Most Expensive White Wine Sold for $123,000

A bottle of sweet white wine from 1811 has just been sold for nearly $123,000 -- or about $4600 per ounce -- making it the most expensive white wine ever sold. The 200-year-old bottle of Château d'Yquem was purchased by well-known fine wine collector Christian Vanneque. He says he definitely does intend to drink the wine after displaying it for 6 years in a special bullet-proof case in his Bali restaurant called SIP Sunset Grill.

"I will open it in six years to mark the 50th anniversary of when I began work in Paris and share it with my wife, brothers and friends — I already know what the menu will be... It was not just purchased as an investment — it is also going to be an enjoyment."

The 1811 vintage of Château d'Yquem -- made from the famous Bordeaux vineyards in Southern France -- is notable because of a fantastic grape-growing climate as well as a visit from the Great Comet that year.

We say: Wine is great and if you've got the money, why not buy the best, most expensive wine in the world? Until we make our first $3 million we'll stick to the 7 dollar selections at the local Trader Joe's.

Learn some mo': Bottle of White Sells for Record Amount

2011 MacBook Air: The Best Laptop for College Students?

(2014 Update Coming Soon!!)

Apple is selling A LOT of new MacBook Air laptop computers this summer (about 1.5 million!) and experts say many of them are going to college-bound students. In fact, according to some people, the new 2011 version of the MacBook Air will be the "perfect" portable computing option for university students this year because of it's high-power, low-weight, thin-profile design.

That's saying a lot, especially since not too long ago many geeks were claiming that cheap netbooks and tablet computers would prevent the high-priced MacBook Air from becoming very popular. How wrong they were!

The newest netbooks are light and have good all-day battery life, but they really can't compete on power and capability with the 2011 "Air". iPads and tablet PCs are even lighter and thinner but the lack of a built-in full-size QWERTY keyboard makes them impractical for writing school papers and doing other class assignments. Tablets are really designed for consumption, not creation -- making them a better "backup computer" for the typical college student.

The new MacBook Air is being touted as the ounce-for-ounce and cm-for-cm most powerful notebook computer ever made. So you get ultra-portability along with the ability to write papers, design objects, edit videos, and create amazing things like you would on a desktop computer or more traditional laptop. Plus it of course has that famous Apple quality built-in!

The 2011 MacBook Air's dual-booting Boot Camp-enabled Mac OS X/Microsoft Windows operating systems make the machine especially unique and powerful. Many people (like us!) simply don't like using Apple computers because the OS is so different from Windows. But being able to run Windows and all PC computer software will definitely make the new laptop more appealing to people who are used to Windows machines.

So is the new MacBook Air really the best laptop/computer for college students? It's relatively high price may prevent it from claiming that title just yet. At over $800 (with an academic discount) it's definitely not cheap. Many broke college student will think twice about buying one instead of a discount $300 Toshiba, especially since you have to worry about spilling coffee on the Apple a lot more.

Still, for those who want the ultimate in computing power in the lightest, thinnest, sturdiest laptop on the market, the 2011 Apple MacBook Air may certainly be the best choice out there.

Recover From Heart Attack, Heart Surgery Faster With Simple Sugar Ribose

Ribose, a natural simple sugar, may help you recover from a heart attack faster. It may also help to speed up healing after heart surgery, according to a new study from the American Heart Association. Researchers say the sugar appears to improve ATP (adenosine triphosphate) production in damaged hearts, speeding up recovery and helping a patient avoid heart failure.

D-Ribose is a 5-carbon simple sugar that is found naturally in most of the cells of the body. It's been studied for several years now and most of the research points to the fact that it can definitely increase "cardiac energy," aid congestive heart failure patients, and promote overall cardiovascular health. It's a very unique sugar that the body appears to use mainly as a basic building block for ATP, which is the primary energy source for all human cells.

So if you've had a heart attack you may want to consider buying a good Ribose supplement or finding a doctor that can provide IV ribose treatments.

Learn some mo': Simple Sugar May Speed Heart Attack Recovery

Jonah Hill Weight Loss: Diet, Exercise, and a Nutritionist

Actor Jonah Hill has lost a lot of weight recently. Probably at least 40-50 pounds of pure fat. Now people want to know this: how the heck did he do it?? Is there a new "Jonah Hill diet" that involves eating sugar-free twinkies and low-carb potato chips or something?

According to Hill there was no easy diet or effortless fitness secret, just a lot of not-so-fun lifestyle changes. He says he just wanted to be healthier but others are saying he lost the weight to get ready for the new 21 Jump Street movie coming out next year. Hill says:

"It's not fun... I wouldn't say it's the most fun endeavor I've ever took on in my life --but it’s important. And I'm enjoying it. If I eat something unhealthy now, I kind of feel a little weird and my body hurts."

According to one insider, the first diet Jonah Hill went on actually caused him to gain weight, which is a little weird. But then he brought in some expert help in the form a professional nutritionist and even a personal trainer. Then the pounds started melting off fast.

His statement about unhealthy foods making him feel crappy is probably the most important "take away" for others wanting to lose pounds and look better. The same thing happens to many people once they've cut out junk foods for a few weeks and gotten over the sugar/fat cravings hump. They lose the taste for bad foods and actually feel bad if they do eat them!

It will be interesting to see if the usually-very-overweight comic actor will still be as funny as he as before. Many of the best comedic actors (John Belushi, Chris Farley, etc.) were overweight and hilariously used it to there advantage in most of their roles. Of course, losing all that belly fat is probably a good idea if Hill wants to have a long life.

Learn some mo': Jonah Hill: Losing weight isn't a 'fun endeavor,' but it's important

Is the Clean Energy Industry a "Sleeping Giant" for Las Vegas?

A new Brookings Institution study just released says that the Las Vegas area can be and should be a major center for the emerging clean energy industry. Experts say that Vegas already has a head start in green building architecture and construction services.

Those could both, in theory, become major job-creating industries for Southern Nevada. As traditional energy sources (like oil and coal) become more expensive and pollution levels increase, clean energy development is becoming more and more important. Vegas is already on the verge of becoming a hub for solar energy production, so it seems only logical to add "green" construction to its list of specializations.

Unfortunately, according to the Brookings guys Las Vegas (and Nevada as a whole) is still way behind other cities when it comes to clean economy business development and job creation. So there's a lot of work to do.

We think: Green jobs sound great in theory. But it's going to take A LOT of focused effort by state and local politicians, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to turn Las Vegas into a major "clean energy" hub city!

Learn some mo': Clean energy is Las Vegas’ sleeping giant, study says