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Thanks HuffPost & 500K: Niver’s News: Feb 2022

Feb News 2022 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel: [image error] Photo from @JerrySaltz on Instagram

My thoughts are with the people of the Ukraine and their incredible president, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy. Thank you to Rabbi Naomi Levy for this PRAYER FOR PEACE in the Ukraine.

God, Our hearts are with all the people of Ukraine,Its president, Volodymyr Zelensky,And with our Jewish brothers and sisters in Ukraine200,000 soulsWho crouch in fearAs the sound of sirens and bombs pierces the air. [image error] Thank you Huff Post Personal for publishing my essay, ” ‘My Octopus Teacher’ Was Mesmerizing But There’s 1 Thing That Deeply Troubled Me “ [image error] From Nov 17, 2021 to Feb 17, 2022 in three months, I had over 500,000 new views on short form video! I appreciate all of your support. I now have more than 370 videos on TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and YouTube Short Video! Please comment, like and share on your favorite platform!Where did I celebrate? Lumière at the Fairmont Century Plaza and you can too!https://youtu.be/TGEDLCOdHCASince the Jewish Journal resumed print publication in Fall 2021, I have been in the Blog Bytes section sixteen times! Click here to see me in print in September 2021, October 2021 and November 2021. I will be posting more months in future newsletters. [image error]

From Seth Godin: Be careful what you wish for You might not get it. But as you pursue this wish, you’ll change what you do, what you see, who you connect with and the sacrifices you make along the way. Our wishes change us.

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THEY SAID STORIES this month: Sydney Roberts swims from Italy to Corsica, UPOD BIPOC Winter Scholarships, Brandon Cohen writes about living in China and Ben Hulin teaches us about the ParaGolfer.

[image error] Thank you to Genesis for my second road trip! Did you see us in Death Valley? This time we went to Joshua Tree! WHERE CAN YOU FIND MY TRAVEL VIDEOS?

Here is the link to my video channel on YouTube where I have over 1.5 million views on YouTube! (Exact count: 1,528,000 views)

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My fortune cookies said: “Star Light. Star Bright. Your Wish WILL come true TONIGHT.”“Find the road to happiness by helping others.” [image error] Joshua Tree Feb 19, 2022

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As the only ATHLETE FROM PUERTO RICO help me get my sp...

As the only ATHLETE FROM PUERTO RICO help me get my spot back at the Winter Paralympic Games #Paralympicshttps://t.co/7W3ypJg5GI

— Orlando Perez (@Orlando13112859) February 23, 2022

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Make a DIFFERENCE for Orlando Perez, a Puerto Rican Paralympian!

Help Orlando Perez, Puerto Rican Skier, get to the PARALYMPICS in Beijing:

Meet Orlando Perez, a U.S. Veteran and Paralympic alpine skier from Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 2018 Orlando impressed his ambition upon the International Paralympic Committee to compete in the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Having been formally invited and accepted to compete in the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, Orlando made travel reservations and paid his way to Beijing. At the 11th hour, Orlando was informed that there was a clerical issue in the paperwork for his participation and he is now being told he will not be allowed to compete.

The big question is, why would Orlando receive acceptance to participate (requiring an application process) and then be rejected at the last moment?
Is a clerical issue a big enough issue to stop this Paralympian from the honor of representing his country and the pride of all his dedicated training put into action?
Please join us in signing this petition to the International Paralympic Committee in stating:
LET ORLANDO COMPETE!
Then share this petition with your family, friends, and social media accounts – we need as many signatures as we can get and time is of the essence! The opening ceremony for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is this Friday, March 4th.

As the only ATHLETE FROM PUERTO RICO help me get my spot back at the Winter Paralympic Games #Paralympicshttps://t.co/7W3ypJg5GI

— Orlando Perez (@Orlando13112859) February 23, 2022

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Get to Know Orlando
Originally from Caguas, Puerto Rico, a city known as the “cradle of the Puerto Rican identity,”. Orlando served in the US Army and was injured in the line of duty, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. As you can imagine, his life changed drastically. Adjusting from serving as a Soldier in the US Army (some of the toughest people you will ever meet) to being unable to use his legs; can you imagine what that must have felt like? Not just physically, but mentally. Suddenly his life is filled with insurmountable mountains but now they look like something most people take for granted: stairs. Recovery from something like this is a lot like traversing mountain tops, down into valleys, and back up again. It is a mental, physical, and spiritual struggle. Not to mention the loss of a career and an identity in the US military. The stresses of taking care of yourself and your family – it all takes a toll, and it takes the support of family and friends. The kind of support that encourages when nothing feels possible.

Orlando credits his wife for persuading him to attend the 1999 National Wheelchair Games (four years after his injury): “I thought it was a pity game. I thought it was a bunch of hospital chairs and a bunch of people running slow. Once I saw the crashes and the motivation of everybody – that got me up” (wrdw.com, 10 Sep 2012; pva.org 27 Jul 2012). Spoken like a true soldier, Orlando was ready for battle.

That year, Orlando received Puerto Rico Wheelchair Basketball Rookie of the Year Award (usocpressbox.org, 20 Jun 2007).and in 2005 Orlando was awarded as the Veteran Wheelchair Games Spirit of the Games Award (va.gov, 20 Jun 2007).

In 2017 Orlando was invited to be the flag bearer for Puerto Rico at the Wheelchair Basketball Americas Cup in Cali, Colombia (tunoticiapr.com, 17 Aug 2017) that year, Orlando retired from wheelchair basketball and took up para-alpine skiing for Puerto Rico – his motto: “bring on the challenges, because I love to overcome them” (discovernac.org).

Orlando doesn’t just participate in sport to compete, the sport and the camaraderie involved allow Orlando to push his perceived limitations and learn how to help others along the way. With his track record of military service and his ambition to compete as a Paralympic alpine skier, Orlando demonstrates a deeply embedded ethos, a sacred commitment even, to “never leave a fallen comrade”. Sometimes a fallen comrade may need to be physically carried, and other times – a fallen comrade needs to feel and see the support of their fellow service members, often this looks like witnessing them overcoming insurmountable challenges – like Orlando Perez becoming a Paralympic alpine skier.

Why this sport? Previously a wheelchair basketball player, he retired from the sport in 2017. He then took up Para alpine skiing after hearing that Puerto Rico was in need of athletes to take part in the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. “I found something that I can keep up with right next to everybody else. Able-bodied skiers, sit-down skiers, we can all go as fast as we want. If I don’t make it, it’s all me, and I like that. I like to put that pressure on myself, because it’s just going to help open my mind to how I can help others.”

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Orlando with Move United

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More on FACEBOOK at Orlando Perez PUR Ski Team

From National Ability Center: “Bring on the challenges because I love to overcome them!”

Accomplishments: Played for the Puerto Rico Paralympic Basketball Team. 4 international medalsGoals: Continue representing Puerto Rico at the Paralympic Games

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SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST! #SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS! pic.twitte...

SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST! #SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/c8pTPDmSNe

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 14, 2022

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Playboy opened the door to the sexual revolution. What p...

Playboy opened the door to the sexual revolution. What people don’t understand is that Playboy,Playboy clubs , Playboy Mansion,The Bunnies and the Playboy Playmates we’re all very different from Hugh Hefners private life. Hefner was a gentleman at the corehttps://t.co/tHwSg71gIj pic.twitter.com/irNeLSWhhH

— Jonathan Baker.com (@jonathanbaker) January 26, 2022

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Legendary Locations: Super Bowl at Jonathan Baker Lifestyle

As a journalist, I have been fortunate to be included at limited access special events. I have been invited twice to the United Nations once as a “Champion for Humanity” and once to cover the UN GA 74 for Ms. Magazine. United Airlines brought me to Row A of the Red Carpet for the Oscars and then there was the time Kangaroo Lanie took me to the Playboy Mansion for the Easter Egg Hunt!

Jonathan Baker was a close friend of Hugh Hefner and spoke about him recently on Nightline:

Playboy opened the door to the sexual revolution. What people don’t understand is that Playboy,Playboy clubs , Playboy Mansion,The Bunnies and the Playboy Playmates we’re all very different from Hugh Hefners private life. Hefner was a gentleman at the corehttps://t.co/tHwSg71gIj pic.twitter.com/irNeLSWhhH

— Jonathan Baker.com (@jonathanbaker) January 26, 2022

Baker renovated Warren Beatty’s Former Hilltop Home next to the Tree People on Mulholland.

I remember when I was first invited to the Playboy Mansion, my hula-hoop teacher said, “You cannot even win that ticket in the lottery.” So when I was invited to the Jonathan Baker Lifestyle event for the Super Bowl, I knew I had to say, “YES!”

Great ready for his next film, FATE, and see Sam, Jessie and Tilly in “An Unforgettable Fate, A New Film” By Jonathan Baker!

SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST! #SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/c8pTPDmSNe

— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 14, 2022

CONGRATS TO THE LA RAMS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

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Niver In PRINT: Blog Bytes November 2021 Jewish Journal

[image error] Thank you to the Jewish Journal for publishing me online for over a decade. Since they resumed print publication in Fall 2021, I have been in the Blog Bytes section more than fourteen times!Here are the two issues that I was in during November 2021: Jewish Journal Nov 5, 2021: p.28

During my trip to Las Vegas for the US Travel IPW Conference, I stayed at the Venetian hotel and went on a gondola ride:
“My favorite thing was my gondola ride. It reminded me of my time in Venice, Italy. I enjoyed the gondolier singing and the gorgeous colors at sunset. We picked an outdoor ride but you can also choose indoor! We floated beneath bridges and listened to the songs. Next time, I want to see The Gondolier March! It is a special tradition when the team of gondoliers sing in unison as they march along the indoor canal at 9:50 a.m. and 4:20 p.m., beginning at the gondola turn-around in the Grand Canal Shoppes.”

[image error] [image error] [image error] Jewish Journal Nov 12, 2021: p.28

From my article, “Thank you IPW 2021 Resorts World Las Vegas:“

What is IPW?

U.S. Travel Association’s IPW will continue to reunite and rebuild the global travel industry in 2022, providing an in-person platform to conduct business and renew our relationships around the world. As the leading inbound travel trade show, past IPWs have generated more than $5.5 billion in future travel by connecting U.S. travel exhibitors with travel buyers and media to promote their product and negotiate future business, securing America’s position as a foremost global travel destination and showcasing the best of what the U.S. has to offer.

[image error] [image error] [image error] [image error] THANK YOU TO THE JEWISH JOURNALSee my stories that were in the September print issuesthe October print issues

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