For the record - June 4, 2010
Emmy predictions: In Thursday’s Envelope section, the Gold Derby column about Emmy Award predictions included a photograph of Kate Beckinsale in a 1996 production of “Emma.” The photo should have depicted the 2009 PBS production of “Emma” that starred Romola Garai as Emma Woodhouse.
Bill Maher: In Thursday’s Envelope section on the Emmy Awards, a headline on a question-and-answer session with comedian and talk show host Bill Maher implied that he has been nominated again this year. The Emmy nominations will not be announced until July8.
Dexus Property Group: An article in Thursday’s Business section about plans by Australian commercial real estate giant Dexus Property Group to significantly increase its industrial property holdings in West Coast markets quoted Dexus Chief Executive Victor Hoog Antink but incorrectly referred to him subsequently as Antink. His surname is Hoog Antink.
Border apprehensions: A chart with an article in Wednesday’s Section A about a decline in apprehensions of illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border did not indicate that the numbers shown for apprehensions were in thousands. The number of illegal immigrant apprehensions for fiscal 2007 in Arizona was 416,000, and for fiscal 2009 it was 248,000. For California, the decline was from 208,000 to 154,000.
Weekend weather: An article in Sunday’s Section A about the Memorial Day weekend weather, in particular about snow allowing for extended ski seasons at California resorts, described Mammoth Mountain as a ski resort near Lake Tahoe. Mammoth and Tahoe are about 140 miles apart.
Civil War history: The L.A. Then and Now column in Sunday’s Section A, about Southern California ties to the Civil War, said the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is in San Pedro. It’s in Wilmington.
Teen sex: An article in Thursday’s Section A about a national teenage sex survey said that 17% of teens, sexually active or not, used periodic abstinence, or the calendar rhythm method, as a form of contraception in 2006 to 2008, as did 11% in 2002. Those figures referred only to sexually active teens in the survey.
Cyclists and LAPD: An article in Thursday’s LATE-xtra section about an LAPD investigation of four officers accused of misconduct during a mass bicycle ride said several dozen cyclists expressed their complaints at the city’s bicycle advisory committee meeting Wednesday. The meeting was held Tuesday.
Dodgers: A chart in Thursday’s Sports section about the Dodgers’ three consecutive walk-off victories against Arizona this week gave the dates of the games as June 1, 2 and 3. The dates were May 31, June 1 and June2.
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