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October 5, 2010 at the 92nd Street Y
Christopher Hitchens and Tariq Ramadan Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Moderated by Laurie Goodstein.(via Daily Hitchens)
With the Obama administration in its nascent years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proving as intractable as ever, relations with Iran reaching a boiling point and the political landscape changing rapidly both in the United States and the Middle East, wrestling with the issue of Islam is more crucial than ever and will be a defining feature of the 21st century. Join famous atheist and prolific author Christopher Hitchens and the accomplished and controversial scholar Tariq Ramadan as they debate one of the most pertinent questions of our modern age.

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The Buzz Blog & Testimonials
In today's world, Testimonials can be baked & contrived. Ours are not. We share our moments with you and hope you will share your moments with us. To do so, you may click here & let er' fly!
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Of a things, a light came loose from the ceiling in a wind storm & tore a perfect hole in the wing sail. Pending location & orientation, holes like this can often be patched. Unfortunately, this one is perpendicular to the chord of the wing and also directly between the hang point & the wing tip - therefore the sail must come off & go back to the factory for a panel replacement. Boooooooo.
TESTIMONIAL: Joseph (Eden Praire, MN)
Terrific experience - great orientation to the sport, can't wait to get started & competent. Joe -
It's understandable that when kids are as nuts about OSU as their parents, trike color is a big deal...
Filmed an episode of "I'll Try It" & a Crocs commercial this morning with some adventurous girls from New York.
TESTIMONIAL: Christina & Daniel (Seattle, WA)
Awesome job! Had a blast! Thank you for being so flexible! Superb customer service! C & D
Jim Ohara was a county commissioner for 12 years in Montana & a republican candidate for governor. He's one of fastest learners we've ever seen, a wicked smart aviation decision maker, AND he's a detail guy. Great week!
But, what if there's no rubber side???Usually, when a client calls & says their trike blew over - I'm already convinced they probably crashed it & still in denial. In this case though, Bernie was honest. The wind off the water tossed his bird. But we send him a new airframe & he'll be back in the sky in about a week.
Shipping a basic but solid trike off to the east coast for John where he's going to do some customizing. Looking forward to seeing the results!
Ivan & I played football together in college before real life started... So its nice these days to get that one day per year to see him & his fam before the coaching season begins. This is Vance & Oni (Oh-Ny). This was also before the grasshopper roundup from the pool & subsequent grasshopper soup project...
Stefan & Philip called & asked if we could do a custom week of father/son flying adventures. DONE! Really fun to watch them interact & argue about techy stuff I don't understand - oh, and they also speak Dutch most of the time so maybe that has something to do with it! Regardless of what language they speak, they are both excellent students of the sky. Great week.
Stefan is a pilot from South Africa, so I'm hoping that by giving him a 200 mile tour of the Spokane & Coeur d Alene area - I will get a reciprocal tour of the Cape Town area next year! This was part of a week long father/son flying adventure we customized for them. Great week - perfect weather.
Evening lesson over the Palouse Hills with Phillip from Conway, Arkansas...
Its always fun when a pilot buddy with his own airstrip calls up & says 'winds are calm'. 15 minutes later, I land at his place & we go buzz around...
Retired early from the software industry, Chuck described his old job as "think of healthcare.gov, except mine worked..." Great guy & really nice to work with a student who is never afraid to ask 'why' or take stuff apart... Congrats Chuck!
Hi Denny - well so far the trike is working out great for as old as it is, I have no complaints. I can say that I like the ixess15 wing a lot better than the kiss13' but don't get me wrong I think that anything that AC makes is good. I hope one to have a Tanarg lol. I would like to come out on vac next spring and do some flying with you guys, I would love to fly the desert.
Wow, what a life story this guy has! From Europe to Ross Perot!
TESTIMONIAL: Chuck (Houston, TX)
What a thrill! I find it amazing to think I went from having no flying experience and a healthy dose of fear to demonstrating I can pre-flight, communicate, taxi, take off, fly a reasonable pattern, and land (or very close to - one more lesson and I would have done it) a trike after 6 lessons. It is a credit to each of your respective skill and experience as both pilot and instructor. I found it especially valuable getting instruction from each of you in turn, using two different aircraft. You both offer unique insight and approaches that enriched the experience. Each aircraft provided a perspective to help guide selection in my own. Five days ago, I had no idea what questions to even ask. Now I have a laundry list of features and gear. It was a challenge but I loved every minute of it. Adventure fulfilled! Thanks again, Chuck
CLYDE's FIRST BOTTLE OF "SKY HAG"
Clyde, after 37 years of flying for Hawaiian Airlines has a good laugh at a bottle of "Sky Hag" beer... Long story... Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
Jim taking the controls & doing just fine at 3000 feet!
After coming from negative temps, the flight suit was probably not necessary - but she does look cool! Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
And thats about it. Everyday. Awesome. Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
Fresh off the airline - and into the trike for a 3-hr cross country!
So East Coast... : ) Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
All planning was accurate to the point of realizing lights are required to fly after sunset - so had to scoot for home. But, they did a great job of planning alternate LZ's so the XC requirement was met. Great job guys. Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
Joe is a Natural Gas driller in from West Virginia and doing a concentrated course in prep for launching a commercial trike operation. He wants to know how everything works - and thats where Clyde comes in as the resident genius.
POST FLIGHT BREIFING w MARK FROM SAIPAN...
...and the bull session at the local Choke-n-Puke watering hole. Mark is in from Saipan to finish his training. He brought his Dad (Don) along to watch. Great stories all around. Love our little corner of aviation! Blue Skies, Den Reed Triton Engineering & TrikeSchool LLC Office: 10am - 4pm (Mon - Fri) Airplane: 6-9am & 4-7pm (Appt Only) Phone: 509.990.5060 You Wrote:
Alex is in from Pennsylvania looking for some airtime. Oh, and the fact that there is a 82-degree deviation in temperature probably doesn't bother him either...
Just buzzin around! Great working with a Mark who has a huge sailing & boating background - easy to correlate skills with...
Bad Flying Weather Means...
...Perfect Winery Weather!
ROBIN SEWELL from Arizona Highways Show
Den with 'The Crew'
DUSTIN on TV
Filming with Arizona Highways
MARTY from Arizona
Annual Inspection time. Line em' up!
BRIAN from Nevada
Thanks Denny! I gave ya the budget & you got me more than I asked for. Thanks again. 'The Pirate'
BARRY WILLIAMS (Greg from the Brady Bunch)
Just finished a project with Alice Cooper, Danny Bonaduce & Barry Williams in 'Bigfoot' the movie... Pretty cheeky movie but happy to watch anyone hunt bigfoot from a trike...
Ttabbs - Last Flight in the DTA
Tom's DTA is up for sale & headed south with me. Some new & sexy is on the way...
King Cobra ready for Saipan
Completely tore down & extensively modified an Aerotrike Cobra for the boys in Saipan. Great project yielding one tough airplane.
DUSTIN from Twin Falls, ID
Getting Dustin ready some back seat time & transition to floats. He's flying very well & outfitted with a nice machine & headed to Panama to fly touristas. Good luck Dustin! Its been really fun working with you & seeing you come so far.
JAYME from Seattle
Thanks Den.
Flew Queen Latifah and her guests from the American Widow Project as a promo for the Queen's new talk show on ABC/CBS. This footage also made the David Letterman show.
QUEEN LATIFAH from CALI
Hey party people! Thanks D. Blue Skies, Den - CFI & Guide 509.990.5060 Office Hrs: M-F 10am-4pm Airplane Hrs: 4am-10pm Appt Only You wrote:
BRAD from Kansas
Had a great time. Thanks for showing a kansas boy a good time Blue Skies, Den - CFI & Guide 509.990.5060 Office Hrs: M-F 10am-4pm Airplane Hrs: 4am-10pm Appt Only You wrote:
NOLAN from Hawaii
Thank you!! It was superb! Your dishes from the dinner are next to the sink. Don't forget I owe you a visor clip! I really appreciate your wisdom and honesty. Talk to you soon. Nolan Blue Skies, Den - CFI & Guide 509.990.5060 Office Hrs: M-F 10am-4pm Airplane Hrs: 4am-10pm Appt Only You wrote:
GERRY's Leave-Behind...
1000 rounds of .223 !!! Thats the nicest tip a person could ever leave! Thanks Gerry!
KEN D. "The Red Baron"
Blue Skies, Den - 509.990.5060 You wrote:
We see 'bargains' come in everyday - and what started out as a childhood dream ends up becoming a nightmare. Even if you don't buy from us, please give us an opportunity to educate you on what to look for in a used plane. Blue Skies, Den - 509.990.5060 You wrote:
TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK (every) DAY!
Dave's daughter, Alex, finding steady work... Agnes the mouse-slayer (kinda) says thank you! Blue Skies, Den - 509.990.5060 You wrote:
With no stabilizer, gas with high levels of ethanol only has a 30 - 45 day shelf life... Moral of the story: Fly frequently! Duh! Blue Skies, Den - 509.990.5060 You wrote:
The convoy of equipment from the AZ flight center to the WA location is complete. Finished the Steve Jobs audiobook on the way. All the unpacking, cleaning & setup makes an evening of carving the Palouse hills pretty sweet. Student #1 arrives tomorrow & the season begins. Nice to be home. Blue Skies, Den - 509.990.5060 You wrote:
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Everybody is very proud of grandpa! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Good job prepping man! Loved the laminated notes for the flight! Thanks for lunch too my friend. Have a great summer of flying & i'll see you again in October! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
MILTON ON HIS 1st CROSS COUNTRY LESSON
Milton is doing well on his Cross Country Flight in North Dakota! Following the compass, correcting for crosswinds, dodging airspace & climbing to find calm air! Good job Milt! Remember, having to pee is not a valid excuse for an emergency landing - at least according to the FAA...
Time to get 'er put back together...
My Aerotrike Cobra 912S has been sitting in the corner for 2 years. But with the new floats done, i think its time to blow the dust off... Stay tuned... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Lake Pleasant - Lauren & Sunny
I like flying - but I love my days off too! If I dont answer your phone calls at 6am on Sunday mornings - this is why. If you had a float trike though, i guess i could help ya! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
This one is real... But, does anybody remember those big styrafoam gliders from when we were kids? Correct me if i'm wrong here, but didnt they do the same friggin thing when they hit the ground????!!!?!? Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Clyde & Tom in Arizona
The golden hour calls... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Sunny camping after a long week at the hangar...
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Air Creation Tanarg 912S & Bionix headed to Nevada
Another one out the door & headed north. Nice machine. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Flying cowboys? Yes sir, and damn proud of it.
I love my clientele. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Annual Inspection with Marty
I just witnessed my A&P suck oil out of the line just to make sure it was empty. Now thats commitment. I'm pretty sure they dont do this at Jiffy Lube... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Steve's Place
This is my mechanic's house. I drop by unannounced as often as I can just because its so warm & welcoming. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Jeff & Don - a story about asses
Don is a big guy with a small trike. I'm a big guy with an even bigger ass. And, my ass puts us over the gross take-off weight for this trike. So, Jeff swooped in & spent a week teaching Don - and saved all our asses. Thanks Jeff! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
With the cost of shipping increasing & an allergy to the time required for my cargo to get through the Panama Canal & steam up to LA, i sometimes prefer to just meet my containers in Houston. So, while making the run to retrieve two Tanargs, i had a small issue with some Texas wildlife. As a result, my grill, bumper, quarter panel, headlight & radiator was being held on by a series of ratchets straps & duct tape for about a month. This was partially because of hitting a deer at 92mph outside Austin and partially because it required a saws-all the remove said deer... Since there is little chance of me slowing down, reinforcing the truck seemed to be the next best solution. Done. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Bad flying weather means great beer weather!
This is my Dad giving a tour of the Golden Hills brewery. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Something about a German Shepard...
This is Sunny - who spends every day at the hangar with me these days. I rarely put her on the leash because she seems to know that we'll be back in about 2hrs. But it never really registered to me that she may in fact just watch us go round & round in the pattern. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Damn the Frenchies!
We save a few bucks on shipping from France by short-packing the Bionix wings but it's a knuckle-buster to attach the aft leading edges. The directions are in French but we're pretty sure they translate into something about leverage & stabbing your buddy in the eye with a screwdriver... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Movie Star!
Holy Milt! Always a the quiet guy - until the camera turns on! Hahhaaa! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Film crew heading out!
What a loooong week! But with over 600 miles of flying under our belts, we should have some incredible footage. I know cameras dont run on 'thanks' but the obviously run on tequila.... Thanks Cornerbooth Media for all your hard work. Cant wait to see how it all turns out! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Milton & his Air Creation Tanarg finally heading out
Milton just finished his 3rd training session & is ready to haul his bird back to South Dakota. Its always strange watching the planes & pilots leave after getting to know both of their personalities... Have a good trip Milt! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Gary flying in the front seat for the first time. Nice flying! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Vacation from flying?
After 10 straight days of flyin & getting up at 4am, its time to hit the lake & get some sun with the girl & my little bro. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
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Dustin & his new SLSA Northwing Scout XC with GT5 wing.
He's been here for 6 days & is almost complete - but has to head back to Idaho for hay season before finishing training. Its the end of May here & the days are hot & windy - but the mornings (airborne by 5:30am) are super smooth & allow for t-shirts & flip flops at altitude. In the afternoon, we fly up over Lake Pleasant to stay out of the thermals. I like this time of year but its time to start thinking about Washington for the summer. Nice flying, Dustin! Southern Idaho is ready for a new WSC instructor - you're going to do really well! Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
New golf course in its final phases just north of our flight center in Phoenix, AZ. As a golfer, this would being really annoying but the course is not open yet... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"I'd shmile mere burt da micrifone esz en my mourth..."
Paul is going to be an excellent pilot. One of the fastest learners I've had in about 3 years. But, I wouldn't want him to know that. ; )
"Giff is always here & ready to go before the sun rises! Animal!"
We get these 3 or 4 weeks of really stable conditions here in early September just before the temp starts to drop. It's like jet stream & ocean currents are slack while they decide our fate for Fall & Winter. Great flying.
"Tom's New Plane!"
I'm not a big Airborne fan, but sometimes there's certain planes for certain people & there's no getting around it. So we got Tom an Airborne Tundra. But, we put a Northwing Strutted wing on it for portability. Nice plane. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"FAA Inspection"
Passed our second of three inpections by the FAA. After flying it for 30 min without a headset, it is quite possibly the quietest aircraft ever built for the recreational flyer. Yes, that's an afro. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Tom's 5th Lesson!"
Fall flying is alway pretty fun. 4 or 5 hours of cold, stable air to go cruise around in. Covered over 140 miles of Eastern WA & North Idaho this afternoon while Tom settled in.
"Lauren's 2nd Flight!?
Lauren's 2nd flight - but already in the front seat! Not bad for an attorney. : ) I figured she'd rather sit in the back, relax & spin the hits on the iPod but I was wrong - she'd rather just go ahead & fly the damn thing. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Ron's Solo Flight!"
"A family affair!" Ron was the first of 3 family members learning to fly trikes here in Cheney to solo! Congrats Ron! I've seen many talented machinists come through my school & the gizmos they make - but Ron, a blacksmith, comes up with some of the coolest stuff yet. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Clyde Poser - DAR/LSSC - Schooling my birds..."
Clyde Poser, our local DAR (Designated Airworthiness Representative for FAA) and Rotax/Light Sport Repairman teaching altimetry as a component of the Cross Country module. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Just yell "24 Hour Pack" at the Pike Street Market... ...and duck."
Every trip to Seattle requires a stop at Pike Street for a 24hr pack of crab & oysters... I know, it only takes 5 hours to get back home, but it takes 10 hours to find your truck then sit in 1-5 traffic...
"Port of Seattle!"
Off to the Port of Seattle to clear customs & pick up a trike... Gonna be a long day of driving, paper shuffling, then driving again... Gonna finish off an audiobook though - Howard Zinn's 'A Peoples History of the United States'... Interesting. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Ordean - C'mon, it ain't gonna fly itself..."
He'll smile for the picture - but we're 'burnin daylight'... Farmers & equipment operators always learn fast. By the way, I see that Idaho has legalized airborne varmit control for ranchers. Nice.
"A Happy Don"
Finished delivey & orientation with Don's new trike. Don already flies every other category & class of aircraft - so this will be a great addition... Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
"Sandpoint, Idaho"
Just rolled into Sandpoint, Idaho to pick up Royce's Tanarg for an Annual Inspection. Damn, there's enough room in this hangar to fly around... Then again, I can't imagine Royce doing anything 'small'. What is really cool though is that ther isn't a spec of dirt anywhere. His other airplanes are immaculate too. Well done. Den - 509.990.5060 Iphone Email
Andy B.
From: No Where
TESTIMONIAL: This was an awesome experience. Joe is an excellent Instructor. He knows his subject thoroughly and has an excellent teaching manner. He's patient and takes the time necessary to ensure comprehension and understanding. I'm looking forward to continuing my flight training with Joe. Thanks for everything. Andy B.
Harry Nelson
From: No Where
I am a lucky guy for many reasons, but here are two: 1) I am retired, and 2), I just happen to live within 30 miles of Kemmeries Aviation! I downloaded the "All About Trikes" video yesterday and can verify that the app is wonderful. The included videos very cool, but also concise, informational and instructional. The app truly meets and exceeds its goal of providing a comprehensive insight to the world of sport flying. I can't wait to be a part of this culture!
Roger Hansberry
From: No Where
Den, What a journey this has been. I thank you and your 'crew' for making this an experience of a lifetime. Coming from a professional detail oriented background, I appreciate your attention to detail and calm voice despite my attempts to make a 'lawn dart' out of your airplane. Looking forward to the next phase of the process to be able to share the experience with others. Animo et Fide Rosie
Harold Wickham
From: No Where
Thanks so much... Denny put me in Northwing Maverick at 3k less than the original asking price, provided me with a plethora of information, as well quality flying experience at Lake Plesant Airport. He also gave me the connections for pilots in my own community (Las Vegas). Denny Reed has helped me to create a new passion ( obsession) in my life. Forever grateful...
Chris Carpenter
From: No Where
Thanks Denny for all of your help! I ordered some parts from Denny and had him ship them to me in Mexico. They got stuck in customs and needed all sorts of extra paperwork to release them to me. Denny went the extra miles and faxed off all of the different papers they wanted. The parts arrived at my house here in Mexico. Highly Recommended!!!
From: No Where
Wow. I have a serious dilemma. What we did today was the experience I think I've always been looking for but just ended up following the path to my Mooney. Through compromise, I simply must have both. One plane in my hangar has always looked a little boring. Thanks Denny & congrats on the other 'project'.
From: No Where
Hi Denny--Loved the fun experience with you in the sky--though it was not the mile high #@ub...anyway, I am from Denver so I can say that since I live in the mile high city :) ...ah-hem... ok, I will see if I can get a story out of an editor and will let you know... Elise
From: No Where
Royce took delivery of his brand new 2011 Air Creation Tanarg 912-S-ES with Bionix wing at the Coeur d'Alene Airshow last Saturday. The aircraft was delivered 'turn-key' and he flew it home. What a beautiful airplane! Winds were 17mph & thermals were booming at 87 degrees so i was interested to see what he thought about his flight home... He said, "This thing flew like it was on rails."
Max Hartshorne, Editor GoNOMAD.com
From: South Deerfield, MA
Flying with Denny was the highlight of my trip to Spokane! It was like taking a trip on the back of a fast motorcycle, but we were up in the air! It was such a rush, hard to describe but it made me want to do it again. Denny is so lucky to be able to fly like a bird on that wonderful machine!
Nathan White
From: Polson, Montana
I just recently spent a few days visiting and finishing up my trike training at Backcountry Aerosports. Denny is an outstanding instructor/ host and has a top notch facility/ operation. He is very professional and serious about flying, but makes it totally fun and painless. He even helped me do some repairs on my trike. And the scenery is spectacular! If anyone is looking for for a great place to train or just a fun place to hang out and fly, I HIGHLY recommend Denny and Backcountry Aerosports!
Jim Welborn
From: Grangeville Idaho
I like trikes
Quinn Griffith
From: Cheney
HeY I am amazed a view from above of the Eastern Washington scab lands. As a geology hobbyist, and knowing of Bretz's survey in the 20's, it is AWESOME in the holiest sense of the word. To see first hand the remains of a washout from the great flood.
From: Las Vegas, NV
As a newbie searching for the best equipment available & simply forced to trust someone to help me navigate this sport, I'm extremely thankful I ended up working with Denny. I was prepared to spend the capital necessary to have the best equipment & instruction on my terms & schedule. Everything about Denny was 'expedition quality' (as he said it would be). Denny's prices were honestly higher than other operations but since being in the sport now for 7 months, I have learned to why... I completely appreciate his services and experience as absolutely priceless. He has answered his phone 24/7 for me. I did my research on other operations & aicraft for over a year while Denny told me outright that I'd get exactly what I paid for in this sport. I got the best. See you all in the sky!!!
Joh Howell
From: Seattle, WA
It's a different world of flying...
Jeremy Elson
From: Seattle, WA
Thanks for the great 2 days!
Dan Boleneus
From: Fort Worth, TX
Well, I couldn't sit here and not write something great having been on a flight with you. You have grabbed onto a fantastic idea and ran with it. Look where it got you. I am proud to call myself your cousin. If you are eve in the DFW area, I am sure people here would love the opportunity to soar with the birds, and I don't know of any local flying clubs that feature ultralights. Let's work something out!
Michael Lanier
From: Tuscumbia, MO
By the way, your website is the most professional and best presented of all the ultralight sites I have perused and you should be proud of it.
From: Bend OR
Well folks...I can say that I have known Mr. Reed for some time now. There is not a person I would rather go up in the air with...or underground or...anyway. I appreciate the awesome flights that you took my wife and I on. I cannot think of a better experience that we've had over the last year. I encourage any of you that have not tried this awesome rush yet, consider doing so soon. Whether you want a quiet flight, a look at the wildlife, or just to mess around, it is an incredible ride. My wife still talks about it. And if you're worried about safety...Denny Reed is the guy to take you up (and back down on all three wheels.) Hats off to you Denny and please keep doing your thing.
Dale Norton
From: Priest River, ID
Fantastic experience. Denny was great. The explanations were easy to follow and controlling the plane was very easy.
Stacey Schock
From: Kirkland, WA
Denny, I can't thank you enough for the opportunity to go for a flight this weekend. I've wanted to go up for a while, if I had only known ….. How do I put that into words? I wish people could feel what I feel when I tell them about my adventure… amazing, tranquil, addicting are some words that come to mind but still don't do the trick. Rather than listening to me, I would tell everyone to go and find out for themselves! My confidence in your ability and your explanations prior to and during the flight squashed any chance of nerves interfering. Not a care in the world, I was flying! It's a bird… It's a plane… No…it was Stacey! I'm ready for more. Love the property too, beautiful perch.
Sam Evans
From: Spokane, WA
1st flight - Would recommend it. No problems; just sit back & enjoy. The sky awaits! Thanks very much.
David Parker
From: Las Vegas, NV
Put it is words? Are you kidding!? This is the greatest thing we have ever experienced together. You are all very kind people. Hey will those heated suits work for skiing???? Thanks guys, one of the best ways to spend a day I in Spokane that I can think of...
Jake Reynolds
From: Spokane
I knew the weather would be bad but I took Denny's advice & took his first class that introduced me to the equipment & sport. I'm thoroughly impressed. I'm a commercial pilot and have also flown with another trike instructor in this area and there is no comparison. The Backcountry guys are straight forward & doing it right.
Connie Beck
From: Mica, WA
"It was heaven! ...relaxing and enjoyable." "I can understand why my husband is so excited to do this."
Charlie Stalker
From: Alaska
Yeah, that was really fun.
Kenneth Reese-Chavez
From: Warrenton, OR
I have enjoyed my training with Denny Reed. He has been a good friend to me as well as a great instructor. He makes flying fun, but he is very safety conscience as well.
Curt Archer
From: Spokane Engineers Forum
Thanks for your talk & the slide show. Looked like the folks at the engineer's forum really enjoyed them.
Ric Villalobos
From: Inland Northwest Wildlife Council
Happy New Year! I know it's a little late... Just a note of "Thanks" for the opportunity to reach some new personal heights. While going through my annual pictures and things I've done. learning to fly was a great event. Having gone through 2 years of rehab, I discovered that I need to do some fun & exciting things. your time and patience, I must say, is deeply appreciated. I've been working hard in the physical therapy and getting good strength and range in my arms. I hope all is well with you. Thanks again, and I hope to see you this spring.
Gwenda Hatcher
From: Harrington, WA
Denny, Thank you for working with Ty. He really has enjoyed learning from you.
Davenport Booster Club
From: Davenport, WA
The Davenport Booster Club thanks you for your generous contribution to this years Dinner & Auction. It was a huge success thanks to our fine friends like you. Again, Thank You.
Jessica Hall
From: Elk, WA
Each time it gets better. Thanks!
Daniel Fowler
From: Elwood, Australia
Awesome experience. What a buzz! Unlike anything I've ever done before.
Ray Best
From: Post Falls, ID
Great flight, informative & fun. Felt safe & exciting at the same time! Excellent way to be in the air.
Julia & Rob
From: The Gallatin Group, Seattle, WA
Thank you for taking us on an ultralight flight! We had so much fun learning about your amazing aircraft and seeing the world from high above the trees! It was the highlight of the retreat! You are very generous with your time and we thank you!
Lyn Darrington
From: The Gallatin Group - Boise, ID
Thank you so much for the incredible flying experience in Oregon. It was so kind and gracious of you to include me and I really loved it! It was like 'floating' - sort of... Please allow me to return the favor next time you're in town. Thanks again for a memorable morning.
Leslie Woodfill
From: Make-a-Wish Foundation
Thanks so much for taking Tasha & I up for that amazing flight! I cannot believe how cool it was! Tasha is still talking about it! The dinner was delish, & it was great meeting you all. Thanks again.
Benny Walters
From: Spokane, WA
Awesome ride & great instruction!
Tony Smith
From: Rathdrum, ID
Wonderful! I think I've found a lifelong hobby.
Dan Hebert
From: Greenacres, WA
Had a great time for my first flight. Would like to fly longer and not have as much wind, but everthing was excelent.
Richard Patterson
From: Seattle, WA
Great thrill & a lot of fun. Can't wait til the next ride. Denny rocks!
Kelly Kearns
From: Hope, ID
Is a double roll possible?
Frank Fantino
From: Kalispel, Montana
Even as a paramotor pilot, this was one of the best flights of my life. Perfect weather, perfect scenery & great instructor.
Mary O.
From: Spokane, WA
Hi Denny! I just wanted to thank you for the awesome flight yesterday. I told my class that I went flying this weekend, I told them it was like I was Harry Potter flying on a broomstick. They were very impressed, and I showed them pictures of your planes on your web site. I appreciate you letting my dogs roam your property too. A wonderful evening and I hope we can fly and play more in the future! :) Some people play on mountains, some play in water, but if you really want to play with the BIG DOGS you need to come play in the air. Watch out geese there is a new king of the sky! THANKS DENNY! A magical evening thanks to you.
George Duey Jr.
From: Spokane, WA
Very exhilerating... My favorite part was the gliding without the engine!
Everett Boleneus
From: N. of Davenport, Washington
I,m 84 years old and have flown with Denny Reed over my own property and that of many others, what a thrill to come up over the hills and see the wild life down below you, I never knew there was so much wildlife on my own property. I have a breathing problem, and the air is so clean up there . Have been up twice and ready to go again.
Steve Hancock
From: No Where
As a Cessna driver, I didn't know what fun flying was until I joined the Reeds on Labor Day 2003 for a flight over Lake Roosevelt in a trike. I signed up for lessons and now enjoy flying my own trike. The Backcountry gang is one very nice (and very fun) group of people to fly with.
Jay Tortorelli
From: Spokane, WA
I just can't get enough of it!!! I have been up a few times with Denny. It is just awesome. It is a great activity if you have friends or family visiting. I have brought friends up and they are hooked! I have taken my wife with me, and she wants a trike of her own.
Denny's knowledge and detail to safety is astounding. YOU JUST HAVE TO GIVE IT A TRY!!!
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BREAKING NEWS: The goal was reached June 18, 2018 when WHO, The World Health Organization decided to entirely remove the diagnoses of Fetishism, Fetishistic Transvestism and Sadomasochism internationally.
Mandate, background and some of the Revise F65 efforts since 1994.
Revise F65:
Professional and health political work since 1994
The award-winning work to remove SM and fetish diagnoses is groundbreaking because health professionals and human rights activists cooperate across sexual orientation and across borders to lay a foundation and set the premises for a pioneering human rights reform.
By Svein Skeid
The ReviseF65 committee is a subsidiary of FRI, the Norwegian LGBT Association, with a political mandate from all the biennial LLH National Conventions since 1996.
The mandate from FRI
The purpose of Revise F65 is to remove Fetishism, Transvestism and Sadomasochism as psychiatric diagnoses from the ICD, the International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and translated into national versions world wide (mandate from the 1996 biennial national convention of LLH/FRI).
The mandate was based on a national survey conducted among the nearly two thousand lesbian and gay members of LLH, "rejecting discrimination of leather, SM and transgender people, and judging this diversity as a valuable resource" (according to the 1998 LLH convention).
According to the 2000 LLH convention (picture), Revise F65 "shall establish a professional basis for the work and lobbying official authorities to remove the diagnoses."
At the 2004 LLH convention, the Revise F65 mandate was explicitly expressed in the organization's political platform. This is especially important and a big victory because the Norwegian gay and lesbian movement often "forget" to include their SM/fetish minority in their budgets, working plans and the previous political platform from 1996.
Professional and human rights work
Even though the main purpose is to abolish SM and fetish diagnoses, Revise F65 is also involved in general work against discrimination and harassment of fetishists and sadomasochists. Some of this work is mentioned here.
In addition to national work, Revise F65 also have an international mandate to motivate other countries to remove their national versions of the SM/fetish ICD diagnoses. The more countries that remove their diagnoses, the greater is the possibility that the World Health Organization will follow suit. This is what happened in many countries in the years before the World Health Organization removed homosexuality as a diagnosis from the ICD classification in 1990.
Inbetween formal committee meetings there has been national and international network building, lectures, workshops, participation at congresses, seminars and festivals. We have been giving interviews, publishing articles, film production, book contribution, periodicals, and lobbying of official health politicans and mental health professionals.
The ReviseF65 project concerns both gays, straights and transgender people. Therefore the ReviseF65 committee consists of leather/SM/fetish men and women representing organizations of leather and SM gays, – lesbians, bi- and heterosexuals, as well as professionals in sexology, psychology and psychiatry. Several dozen people have been involved during the years to a greater or lesser degree on a national basis. Even more people on an international level.
The name "F65" is a chapter in the International Classification of Diseases describing the so called "paraphilias", earlier called "perversions". It also contains other paraphilias. Obviously, we primarily want to delete the SM and Fetish diagnoses concerning consenting adults.
Today we know that SM and fetish people played an important role in the modern gay rights movement from the very beginning in Norway and world wide. We were central in establishing the gay and lesbian organization in Norway in the 1950's. Many leading persons in the gay movement have later been into fetish and SM, and still are. "Without a face", we are working for the welfare of gay and lesbians in general. Nevertheless, as a minority within a minority, gay and lesbian leather people experience discrimination within the homosexual movement.
When Norway's first fetish and SM club, Scandinavian Leather Men (SLM), was founded in 1976, the gay leather members were regarded as violent and reactionary nazis. When the pansexual SM-organization SMil was established in 1988, leading Norwegian psychiatrists called it's members "violent" and "disturbed persons" not being able to feel empathy.
The impetus behind the F65 repeal movement was the flourishing of SM pride, with fetish men and women parading through the streets during Gay Pride week. Leather people were tired of being object of derision in the tabloids.
The group Lesbians in Leather founded in 1993, was a precursor of Smia, founded in 1995, a human-rights group for lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgendered people. All these groups, namely Lesbians in Leather, Smia and ReviseF65 are subsidiaries of LLH, and were founded by Svein Skeid.
From 1993 to 1997 Smia campaigned and set about fund-raising (£ 2000) in favour of the defendants in the British Spanner Case, which started in Manchester 1987. We gained support of several dozen Norwegian political organizations, including women's rights groups and trade unions, not to mention the unanimous backing of the Lesbian and Gay movement.
In 1997, the Revise F65 committee was formally established by Smia, individual transgender people, and mental health professionals. SLM and SMil joined the committee in 1998, thus the coalition continued to grow.
Long term project
Since 1996, the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision, the Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Welfare (since 2002), and the Norwegian Directorate of Health (since 2008), has supported Smia's work financially to strengthen the self-esteem and identity of gay leather men as part of strategies to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Stigmatizing fetish and SM practices, in our opinion, amounts to an insult against healthy leather-people and, therefore, runs counter to effective public health and safer sex education efforts. It seemed like a paradox that the same official health authorities who grant money to LLH, SLM and Smia, who encourage a positive identity for fetishists and sadomasochists for the HIV prevention and other issues, also represent the agencies that employ the discriminatory and stigmatizing diagnoses of these practices.
The American Psychiatric Association, APA, considerably revised their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) spring 1994. Fall 1994 and May 1995 Dual-role transvestism and the SM diagnoses were repealed in Denmark. Both decisions were founded on research showing that SM is no disease.
Inspired by these incidents, the Norwegian gay and lesbian organization in September 1994 and June 1996 asked the Norwegian Health Authorities for help to bring about the same changes in Norway. The answer from the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision was totally negative.
We then realized that our initiative would be a long term project.
1996 – 2004
March 8, 1996. Smia was thrown out of the International Women's Day parade in Oslo because of our slogan "SM is interplay, not violence". The mistaken blending of SM and violence were introduced by the Austro-German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing and is still kept alive by the ICD chapter F65.5 Sadomasochism.
Decision by the March 8 committee in Oslo Februar 20, 1997 (letter and telephone from Turid Kjernsli in the March 8 committee) (The newspaper Klassekampen March 8, 1996).
July 1998. The online newspaper skeivenyheter.no wrote about SM/fetish diagnoses and BDSM human rights in the years before revisef65.org was established.
November 1998. SM – A sexy diagnosis. "Removal of SM and fetish diagnoses is one of the most important tasks of the human rights group Smia." Smia is the prime mover behind the Revise F65 group. Report in the monthly gay and lesbian magazine Blikk.
Participants in the ReviseF65 group in 1996 promoted the democratic revision of the rules and policy of the gay leather umbrella organization "European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs", ECMC, so as to address issues of sexual politics. In 2000 the more than 50 ECMC member clubs, following a proposal by SLM-Oslo, decided to support the Revise F65 effort.
The gay and lesbian magazine Blikk Desember 1998. "Fri tanke", the magazine of The Norwegian Humanist Association December 10, 1998.
January 1999 professional leader [fagsjef] Ellen Hagemo in the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision wrongly contended that "we cannot just change the national version of the ICD diagnoses". (According to report from Revise F65 meeting January 20, 1999.)
The umbrella organization for European gay and lesbian rights, European ILGA, issued a statement at it's 1999 conference in Pisa, Italy, supporting the efforts to remove the diagnoses from the ICD. The Revise F65 member Ole Johnsen also gave a workshop.
February 19, 2000. Svein Skeid (picture) was awarded honorary member of the SLM leather organization for his work over twenty years for BDSM human rights and the BDSM community, including the work to remove fetish and SM diagnoses.
The LLH Convention in 2000 once again approved the ReviseF65 project, which "shall continue until the goal is attained".
November 18, 2001. Svein Skeid held a presentation about SM human rights, including the Revise F65 efforts, at the University of Agder, Norway.
The Revise F65 web site, established in 2002 in Norwegian, English, German and Portuguese, along with the corresponding mailing list, has facilitated national and international networks. In 2002 the ReviseF65 group had mail correspondence and personal contact with activists and professionals or held lectures in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, The Netherlands, Russia, Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil and USA. Updated 2012: Iceland, Sweden, Finland, South Africa, Chile, Taiwan, Cuba, Australia, Italy, France, Scotland, Czech Republic and Poland.
"There is something very exciting about connecting up with others who work towards the same goals across the world. Thank you for making this possible."
Peggy J. Kleinplatz, Psychologist , sex therapist and sex educator teaching at the University of Ottawa, Canada, July 30, 2002)
The web site has also given Revise F65 a good opportunity to disseminate a range of material about its work. Psychologist Odd Reiersøl's 2002 article "SM: Causes and diagnoses", in particular, was a great inspiration both in Norway and abroad. To our knowledge, the article has been translated into German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Russian, in addition to Norwegian and English.
In november 2002 member of the Revise committee Eric Barstad (picture) attended the lesbian SM congress WALP in Amsterdam. 148 participants from eleven countries listened to her briefing about the diagnoses, and during a mini workshop she made important international contacts.
The story and effort of the ReviseF65 project was printed late 2002 in the Bulletin of the Norwegian Society for Clinical Sexology. The ReviseF65 committee asked for, and received support on April 29, 2003 and May 8, 2003 from the Norwegian Association of Gay and Lesbian Physicians (HLLF) and the Norwegian Society for Clinical Sexology (NFKS). NFKS state: "The Norwegian Association for Clinical Sexology in its support wishes to emphasize that the use of psychiatric diagnoses in relation to homosexual, heterosexual and bisexual fetishists, sadomasochists and transvestic fetishists is stigmatizing and therefore an encroachment upon this group as a whole" (letter of June 11, 2003).
"We have been working with the Revise F65 diagnoses for some years now and we realise that it has a long way to go. But if I live till I am eighty, and we are taken off the sick list at that time, I will be fairly pleased. You can compare it with the fight for gay and lesbian human rights. It took a long time for them to be deleted from the sick list too." Svein Skeid (52) interviewed by the SMil magazine no 4, 2002.
Dr. Charles Moser (picture) held a a lecture for the American Psychiatric Association's APA's annual meeting in San Francisco May 16-22, 2003. Revise F65 project psychiatrist Reidar Kjær had a one hour long talk with Dr. Moser in connection with the APA Conference.
On June 20, 2003, psychiatrist Reidar Kjær (picture) held the presentation "Do we need all the Paraphilias?" at the International Psychiatric Conference on Diagnosis in Psychiatry. This was held in Vienna Austria and arranged by the World Psychiatric Association. Dr Kjær also held lectures (in Norwegian) entitled "Are SM and Fetish still diseases?" at the Gay Pride Days in Kristiansand on June 6, at the Gay Pride week in Oslo on June 24, and at the SM house "Nonna" October 24.
On June 28, 2003 during the Gay Pride Week in Oslo, Svein Skeid was honoured with the Gay Person of the Year Award, because of his SM human rights work in general, and the ReviseF65 work to remove SM and fetish diagnoses. The award was an acknowledgement to everybody that has supported and contributed to the ReviseF65 work (and that is many people!). Among them the contributing organizations LLH, SMil, SLM, Smia and our specialists in psychology and psychiatry. The award is also an acknowledgement to everybody working for an open and inclusive leather/SM/fetish society.
LLH leader Tore Holte Follestad personally delivered a letter from the ReviseF65 committee to Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten, Minister of Health (Christian Democratic Party) on November 28, 2003. This laid out the professional and human rights arguments which underlie the move to take away the SM and Fetish diagnoses. We never got any answer to this letter.
Two days later, November 30, 2003, SMia and Revise F65 also sent the application "Diagnoses, discrimination and HIV" to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs [avd. Forebyggende sosial- og helsetjenester] asking them to remove stigmatizing psychiatric diagnoses from the Norwegian version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). We never got any answer to this question either.
March 10-14, 2003, two members of the ReviseF65 mailing list; the Brazilian sexologist and clinical psychologist Maria Cristina Martins and the psychologist, psychoanalyst, Ph.D. in Psychopathology and Psychoanalysis by Paris VII University, Paulo Roberto Ceccarelli, presented a survey about SM and Fetish diagnoses at the XV World Congress of Sexology in Cuba. Their article, "The so-called "deviant" sexualities: Perversion or right to difference?", can be read at the Revise web site. Dr. Charles Moser also gave a lecture about the paraphilia diagnoses at the same conference. Moser and Peggy J. Kleinplatz' article "DSM-IV-TR and the Paraphilias: An Argument for Removal", can also be found linked up from the ReviseF65 main page.
The ReviseF65 index page was renovated in 2003, with separate professional and human rights sections. In the professional part you can read Dorothy Hayden's article "Is Sadomasochism a mental pathology?".
After ReviseF65 lectures and strategy talks in Cologne 2002, Berlin 2004, and Fulda 2007, the federal German BVSM e.V. organization since 2004 is working towards the same goal as ReviseF65 – to delete the national German version of the F65-diagnoses. The same do Smart Rhein-Ruhr, BDSM Berlin, Papiertiger, die Datenschlag-Chronik des Sadomasochismus and Das Fetish & BDSM-Referat Uni Ulm.
After five workshops at Europride in Manchester 2003, SM Pride in London 2003 and Kinkfest in London 2004, Revise F65 cooperates with Spanner Trust and International Mr Leather 2003, John Pendal, who became our official supporter and world wide ambassador. He also visited Revise F65 in Oslo, May 2004.
Lectures on Revise F65 were given at two international psychiatrist congresses and one sexology congress in 2004.
In 2004 Revise F65 established a bank account and made it possible to use a "Make a donation"-button on the ReviseF65 webpage.
In November 2004 Revise F65 published a case study indicating that stigmatizing psychiatric diagnoseslegitimize harassment and violence towards the fetish/SM population.
We also published evidence that SM/fetish people have no higher degree of psychopathology than the rest of the population. Revise F65 also tried to carry out our own research projects. But in spite of several attempts, we didn't succeed. The efforts were aborted due to lack of support from the educational and political institutions approached.
According to Wikipedia, "ReviseF65 is now [2004] by far the most active and visible group working with sexual politics and human rights for sadomasochists and fetishists in Norway."
2005 – 2010
May 2005 the leader of Smia and Revise F65 contributed to the brochure S&M and fetish sex between men, dealing with how to go about sadomasochism and fetish sex between men safely without transmitting HIV and other kinds of sexually transmitted infections. Supported by the Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Welfare, translated to English December 4, 2007.
June 23, 2005 the Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid gave a lecture on the subject: "SM – health or disease?" at the Faculty of Theology (!) in Oslo, Norway for 90 gay and lesbian christians from all over Europe.
Revise F65 not only cooperates with mental health professionals. October 17, 2005, we published the article "SM and the law", concluding that SM or sadomasochism is legal in Norway as long as consent is given and no serious injury is inflicted. It is illegal to leave somebody helpless in bondage, and a safeword is highly recommended. The author of the article, Halvor Frihagen, is a lawyer in Oslo, Norway.
At the international Labour Day May 1, 2006, the Norwegian Labour Party arranged an "Online May Day March" where everybody was encouraged to propose online slogans for Mai 1-banners. The banner "Say no to discrimination of homosexuals" was approved by the webmaster. SMil and Revise F65 proposed "Say no to discrimination of BDSM people". The banner was removed. So was the slogan "Remove fetish and SM diagnoses". SMil and Revise F65 wrote letters to the Norwegian Labour Party protesting against censorship of kinky friendly slogans in an online May Day 2006 parade. We also had a meeting with the gay and lesbian Labour Party group.
The short film "The Gay Leather man" ("Lærhomsen") with participants from SMia, SLM and Revise F65, was shown for the first time June 23, 2006 in Oslo. The 25 minute long documentary, which in a humorous way demystifies the most common prejudices against fetishism and sadomasochism, has later been shown for several educational purposes in addition to film festivals including Lillehammer Norway, Volda Norway, Gay Days in Oslo, Fulda Germany, Stockholm, Cleveland, San Francisco, Kiel Germany, and several times at CineKink New York. English subtitles.
An article by Cand. Psycol Odd Reiersøl and Svein Skeid on the Revise 65 project published in Sadomasochism, Powerful Pleasures (2006), concludes that The ICD diagnoses of Fetishism, Transvestic fetishism and Sadomasochism are superfluous, outdated, non scientific and stigmatizing. The article was published simultaneously in aspecial, double issue of the periodical Journal of Homosexuality Volume 50, 2/3.
Revise F65 in 2006 established a cooperation with The National Leather Association's Domestic violence project and published an article about the differences between SM and violence.
September 28, 2006. The lesbian, BDSM and trans activist Tore Barstad/Eric Jåsund died 32 years old from complications related to type 1 diabetes. Eric participated in the constitution of Revise F65 and has been leader of Smia and Revise F65. Eric was a self-defined female to unisexual SM/leather/rubber transgender person. Eric participated in dozens of press interviews and seminars to demystify SM. In particular Eric held close contact with the national and international lesbian BDSM community, including the Swedish lesbian BDSM group LASH, which was a central actor torepeal fetish and SM diagnoses in Sweden.
January 2007. "With leather for freedom". Interview with the leader of Smia and Revise F65 Svein Skeid about his BDSM human rights work for more than twenty years, included the work to remove fetish and SM diagnoses. The periodical Cupido no 1, 2007.
February 17, 2007. The leader of Revise F65 Svein Skeid informed the SLM annual general meeting about the book project "Sadomasochism: Powerful Pleasures" (2006), which SLM supported financially. Especially I emphasized the historical role of gay leather men and women as a primary driving force behind establishment of the ReviseF65 movement, the gay and lesbian movement, the leather pride flag and the moral ethical slogan "Safe, sane, consensual".
In applications of February 15, 2007 and February 15, 2008, to the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Departement for environment and health), SMia and Revise F65 offered to give lectures for staff members at the Directorate about the stigmatizing effect of fetish and SM diagnoses on the fetish/SM population. The offer was never replied to.
April 15-19, 2007, psychologist Odd Reiersøl (picture) gave an important lecture at the WAS-congress (World Association for Sexual health) in Sidney Australia. Mental health professionals and health politicals from all over the world attended, among them several Norwegians. The lecture was later published as the article "The Fetish and SM Diagnoses in ICD-10" in the Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association, Vol 45, no 6, 2008, pp 754-756.
Psychiatrist Reidar Kjær May 3, 2007 held the lecture "Stigma, psychiatry and the SM/fetish diagnoses" on a sexologist seminar about Shame and Sexuality at Sexologisenteret NB 22 in Oslo. We also showed the documentary "The Gay Leatherman".
May 7, 2007 Classification Coordinator Bedirhan Ustun, MD, at the World Health Organization in Geneva invited Revise F65 to cooperate with the work leading up to the ICD-11 revision:
"The revision process of ICD from 10 to 11 is about to start and will be revised for the 11th version tentatively in 2015. The revision work will include special attention to Chapter V Mental and Behavioural disorders (F00-F99). Thanks for your interest in the ICD work and we hope to collaborate with you in the revision process."
June, 2007. "After the US considerably revised their DSM Manual spring 1994 and Denmark totally repealed their transvestism and SM diagnoses 1994/95, there is not anylonger only one way to read the ICD bible". Svein Skeid's article "SM – myths and reality" at the Norwegian gay web community Gaysir.
July 29, 2008. During Europride in Stockholm, Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid had talks with RFSU, participated in panel discussions and gave a presentation about the Revise F65 work. We literally gave them our memory stick with all relevant political health arguments and scientific evidence.
November 17, 2008, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) announced thatFetishism and Sadomasochism, along with four other sexual behaviours will be deleted from Sweden's national version of the ICD diagnoses from January 1, 2009.
November 17, 2008. In a press release, the Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid characterized the Swedish decision as a victory for the fetish/SM population and for the Revise F65 strategy to motivate other countries to remove their national versions of the ICD SM/fetish diagnoses.
November 18, 2008. The Norwegian BDSM Organization SMil sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and Care Services asking him to remove fetish and SM diagnoses in Norway. In an answer December 19, 2008 the Ministry of Health and Care Services said they had given the Directorate of Health the responsibility to take a decision in the case.
January 1, 2009. Inspired by Revise F65, the six diagnoses sadomasochism, fetishism, transvestism, fetishistic transvestism, multiple disorders of sexual preferences and gender identity disorder in youth, were deleted from Sweden's official list of medical diagnoses. Except for gender identity disorder in youth, these are the same diagnoses that Revise F65 recommends be removed from the ICD, the International Classification of Diseases.
February 2, 2009, psychologist Odd Reiersøl and Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid had a short meeting at the Norwegian Directorate of Health where we delivered a memorandum with health political and professional arguments explaining why the SM and fetish diagnoses should be removed from the Norwegian ICD-edition.
February 3, 2009, the Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid participated in the Norwegian tv program "Studio fem", demonstrating safer SM techniques and telling the audience the reason why SM and fetishism no longer are diseases in Sweden.
At a meeting with the Revise F65 committee and the Norwegian Directorate of Health May 11, 2009, Senior adviser Arild Johan Myrberg informed us that a decision to repeal Norwegian fetish and SM diagnoses can be announced fall 2009 with the intention of bringing the decision into force January 1, 2010.
September 17, 2009: Most English articles updated on ReviseF65.org, dead links removed or updated and English explanations added to several Norwegian articles.
September 24, 2009. In accordance with the invitation to Revise F65 from the WHO coordinator Bedirhan Ustun MD, May 7, 2007, Revise F65 sent an "ICD White Paper" with health political and professional arguments to WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, which is responsible for the ICD revision. The World Health Organization has now started the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, and an ICD-11 alpha draft is expected to be ready by May 10, 2010.
October 12, 2009. In a mail to Revise F65 from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, Senior adviser Arild Johan Myrberg informed that a decision to repeal Norwegian fetish and SM diagnoses once more is postponed with no specified date for bringing the decision into force.
November 18, 2009, psychologist Odd Reiersøl and Revise F65 leader Svein Skeid had a 40 minutes long phone talk with Senior Project Officer Dr. Geoffrey M. Reed, responsible for the revision of the ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders at WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Dr. Reed expressed great interest in the fact that more and more countries now remove fetish and SM diagnoses from their national versions of the ICD.
According to Dr. Reed, substantial changes in the ICD are dependent upon broad scientific and political support.
"It will be helpful for the recommendations to come from as broad an international coalition as possible, if possible with the formal involvement or endorsement of scientific and professional societies or governments."
(Mail to Revise F65 September 25, 2009.)
November 30, 2009, Revise F65 sent a new letter to the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services expressing deep consern about the fact that the decision to remove fetish and SM diagnoses has been postphoned three times by the Directorate of Health. Supported by several psychiatrists, psychologists, sexologists and mental health organizations, we stressed that the more countries that change their national ICD versions, the bigger is the chance that WHO will follow suit.
December 4, 2009. The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services now supports Revise F65 100%. In a letter from the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, the Directorate of Health was instructed to remove the diagnoses of Transvestism, Fetishism and Sadomasochism from the Norwegian version of ICD-10 from 2010. The Ministry asked for a confirmation by December 21, 2009.
December 21, 2009. In their answer to the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, the Directorate of Health pointed out that they are positive to the idea to remove Transvestism, Fetishism and Sadomasochism from the Norwegian version of ICD-10, just like Sweden has done. The Directorate strongly apologized for all the delays in 2009, and aimed to bring the case to a conclusion by February 1, 2010. "The decision can then possibly be brought into force immediately", the Directorate wrote.
December 21, 2009. The next weeks Revise F65 will send a "Call to action" to our contacts world wide asking for testimony, quoted reference and supporting evidence from psychiatrists, psychologists, sexologists, researchers of human sexuality and organizations in order to remove Fetishism, Sadomasochism and Transvestic Fetishism as paraphilic diagnoses from ICD, The International Classification of Diseases published by WHO. Such statements should be sent to Revise F65 (mail: sskeid(A)online.no), and will be forwarded by us to WHO's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
As Dr. Reed emphasized, it will also be of great importance to move as many countries as possible to change their national diagnoses of Fetishism, Fetishistic transvestism and Sadomasochism.
Revise F65 recommend to abolish the following ICD diagnoses because they are superfluous, outdated, non scientific and stigmatizing.
F65.0 Fetishism
F65.1 Fetishistic transvestism
F65.5 Sadomasochism
F65.6 Multiple disorders of sexual preference
F64.1 Dual-role transvestism
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Why Google Maps May Actually Make You Worse at Following Directions
Getting from Point A to Point B.
Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination — whether it's checking in at a hotel, meeting a friend at a local brewery, or navigating to a meeting on time.
With a few clicks of the smartphone, the destination is inputted into a navigational app, with customized route preferences to avoid traffic, tolls and, in cities like San Francisco, even inclines. Anxiety abated, one drives to one's destination via voice prompts and the occasional illicit glance at the constantly updating map.
But, after having arrived safely, there is the vague awareness that we don't know how we got there. We can't remember the landmarks along the way, and, without our handheld device, certainly couldn't get back to our origin point. That raises the larger question: Are the navigational capacities of our smartphones making us worse navigators?
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Research points to yes. But, given the ubiquity of these devices, as well as their ability to enable particular groups, perhaps we should learn to embrace them as a technological prosthetic.
Worse at Finding Our Way
All cultures practice wayfinding — sensing one's environment for barriers to travel, then navigating spatially to a remote destination.
Geographers (like myself), psychologists, anthropologists, and neurologists have all studied how individuals navigate from point A to point B. In a landmark 1975 paper, psychologists Alexander Siegel and Sheldon White argued that people navigate via their knowledge of landmarks against a larger landscape. New navigational routes are discovered via the linking of familiar landmarks with new ones.
For example, Inuit people faced with snowy, topographically uniform landscapes, are attentive to subtle cues like snowdrift shape and wind direction. Until the advent of GPS devices, those cultures had no cultural conception of the idea of being lost.
Research has established that mobile navigational devices, such the GPS embedded in one's smartphone, make us less proficient wayfinders. Mobile interfaces leave users less spatially oriented than either physical movement or static maps. Handheld navigational devices have been linked to lower spatial cognition, poorer wayfinding skills, and reduced environmental awareness.
People are less likely to remember a route when they use guided navigation. Without their device, regular GPS users take longer to negotiate a route, travel more slowly, and make larger navigational errors.
While physical navigation and static maps require engagement with the physical environment, guided navigation enables disengagement.
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However, that doesn't mean mobile navigation is all bad. A blanket demonization of these devices may be a form of "ethnonostalgia," where we find ourselves sentimental for an imagined simpler place and time. Technological advances, historically, have liberated humans from toil and suffering.
Further, many of our experiences are mediated through technology. Drivers use cars, hunters use guns, and many of us are constantly on our smartphones. In short, as sociologist Claudio Aporta and ecologist Eric Higgs put it, "Technology has become the setting in which much of our daily lives take place."
In his seminal 1997 article, geographer Robert Downs argues that spatial technologies need not replace geographic thinking, but rather serve as a prosthesis, supplementing our spatial awareness. The increased access to information gives people a new way to quickly and easily explore new landscapes — which can then lead to physical exploration of said landscapes (many of my fellow map nerds do this all the time). We can then focus less on the rote memorization of place names in favor of a deeper understanding of the topography.
See also: Google Is Teaching A.I. How to Travel Through Cities Like a Human
While research shows that the use of handheld navigational devices can lead to lower spatial knowledge, that may not necessarily be the device's fault. Those most likely to use guided route navigation are already the least confident in their own navigational capabilities; further use of navigational devices leads to a negative feedback cycle, where people become more reliant on their devices and less spatially aware.
What's more, for some groups, these devices are enabling. Handheld navigational devices can now enable independent wayfinding by those who are sight-impaired. While not without their drawbacks, handheld navigation can empower those with spatial orientation challenges, be they real or imagined.
This article was originally published on The Conversation by Jennifer M. Bernstein. Read the original article here.


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THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has advised Christians to stay connected to God to overcome life's challenges and have dominion over all forces of darkness and sickness.
Adeboye gave the admonition while delivering his sermon tagged: 'A branch of the Life', on the second day of the ongoing annual Holy Ghost congress of the church holding at the Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Quoting copiously from the scriptures during the healing service, the man of God, explained that Jesus Christ is the Vine while every true believer is the branch and has God's nature in him. Adeboye, however, urged participants to remain steadfast in the vine, stressing that God has assured them of doing greater works than He did while on earth.
In his words: "Jesus Christ is the vine while we are the branches. He is the combination of divinity and humanity. As the vine is, so also the branches. "If you are a true Christian, you are a combination of humanity and divinity. You are human but you are made to partake in God's divine nature and He will supply the needed strength, power that you need to do His works.
Every branch of the vine can do what the vine can do". Pastor Adeboye recalled how he went to toilet 23 times in a day after taking a meal during one of his missionary trips to an unnamed African country years ago, noting that it took God through the prayer of faith for him to be healed. According to him: "I did not know what I ate but I just saw myself going to toilet.
After the 23rd time, I realized that I needed to tackle the matter prayerfully. But who will pray for me? I then laid my hands on myself and prayed. That was how I was healed." He made reference to the healing while encouraging the congregation to pray for themselves, stressing that every child of God is a branch of the vine with both the human and divine nature.
Adeboye narrated the story of how Jesus slept in a boat while there was a storm indicating the human nature in him while He was on earth. "But the same Jesus who slept, rose up to rebuke the wind, indicating his divine nature. Jesus was fully human and fully divine when he was on earth." He said further that since believers are extensions of Jesus as his branches "we share divine nature and are capable of doing what God said we could do.
As long as we are linked to him and connected to him we have the capacity to do all that he said we could do. "I once told my children that nobody can kill me because I am already dead. I have been crucified with Christ nevertheless I live. Because Jesus is living in the believer, his blood flows in the believer. On the outside it may not appear to be so, but in actual fact the blood that is flowing in you is the blood of Jesus.
Revelation 12:10-11, indicates that the blood has enough power to overcome the devil. If only you can believe, the blood that is flowing in you now can overcome any germ, virus or deadly thing," he said. Adeboye noted that there are several things that science cannot explain because those things are not happening in the realm of humanity, they are happening in the divinity. Recalling how a doctor who was at the verge of death was healed by taking a Holy Communion, he said, "Whatever is called sickness or disease will be consumed by the Blood of Jesus.
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