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Weight-training has become very popular all over the world in the past few years.　Many years ago, weight-training classes were usually for men only, but today 30.　Weight-training is now a fashionable sport for people who are interested in becoming stronger and healthier.　Books and videos about weight-training 31.　Any sports fan can get copies of them easily.

Before you start a weight-training class, you should remember two important things: first, you have to wear the right size clothes.　It's impossible for you to enjoy weight-training if your clothes are too big or too small. 32, never show off, even to yourself.　Start with a weight that is not too heavy for you.　Showing off is the easiest way to get hurt.　Remember, you want to be stronger and healthier.　You don't want to 33 after your weight-training class.

Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956.　When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing.　She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters.　In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world.

Karen's The Constant State of Desire was first performed at The Kitchen in New York City in 1986.　In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experiences women have because of men.　It soon became controversial.　Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance.　They thought that Karen hated men too much and was out of control.　She was strongly criticized by the newspapers.　But some other people thought differently and spoke for her.　They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life.

Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day.　She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could "read" her performances more carefully.

Cinema Times
June 5^th, 2005

Thanks to globalization, we get to see movies from around the world. If anyone should feel most excited about globalization, it is US movie makers. A study in 2001 shows that, for every 100 people who go to the theater, 85 see US movies. This may be good news for US movie makers, but not for those in other countries.

Chart 1 shows the percentages (%) of US movies in five countries in 1984 and in 2001; Chart 2 shows the percentages (%) of domestic movies in the five countries in 1984 and in 2001. In Chart 1, we can see that US movies have been popular in foreign markets. In Chart 2, we can see that domestic movies in the five countries are not doing well in their domestic market. The falling market for domestic movies may be a serious problem, but there is something more important. When people welcome US movies with open arms, they in fact also say yes to the American way of thinking. Some people in these countries worry that what is lost may not just be their domestic market for domestic movies, but also their own way of thinking that has been passed down from parents to children.