anchor.diff:      var self = Metamaps.Import;
   
       parsedSynapses.forEach(function(synapse) {
  -      self.createSynapseWithParameters(
  -        synapse.desc, synapse.category, synapse.permission,
  -        synapse.topic1, synapse.topic2
  -      );
  +      //only createSynapseWithParameters once both topics are persisted
  +      var topic1 = Metamaps.Topics.get(self.cidMappings[node1_id]);
  +      var topic2 = Metamaps.Topics.get(self.cidMappings[node2_id]);
  +      var synapse_created = false
  +      topic1.once('sync', function() {
  +        if (topic1.id && topic2.id && !synapse_created) {
  +          synaprse_created = true
  +          self.createSynapseWithParameters(
  +            synapse.desc, synapse.category, synapse.permission,
  +            topic1, topic2
  +          );
  +        }//if
  +      });
  +      topic2.once('sync', function() {
  +        if (topic1.id && topic2.id && !synapse_created) {
  +          synaprse_created = true
  +          self.createSynapseWithParameters(
  +            synapse.desc, synapse.category, synapse.permission,
  +            topic1, topic2
  +          );
  +        }//if
  +      });
       });
     },
   
  
positive.code:   },
  
    createSynapseWithParameters: function(description, category, permission,
                                          node1_id, node2_id) {
      var self = Metamaps.Import;
      var topic1 = Metamaps.Topics.get(self.cidMappings[node1_id]);
      var topic2 = Metamaps.Topics.get(self.cidMappings[node2_id]);
      var node1 = topic1.get('node');
      var node2 = topic2.get('node');
  
      if (topic1.isNew() || topic2.isNew()) {
        return setTimeout(function() {
          self.createSynapseWithParameters(description, category, permission,
                                           node1_id, node2_id)
        }, 200);
      }
  
      var synapse = new Metamaps.Backbone.Synapse({
        desc: description,
  
negative.code:   },
  
  	simplify: function(string) {
  		return string;
        .replace(/(^\s*|\s*$)/g, '')
        .toLowerCase();
  	},
  