README.md in mspire-0.8.6.2 vs README.md in mspire-0.8.7

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 # mspire
 
+[![Gem Version][GV img]][Gem Version]
+[![Build Status][BS img]][Build Status]
+[![Dependency Status][DS img]][Dependency Status]
+[![Code Climate][CC img]][Code Climate]
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 Mspire is a full featured library for working with mass spectrometry data,
 particularly proteomic, metabolomic and lipidomic data sets.  It aims to be
 fast, robust, and beautiful.
 
 ## Cite
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 <i>M</i>ass <i>SP</i>ectrometry <i>I</i>n <i>R</i>uby.  Mspire originally stood for <i>M</i>ass <i>S</i>pectrometry <i>P</i>roteomics <i>I</i>n <i>R</i>uby but the library has since proven useful for all kinds of mass spectrometry projects, hence the more inclusive form.  The <i>e</i> was originally included for aesthetic reasons, but it also provides the user/developer the ability to attach whatever <i>E</i>xclamation or <i>E</i>pithet they choose to the acronym (the best ones will begin with <i>e</i> of course).
 
 ## Copyright
 
 MIT license.  See LICENSE for details.
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+[Gem Version]: https://rubygems.org/gems/mspire
+[Build Status]: https://travis-ci.org/princelab/mspire
+[travis pull requests]: https://travis-ci.org/princelab/mspire/pull_requests
+[Dependency Status]: https://gemnasium.com/princelab/mspire
+[Code Climate]: https://codeclimate.com/github/princelab/mspire
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+[GV img]: https://badge.fury.io/rb/mspire.png
+[BS img]: https://travis-ci.org/princelab/mspire.png
+[DS img]: https://gemnasium.com/princelab/mspire.png
+[CC img]: https://codeclimate.com/github/princelab/mspire.png