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The 16th exposition of the mortal remains of St.Francis Xavier has spawned a number of publications. The Navhind Times has come out with a free commemorative on thelife and works of SFx,the Goa Govt has its own booklet and the Diamond Pulications has a combined EXPO PLUS on behalf of its five Plus tabloids. all are free to the reader. Paid publications have also been issued by varios organisations. Domnic Fernandes's article on the pilgrimages on foot has been reproduced verbatim from his posting on the Goanet with his consent and with due ackowledgement of Goanet. It is the lead story[ page 1 & 4] of the Expo Plus. Fifteen Goa related Net groups, 4 websites and a dozen useful email IDs[ including 3 email IDs that will help people to send flowers to their loved ones for Christmas, New Year or weddings during the festive season] are listed. The Expo Plus also informs the visitors about the Goan experience at 'Ancestral Goa' at Big Foot- Loutolim, the 'Goan Evening' on wednesdays at the Emerald Lawns-Parra and the delightful Goan fare every evening at the Tabla poolside restaurant of Lagoa Azul-Arpora. Not everyone has seen how cashew feni is distilled traditionally in Goa. These restaurants offer the opportunity to see the process. For those that would rather read books, play chess or have their children run around there are the new age places like 'East meets West" at Casa Portuguesa-Calangute, "blue tao" at Anjuna. " The "Dolce Vita" offers the opportunity to chill-out from breakfast to sunset on Thursdays and Saturdays at San Minguelvaddo[ near Oxford stores], Anjuna. Godfrey Gonsalves' report on the exposition and Ana Mariade Souza-Goswami's report on the "Christian Art Museum" at Santa Monica Convent,Old Goa, and Maureen Ann Alvares' view of Walking in faith to Old Goa from Salcete completes the information that is useful to the Goan who is down in Goa for the exposition with his/her foreign born/educated children. Clifford da Silva [ the Editor of Margao Plus] writes for the foregn returned Goan of SFX as a "Super Achiever" of his times. He also writes about the little known Sound-and-light show on the lives of Jesus, SFX and Blessed Jose Vaz . The opinions of some Goans on the relevance of SFX exposition are also featured. It also lists the programmes upto 06 January,2005. Copies of the Expo Plus have been distributed at Old Goa,Panaji and Mapusa today. Other places will get the copies tomorrow. We hope more people will join the Netgroups and continue their interaction with fellow Goans well after the Exposition is over. The next one is a decade away. Viva Goa. Miguel
