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Is it a good idea to study in China?

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/      Related What real benefits can I get by studying in China? Hello! I am Clara, originally from Spain, but spent a semester abroad in China on University of Nottingham Ningbo. As a student there I benefited from many things that I couldn’t have possibily learned in my home university. Studying abroad is a decision that requires courage. Even more, if it’s in a foreign country with a very different culture than yours. I think there are many things to take away from China. From culture, to future job perspectives and of course achiving a higher level of mandarin I guess that most people try to work or study in China due to job opportunities. In this sense, it is indeed a country where engineer students will get the best formation possible, along with some experience, as in many universities there are interships programs. For example, University of Nottingham has links with many important companies like Huaweii or Microsoft. Also, it has many power in bu

Is it a good idea to study in China?

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/    Related What are the advantages and disadvantages studying in China? Hello! My name is Clara and I am a former student of University of Nottingham Ningbo. I was an exchange student and lived in Ningbo for several months. So, I learned plenty of things. Even though, I bring with me positive memories, I also carry some downsides. China is a very complex country. It’s like going on a boat on a peacuful river and occasionaly having to dodge the obstacles in your way. Sometimes it’s just a rock and sometimes it’s a big current. Along with this metaphore, I have an interesting story that happened in Guillin. We were riding it’s famous river, going along the water in a bambu boat. When suddenly, another boat came too close to us. The driver dodge the boat but one of our chairs, fell in the water. It was very poetic to observe how the chair was submerging into the water bit by bit, and we could not do much about, as the current of the river moved us forward.

Twilight star Bronson Pelletier is charged with public intoxication following airport urination incident

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He was recently hit with a legal double whammy after arrests for urinating in public and cocaine and meth possession. And now Twilight star Bronson Pelletier is in even more of a legal pickle after being charged over the former incident, which occurred last week The troubled 25-year-old is to face the full force of the law after the Los Angeles City Attorney's office decided to pursue the matter. According to  TMZ , he was charged with one count of being drunk in public after he allegedly urinated in the middle of an LAX terminal while waiting for a flight last Monday. It is a less serious misdemeanour charge, which means he faces a maximum of six months in jail if he is convicted. Bronson is due back in court for his arraignment on January 7, which means he will be officially charged before the court. The actor, who plays a member of the hit movie series' macho wolf pack, denies the public urination part of this case, and it may be cleared up based on video of

'Boring' Britney Spears 'is to be fired as a judge on The X Factor USA after just one season'

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After the X Factor USA finale actually lost viewers, there was always going to be at least one head on the block... and it appears that this time, it belongs to Britney Spears.  It's being reported that Simon Cowell, 53, is ready to fire the 31-year-old pop legend because he wanted 'crazy Britney, but he got boring Britney.' If it happens, this will mean the mother-of-two only lasted on the judges panel for one season... though it was an incredibly lucrative one.      Time to go? It's being reported that Britney Spears is set to be fired as an X Factor USA judge by Simon Cowell  The report in Us Weekly points out that Brit's $15M contract had a lot to do with Cowell's decision, with one insider telling the publication: 'They paid all that for her to say 'amazing' and offer half-claps.' Another mole confirmed: 'Britney will get the boot. Producers wanted her for the long haul, but it isn't working.' But Simon inti

The ONE house on a New Jersey beach spared by Superstorm Sandy... and how its construction could be a model for all new homes in hurricane zones

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Superstorm Sandy hit the New Jersey shore town of Mantoloking hard - 60 homes were demolished when waves crashed over the sand dunes and swept into the small community.  The water washed away the road leading to Ed Wright's house and pummeled ten of his neighbors homes in a 200-foot radius. But Mr Wright house endured. It was the only house in his neighborhood left standing by the ferocious storm and it sustained only minor damage.    Devastated: Ed Wright's house, center, was surrounded on all sides by water after Superstorm Sandy breached the protective sand dunes in his community   Stranding alone: Mr Wright's house was built atop dozens of pine pylons that were sunk deep into the sand The New Jersey Star-Ledger  calls Mr Wright's house 'the Mantoloking Miracle' - but closer examination reveals that the house remains standing because Mr Wright took special care when building it and used design features meant to withstand a hurricane.  Now,

Taylor Swift's Nashville home 'intruder' has charges against him dropped

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The man arrested for trespassing on Taylor Swift's Nashville property earlier this month has had all charges against him dropped. Jacob Kulke, 24, was arrested on December 14th after allegedly climbing over a fence near Taylor's property. Police claimed he told them he was the country warbler's boyfriend, and had taken a bus from Wisconsin to be with her on her birthday. Prosecutors decided not to pursue criminal charges against Kulke on Thursday. Kulke, of Marshfield, Wisconsin will remain in jail in Nashville as he fights extradition to Colorado for probation violation, and did not appear in court during his Thursday hearing. His lawyer Sean McKinney said prosecutors discussed the decision not to prosecute with Taylor's representatives. He added his client is not guilty of the trespassing charge and was in fact tricked by someone into believing that he was communicating with the star. He said: 'It is the defence's position that he was misled

Taylor Swift's Nashville home 'intruder' has charges against him dropped

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The man arrested for trespassing on Taylor Swift's Nashville property earlier this month has had all charges against him dropped. Jacob Kulke, 24, was arrested on December 14th after allegedly climbing over a fence near Taylor's property. Police claimed he told them he was the country warbler's boyfriend, and had taken a bus from Wisconsin to be with her on her birthday. Prosecutors decided not to pursue criminal charges against Kulke on Thursday. Kulke, of Marshfield, Wisconsin will remain in jail in Nashville as he fights extradition to Colorado for probation violation, and did not appear in court during his Thursday hearing. His lawyer Sean McKinney said prosecutors discussed the decision not to prosecute with Taylor's representatives. He added his client is not guilty of the trespassing charge and was in fact tricked by someone into believing that he was communicating with the star. He said: 'It is the defence's position that he was misled