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July 20, 2011
Medicare: A July 15 article in Section A about discussions to pass more Medicare costs onto beneficiaries said the standard Part B premium this year is $141 a month. It is $115 a month, although for the last four years, high-income beneficiaries have had to pay more under legislation passed in 2003.
Romney in New Hampshire: A July 10 article in Section A about the adopted hometown of presidential candidate Mitt Romney referred to an area near Wolfeboro, N.H., as Alden Bay. The correct name is Alton Bay.
July 19, 2011
Summer Camp Campaign: An article in the July 18 Calendar section said Juan Carlos Hernandez attended a camp provided by Harmony of Los Angeles (HOLA), a community center for underprivileged kids. HOLA stands for Heart of Los Angeles. Hernandez attended Camp Harmony by United in Harmony, a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County.
Bra shops: In the July 17 Image section, an article about stores that specialize in bras gave an out-of-date address and phone number for the Miss Stevens shop, which has moved. The new address is 2235 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, and the phone number is (424) 208-6590.
Juan Maria Bordaberry: A news obituary of former Uruguayan president Juan Maria Bordaberry in the July 18 LATExtra section did not report what day he died. He died Sunday.
Fashion stylists: A July 17 Image section article on stylists who have become fashion designers said the fashion line Simone Camille is designed by Simone Camille. The designer's full name is Simone Camille Harouche.
Lancaster prayer policy: A July 18 article in the LATExtra section about a federal court's decision to uphold Lancaster's policy of allowing religious leaders to deliver an invocation to open council meetings referred to U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer as being male. Judge Fischer is female.
July 18, 2011
Overrated/Underrated: The labels for the Underrated/Overrated column in the July 17 Calendar section were transposed.
Tsunami survivor: An article in the July 16 Section A about a Japanese tsunami victim's search for his family misspelled the first name of firefighter Mamoru Oikawa as Maromu. In Japanese, Mamoru means "to protect."
July 17, 2011
Cowboys & Aliens: In the July 17 Calendar section, an article about the new Jon Favreau film "Cowboys & Aliens" said that the director would be a featured speaker at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Saturday, July 23. The event will happen Thursday, July 21.
Gazpacho recipe: The instructions with a recipe for Urth Caffe's gazpacho in the Culinary SOS column in the July 14 Food section gave wrong amounts for lemon juice and olive oil. The amounts in the ingredient list are correct: 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice and 1/4 cup olive oil.
Chinese film: An article in the July 14 Calendar section about the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" said director Wayne Wang believes a number of recent Chinese blockbusters have failed to connect with American audiences because the storytelling isn't ambitious. In fact, he described the storytelling as confusing.
Phone apps: An article in the July 12 Section A about smartphone apps that can facilitate questionable behavior said the PhantomAlert app, which warns drivers about police sobriety checkpoints, was banned by online stores. Although the app was withdrawn by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd., it was allowed to stay on the Apple App Store after modifications. It's also available unchanged on the Google Android Market.
Dolly Parton: An article about Dolly Parton in the July 17 Arts & Books section referred to the Hollywood Bowl as a 19,000-seat venue. It has 18,000 seats.
July 16, 2011
July 15, 2011
July 13, 2011
July 14, 2011
July 9, 2011
July 10, 2011
Declaration of Independence: A story about the Declaration of Independence on the Kids' Reading Room page in the July 3 Comics II section said that Congress adopted the Declaration on July 2, 1776, and signed it two days later. Congress declared independence on July 2, 1776, and adopted the Declaration two days later; signing didn't begin until Aug. 2 that year. In addition, the article said that when Thomas Jefferson was drafting the Declaration in June, the words he wrote for the opening were, "When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…." Those are the opening words in the Declaration that Congress adopted, but they are not what Jefferson wrote in his first draft. He wrote, "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to advance from that subordination in which they have hitherto remained…."
Food TV: In the Calendar section elsewhere in this edition, a photo caption accompanying an article about food TV shows identifies a restaurateur as King Phojanakang. His last name is Phojanakong. The error was discovered after the section went to press.
In Rotation: The In Rotation column in the Arts & Books section elsewhere in this edition appears without a byline. The column was written by Randall Roberts. The error was discovered after the section went to press.
Herman Cain: An article in the July 8 Section A about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain referred to Marshalltown, Iowa, as Marshallville.
Clarence Thomas: A July 3 article in Section A on the 20th anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court said that justices heard oral arguments in the case of a Louisiana prisoner two months after Thomas was sworn in. It should have said one month.
July 8, 2011
July 7, 2011
July 6, 2011
Freddie Highmore: A Fox Searchlight Films photo that accompanied a profile of actor Freddie Highmore in the June 20 Calendar section should have been credited to photographer Raymond Haddad, not Mark Schafer.
July 5, 2011
July 4, 2011
L.A. Unified board: An article in the July 2 LATExtra section about verbal skirmishing that erupted after four members of the L.A. school board were sworn in said that Monica Garcia was reelected to the school board this year. She was reelected in 2009.
June 30, 2011
June 29, 2011
July 3, 2011
Phone bills: In the June 26 Business section, a Personal Finance column about cramming — the process of placing unauthorized charges on phone bills — said that Main Street Telephone of Blue Bell, Pa., was the corporate parent of USBI. In fact, Main Street was a client of USBI.
New World F.E.S.T: The Guide in the June 26 Calendar section listed an event called the New World F.E.S.T. as taking place June 24-26 in Santa Monica. The event has been rescheduled and will take place Oct. 7-9.
"West Side Story": An article in the July 3 Arts & Books section about the restoration of the "West Side Story" score misspelled the name of the Leonard Bernstein Office's Eleonor Sandresky as Eleanor Sandreski.
South American soccer: An article in the July 1 Sports section about the start of the Copa America tournament said that Gabriel Batistuta was the coach of Argentina's team. Sergio Batista is the Argentine coach.
Dinosaur Hall: In the July 3 Arts & Books section, a graphic about the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's new Dinosaur Hall listed the source of its information as the National History Museum. It should have been Natural History Museum.
"Monte Carlo" review: In the July 1 Calendar section, the review of the film "Monte Carlo" said that actress Katie Cassidy plays the character Meg. Leighton Meester plays Meg; Cassidy portrays Emma.
Chamber singers: The Guide listings in the June 26 Arts & Books section said that the Los Angeles Chamber Singers & Cappella would be performing Wednesday in Los Angeles and Friday in Hermosa Beach. Those concerts occurred the previous week.
July 2, 2011
July 1, 2011
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