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Fuzzy numbers etc.

The fourth paragraph in a report “Stampede near Himachal temple claims 146 lives” (August 4, 2008, page 1) was “More than 5000 devotees were on their way to the temple, situated at a height of about 4000 metres, at the time of the incident.” It should have been 4000 feet.

The second paragraph of a report “Inflow into Mettur reservoir continues to be heavy” (Tamil Nadu, August 2, 2008) said that the storage on Friday was 20,000 tmcft as against the capacity of 93.4 tmcft. It was an editing error and should have been 20 tmcft. Link

Thanks, Anil!

Prescription for disaster

The fourth paragraph in a report “Viagra potentially to help depressed women as well” (“Newscape” page, July 23, 2008) was “The women were told to take a pill one to two hours for eight weeks …”, leading to queries. It was an editing error. The sentence should have been “The women were told to take a pill one to two hours before sex for eight weeks ….” Link

Thanks, Dave!