On the maple smell, I don't think we know, but I have been kinda foggy the last few days and could have missed it.
I just posted the full translation of this article on my website. This is a translation that everyone needs to read.
Al Akhbar is owned by the Egyptian government and everything they publish clears Egyptian governmental censors.
I won't post the entire thing here because it is long but I'm posting a summary.
31 October 2005 - Egyptian state owned newspaper says Iranian President Ahmadinezhad's Remarks Justify US, Israeli Attack on Iranian Nuke Sites
The Egyptian state-owned Arabic-language daily newspaper Al Akhbar has published an article that says that the remarks made by Iranian President Ahmadinezhad calling for Israel to be wiped off the map gives "legitimacy to any possible American or Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear installations." He continues to slam Iran, closing with the commend "And then no one in this world will shed a single tear for Iran!"
Sure hope you're feeling better.
In checking, I see that there's no resolution to the maple smell.