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Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers
will be seven-digit 2XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the old number).
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The base of the Chewing Gums used to be the milky juice or the
latex called Chicle, extracted from the Chikoo trees (English Name =
Sapodilla, Sc. Name = Manilkara zapota) in the jungles of Gran Peten
in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
And the primary source of the latex was indeed Mexico, with hundreds
of workers performing the arduous, artisanal work of extracting and
collecting the Chicle using manual means.
But these days, instead of the Chikoo latex, Wrigley and all other
Chewing Gum makers use synthetic vinyl gum base. The Chicle
collectors however, continue to collect for various other usages.
Asit K. Ghosh
Rockledge, Florida, USA
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Message: 4
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:25:40 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [GOANET] Power of Wrigleys
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Now Singapore is expected to scrap this law so that those born
after the law was passed can taste WRIGLEYS CHEWING GUM. Incidentally
this gum is collected from the Chikoo (Sapadila) plant and Mexico is
the biggest producer of this gum or latex. Goa could export the
annoying latex from the jackfruit (ponos).
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What's On In Goa (WOIG):
Nov 06 Children's book exhibn opens, Walkabout, Anjuna... (all weekdays)
Nov 06 ArtHouse, Calangute: Chaitali's acrylics on canvas till 19.11
Nov 07 Revision of electoral rolls (till Nov 30) See schedule.
Dec 01 Two day conference, Goa Agenda. IT For Society. (Ends 2.12)
Every Sunday: Music therapy sessions at Moira, 5 pm. 278, N.Portugal
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