100644
--- a/config/passport.js
+++ b/config/passport.js
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
               password: bcrypt.hashSync(password, null, null),
             };
             var insertQuery = "INSERT INTO users ( username, password, firstname, lastname, email ) values (?,?,?,?,?)";
-            connection.query(insertQuery, [newUserMysql.username, newUserMysql.password
-              , req.body.firstname, req.body.lastname, req.body.email], function(err, rows) {
+            connection.query(insertQuery, [newUserMysql.username, newUserMysql.password, req.body.firstname, req.body.lastname, req.body.email], function(err, rows) {
               newUserMysql.id = rows.insertId;
               console.log(rows.insertId);
               var tablename = rows.insertId;
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
                 word VARCHAR(30), phonetic VARCHAR(10), meaning VARCHAR(255), \
                 progress TINYINT, dateadded DATE, daterev DATE, datecomp DATE, \
                 UNIQUE INDEX `id_UNIQUE` (`id` ASC))', [tablename], function(err, rows) {
-                  if (err) throw err;
-                });
+                if (err) throw err;
+              });
               return done(null, newUserMysql);
             });
           }
@@ -86,4 +85,4 @@ module.exports = function(passport) {
         });
       })
   );
-};
+};
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diff --git a/public/css/styles.css b/public/css/styles.css
index 008a98b..9c7b77e 100644
--- a/public/css/styles.css
+++ b/public/css/styles.css
@@ -1,39 +1,52 @@
 .btn-primary {
   background-color: #5B9BD5 !important;
 }
+
 .top-buffer-20 {
-  margin-top:20px;
+  margin-top: 20px;
 }
+
 .top-buffer-50 {
-  margin-top:50px;
+  margin-top: 50px;
 }
+
 .table-borderless td, .table-borderless th {
-    border: none;
+  border: none;
 }
+
 .form-inline input {
-   margin-left: 10px;
+  margin-left: 10px;
 }
+
 .form-inline * {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
+
 .navbar-custom {
-    background-color: #5B9BD5;
+  background-color: #5B9BD5;
 }
+
 /* change the brand and text color */
-.navbar-custom .navbar-brand,
-.navbar-custom .navbar-text {
-    color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);
+
+.navbar-custom .navbar-brand, .navbar-custom .navbar-text {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
 }
+
 /* change the link color */
+
 .navbar-custom .navbar-nav .nav-link {
-    color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
 }
+
 /* change the color of active or hovered links */
-.navbar-custom .nav-item.active .nav-link,
-.navbar-custom .nav-item:hover .nav-link {
-    color: #ffffff;
+
+.navbar-custom .nav-item.active .nav-link, .navbar-custom .nav-item:hover .nav-link {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.form-control {
+  width: 100%;
 }
-.form-control { width: 100%; }
 
 .modal-error {
   background-color: #F2DEDE !important;
@@ -56,4 +69,4 @@
   width: 50%;
   float: left;
   padding: 1%;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/views/modals/profile.ejs b/views/modals/profile.ejs
index ed9d121..a63ba0a 100644
--- a/views/modals/profile.ejs
+++ b/views/modals/profile.ejs
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/views/partials/head.ejs b/views/partials/head.ejs
index f2ebaa9..de98a50 100644
--- a/views/partials/head.ejs
+++ b/views/partials/head.ejs
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="public/css/styles.css">
 <script src="node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
-<title>Vocabuilder | <%= title %></title>
+<title>Vocabuilder |
+  <%= title %>
+</title>
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diff --git a/views/review.ejs b/views/review.ejs
index 28acd9e..89e7b0c 100644
--- a/views/review.ejs
+++ b/views/review.ejs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         numRemain.innerHTML = wordlist.length;
         if (wordlist.length > 0) {
           word.innerHTML = wordlist[0].word;
+          wordlist[0].numDontRem = 0;
         } else {
           word.style.color = "red";
           word.innerHTML = "There are no words to review";
@@ -33,9 +34,11 @@
             url: "/remword",
             type: "post",
             data: {
-              id: wordlist[0].id
+              id: wordlist[0].id,
+              numDontRem: wordlist[0].numDontRem
             }
           });
+          console.log(wordlist[0].numDontRem);
           wordlist.shift();
           this.disabled = true;
           dontRem.disabled = true;
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@
           }
         });
         $('#dontRem').on('click', function() {
+          wordlist[0].numDontRem++;
+          console.log(wordlist[0].numDontRem);
           wordlist.push(wordlist.shift());
           this.disabled = true;
           rem.disabled = true;
diff --git a/views/word-list.ejs b/views/word-list.ejs
index 440773b..7bed09b 100644
--- a/views/word-list.ejs
+++ b/views/word-list.ejs
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@
                     <%= wordlist[i].meaning %>
                   </td>
                   <td>
-                    <%= wordlist[i].progress %>
+                    <!-- <%= wordlist[i].progress %> -->
+                    <div class="progress">
+                      <div class="progress-bar bg-success" role="progressbar" style="width: <%- wordlist[i].progress %>0%" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="10"></div>
+                    </div>
                   </td>
                   <td>
                     <%= wordlist[i].dateadded.toLocaleDateString("en-US") %>