diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 752141c6..1d383fd5 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -68,14 +68,8 @@ module ProjectsHelper
   end
 
   def needsreview_class(item)
-#    if item.due || item.completed?
-#      return ""
-#    elsif item.last_reviewed < current_user.time - (prefs.staleness_starts * 3).days
-#      return " stale_l3"
-#    elsif item.last_reviewed < current_user.time - (prefs.staleness_starts * 2).days
-#      return " stale_l2"
-#    elsif 
-    if item.last_reviewed < current_user.time - (prefs.staleness_starts).days
+    ### FIXME: need to check to do this with active projects only
+    if item.last_reviewed < current_user.time - (prefs.review_period).days
       return "needsreview"
     else
       return "needsnoreview"
diff --git a/app/views/preferences/_tracks_behavior.html.erb b/app/views/preferences/_tracks_behavior.html.erb
index 480b647f..b4937187 100644
--- a/app/views/preferences/_tracks_behavior.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/preferences/_tracks_behavior.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 <%= pref_with_select_field('prefs', "show_hidden_contexts_in_sidebar") %>
 <%= pref_with_select_field('prefs', "show_project_on_todo_done") %>
 <%= pref_with_text_field('prefs', 'staleness_starts') %>
+<%= pref_with_text_field('prefs', 'review_period') %>
 <%= pref_with_text_field('prefs', 'show_number_completed') %>
 <%= pref_with_text_field('prefs', 'refresh') %>
 <%= pref_with_select_field('prefs', "verbose_action_descriptors") %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
index 1fdfddde..3d452c54 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project_listing.rhtml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ suppress_edit_button ||= false
     <div class="data">
       <span class="<%= needsreview_class( project ) %>">
          <%= link_to_project( project ) %>
-      </span>
-      <%= " (" + count_undone_todos_and_notes_phrase(project,"actions") + ")" %>
+         <%= " (" + count_undone_todos_and_notes_phrase(project,"actions") + ")" %>
+      </span>      
     </div>
 
     <div class="buttons">
diff --git a/db/migrate/20110915100001_add_next_review_preferences.rb b/db/migrate/20110915100001_add_next_review_preferences.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..633c765d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20110915100001_add_next_review_preferences.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class AddNextReviewPreferences < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    add_column :preferences, :review_period, :integer, :default => 14, :null => false
+  end
+  def self.down
+      remove_column :preferences, :review_period
+  end
+end