diff --git a/client/index.js b/client/index.js
index 79c5c541c1..44bdb0a82c 100644
--- a/client/index.js
+++ b/client/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Fetchr from 'fetchr';
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
 import { Router } from 'react-router';
-import { history } from 'react-router/lib/BrowserHistory';
+import { createLocation, createHistory } from 'history';
 import { hydrate } from 'thundercats';
 import { Render } from 'thundercats-react';
 
@@ -18,21 +18,29 @@ const services = new Fetchr({
 });
 
 Rx.config.longStackSupport = !!debug.enabled;
-
+const history = createHistory();
+const appLocation = createLocation(
+  location.pathname + location.search
+);
 // returns an observable
-app$(history)
+app$({ history, location: appLocation })
   .flatMap(
     ({ AppCat }) => {
+      // instantiate the cat with service
       const appCat = AppCat(null, services);
+      // hydrate the stores
       return hydrate(appCat, catState)
         .map(() => appCat);
     },
-    ({ initialState }, appCat) => ({ initialState, appCat })
+    // not using nextLocation at the moment but will be used for
+    // redirects in the future
+    ({ nextLocation, props }, appCat) => ({ nextLocation, props, appCat })
   )
-  .flatMap(({ initialState, appCat }) => {
+  .flatMap(({ props, appCat }) => {
+    props.history = history;
     return Render(
       appCat,
-      React.createElement(Router, initialState),
+      React.createElement(Router, props),
       DOMContianer
     );
   })
diff --git a/common/app/app-stream.jsx b/common/app/app-stream.jsx
index 25ae2a6300..82d5568c09 100644
--- a/common/app/app-stream.jsx
+++ b/common/app/app-stream.jsx
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import Rx from 'rx';
-import { Router } from 'react-router';
+import { match } from 'react-router';
 import App from './App.jsx';
 import AppCat from './Cat';
 
 import childRoutes from './routes';
 
-const router$ = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(Router.run, Router);
+const route$ = Rx.Observable.fromNodeCallback(match);
 
 const routes = Object.assign({ components: App }, childRoutes);
 
-export default function app$(location) {
-  return router$(routes, location)
-    .map(([initialState, transistion]) => {
-      return { initialState, transistion, AppCat };
+export default function app$({ location, history }) {
+  return route$({ routes, location, history })
+    .map(([nextLocation, props]) => {
+      return { nextLocation, props, AppCat };
     });
 }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/CreateJobModal.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/CreateJobModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..446ed957d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/CreateJobModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { History } from 'react-router';
+import { Button, Modal } from 'react-bootstrap';
+
+export default React.createClass({
+  displayName: 'CreateJobsModal',
+
+  propTypes: {
+    onHide: PropTypes.func,
+    showModal: PropTypes.bool
+  },
+
+  mixins: [History],
+
+  goToNewJob(onHide) {
+    onHide();
+    this.history.pushState(null, '/jobs/new');
+  },
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      showModal,
+      onHide
+    } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        onHide={ onHide }
+        show={ showModal }>
+        <Modal.Body>
+          <h4>Welcome to Free Code Camp's board</h4>
+          <p>We post jobs specifically target to our junior developers.</p>
+          <Button
+            block={ true }
+            className='signup-btn'
+            onClick={ () => this.goToNewJob(onHide) }>
+            Post a Job
+          </Button>
+        </Modal.Body>
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  }
+});
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Jobs.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Jobs.jsx
index a6bc6a9a9f..a4d8354b3f 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Jobs.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Jobs.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import React, { cloneElement, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { contain } from 'thundercats-react';
-import { Navigation } from 'react-router';
+import { History } from 'react-router';
 import { Button, Jumbotron, Row } from 'react-bootstrap';
+
+import CreateJobModal from './CreateJobModal.jsx';
 import ListJobs from './List.jsx';
 
 export default contain(
@@ -13,12 +15,14 @@ export default contain(
   React.createClass({
     displayName: 'Jobs',
 
+    mixins: [History],
+
     propTypes: {
       children: PropTypes.element,
       jobActions: PropTypes.object,
-      jobs: PropTypes.array
+      jobs: PropTypes.array,
+      showModal: PropTypes.bool
     },
-    mixins: [Navigation],
 
     handleJobClick(id) {
       const { jobActions } = this.props;
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ export default contain(
         return null;
       }
       jobActions.findJob(id);
-      this.transitionTo(`/jobs/${id}`);
+      this.history.pushState(null, `/jobs/${id}`);
     },
 
     renderList(handleJobClick, jobs) {
@@ -48,7 +52,12 @@ export default contain(
     },
 
     render() {
-      const { children, jobs } = this.props;
+      const {
+        children,
+        jobs,
+        showModal,
+        jobActions
+      } = this.props;
 
       return (
         <div>
@@ -62,7 +71,8 @@ export default contain(
               </p>
               <Button
                 bsSize='large'
-                className='signup-btn'>
+                className='signup-btn'
+                onClick={ jobActions.openModal }>
                 Try the first month 20% off!
               </Button>
             </Jumbotron>
@@ -70,7 +80,10 @@ export default contain(
           <Row>
             { this.renderChild(children, jobs) ||
               this.renderList(this.handleJobClick, jobs) }
-            </Row>
+          </Row>
+          <CreateJobModal
+            onHide={ jobActions.closeModal }
+            showModal={ showModal } />
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/List.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/List.jsx
index ec8325a98b..2457bcb7f0 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/List.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/List.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         id,
         company,
         position,
+        isHighlighted,
         description,
         logo,
         city,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
       );
       return (
         <Panel
+          bsStyle={ isHighlighted ? 'warning' : 'default' }
           collapsible={ true }
           eventKey={ index }
           header={ header }
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c369411f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { History } from 'react-router';
+import { contain } from 'thundercats-react';
+import debugFactory from 'debug';
+import { getDefaults } from '../utils';
+
+import {
+  inHTMLData,
+  uriInSingleQuotedAttr
+} from 'xss-filters';
+
+import {
+  Button,
+  Col,
+  Input,
+  Row,
+  Well
+} from 'react-bootstrap';
+
+import {
+  isAscii,
+  isEmail,
+  isMobilePhone,
+  isURL
+} from 'validator';
+
+const debug = debugFactory('freecc:jobs:newForm');
+
+const checkValidity = [
+  'position',
+  'locale',
+  'description',
+  'email',
+  'phone',
+  'url',
+  'logo',
+  'name',
+  'highlight'
+];
+
+function formatValue(value, validator, type = 'string') {
+  const formated = getDefaults(type);
+  if (validator && type === 'string') {
+    formated.valid = validator(value);
+  }
+  if (value) {
+    formated.value = value;
+    formated.bsStyle = formated.valid ? 'success' : 'error';
+  }
+  return formated;
+}
+
+function isValidURL(data) {
+  return isURL(data, { 'require_protocol': true });
+}
+
+function isValidPhone(data) {
+  return isMobilePhone(data, 'en-US');
+}
+
+export default contain({
+    actions: 'jobActions',
+    store: 'jobsStore',
+    map({ form = {} }) {
+      const {
+        position,
+        locale,
+        description,
+        email,
+        phone,
+        url,
+        logo,
+        name,
+        highlight
+      } = form;
+      return {
+        position: formatValue(position, isAscii),
+        locale: formatValue(locale, isAscii),
+        description: formatValue(description, isAscii),
+        email: formatValue(email, isEmail),
+        phone: formatValue(phone, isValidPhone),
+        url: formatValue(url, isValidURL),
+        logo: formatValue(logo, isValidURL),
+        name: formatValue(name, isAscii),
+        highlight: formatValue(highlight, null, 'bool')
+      };
+    },
+    subscribeOnWillMount() {
+      return typeof window !== 'undefined';
+    }
+  },
+  React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'NewJob',
+
+    propTypes: {
+      jobActions: PropTypes.object,
+      position: PropTypes.object,
+      locale: PropTypes.object,
+      description: PropTypes.object,
+      email: PropTypes.object,
+      phone: PropTypes.object,
+      url: PropTypes.object,
+      logo: PropTypes.object,
+      name: PropTypes.object,
+      highlight: PropTypes.object
+    },
+
+    mixins: [History],
+
+    handleSubmit(e) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const props = this.props;
+      let valid = true;
+      checkValidity.forEach((prop) => {
+        // if value exist, check if it is valid
+        if (props[prop].value && props[prop].type !== 'boolean') {
+          valid = valid && !!props[prop].valid;
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (!valid) {
+        debug('form not valid');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const {
+        position,
+        locale,
+        description,
+        email,
+        phone,
+        url,
+        logo,
+        name,
+        highlight,
+        jobActions
+      } = this.props;
+
+      // sanitize user output
+      const jobValues = {
+        position: inHTMLData(position.value),
+        location: inHTMLData(locale.value),
+        description: inHTMLData(description.value),
+        email: inHTMLData(email.value),
+        phone: inHTMLData(phone.value),
+        url: uriInSingleQuotedAttr(url.value),
+        logo: uriInSingleQuotedAttr(logo.value),
+        name: inHTMLData(name.value),
+        highlight: !!highlight.value
+      };
+
+      const job = Object.keys(jobValues).reduce((accu, prop) => {
+        if (jobValues[prop]) {
+          accu[prop] = jobValues[prop];
+        }
+        return accu;
+      }, {});
+
+      job.postedOn = new Date();
+      debug('job sanitized', job);
+      jobActions.saveForm(job);
+
+      this.history.pushState(null, '/jobs/new/preview');
+    },
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+      const { jobActions } = this.props;
+      jobActions.getSavedForm();
+    },
+
+    handleChange(name, { target: { value } }) {
+      const { jobActions: { handleForm } } = this.props;
+      handleForm({ [name]: value });
+    },
+
+    render() {
+      const {
+        position,
+        locale,
+        description,
+        email,
+        phone,
+        url,
+        logo,
+        name,
+        highlight,
+        jobActions: { handleForm }
+      } = this.props;
+      const { handleChange } = this;
+      const labelClass = 'col-sm-offset-1 col-sm-2';
+      const inputClass = 'col-sm-6';
+
+      return (
+        <div>
+          <Row>
+            <Col>
+              <Well className='text-center'>
+                <h1>Create Your Job Post</h1>
+                <form
+                  className='form-horizontal'
+                  onSubmit={ this.handleSubmit }>
+
+                  <div className='spacer'>
+                    <h2>Job Information</h2>
+                  </div>
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ position.bsStyle }
+                    label='Position'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('position', e) }
+                    placeholder='Position'
+                    type='text'
+                    value={ position.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ locale.bsStyle }
+                    label='Location'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('locale', e) }
+                    placeholder='Location'
+                    type='text'
+                    value={ locale.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ description.bsStyle }
+                    label='Description'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('description', e) }
+                    placeholder='Description'
+                    rows='10'
+                    type='textarea'
+                    value={ description.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+
+                  <div className='divider'>
+                    <h2>Company Information</h2>
+                  </div>
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ name.bsStyle }
+                    label='Company Name'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('name', e) }
+                    placeholder='Foo, INC'
+                    type='text'
+                    value={ name.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ email.bsStyle }
+                    label='Email'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('email', e) }
+                    placeholder='Email'
+                    type='email'
+                    value={ email.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ phone.bsStyle }
+                    label='Phone'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('phone', e) }
+                    placeholder='555-123-1234'
+                    type='tel'
+                    value={ phone.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ url.bsStyle }
+                    label='URL'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('url', e) }
+                    placeholder='http://freecatphotoapp.com'
+                    type='url'
+                    value={ url.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+                  <Input
+                    bsStyle={ logo.bsStyle }
+                    label='Logo'
+                    labelClassName={ labelClass }
+                    onChange={ (e) => handleChange('logo', e) }
+                    placeholder='http://freecatphotoapp.com/logo.png'
+                    type='url'
+                    value={ logo.value }
+                    wrapperClassName={ inputClass } />
+
+                  <div className='divider'>
+                    <h2>Make it stand out</h2>
+                  </div>
+                  <Input
+                    checked={ highlight.value }
+                    label='Highlight your ad'
+                    labelClassName={ 'col-sm-offset-1 col-sm-6'}
+                    onChange={
+                      ({ target: { checked } }) => handleForm({
+                        highlight: !!checked
+                      })
+                    }
+                    type='checkbox' />
+                  <div className='spacer' />
+                  <Row>
+                    <Col
+                      lg={ 6 }
+                      lgOffset={ 3 }>
+                      <Button
+                        block={ true }
+                        bsSize='large'
+                        bsStyle='primary'
+                        type='submit'>
+                        Preview My Ad
+                      </Button>
+                    </Col>
+                  </Row>
+                </form>
+              </Well>
+            </Col>
+          </Row>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+  })
+);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Preview.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Preview.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b6081be5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Preview.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { contain } from 'thundercats-react';
+import ShowJob from './ShowJob.jsx';
+
+export default contain(
+  {
+    store: 'JobsStore',
+    actions: 'JobActions',
+    map({ form: job = {} }) {
+      return { job };
+    }
+  },
+  ShowJob
+);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Show.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Show.jsx
index 0baedb82b3..ce2512c27d 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Show.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/Show.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { contain } from 'thundercats-react';
-import { Row, Thumbnail, Panel, Well } from 'react-bootstrap';
-import moment from 'moment';
-
-const thumbnailStyle = {
-  backgroundColor: 'white',
-  maxHeight: '100px',
-  maxWidth: '100px'
-};
+import ShowJob from './ShowJob.jsx';
 
 export default contain(
   {
@@ -28,61 +20,5 @@ export default contain(
       return job.id !== id;
     }
   },
-  React.createClass({
-    displayName: 'ShowJob',
-    propTypes: {
-      job: PropTypes.object,
-      params: PropTypes.object
-    },
-
-    renderHeader({ company, position }) {
-      return (
-        <div>
-          <h4 style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>{ company }</h4>
-          <h5
-            className='pull-right hidden-xs hidden-md'
-            style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>
-            { position }
-          </h5>
-        </div>
-      );
-    },
-
-    render() {
-      const { job = {} } = this.props;
-      const {
-        logo,
-        position,
-        city,
-        company,
-        state,
-        email,
-        phone,
-        postedOn,
-        description
-      } = job;
-
-      return (
-        <div>
-          <Row>
-            <Well>
-              <Thumbnail
-                alt={ company + 'company logo' }
-                src={ logo }
-                style={ thumbnailStyle } />
-              <Panel>
-                Position: { position }
-                Location: { city }, { state }
-                <br />
-                Contact: { email || phone || 'N/A' }
-                <br />
-                Posted On: { moment(postedOn).format('MMMM Do, YYYY') }
-              </Panel>
-              <p>{ description }</p>
-            </Well>
-          </Row>
-        </div>
-      );
-    }
-  })
+  ShowJob
 );
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a048a3fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { Row, Thumbnail, Panel, Well } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import moment from 'moment';
+
+const thumbnailStyle = {
+  backgroundColor: 'white',
+  maxHeight: '100px',
+  maxWidth: '100px'
+};
+
+export default React.createClass({
+  displayName: 'ShowJob',
+  propTypes: {
+    job: PropTypes.object,
+    params: PropTypes.object
+  },
+
+  renderHeader({ company, position }) {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <h4 style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>{ company }</h4>
+        <h5
+          className='pull-right hidden-xs hidden-md'
+          style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>
+          { position }
+        </h5>
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+
+  render() {
+    const { job = {} } = this.props;
+    const {
+      logo,
+      position,
+      city,
+      company,
+      state,
+      email,
+      phone,
+      postedOn,
+      description
+    } = job;
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Row>
+          <Well>
+            <Thumbnail
+              alt={ company + 'company logo' }
+              src={ logo }
+              style={ thumbnailStyle } />
+            <Panel>
+              Position: { position }
+              Location: { city }, { state }
+              <br />
+              Contact: { email || phone || 'N/A' }
+              <br />
+              Posted On: { moment(postedOn).format('MMMM Do, YYYY') }
+            </Panel>
+            <p>{ description }</p>
+          </Well>
+        </Row>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+});
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
index 4df2ae42c6..5900e6dda1 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { Actions } from 'thundercats';
+import store from 'store';
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
 
 const debug = debugFactory('freecc:jobs:actions');
+const assign = Object.assign;
 
 export default Actions({
   setJobs: null,
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ export default Actions({
 
       // if no job found this will be null which is a op noop
       return foundJob ?
-        Object.assign({}, oldState, { currentJob: foundJob }) :
+        assign({}, oldState, { currentJob: foundJob }) :
         null;
     };
   },
@@ -31,6 +33,31 @@ export default Actions({
   getJob: null,
   getJobs(params) {
     return { params };
+  },
+  openModal() {
+    return { showModal: true };
+  },
+  closeModal() {
+    return { showModal: false };
+  },
+  handleForm(value) {
+    return {
+      transform(oldState) {
+        const { form } = oldState;
+        const newState = assign({}, oldState);
+        newState.form = assign(
+          {},
+          form,
+          value
+        );
+        return newState;
+      }
+    };
+  },
+  saveForm: null,
+  getSavedForm: null,
+  setForm(form) {
+    return { form };
   }
 })
   .refs({ displayName: 'JobActions' })
@@ -56,8 +83,22 @@ export default Actions({
           debug('job services experienced an issue', err);
           return jobActions.setError({ err });
         }
-        jobActions.setJobs({ currentJob: job });
+        if (job) {
+          jobActions.setJobs({ currentJob: job });
+        }
+        jobActions.setJobs({});
       });
     });
+
+    jobActions.saveForm.subscribe((form) => {
+      store.set('newJob', form);
+    });
+
+    jobActions.getSavedForm.subscribe(() => {
+      const job = store.get('newJob');
+      if (job && !Array.isArray(job) && typeof job === 'object') {
+        jobActions.setForm(job);
+      }
+    });
     return jobActions;
   });
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Store.js b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Store.js
index 2fdfa50207..b2f5132013 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Store.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Store.js
@@ -6,12 +6,25 @@ const {
   transformer
 } = Store;
 
-export default Store()
+export default Store({ showModal: false })
   .refs({ displayName: 'JobsStore' })
   .init(({ instance: jobsStore, args: [cat] }) => {
-    const { setJobs, findJob, setError } = cat.getActions('JobActions');
+    const {
+      setJobs,
+      findJob,
+      setError,
+      openModal,
+      closeModal,
+      handleForm,
+      setForm
+    } = cat.getActions('JobActions');
     const register = createRegistrar(jobsStore);
     register(setter(setJobs));
-    register(transformer(findJob));
     register(setter(setError));
+    register(setter(openModal));
+    register(setter(closeModal));
+    register(setter(setForm));
+
+    register(transformer(findJob));
+    register(handleForm);
   });
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/index.js b/common/app/routes/Jobs/index.js
index ac6b07f866..6c556c994e 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/index.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import Jobs from './components/Jobs.jsx';
+import NewJob from './components/NewJob.jsx';
 import Show from './components/Show.jsx';
+import Preview from './components/Preview.jsx';
 
 /*
  *  index: /jobs list jobs
@@ -11,6 +13,12 @@ export default {
   childRoutes: [{
     path: '/jobs',
     component: Jobs
+  }, {
+    path: 'jobs/new',
+    component: NewJob
+  }, {
+    path: 'jobs/new/preview',
+    component: Preview
   }, {
     path: 'jobs/:id',
     component: Show
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/utils.js b/common/app/routes/Jobs/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aeb0396c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const defaults = {
+  'string': {
+    value: '',
+    valid: false,
+    pristine: true,
+    type: 'string'
+  },
+  bool: {
+    value: false,
+    type: 'boolean'
+  }
+};
+
+export function getDefaults(type, value) {
+  if (!type) {
+    return defaults['string'];
+  }
+  if (value) {
+    return Object.assign({}, defaults[type], { value });
+  }
+  return Object.assign({}, defaults[type]);
+}
diff --git a/common/app/routes/index.js b/common/app/routes/index.js
index 973e9f2bf0..1f14733f82 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/index.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ import Hikes from './Hikes';
 
 export default {
   path: '/',
-  getChildRoutes(locationState, cb) {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      cb(null, [
-        Jobs,
-        Hikes
-      ]);
-    }, 0);
-  }
+  childRoutes: [
+    Jobs,
+    Hikes
+  ]
 };
diff --git a/common/models/job.json b/common/models/job.json
index a3392fee82..f77fc6defa 100644
--- a/common/models/job.json
+++ b/common/models/job.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "job",
   "base": "PersistedModel",
+  "strict": true,
   "idInjection": true,
   "trackChanges": false,
   "properties": {
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@
     "state": {
       "type": "string"
     },
+    "url": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
     "country": {
       "type": "string"
     },
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@
     "description": {
       "type": "string"
     },
-    "isApproverd": {
+    "isApproved": {
       "type": "boolean"
     },
     "isHighlighted": {
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index afe9b421f5..fd5fdda38d 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var paths = {
     '!public/js/bundle*',
     'node_modules/',
     'client/',
+    'seed',
     'server/manifests/*.json',
     'server/rev-manifest.json'
   ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 901b54ea3a..f16e4bb9db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
     "gulp-webpack": "^1.5.0",
     "helmet": "~0.9.0",
     "helmet-csp": "^0.2.3",
+    "history": "^1.9.0",
     "jade": "~1.8.0",
     "json-loader": "^0.5.2",
-    "less": "~1.7.5",
-    "less-middleware": "~2.0.1",
+    "less": "~2.5.1",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
     "loopback": "https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/loopback.git#fix/no-password",
     "loopback-boot": "2.8.2",
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "react": "^0.13.3",
     "react-bootstrap": "~0.23.7",
     "react-motion": "~0.1.0",
-    "react-router": "https://github.com/BerkeleyTrue/react-router#freecodecamp",
+    "react-router": "^1.0.0-rc1",
     "react-vimeo": "^0.0.3",
     "request": "~2.53.0",
     "rev-del": "^1.0.5",
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@
     "sanitize-html": "~1.6.1",
     "sort-keys": "^1.1.1",
     "source-map-support": "^0.3.2",
+    "store": "https://github.com/berkeleytrue/store.js.git#feature/noop-server",
     "thundercats": "^2.1.0",
     "thundercats-react": "^0.1.0",
     "twit": "~1.1.20",
     "uglify-js": "~2.4.15",
-    "validator": "~3.22.1",
+    "validator": "^3.22.1",
     "webpack": "^1.9.12",
+    "xss-filters": "^1.2.6",
     "yui": "~3.18.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/server/boot/a-react.js b/server/boot/a-react.js
index 6c0cd04819..9b1f4926c9 100644
--- a/server/boot/a-react.js
+++ b/server/boot/a-react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import Router from 'react-router';
+import { RoutingContext } from 'react-router';
 import Fetchr from 'fetchr';
-import Location from 'react-router/lib/Location';
+import { createLocation } from 'history';
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
 import { app$ } from '../../common/app';
 import { RenderToString } from 'thundercats-react';
@@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ export default function reactSubRouter(app) {
 
   function serveReactApp(req, res, next) {
     const services = new Fetchr({ req });
-    const location = new Location(req.path, req.query);
+    const location = createLocation(req.path);
 
     // returns a router wrapped app
-    app$(location)
+    app$({ location })
       // if react-router does not find a route send down the chain
-      .filter(function({ initialState }) {
-        if (!initialState) {
+      .filter(function({ props}) {
+        if (!props) {
           debug('react tried to find %s but got 404', location.pathname);
           return next();
         }
-        return !!initialState;
+        return !!props;
       })
-      .flatMap(function({ initialState, AppCat }) {
+      .flatMap(function({ props, AppCat }) {
         // call thundercats renderToString
         // prefetches data and sets up it up for current state
         debug('rendering to string');
         return RenderToString(
           AppCat(null, services),
-          React.createElement(Router, initialState)
+          React.createElement(RoutingContext, props)
         );
       })
       // makes sure we only get one onNext and closes subscription