The big red 1 - how do i make it go away?

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My iPod touch 4G has a Red number 1 on the settings icon.
It is a notification that IOS 6 is available for d/l, but I do not want to upgrade yet.
How do I make the red 1 go away?

 

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Well cr@p, I was hoping someone had an easy solution for this...