diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 0a2f4edf..b4e2de0b 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ DynamicBibleIonic/platforms/android/android.json
 DynamicBibleIonic/platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml
 DynamicBibleIonic/platforms/android/.gitignore
 DynamicBibleIonic/.idea
+DynamicBibleIonic/nbproject
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/config.xml b/DynamicBibleIonic/config.xml
index cdd34242..f5d0e358 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/config.xml
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/config.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   <preference name="SplashMaintainAspectRatio" value="true"/>
   <preference name="FadeSplashScreenDuration" value="300"/>
   <preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen"/>
-  <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="3000"/>
+  <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="12000"/>
   <preference name="ShowSplashScreen" value="true"/>
   <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="true"/>
   <preference name="SplashShowOnlyFirstTime" value="false"/>
diff --git a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/bible-service.ts b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/bible-service.ts
index 189228f3..64647b30 100644
--- a/DynamicBibleIonic/src/bible-service.ts
+++ b/DynamicBibleIonic/src/bible-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../typings/browser/ambient/jquery/index.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../typings/browser/ambient/jquery/index.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="types.ts" />
 import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
 import { Http } from "@angular/http";
@@ -63,34 +63,24 @@ export class BibleService
 
                 // figure out the start verse.
                 if (j === 0)
-                {
                     start = parseInt(section.start.verse);
-                } else
-                {
+                else
                     start = 1;
-                }
 
                 // figure out the end verse
                 if ((j + 1) === this.chapters.length)
-                {
                     end = section.end.verse;
-                } else
-                {
+                else
                     end = "*";
-                }
 
                 // get the verses requested.
                 const tvs = this.chapters[j].vss.length;
                 if (end == "*" || parseInt(end) > tvs)
-                {
                     end = tvs;
-                }
 
+                // we're using c based indexes here, so the index is 1 less than the verse #.
                 for (let i = start; i <= end; i++)
-                {
-                    // we're using c based indexes here, so the index is 1 less than the verse #.
                     vss.push(this.chapters[j].vss[i - 1]);
-                }
 
                 this.result.cs.push({
                     "ch": this.chapters[j].ch,
@@ -99,14 +89,13 @@ export class BibleService
             }
 
             if (section.start.book >= 40)
-            {
                 this.result.testament = "new";
-            } else
-            {
+            else
                 this.result.testament = "old";
-            }
+            
             return this.result;
-        } catch (error)
+        } 
+        catch (error)
         {
             console.log(error);
         }