The Rialto, Venice?....maybe.....and we coud do without the barrow in the background!

First Day in Venice, July 28, 2013

Train from Mestre to Santa Lucia Station, Venice, stroll the streets, meet Leona, shopping at the Dollar store!,
taking the vaporetto to Saint Mark Square....marvelous evening!

Attending ICSA Conference in Arlington on Sat 20 April on Cult-like Methods in Teen Rehab

Because I am interested in the issue and because I support I.C.S.A. a very professional organization providing research, support and dissemination of the extent of all kinds of cult-like and High Control relationships or groups
See link


Abuses in the Troubled Teen Industry

Saturday, April 20, 2013—10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Comfort Inn, Pentagon City, 2480 South Glebe Rd., Bldg. 2, Arlington, VA, US, 22206
Phone: (703) 682–5500 Fax: (703) 682-5505 Exit 7B (Glebe Rd.), I-395. Free parking.
International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) and Community
Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY) are cosponsors of
a one-day conference that will bring experts together with individuals
harmed in teen treatment programs.

Some teen treatment programs have used psychological control
techniques commonly associated with manipulative, high-demand
groups, often called “cults.” Sometimes such techniques have
contributed to the psychological, physical, or sexual abuse of teens
that the programs were supposed to help.

The conference will include the following talks, followed by discussion:
“Breaking the Chains”
By Christine Cole

 Overview of the Cultic Influences in the Troubled Teen Industry (William Goldberg)
 Clips from Surviving Straight Inc., a Documentary (Kelly Matthews)
 The Great Drug War (Arnold Trebach)
 Survivor Interviews: Surviving Straight Inc., a Documentary
 Personal Story (Sunny Linkfield and Ethel Linkfield)
 Cultic Practices in Residential Care and Applicable Human-Rights Conventions (Katherine Whitehead)
 How Do We Really Help Troubled Teens? What Science Tells Us (Steve Eichel)
 Overcoming and Healing After the Abuse (William Goldberg)
 Healing Through Advocacy (Kathy Moya)

Space is limited, so please REGISTER ASAP. The registration fee is $30, payable to ICSA.
Registration Form
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Register Online: http://icsahome.com/infoserv_respond/event_conferences_workshops.asp
Mail: ICSA Box 2265, Bonita Springs, FL 34133 E-mail: mail@ics

U2's Religious Music, I Still haven't found....Gospel version

This came across my desk on the Wednesday of Holy Week, "Spy Wednesday" my mother used to call it...And it had its Irish name too.

Visiting with Maciel Survivor, Arturo Jurado, in Queretaro

My wife Aura, Arturo & Chela

Tuve el gustisimo de volver a ver a Arturo y a su esposo, Chela, durante mi viaje por el Camino de la Independencia en Mexico del 16 al 25 de febrero ppdo.

It was with great pleasure that I was able to meet again with Arturo Jurado, a Maciel Survivor and an active member of the group that brought him to justice in the Vatican. Aura and I enjoyed our time with Arturo and Chela in Queretaro y later at their home in San Miguel de Allende.

Desde nuestro hotel primero en la calle 16 de Septiembre bajando hacia el Jardin Zenea...almuerzo con Arturo y Chela y accompanados de Jose Antonio Perez Olvera, otro testigo contra Maciel.

.lunch with Arturo, Chela, and we we joined by another Maciel survivor, Jose Antonio Perez Olvera....later Aura and I strolled the safe streets of Querataro and watched couple dance the "danzon" around the band stand into the night.