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For US rivers, it's becoming tougher to go with the flow

Rising demand from cities and agriculture, plus the destruction of watershed, are causing severe water shortages in rivers, the advocacy group American Rivers warns in its 2003 annual report. The 10 rivers the conservancy considers most endangered, and why (in parentheses):

1. Big Sunflower River, Mississippi (flood-control projects)
2. Klamath River, Oregon, California (irrigation, hydropower dams, pollution)
3. Ipswich River, Massachusetts (municipal consumption)
4. Gunnison River, Colorado (water exports to Denver)
5. Rio Grande, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas (diversion, consumption)
6. Mattaponi River, Virginia (proposed reservoir)
7. Platte River, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska (irrigation)
8. Snake River, Idaho, Washington, Oregon (dams)
9. Tallapoosa River, Alabama, Georgia (dams, consumption)
10. Trinity River, Texas (flood control, flood-plain development)
- US Newswire

Web Smarts

http://www.FleetKids.com

WHAT: FleetKids.com is the place for middle schoolers to learn basic money management skills.

BEST POINTS: Kids earn points individually or toward their school's total each time they play the educational online games. These points are redeemable for prizes in the nationwide "Learn and Earn with Fleet" contest.

BuyLo/SellHi, for example, is a simplified stock market simulation game complete with its own stock ticker and daily business newspaper. The object is to manage a portfolio and react to a changing virtual-business climate. Ch-Ching! is a change-making game that reinforces basic math skills. In Play Ball!, kids manage a virtual baseball team, making decisions on player trades, ticket prices, and advertising strategies to create a profitable team.

An online work sheet helps kids plan their own small business. They can submit their success stories to Frontyard Fortunes.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: The activities are largely geared for kids ages 6 and up, but there are links for adults with tips and activities on how to motivate financial responsibility in kids.

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