diff --git a/static/index.js b/static/index.js
index 8fcf4b7..dc735e6 100644
--- a/static/index.js
+++ b/static/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let currentItem = -1
 
 // for newest listing
 let newMode = params.get('order') == 'new'
-let floorItem // for the later new items
+let endItem // for the later new items
 let maxItem
 
 // for the api requests
@@ -35,20 +35,13 @@ async function fetchStories() {
     req.json().then(resolve => {
         items = resolve
         currentItem = 0
-
-        loadItems()
     })
 }
 
 async function fetchMaxItem() {
     const req = await fetch('https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/maxitem.json')
 
-    req.json().then(resolve => {
-        maxItem = resolve
-        floorItem = resolve
-
-        loadItems()
-    })
+    return req.json()
 }
 
 function loadItems() {
@@ -358,25 +351,25 @@ async function loadCommnets(ids, target) {
     }
 }
 
-if (!isQuery) {
-    newMode ? fetchMaxItem() : fetchStories()
+async function loadPage() {
+
+    if (isQuery) {
+        return itemPage()
+    }
+
+    if (newMode) {
+        maxItem = await fetchMaxItem()
+        endItem = maxItem
+
+    } else {
+        await fetchStories()
+    }
+
+    loadItems()
     document.addEventListener('scroll', loadItems)
-} else {
-    itemPage()
 }
 
-// ================ new items section stuff ===================
-let permission = 'denied'
-let notificationBtn = document.getElementById('notification-btn')
-
-notificationBtn.addEventListener("click", updatePermission)
-function updatePermission() {
-    Notification.requestPermission().then(result => {
-        permission = result
-        notificationBtn.disabled = permission == 'denied'
-    })
-}
-updatePermission()
+loadPage()
 
 let switchBtn = document.getElementById('switch-btn')
 if (newMode) {
@@ -392,3 +385,89 @@ switchBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
     }
 })
 
+// ================ new items section stuff ===================
+let permission = 'denied'
+let notificationBtn = document.getElementById('notification-btn')
+
+notificationBtn.addEventListener("click", updatePermission)
+function updatePermission() {
+
+    if (!newMode) {
+        notificationBtn.style.visibility = 'collapse'
+        return
+    }
+
+    Notification.requestPermission().then(result => {
+        permission = result
+        notificationBtn.disabled = permission == 'denied'
+    })
+}
+updatePermission()
+
+async function notify(count) {
+
+    if (count == 0) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    const n = new Notification("Clone Wars", { body: `${count} new Post`})
+
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => {
+        if (document.visibilityState == "visible") {
+            n.close()
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+async function loadFresh() {
+
+    let newMax = endItem
+
+    try {
+        newMax = await fetchMaxItem()
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.log(`[loadFresh] got error ${e}`)
+    }
+
+    const newEnd = newMax
+
+    if (newMax == endItem) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    console.log(`[loadFresh]: new items ${newMax - endItem}`)
+    let count = 0
+
+    let intervalId = setInterval(async () => {
+
+        if (newMax == endItem) {
+            endItem = newEnd
+            notify(count)
+            return clearInterval(intervalId)
+        }
+
+        try {
+            let item = await getItem(newMax--)
+
+            if (item) {
+                const type = item.type
+
+                if (type == itemType.job || type == itemType.poll || type == itemType.story) {
+                    makeItemListing(item)
+                    count++
+                }
+            }
+
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log(`[loadFresh] got error ${e}`)
+        }
+
+
+    }, timer)
+
+}
+
+if (newMode) {
+    setTimeout(setInterval, 5e3, loadFresh, 5e3)
+}
+