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...Corbett: The earliest and best-known of Indian wildlife reserves, Corbett encompasses more than 190 square miles (500 sq km) and is named after a British big-game hunter who shot several man-eating tigers in the vicinity before turning conservationist. Visitors pour into Corbett for the fauna, which includes tigers, elephants and sloth bears, and also for the picturesque beauty of the mountainous region of Kumaon, where the park is located. There are several accommodation choices available, from traditional jungle lodges to modern villas. www.corbett-national-park.com...
...least bit interested in picnickers or their food. Yellow jackets are the insects that take great delight in pirating our food even as it enters our mouths. It is disheartening to hear people all too frequently blaming the bee for the bothersome foraging of the yellow jacket. Tom French-Corbett Beekeeper Moorestown, New Jersey...
...bargain hunters nationwide trampled each other to get their hands on early-bird sales, Harvard Square greeted a much calmer “Black Friday.” From Maine to California, customers fought to get their hands on door buster deals for the latest gadgets, according to Joel Corbett, a manager at the RadioShack in Harvard Square. Some retailers even had to limit the number of shoppers entering a store at one time, he added. But in Harvard Square, the void of students with their parents’ credit cards and lack of adequate parking spaces meant stores weren?...
...FRENCH-CORBETT, BEEKEEPER...
DIED. Frankie Thomas, 85, curly-haired actor who shot to fame in the '50s as the hero of TV's Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; in Los Angeles. The live, often cheesy show--it once employed a turtle to portray an evil dinosaur--followed the 24th century exploits of Tom and his fellow Space Academy trainees, who aimed to ensure "universal peace." Airing three times a week, it spawned idioms ("Don't blow your jets!") and dozens of Tom Corbett products. After the show ended in 1955, Thomas quit acting--"After Tom, where else could I go?" he said--and became...