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For the Record

Hockey: In Wednesday's Sports section, an article about the game between the Ducks and the Pittsburgh Penguins said that by beating the Ducks, the Penguins tied an NHL record with their seventh straight road victory to open the season. The Buffalo Sabres had 10 straight road victories at the start of the 2006-07 season.

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No Doubt lawsuit: An article in Business on Thursday about rock group No Doubt's lawsuit over its use in the video game Band Hero said Activision Publishing Inc., the game's maker, had not seen the complaint and therefore had no comment. That article was an early version; Activision had responded by Wednesday afternoon, and the company's statement was published on the Pop & Hiss blog at latimes.com. Activision said that the suit was "without merit" and that the company was "exploring its own legal options with respect to No Doubt's obligations under the agreement."

Mariah Carey: An article in Thursday's Calendar about Mariah Carey identified her latest album as "Confessions of an Imperfect Angel." The album's title is "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel."

Barbados: A box accompanying a Travel article Sunday on the culinary attractions of Barbados incorrectly gave the island's official tourism website as www.barbados.org. That website is actually www.visitbarbados.org.

Soldiers in Afghanistan: A caption with a photo in Wednesday's Section A with an article about Afghan President Hamid Karzai identified one of the soldiers as Army Lt. Thomas Goodwin. His name is Goodman.

Radio ratings: An article in Thursday's Calendar about the latest Arbitron radio ratings identified KRLA-AM as being at 1110 on the dial. It is at 870. Additionally, the article described KCBS-FM (93.1) as an oldies station. The station's format is called classic hits.

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Cleveland bodies: Articles in Section A on Sunday and Monday about the discovery of several sets of human remains at a Cleveland home said that suspect Anthony Sowell is a convicted rapist. Sowell has been convicted of attempted rape.

'Bling ring' suspect: An article in Section A on Oct. 29 about a series of burglaries at the homes of young celebrities twice misspelled suspect Jonathan Ajar's last name as Agar.

"V": The review of the TV series "V" in Tuesday's Calendar section referred to a character delivering a message in English, French and Egyptian. The language of Egypt is Arabic.

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H1N1 vaccine: An article in Tuesday's Section A on the struggle of healthcare workers to get scarce H1N1 flu vaccines reported that Mike Sicilia, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Health, said that California ranked healthcare workers as the third-highest-priority group for the vaccine, after pregnant women and caregivers of children under 6 months old. Sicilia now says that the state views all five priority groups equally. The two other priority groups are children and young adults ages 6 months to 24 years old, and people 25 to 64 with chronic medical conditions that put them at higher risk for flu complications.

Healthcare overhaul: An article in Sunday's Section A that gave questions and answers about the House healthcare bill unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) said the measure would exempt employers with yearly payrolls of less than $250,000 from providing health benefits to employees. Employers with annual payrolls of less than $500,000 would be exempted.

Brett Favre: In an NFL column in Monday's Sports section, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was quoted as saying, "It didn't seem weird until I got in near the pier," talking about his return to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. What he said was, "It didn't seem weird until I got in near De Pere," which is a town between Appleton and Green Bay.

Yemen attacks: An article in Section A on June 16 about Islamic extremists' attacks on foreigners reported that no Americans died in an attack outside the U.S. Embassy in Sana, the capital of Yemen, on Sept. 17, 2008. A teenager from Lackawanna, N.Y., was among those killed.

'V': The review of the television series "V" in Tuesday's Calendar section said the pilot was written by Kenneth Johnson and Scott Peters. As the writer of the original miniseries, Johnson was given a "story by" credit. Peters wrote the pilot.

NHL: An article in Tuesday's Sports section on the Kings' win over Phoenix on Monday night said it was the Kings' first victory in three games against the Coyotes. The Kings have won two of the three games.

Martinis: An article in Sunday's Travel section about finding a good martini abroad said that the Hotel Okura in Tokyo was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright designed the Imperial Hotel, which was built from 1915 to 1922. It was dismantled in 1967. The Okura was designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi.

'The Lovely Bones': An article in Sunday's Calendar section about the movie "The Lovely Bones" misspelled the first name of co-writer Philippa Boyens as Phillipa.

If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.

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Feces in cattle feed: In some editions of Saturday's Business section, an article about a campaign to ban chicken feces in cattle feed mistakenly omitted the word "banned" in the following sentence: " California allows the practice with one exception: Poultry litter is banned in feed for lactating dairy cows."

Nonprofit's wealthy owners: An article in Monday's Section A about a nonprofit company, Social Vocational Services, run by a Palos Verdes couple included a garbled sentence that should have read, "In 1999, the Dawsons arranged to sell SVS to ResCare Inc., a for-profit company headquartered in Kentucky." (The garble said "not sure you kno" in place of "ResCare.")

Roger Rees: A Quick Takes item in Saturday's Calendar said that Roger Rees canceled a spring tour of his one-man Shakespeare show, "What You Will." He did cancel appearances in Santa Barbara and Long Beach, as the item noted, but San Diego should not have been included. That engagement is still planned for the Old Globe, May 1 to June 6.

Lunar Lander Challenge: The secondary headline on an article in Saturday's Section A about private space companies competing in a $2-million rocket-launch contest said the competition was taking place in the New Mexico desert. It was in California's Mojave Desert.

Nicole Richie restraining order: A headline in Saturday's Section A, "Ritchie gets a restraining order against 2 paparazzi," misspelled the last name of Nicole Richie.

Tanning products: An article about tanning sprays in Sunday's Image section misspelled tanning technician Lisa Karadjian's last name as Karadijian.

Scene & Heard: An item in Scene & Heard in Sunday's Image section referred to "Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory." JPL is part of NASA and is managed by Caltech.

Commute times: Because of an error in processing census data, a graphic accompanying an article in Wednesday's Section A about Southern California commutes omitted several cities that rank among the top 20 for longest average commute times. Also, as a result of the omissions, the following nine cities were incorrectly included in the list: Bell, Cerritos, Covina, Fontana, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Rialto, Temple City and Yorba Linda. A corrected table appears here.

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Young diabetic: An article in the Oct. 26 Health section, about a young girl with diabetes, recounted an experience in which she felt shaky, tested her blood glucose, found it to be higher than normal and then took a glucose tablet. In fact, her blood glucose was lower than normal, not higher, resulting in the shaky feeling and the need for a glucose tablet. Such a tablet wouldn't be given for high blood glucose.

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Bill Dwyre column: A column in the Oct. 25 Sports section on how TV money is affecting baseball's postseason scheduling said, "From 1969 through 2006, World Series Game 1 was on a Saturday." From 1977 through 1984 and in 1990, the Series started midweek. (Also, the Series was canceled in 1994, and in 1996 rain delayed Game 1 from Saturday to Sunday.)

Denver Broncos: In the Oct. 25 Sports section, the NFL column for Week 7 said that the 6-0 Denver Broncos had a road win over New England and Coach Bill Belichick. The Broncos' victory over the Patriots was at home in Denver.

Western Conference preview: In the Oct. 25 Sports section, the Western Conference preview for the NBA season said the Utah Jazz was 48-24 last year. Utah was 48-34.

If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.

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Roy DeCarava obituary: The obituary of art photographer Roy DeCarava in Thursday's Section A misstated the first name of Peter Galassi, a curator at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, as Jonathan.

"Dilbert" cartoon strip: "Dilbert" was inadvertently omitted from Thursday's Business section. The comic's Thursday strip appears on Page B2 along with today's.

World Series: A World Series schedule in Sports on Thursday said Saturday's Game 3 would be the Phillies at the New York Yankees. Game 3 will be in Philadelphia.

"The Twilight Zone": In Wednesday's Calendar, the Classic Hollywood column about "The Twilight Zone" said series creator Rod Serling wanted Ray Bradbury as a writer but "that didn't work out," suggesting that Bradbury never wrote for the show. The reference was intended to be to the inception of the series in 1959; Bradbury did in fact write an episode that aired in 1962, "I Sing the Body Electric."

If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.

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Cruise safety: An article in Saturday's Business section about cruise ship safety legislation approved by the House of Representatives said the bill would require cruise lines that serve U.S. ports to employ U.S. doctors. The bill, HR 3619, would require shipboard medical staff to hold a physician's or registered nurse's license from any country.

Young and diabetic: An article in Monday's Health section, about an 8-year-old with Type 1 diabetes, said that one day when she felt shaky, a test found her blood glucose "a bit higher than normal" and her mother recommended a glucose tablet. In fact, the level was lower than normal. A glucose tablet wouldn't be given for high blood glucose.

Bill Dwyre column: A column in Sunday's Sports section on how TV money is affecting baseball's postseason scheduling said, "From 1969 through 2006, World Series Game 1 was on a Saturday." From 1977 through 1984 and in 1990, the Series started midweek. (Also, the Series was canceled in 1994, and in 1996 rain delayed Game 1 from Saturday to Sunday.)

"White Collar": In Friday's Calendar section, a review of the USA drama series "White Collar" misstated co-star Tim DeKay's first name as Tom.

College football: In Monday's Sports section, an article about how one play can affect a team's season misstated the first name of an Arkansas quarterback who fumbled in a 1998 game. He was Clint Stoerner, not Curt.

Hoagland obituary: An obituary of biochemist Mahlon Hoagland in Section A on Oct. 17 said that James Watson and Francis Crick shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the structure of DNA. Maurice Wilkins also shared in the prize that year.

Western Conference preview: In Sunday's Sports section, the Western Conference preview for the NBA season said the Utah Jazz was 48-24 last year. Utah was 48-34.

L.A. Kings game: An article in Monday's Sports section about the Kings' victory over Columbus said that the Kings led the National Hockey League with 43 goals. They lead the league with 44 goals.

If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.

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Execution: Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in Texas in 2004, not in 2001, as a Friday editorial stated.

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Teacher evaluations: An article in some editions of the Oct. 18 Section A about evaluating teacher performance reported that the San Diego teachers unions spent nearly $400,000 in this fall's school board elections. The elections were held in 2008.

Lightbulbs in Europe: An Oct. 18 article in Section A on a ban on incandescent bulbs in Europe said that fluorescent bulbs do not work with dimmer switches. Some fluorescent bulbs can be dimmed.

UCLA football: In Kurt Streeter's column on the UCLA-California football game in the Oct. 18 Sports section, the first name of Cal running back Jahvid Best was misspelled Jhavid.

Bear sighting: An item in the National Briefing in the Oct. 18 Section A said a bear wandered into a grocery story in Hayward, Wis., on Friday and headed for the beer cooler. It was Thursday.

If you believe that we have made an error, or you have questions about The Times' journalistic standards and practices, you may contact Jamie Gold, readers' representative, by e-mail at readers.rep@latimes.com, by phone at (877) 554-4000, by fax at (213) 237-3535 or by mail at 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. The readers' representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.
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