diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/items.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/items.js.coffee
index 76156794..416905ae 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/items.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/items.js.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# Place all the behaviors and hooks related to the matching controller here.
-# All this logic will automatically be available in application.js.
-# You can use CoffeeScript in this file: http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/
+# Place all the behaviors and hooks related to the matching controller here.
+# All this logic will automatically be available in application.js.
+# You can use CoffeeScript in this file: http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 63877dd3..9b503211 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ h2 {display:block; text-align:center; background: #333; font-size:24px;}
 a {color:#2d6a5d; text-decoration:none;}
 .clearfloat {clear:both;}
 
-form { display: block; width: 350px; margin: 0 auto; background: #D1D1D1; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; color: #000; }
+.new_session, .new_item, .new_synapse, .edit_item, .edit_synapse { display: block; width: 350px; margin: 0 auto; background: #D1D1D1; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; color: #000; }
 
 label, select, input, textarea { display:block; }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/items.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/items.css.scss
index 8bb0ca56..31a799b8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/items.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/items.css.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 .item { display:block; float:left; position:relative; width:170px; height:300px; padding:10px 10px 10px 35px; background:#d1d1d1; border-radius:15px; margin:30px 0 30px 50px; color:#000; }
 
+.item .delete {position: absolute;
+top: -14px;
+left: 0px;
+background: none;
+border: 0;
+color: white;
+border: none;
+font-size: 14px;
+margin: 0;
+padding: 0;
+cursor:pointer;
+}
+
 .item .type {position: absolute;
 color: white;
 top: -22px;
diff --git a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
index ba69d8a9..2cbcd0e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/items_controller.rb
@@ -1,87 +1,97 @@
-class ItemsController < ApplicationController
-
-  before_filter :require_user, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update]
-    
-  respond_to :html, :js, :json
-  
-  # GET /items
-  def index
-    @user = current_user
-    @items = Item.all
-     
-    respond_with(@items)
-  end
-  
-  # Get /item/new
-  def new
-  	@item = Item.new
-    @user = current_user
-    
-    respond_with(@item)
-  end
-  
-  # GET /item/:id
-  def show
-  	@item = Item.find(params[:id])
-	
-	@relatives = @item.as_json.html_safe
-	
-	respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { respond_with(@item) }
-      format.json { respond_with(@relatives) }
-    end
-  end
-  
-  # POST /items
-  def create
-    
-    @user = current_user
-	@item = Item.new()
-	@item.name = params[:item][:name]
-	@item.desc = params[:item][:desc]
-	@item.link = params[:item][:link]
-	@item.item_category = ItemCategory.find(params[:category])
-    @item.user = @user
-	
-	@item.save   
-    
-    respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { respond_with(@user, location: item_url(@item)) }
-      format.js { respond_with(@item) }
-    end
-    
-  end
-  
-  # GET /items/:id/edit
-  def edit
-	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
-  
-	respond_with(@item)
-  end
-  
-  # PUT /actions/:id
-  def update
-	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
-    
-	if @item 
-		@item.name = params[:item][:name]
-		@item.desc = params[:item][:desc]
-		@item.link = params[:item][:link]
-		@item.item_category = ItemCategory.find(params[:category][:item_category_id])
-	
-		@item.save
-    end
-	
-    respond_with(@user, location: item_url(@item)) do |format|
-    end
-	
-  end
-  
-  # DELETE /items/:id
-  def destroy
-	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
-	
-	@item.delete
-  end
-  
-end
+class ItemsController < ApplicationController
+
+  before_filter :require_user, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update]
+    
+  respond_to :html, :js, :json
+  
+  # GET /items
+  def index
+    @user = current_user
+    @items = Item.all
+     
+    respond_with(@items)
+  end
+  
+  # Get /item/new
+  def new
+  	@item = Item.new
+    @user = current_user
+    
+    respond_with(@item)
+  end
+  
+  # GET /item/:id
+  def show
+  	@item = Item.find(params[:id])
+	
+	@relatives = @item.as_json.html_safe
+	
+	respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { respond_with(@item) }
+      format.json { respond_with(@relatives) }
+    end
+  end
+  
+  # POST /items
+  def create
+    
+    @user = current_user
+	@item = Item.new()
+	@item.name = params[:item][:name]
+	@item.desc = params[:item][:desc]
+	@item.link = params[:item][:link]
+	@item.item_category = ItemCategory.find(params[:category])
+    @item.user = @user
+	
+	@item.save   
+    
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { respond_with(@user, location: item_url(@item)) }
+      format.js { respond_with(@item) }
+    end
+    
+  end
+  
+  # GET /items/:id/edit
+  def edit
+	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
+  
+	respond_with(@item)
+  end
+  
+  # PUT /actions/:id
+  def update
+	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
+    
+	if @item 
+		@item.name = params[:item][:name]
+		@item.desc = params[:item][:desc]
+		@item.link = params[:item][:link]
+		@item.item_category = ItemCategory.find(params[:category][:item_category_id])
+	
+		@item.save
+    end
+	
+    respond_with(@user, location: item_url(@item)) do |format|
+    end
+	
+  end
+  
+  # DELETE /items/:id
+  def destroy
+	@item = Item.find_by_id(params[:id])
+	
+	@synapses = @item.synapses
+	
+	@synapses.each do |synapse| 
+		synapse.delete
+	end
+	
+	@item.delete
+	
+	respond_to do |format|
+      format.js
+    end
+  end
+  
+end
diff --git a/app/views/items/_item.html.erb b/app/views/items/_item.html.erb
index 861321e3..f04abd70 100644
--- a/app/views/items/_item.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/_item.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<%= div_for item do %>
-	<p class="type"><%= item.item_category.name %></p>
-	<%= image_tag item.item_category.icon, :class => 'icon', :size => '50x50' %>
-	<%= link_to item.name, item_url(item), :class => 'title' %>
-	<div class="desc"><p><%=item.desc %></p></div>
-	<%= link_to item.link, item.link, :class => 'link', :target => '_blank' %>
+<%= div_for item do %>
+	<%= link_to 'Delete', item, :class => 'delete', :confirm => 'Delete this topic and all synapses linking to it?', :method => :delete, :remote => true%>
+	<p class="type"><%= item.item_category.name %></p>
+	<%= image_tag item.item_category.icon, :class => 'icon', :size => '50x50' %>
+	<%= link_to item.name, item_url(item), :class => 'title' %>
+	<div class="desc"><p><%=item.desc %></p></div>
+	<%= link_to item.link, item.link, :class => 'link', :target => '_blank' %>
 <% end %>
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diff --git a/app/views/items/destroy.js.erb b/app/views/items/destroy.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa847ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/items/destroy.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$('#<%= dom_id(@item) %>').fadeOut('slow');
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