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Bush and Putin work on mending ties in Maine

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Maine yesterday for an informal summit with U.S. President George W. Bush at the Bush family compound. Putin is the first world leader invited by Bush to stay with him at the oceanfront estate, which was built by his great-grandfather. It is hoped that the meeting will patch up Russian-U.S. ralations, amid tensions over the planned U.S. missile shied in Eastern Europe and differences in opinion about Kosovo independence. However, White House aides say that no breakthroughs are expected, and that the purpose of the meeting is to work on reviving the rapport between the two leaders. Andrew Kuchins, a Russia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says, "I really don't think that either of them want, as part of their legay, a trashed US-Russia ralationship."


* patch up: make up , repair, mend, 개선하다, (헝겊을 대서 이어붙이다)
( patch : 헝겊 )

* rapport : relation (치밀한)관계 , connection

* legacy : 유산, 유물, 전해져 내려오는 것 anything handed down from the past

** heritage : (문화/전통)유산


Report says stress may cause obesity

Researchers say that a hormone linked to anxiety may be responsible for the hard-to-lose abdominal fat that so many people are troubled by. In addition, they say that by manipulating the hormone it may be possible to melt fat in areas it's unwanted, and build it up in areas where it's needed. Researchers from Georgetown University reported on Sunday that studies of mice and monkeys have shown how repeated stress, along with a high-fat, high-sugar diet, stimulate release of an appetite hormone. This hormone, called neuropeptide Y, causes the buildup of abdominal fat, which is a prime contributor to a number of health conditions. The study could pave the way to safe and effective replacements for unapproved chemicals now used by some doctors to disslove local fat deposits. The researchers hope to begin human trials in two years.

* manipulate : 조작하다 to handle, manage, or use. change

* prime contributor :

- prime : 제 1의, 주요한, first- contribute to

-: to be an important factor in, help to cause


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