Новости за 04.10.2012

This one will kick you right in the childhood. WARNING: We’ve scrubbed the naughtiest bits, but salty language ahoy!

This one will kick you right in the childhood. WARNING: We’ve scrubbed the naughtiest bits, but salty language ahoy!

DESPITE its reputation as a finance powerhouse, and a churner-out of super-quants, the return of Chicago’s Booth School of Business to the top of The Economist’s full-time MBA rankings is proof that it is a well-rounded school. Our ranking measures the things that MBA students themselves say are important. Not surprisingly, for a degree that can cost more than $100,000, the extent to which a programme opens new career opportunities comes highest on their list. In this regard, Chicago has few peers. Читать дальше...

NOT so long ago business students flocked to Europe. Compared with their American counterparts, European schools were cheaper and their student bodies more diverse, both attractive features—and the salaries of European MBA graduates were often higher, too. Some of these attractions remain undimmed. But they are no longer enough to bring in the punters. Data from The Economist’s latest ranking of full-time MBA programmes (see article) suggest the appeal of an Old World business education has gone into a rapid decline. Читать дальше...

Petra Kvitova has officially qualified for the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul starting October 23rd. Kvitova will be returning to Istanbul as defending champion.

Petra Kvitova has officially qualified for the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul starting October 23rd. Kvitova will be returning to Istanbul as defending champion.

Angelique Kerber has officially qualified for the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul starting October 23rd. This will be Kerber's 1st appearance in the year end championships and the 1st German to play the season finale since Anke Huber in 2001.

Angelique Kerber has officially qualified for the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul starting October 23rd. This will be Kerber's 1st appearance in the year end championships and the 1st German to play the season finale since Anke Huber in 2001.

As Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. lifted weights on his small base in Afghanistan in August, a teenage aide to an Afghan police commander walked into the gym and shot Buckley in the chest and stomach with an AK-47.