For those of who are looking to cruise on Star Cruise will not have to visit Singapore / Malaysia / Bangkok to board on it because they are coming to us in our very own Mumbai. For the first time Star Libra will be arriving in Mumbai on 25th Sept. from Singapore.

Star Cruise will also commence regular 4 night destination cruises to Lakshadweep & Goa. Also four cruises for this year’s New Year bash have also been planned for Kochi & Goa in the month of Dec.05 , Jan & Feb. 06.

Yesterday, I was reading an article how Google has become synonymous with search on the internet, about their latest innovations such as Gmail & earlier ones Adwords & Adsense. The founders of Google - Larry Page & Sergey Brin are dropouts from Stanford University and immediately a question struck my mind as to why dropouts succeed better than their mates who complete their education doing MBAs & other stuff. Another great example of dropout’s success is Bill Gates.

I decided to find what could be the reason for their success and found something very interesting words from MBA of Wharton

Why MBAs are so frequently beaten out by drop outs and other “less credentialled” people.

1) It’s the money! Why start a company when you can get a six figure job right out of b-school–no real skill needed! Once you start down the big bucks salary path it’s hard to step back boot strap a start-up.

Even those who do venture in the entrepreneurial world know that if things go poorly they can always return to the comfort of corporate America. Many entrepreneurs become most successful when they reach a point of desperation…they find a way to succeed because they have no other choices.

2) All the b-school training is about running big companies, not small ones. Even with my degree, I learned how to write a great business plan and raise venture capital, but I didn’t have a clue how to run my own firm or address the myriad challenges small business owners face. (And many of the terrific people who now work for me may think I still don’t have a clue!)

3) Street smarts. Hate to admit this one, but in the entrepreneurial world street smarts beats book smarts.

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I have just finished putting up 43 things on 43things.com that I want to do.

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I have been having some trouble with my eyes for last few days, due to which Im not able to concentrate for longer durations on my work so I have decided to follow these tips.

Computer eyestrain is the number one office-related health complaint, but there are many things you can do to reduce this symptom of computer vision syndrome (CVS). Here are nine easy tips:

1. Get a computer eye exam.
2. Use proper lighting.
3. Minimize glare.
4. Adjust the brightness of your computer screen.
5. Blink more often.
6. Exercise and stretch your eyes.
7. Take frequent breaks & wash the eyes at regulare intervals.
8. Modify your workstation.
9. Exercise even when sitting.
[ Source : http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm ]

Steel tycoon, NRI and chairman of Mittal Steel, Lakshmi N Mittal plans to buy Rising Sun, the biggest private yacht in the world. Read about Mittal >> | Rising Sun pics >>

Rising Sun is owned by Oracle’s Larry Ellison. Ellison hasn’t directly put it up for sale, but he’s made it known that he’s open to offers, somewhere just over the £200 million mark or Rs 1,600 crore - that is some money.