That explains it! Some years ago I spilled maple syrup from Manitoba
onto the HMC keyboard. We could not IPL any systems as a result.
Oddly, maple syrup from Vermont did not cause this problem when another
operator spilled it on the same keyboard months before.
No one here can explain why the Canadian syrup caused a major outage but
the U.S. syrup did not. IBM was no help!
OK, now this thread is on topic. :-)
On 12/27/2012 11:18 AM, Ken Porowski wrote:
Canada produces more than 80 percent of the world's maple syrup, producing
about 26,500,000 litres (7,000,000 US gal) in 2004. The vast majority of this
comes from the province of Quebec, which is the world's largest producer, with
about 75 percent of global production totalling 24,660,000 litres (6,510,000 US
gal) in 2005.[39] As of 2003, Quebec had more than 7,000 producers,
collectively making over 24,000,000 litres (6,300,000 US gal) of syrup.[40]
Production in Quebec is controlled through a supply management system, with
producers receiving quota allotments from the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup
Producers (Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec), which also
maintains reserves of syrup.[41] Canada exports more than 9,400,000 litres
(2,500,000 US gal) of maple syrup per year, valued at more than C$145
million.[24][42] The provinces of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and
Prince Edward Island produce smaller amounts of syrup.[39]
The Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan produce maple syrup using
the sap of the box elder or Manitoba maple (Acer negundo).[7] However, a
Manitoba maple tree's yield is usually less than half that of a similar sugar
maple tree.[43] Manitoba maple syrup has a slightly different flavour from
sugar-maple syrup, because it contains less sugar and the tree's sap flows more
slowly.
Vermont is the biggest US producer, with over 1,140,000 US gallons (4,300,000
l) during the 2011 season, followed by New York with 564,000 US gallons
(2,130,000 l) and Maine with 360,000 US gallons (1,400,000 l). Wisconsin, Ohio,
New Hampshire, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Connecticut all
produced marketable quantities of maple syrup of less than 120,000 US gallons
(450,000 l) each in 2011.[44] As of 2003, Vermont produced about 5.5 percent of
the global syrup supply.[40]
Maple syrup has been produced on a small scale in some other countries, notably
Japan and South Korea.[45] However, in South Korea in particular, it is
traditional to consume maple sap, called gorosoe, instead of processing it into
syrup.[46] Japan is a large importer of maple syrup: in 2010, 10.1 percent of
Canada's maple syrup exports (a value of C$28 million) went to Japan.[47]
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Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] OT - Huge Maple Syrup heist solved.
I wonder who produces the the other 19.5% ?
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On Dec 27, 2012, at 10:13 AM, Neil Haley <[email protected]> wrote:
I live in Quebec and we found the whole theft to be a sticky subject.
<insert bad joke moans here>
Quebec does produce 75% of the world's Maple Syrup output. Vermont does a
respectable 5.5% of the world output.
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Family are producers in Vermont so seeing the cache described in the
NYT as the 'global strategic reserve' gave me a chuckle.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/12/20/arrests-m
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