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...Ines de la Fressange, a former Chanel model who has taken over the direction of the relaunch of Roger Vivier's eponymous line of couture shoes. Vivier, who is credited with inventing some of the greatest footwear of his time--stilettos, thigh-high boots and the famous square-toed pump that Catherine Deneuve wore in Belle de Jour--believed in exceptional craftsmanship. So when Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod's shoes and bags, among other luxury labels, bought the Vivier name and decided to reinvent it, he hired designer Bruno Frisoni to add a touch of modernity to Vivier...
With their House gym now in good shape, Quincy residents are ready to pump...
...fuel, air and water on-site, it is also possible to grow food. Mars has plenty of soil, and if chemical samplers like those aboard Spirit prove that Mars dust isn't poisonous, it would be a relatively straightforward job to assemble a greenhouse-like enclosure, raise the temperature, pump up the atmosphere and plant a few seeds. Donald Henninger, a NASA chief scientist, has identified 13 crops that could thrive in a space habitat, including wheat, potatoes, soybeans and salad greens. "You can take stored food along, but how long does it last?" he asks...
...researchers suspect, do the neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine, whose usual job is to pump up our energy when we're in danger. Blood-plasma levels of both chemicals increase during masturbation, peak at orgasm and then decline, and by-products of norepinephrine metabolism remain elevated for up to 23 hours after sex. It's not yet clear, though, whether this is a cause or an effect of arousal...
...burst. Though the study was too small to be definitive, it certainly stirred a lot of interest at the American Heart Association's meeting in November. After years of being preoccupied with lowering levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, doctors and patients may soon be focusing on how to pump up vessel-cleansing...