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　　One of the largest youth organizations in the world is the 4-H, an organization of clubs for young people between 9 and 19．The main purpose of 4-H is to provide young people with the practical skills and understanding they will need to become useful members of their communities．The four H’s stand for head, heart, hands, and health．?

　　When 4-H clubs first began in America in the early 1900s, members were mostly young people from rural(乡村的)areas．The focus was on farm projects, such as raising pigs and growing and canning food．Today over 75％ of the club members come from towns, cities, and suburbs, and hundreds of projects exists, each adapted to its geographical area．While rural districts abound in conservation, forestry, and farm management projects, projects in urban(城市的)areas often involve nutrition(营养学), health, automotive care, and money management．?

　　The 4-H program in America is a joint service of the U．S．Department of Agriculture, state universities, and county governments．Additional funding(供以款项)is provided by business firms and private organizations．Members of the clubs are guided by volunteer adult leaders and their teenage assistants．In the clubs, 4-H’ers learn about and work on solving serious problems that face their communities, issues like environmental protection and community safety．?

　　In addition to the 4-H clubs in the U．S．states and territories, more than eighty countries, have adapted the 4-H idea to fit their own needs．In the less developed countries, many clubs offer courses in proper nutrition and in new farming technology．

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　　Expositions(博览会)Shanghai

　　Shanghai New International Expo Center

　　2345 Longyang Road Pudong New Area, Shanghai

　　The 11^th China Clean Expo

　　Website：www．chinacleanexpo．com

　　Dates：March 29-31, 2010

　　Hours：

　　Mar 29-30 from 9∶30 am to 5 pm

　　Mar 31 from 9∶20 am to 3 pm

　　Entrance is free of charge!

　　18^th EXPO BUILD CHINA 2010

　　Premium Solutions for Ceramics(陶器), Building & Design

　　Dates：March 29-31, 2010

　　Jewelry Shanghai 2010

　　Dates：April 9-12, 2010

　　Transport Logistic(物流)China 2010

　　Dates：June 8-10

　　For the fourth time since 2004, the Shanghai New International Expo Center will host Transport Logistic China－the International Exhibition for Logistics, Telematics and Transport－from 8-10, 2010

　　Conference will allow famous experts from the industrial, transport and logistics sectors to comment on and answer questions about successful air, land and sea logistics in China and Asia．

　　Shanghai Exhibition Center

　　No．1000, Yan’an Road Middle

　　No．1333, Nanjing Road West

　　China International Machine Vision Exhibition 2010

　　Dates：March 31-April 2, 2010

　　The leading exhibition of its kind in China known as MV China ever since it was founded in 2006, is well recognized by various industries applying machine vision technology and equipment．This annual event serves as the meeting place of professionals and the showcase of the latest technology to users/buyers from China and neighboring regions．

　　The show co-organizers are the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and Shanghai Tycoon Exhibition Service Company．

　　China(Shanghai)International Boat Show 2010

　　Opening Ceremony

　　April 8, 2010(Thursday), 09∶30

　　Show Period

　　April 8-10, 2010(Thursday-Saturday), 10∶00-18∶00

　　April 11, 2010(Sunday), 10∶00-17∶00

　　“Realize Your Nautical Dreams”

　　China(Shanghai)International Boat Show celebrates 15^th Anniversary．

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　　When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her,"Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on．"Mary responded in typical teenage fashion．From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course,"she recalls．

　　The show business thing worked out, of course．In her career, Mary won many awards．Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits．

　　Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an

award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes(糖尿病)．All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation(JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman．"I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says．"I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease．"

　　But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches．In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news．First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes．In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts(甜甜圈)．Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up-again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her．Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet．

　　Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity．"Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists．"It doesn't do any good．No one is immune(免疫的)to heartache, pain, and disappointments．Sometimes we can make things better by helping others．I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time．I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be．"