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The importance of taking action when opportunity is presented to you

By Janis Butevic

Why is it so important to take action upon your opportunities when they come to you? Because this opportunity that is presented to you right now might never come back to your door. If you do not act on it, you probably have lost your biggest life opportunity, and you don’t even see it because […]

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‘Think Grow Succeed 7 steps to Wealth and Money’ by Janis Butevics

By Janis Butevics

Discover yourself in a new way. Change your thinking and be the best person you can possibly be. Create millionaire mindset, six figures and get motivation. You can live your life like average people -Go to school, get good academic education, find a good-paying job, work hard every day and live from paycheck to paycheck, […]

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Taranaki director Hendrikus De Vaan takes out silver in Cannes

By HANNAH LEE

Hendrikus De Vaan’s passion for the film industry has taken him far away from his Ratapiko home. But speaking from Budapest, Hungary, De Vaan said home was about what you make of where you are at the time. “Cities are cities and people are people – you choose to make it your home.” De Vaan […]

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BELARUSIAN PLANS TO TRAVEL ON BICYCLE IN ASIA

A famous Belarusian cyclist, active participant of the cyclists movement in Belarus and a volunteer Alexey Landres is going on a unique cycling tour that will last for a year and a half. Within 18 months he will cover around 30000 km and travel through 30 countries of the Middle East and Asia. The trip […]

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A Life in Stop Motion: A Journey From Benefits to Award-Winning Young Filmmaker

By Jennifer Walker—Anglo-Hungarian Ex-Physicist, Writer and Compulsive Traveler

A tale of existential questioning captured in the medium of stop motion, Hendrikus De Vaan’s short 4-minute film “Disappear”, single-handedly made while on benefit checks, has received acclaim at film festivals the world over. From Danny Boyle to Booker-Prize winning author DBC Pierre, 25-year-old De Vaan’s labor of love has sparked attention in the art […]

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