diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/pages/main_new.jsp b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/pages/main_new.jsp
index bfde6742f..d079279ff 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/pages/main_new.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/pages/main_new.jsp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <header id="header">
             <!--logo start-->
             <div class="brand">
-                <a href="/webgoat/start.mvc" class="logo"><span>Web</span>Goat</a>
+                <a href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/start.mvc" class="logo"><span>Web</span>Goat</a>
             </div>
             <!--logo end-->
             <div class="toggle-navigation toggle-left">
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
 		<span id="lessonTitle">Welcome To WebGoat</span>
 
             </div><!--toggle navigation end-->
+	    <div id="topLinks">
+		<span><a href="#">About</a></span><br/>
+		<span><a href="#">Contact</a></span><br/>
+		<span><a href="${pageContext.request.contextPath}/j_spring_security_logout">Log out</a></span><br/>
+	    </div>
         </header>
 		
 		        <!--sidebar left start-->
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/css/main.css b/src/main/webapp/css/main.css
index e71d2b014..278a3843c 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/css/main.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/css/main.css
@@ -747,4 +747,10 @@ fieldset[disabled] .btn-warning.active {
 #buttonPanel {
   padding:3px;
   width:auto;
+}
+
+#topLinks {
+  float:right;
+  margin-right:5px;
+  margin-top:3px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/goatConstants.js b/src/main/webapp/js/goatConstants.js
index 6880e5fc8..00eb8196b 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/goatConstants.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/goatConstants.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ var goatConstants = {
 		children:null,
 		class:'fa-bars static'
 	}],
-	lessonService: 'service/lessonmenu.mvc'
+	lessonService: 'service/lessonmenu.mvc',
+	cookieService: 'service/cookies_widget.mvc',
+	hintService:'service/hint_widget.mvc',
+	sourceService:'service/source.mvc',
+	solutionService:'service/solution.mvc',
+	lessonPlanService:'service/lessonplan.mvc'
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/goatUtil.js b/src/main/webapp/js/goatUtil.js
index fcf6443f7..e2179d84d 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/goatUtil.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/goatUtil.js
@@ -24,27 +24,27 @@ goat.utils = {
         return title;
     },
     showLessonCookiesAndParams: function() {
-        $.get("service/cookies_widget.mvc", {}, function(reply) {
+        $.get(goatConstants.cookieService, {}, function(reply) {
             $("#lesson_cookies").html(reply);
         }, "html");
     },
     showLessonHint: function() {
-        $.get("service/hint_widget.mvc", {}, function(reply) {
+        $.get(goatConstants.hintService, {}, function(reply) {
             $("#lesson_hint").html(reply);
         }, "html");
     },
     showLessonSource: function() {
-        $.get("service/source.mvc", {}, function(reply) {
+        $.get(goatConstants.sourceService, {}, function(reply) {
             $("#lesson_source").html("<pre>"+reply+"</pre>");
         }, "html");
     },
     showLessonSolution: function() {
-        $.get("service/solution.mvc", {}, function(reply) {
+        $.get(goatConstants.solutionService, {}, function(reply) {
             $("#lesson_solution").html(reply);
         }, "html");
     },
     showLessonPlan: function() {
-        $.get("service/lessonplan.mvc", {}, function(reply) {
+        $.get(goatConstants.lessonPlanService, {}, function(reply) {
             $("#lesson_plan").html(reply);
         }, "html");
     }
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/lessonJS/sameOrigin.js b/src/main/webapp/lessonJS/sameOrigin.js
index 811f95b03..2acca8d2a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/lessonJS/sameOrigin.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/lessonJS/sameOrigin.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ function submitXHR(){
    	
    	document.getElementById("responseArea").innerHTML=""; 
 
-	alert("creating XHR request for: " + document.getElementById("requestedURL").value);
-	
+	//alert("creating XHR request for: " + document.getElementById("requestedURL").value);
+	console.log("creating XHR request for: " + document.getElementById("requestedURL").value);
 
 	
 	try{