A Jan. 7 Page One article incorrectly described current and former intelligence officials as believing that the CIA suffers from incompetent leadership and low morale. The sentence should have said that the officials expressed resentment about such suggestions. Link Thanks, Cameron! Report an error
During the editing of this Review of the Week by Richard Smith (BMJ 2008;337:a2719,doi:10.1136/bmj.a2719), the author’s term “pisshouse” was changed to “pub” in the sentence: “Then, in true British and male style, Hammond met Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye, in the pub and did a deal.” However, a pisshouse is apparently a gentleman’s toilet, [...]
We gave the lowest price of a one-way high-speed rail ticket from Barcelona to Madrid as an improbable 4 euros. That should have been 44 euros (Spain’s high-speed trains win over fed-up flyers, 13 January, page 20). Link Report an error
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Cell Therapeutics’ market capitalization is about $7 million, rather than $27 million, as well as incorrectly stated that if Starbucks (which had a difficult 2008 but only lost half its stock value) gave its top five officers a bonus equal to one-seventh of its market cap, [...]
An editorial on Tuesday about the Rainbow Room’s struggles cited the wrong amount of rent set by an arbitrator. It is $6 million a year, not $6 million a month. Link Report an error
A story about treatment of children with colds in Tuesday’s Chicagoland coverage said buckwheat honey can be given to children of all ages for sore throat. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against honey for children under 1. Link Report an error
The caption with a photo published Jan. 8 incorrectly stated that the photo depicted a hole in the basement of a house that led into a cinder-block tunnel Toronto police allege was used to move marijuana between the basements of two houses. In fact, the photo depicted a hole behind a grate on the side [...]
Robert Reilly, who was injured Saturday night when a state police car rammed his vehicle in Monroeville, never was a suspect in the robbery that evening of the Golden Corral restaurant in Monroeville. Mr. Reilly and his passenger were hospitalized after the trooper set up a roadblock intended for the actual suspect. Police eventually arrested [...]
A headline in Monday’s Observer incorrectly stated that two planes nearly collided Sunday at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. The two jets were never in danger of colliding, according to a Federal Aviation Administration official. The incoming plane was a mile from the runway when an air traffic controller instructed the pilot to make a “go-around” because [...]
A photo of Toni Morrison accompanying the Winter Arts Preview in Sunday’s Carolina Living section was incorrectly identified as being of Terry McMillan, the author, who will be appearing at Lenoir-Rhyne University. McMillan can be seen at left. Link Report an error
No, computers aren’t regarded in the chess world as the “silicone monster†that can beat the world’s best players and thus presents the potential for cheating at top-level chess matches. The phrase uttered by international chess referee Hal Bond of Guelph, which was used in a story in Tuesday’s Trib, was actually “silicon monster.†Silicon [...]
Kidnappers of a Vancouver web publisher are not demanding a $1.5 million ransom, as originally reported. In fact, they want $150,000. Link Report an error
A report on Saturday on the crossbow shooting of an Auckland woman quoted former New Zealand First law and order spokesman Ron Mark renewing his call for the Government to require licensing of crossbows as firearms. Mark’s comments were historical and he has made no recent comment on the issue. Meaning: they dug up an [...]
A story in Friday’s editions mischaracterized a remark by Carbondale Area School Board Director Diane Harrity during a board meeting. Her comment, “I’m losing my mind,” was not made in frustration with the outcome of a board vote, as the story implied, Ms. Harrity said. It was directed to another board member after Ms. Harrity [...]
The poet in Anthony Powell’s A Question of Upbringing is Mark (not William) Members; the name of another character is Quiggin, not Quiggan; and the country residence is Glimber, not Glimper (Digested classics, 3 January, page 17, Review). Link Report an error
IN my column on August 22 I suggested that Sharon Osbourne was an unemployed, drugaddled, unfit mum with a litter of feral kids. This was not intended to be taken literally. I fully accept she is none of these things and sincerely apologise to Sharon and her family for my unacceptable comments. Sorry Sharon… Report [...]
Homophone call: (Cash, last week) “… a pair of trousers marked as having a 34-inch waste”. Drainpipe trousers, perhaps. Link Report an error
A Thursday Spot story referred to “the late Rennard Strickland.” Strickland is not dead. Link Report an error
In the article “Injuries the hidden distress of road toll“ (January 10-11), Peter Farrell should have been quoted as saying:  “The lifetime care of a disabled person, usually by the family, is an enormous burden. In some ways it is easier [on families] when people don’t make it.” Mr Farrell believes people with spinal cord injuries can [...]
An article on Tuesday about tensions between the secular government in Spain and the Roman Catholic Church, which regards Spain’s 90 percent Catholic population as an important base in its effort to promote Catholicism in Europe and beyond, misstated the number of Catholics in South America. It is 324 million, not 324,000. Link Report an [...]
The Timelines reference on Tuesday to Samuel Morse’s first public demonstration of his telegraph should have said it was 1838, not 1938. Report an error
An Associated Press graphic that appeared on 1C in Wednesday’s sports section incorrectly reported New Orleans Saints coach Drew Brees was the offensive rookie of the year. Drew Brees was voted the Offensive Player of the Year. The Advocate regrets the error. Also, Brees is the quarterback, not the coach. This was published in The [...]
The Flapper (and Firkin) at Cambrian Wharf in Birmingham has not closed down as we said in an article (Last orders, 12 December, page 8, Film & Music). It remains open as a pub and music venue. Link Report an error
Time warp again: A gremlin has been switching headings in our This Week in The West Australian column (page 26, January 6; page 49, January 7). Lt-Governor Sir James Mitchell was speaking in 1934, which was 75 years ago, not 100; Sister Kate was awarded an MBE in 1934, which was 75 years ago, not [...]
Due to space restrictions, the word “vegetarian” was omitted from the description of Rabbi Arie Chark’s favourite Chinese restaurant (“It’s a tough time to be Jewish,” Jan. 2). Rabbi Chark would like to assure readers that he does, in fact, keep kosher. Link Corrected version here. Report an error
