http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/InsectsFind stories, videos, and photos about Insects from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:08:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/americas/10/24/eco.bees.conservation/tztop.bees.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Insects14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Insects from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/24/eco.bees.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/24/eco.bees.conservation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAround the world, bees are dying in their millions and there's something in this mysterious, silent tragedy that has seized public consciousness.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/10/last.beekeeper.film/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/10/last.beekeeper.film/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Last Beekeeper" will change the way you see honeybees.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/meat.eating.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/meat.eating.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextBotanists believe they have discovered one of the world's largest carnivorous plants in Southeast Asia.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/18/nanotech.cancer.nano.tumors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/18/nanotech.cancer.nano.tumors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey're ready to sting, and they know where they're going.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/skateboarder.kessler.bee.wasp.stings/index.html#cnnSTCTextKnown for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/21/britain.bees.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British consortium pledged Tuesday to spend up to £10 million ($14.5 million) in research grants to find out what is causing a serious decline in bees and other pollinating insects.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/smallbusiness/biotech_for_bees.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/smallbusiness/biotech_for_bees.fsb/index.htmBee colonies might not seem like the most lucrative market for designer drugs. But the need is urgent: CCD, or colony collapse disorder, a strange syndrome that kills adult worker bees outside the hive, has been reported across the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says American beekeepers lost 37% of their hives to CCD last year, after losing 31% the year before.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/17/global.warming.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/17/global.warming.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists expect some great travel spots to be altered or ruined by global climate change.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/22/study.forests.dying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/22/study.forests.dying/index.html#cnnSTCTextForests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:32:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1843823,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1843823,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRowan Jacobsen's examination of Colony Collapse Disorder warns of the pitfalls of industrialized agricultureThu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCan a plague of beetles change the weather? That's one question researchers hope to answer in a four-year research program in Western forests that are being infested by pine mountain beetles, leading to the deaths of great swathes of trees Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/eco.quiz.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/eco.quiz.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTextAccording to one famous quote, how many years would Man have left to live on Earth if the bees died off?Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/eco.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/eco.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith rising energy prices and the global biofuel rush already putting pressure on food prices, more news that some countries' food supplies are being threatened from other corners is never welcome. But new research from the British Beekeeping Association (BBKA) released last week seemed to promise exactly that.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1831421,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1831421,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new report calls for a nationwide standard on restaurant cleanliness, and for access to each establishment's gradeMon, 11 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812428,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCity dwellers across the country are rapidly discovering the appeal of urban beekeepingFri, 06 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/05/isabella.rossellini/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/05/isabella.rossellini/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to sex, Isabella Rossellini is an animal.Mon, 05 May 2008 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732226,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. military scientists are developing half-machine, half-insect creatures to collect intelligence behind enemy lines Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732167,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMercury contamination in rivers can spread to nearby birds, even ones that don't eat fish or other food from the waterFri, 18 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/03/26/ss.house.allergyproofing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/03/26/ss.house.allergyproofing/index.html#cnnSTCTextWinter might be over -- and along with it flu and cold season. Back to a sneeze-free life? Think again.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/07/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/07/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle against a massive and deadly outbreak of dengue continues Monday, but obstacles remain in at least one sprawling neighborhood.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTextSoldiers and firefighters have joined the fight against dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease that has infected at least 55,000 people in Brazil this year.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/brazil.dengue/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 55,000 cases of dengue, a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past four months, authorities said Thursday.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/03/18/ss.toh.troubleshooturf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/03/18/ss.toh.troubleshooturf/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnless you're a perfect caretaker of your lawn (and, really, who is?), prepare for another round in the turf wars this summer. You'll have to deal with a full frontal assault from the dandelions, of course. And an attack from the crabgrass. But you'll face more stealthy opponents, too: root-chomping grubs and microscopic mildew that turn the grass from green to gray or brown.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/swarming.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/17/swarming.bees/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine driving down the highway amid the typical stream of cars and trucks to suddenly discover millions of bees swarming toward the morning commute.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/17/news/companies/bees_icecream/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/17/news/companies/bees_icecream/index.htmHaagen-Dazs is warning that a creature as small as a honeybee could become a big problem for the premium ice cream maker's business.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1684427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1684427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists have developed a robotic cockroach that can change the herding behavior of real insects -- and coax them into going where they normally wouldn'tThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/smbusiness/Showdown_first_place.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/12/smbusiness/Showdown_first_place.fsb/index.htmGREEN DRAGON ROACH KILL greendragonroachkill.comWed, 17 Oct 2007 15:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/06/bee.disorder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/06/bee.disorder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/stipp_beefolo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/stipp_beefolo.fortune/index.htmScientists investigating the recent disappearance of U.S. honeybees have linked a little-known virus to the die-off, suggesting that a novel infection capable of wiping out hives has spread widely among America's bees. The researchers also reported circumstantial evidence that the virus may have been introduced to the U.S. via bees imported from Australia.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/05/ancient.honey.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/05/ancient.honey.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextArchaeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/spider.web.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/spider.web.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextEntomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100202647/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/09/03/100202647/index.htmIt's a sweet time for honeybees in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania, and the ones humming around Dennis vanEngelsdorp seem too preoccupied by the blooming knapweed nearby to sting him as he carefully lifts the top off their hive. VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania's state apiarist, spots signs of plenty within: honeycomb stocked with yellow pollen, neat rows of wax hexagons housing larval bees, and a fertile queen churning out eggs.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648087,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1648087,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBecause of global warming, whitebark pine trees are dying. And that is threatening the food supply of grizzly bearsMon, 30 Jul 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1632605,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMaryland beekeepers have lost 45 percent of their bees since last year -- but the death toll is likely attributable to weather, not a national trend of mysterious die-offsThu, 14 Jun 2007 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1623538,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1623538,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSure, forensic science makes great TV, but Texas residents oppose a plan for a "body farm" in their neighborhood Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1623668,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1623668,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsComing soon: Brood XIII. It sounds like a bad horror movie. But it's actually the name of the billions of cicadas expected to emerge this month in parts of the Midwest after spending 17 years undergroundWed, 23 May 2007 20:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/news/honeybees/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/news/honeybees/index.htmBeekeepers throughout the United States have been losing between 50 and 90 percent of their honeybees over the past six months, perplexing scientists, driving honey prices higher and threatening fruit and vegetable production.Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/news/economy/global_warming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/news/economy/global_warming/index.htmClimate scientists working on the United Nations' report on global warming say documented effects of rising temperatures include more plant- and tree-eating insects, shifting weather patterns, and the spread of disease-causing organisms in humans.Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/vw_recall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/02/26/vw_recall/index.htmlAround 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles have been recalled Monday because of faulty brake lights, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said .Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/12/sick.as.a.dogwood/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/10/12/sick.as.a.dogwood/index.htmlYou're driving up the East Coast and admiring the fall colors. But something seems off.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/13/explorers.overview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/13/explorers.overview/index.htmlEven without sailing to distant lands, modern-day scientists and researchers are charting new territory.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/14/review.king.kong/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/14/review.king.kong/index.htmlWhat do you do after creating the multiple Academy Award winning "The Lord of the Rings," arguably the greatest film trilogy of all time? Well, if you're Peter Jackson you immediately jump behind the camera and direct "King Kong," a film that became a classic when it stunned audiences back in 1933.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/28/real_estate/buying_selling/bedbugs_redux/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/28/real_estate/buying_selling/bedbugs_redux/index.htmFor the past couple generations of Americans, "Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite," has been nothing but a cute little saying. But that was before the insidious insects began staging a comeback worthy of Dracula.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/18/quest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/18/quest/index.html(CNN) -- This month Richard is on a Quest for Fear.Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/24/west.nile.zoo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/24/west.nile.zoo/index.htmlHis enemies number in the billions around the globe and are a swift and elusive opponent. But his job is to seek them out where they live and, in the process, protect a menagerie of exotic animals.Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/09/cocaine.colombia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/09/cocaine.colombia/index.htmlThousands of hungry moths may hold the key to eradicating cocaine production, Colombian scientists have said, but critics say the idea could open the way for "ecological mischief."Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258480/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258480/index.htmTHERE'S A RAT LOOSE HERE at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and it's coming right at me. Suddenly it veers and goes back the way it came. Then it loops around and darts toward me ag...Mon, 02 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259732/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259732/index.htmAnt-Farm Technology is finally marching into the 21st century, thanks to Fascinations, a Seattle-based toy company. The ten-person, $5 million--plus firm is celebrating its 20th anniversary with th...Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/20/monarch.butterfly/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/20/monarch.butterfly/index.htmlMonarchs are dying in Mexico. No, not kings and queens, but creatures that are just as majestic -- in the butterfly world.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/25/CICADAS/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/25/CICADAS/index.htmlEvery 17 years, billions of cicadas cause a loud stir in almost one third of the United States. Scientists now say the insects also leave a lasting and positive impact after they die.Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/29/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/29/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmPressed for time and can't do everything your home requires to keep it in tip-top shape? If so, you could be at risk for any number of disastrous situations -- from creepy, moldy crawl spaces to crawling critters.Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08/12/batblitz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/08/12/batblitz/index.htmlThe temperature crept above 90 degrees as mosquitoes and fire ants swarmed.Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/23/fiddlercrabs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/07/23/fiddlercrabs/index.htmlThere's no formal neighborhood watch program, but fiddler crabs in Australia know a thing or two about preserving a safe place to live.Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/14/372639/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/14/372639/index.htm"Imagine if you could convince a bunch of robots to act like ants, and further convince them that they really like land mines," observes James McLurkin. "That would be a boon to society." Mon, 14 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/04/28/eye.ent.laws/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/04/28/eye.ent.laws/index.htmlIf you listened to your English teacher, you'll remember that there are seven basic plots, four basic conflicts, and it's always "i before e except after c."Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/indon.dengue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/indon.dengue/index.htmlIndonesia is battling an early outbreak of dengue fever with health officials reporting 189 deaths so far this year.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/02/17/hln.adviser.bedbugs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/02/17/hln.adviser.bedbugs/index.htmlAnyone who's traveled lately has heard the coughing, sneezing and wheezing of fellow passengers suffering from the flu or a cold. But there's another bug to watch out for -- the bedbug.Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/21/346103/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/07/21/346103/index.htmSay what you will about American food, at least we Yanks haven't afflicted the world with calamities like haggis, the Scottish staple made of boiled sheep's stomach, or hakarl, an Icelandic offerin...Mon, 21 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331624/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331624/index.htmAn ant crawls out of its hill and marches toward a half-eaten Twinkie. Another treks to a puddle of water. Others plot routes to their own diminutive chores. Along the way, each lays down a pheromo...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/11/01/331972/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/11/01/331972/index.htmIt figures that a success story as all-American as Milton Levine's would have its genesis on the Fourth of July. That was the date in 1956 when Levine, a novelty-toy salesman, noticed some ants cra...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289701/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/16/289701/index.htmBack in 1984, Roxanne Quimby was hitchhiking into town from her home in rural Maine when a yellow pickup, driven by a somber-looking man with a scraggly beard, rolled to a stop. She'd heard the gos...Mon, 16 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/09/01/287214/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/09/01/287214/index.htmBack in 1984, Roxanne Quimby was hitchhiking into town from her home in rural Maine when a yellow pickup, driven by a somber-looking man with a scraggly beard, rolled to a stop. She'd heard the gos...Fri, 01 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276537/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276537/index.htmYou're headed for Shanghai to tour some factories or to Tanzania for a weeklong safari. Or perhaps your son or daughter is spending a semester in Madras or spring break in Belize. 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