For the record - Dec. 6, 2007

Poll graphic: A graphic accompanying a Times/Bloomberg poll in Wednesday’s Section A showed incorrect results for one question. Asked, “Regardless of your choice for president, which Democratic candidate says what they believe rather than what voters want to hear?” The correct figures are Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 34%, Sen. Barack Obama 27% and former Sen. John Edwards 19%. The percentages for Obama and Edwards were switched.

Drug coupons: A quote was misattributed to Carl Cohen of Cegedim Dendrite in a Health section article Monday on drug coupons. The observation that more companies have begun to create enticements for particular brand-name drugs, partly in response to a growing number of lower-cost generic versions, should have been attributed to Harvey Brofman, vice president of Opus Health, a division of Cegedim Dendrite.

Mauling: An article in Tuesday’s California section about the mauling of a caretaker by a tiger at a wildlife sanctuary in Acton said that in 2005 a man was attacked at another sanctuary by a chimp he had raised. In the earlier incident, St. James Davis was attacked by two other chimps, not his own.

Copper wire: An article in Wednesday’s California section about the theft of copper wire from city streetlights said a pound of copper sells for $30 as scrap, according to police. Investigators said a pound of copper sells for $2 to $3 as scrap.

Breast-feeding: An article in Monday’s Health section said a mother had consulted a pediatric orthopedist about her difficulties breast-feeding. She consulted a pediatric occupational therapist.

Scriptland: The Scriptland column in Wednesday’s Calendar section identified the Writers Guild strike captain at Paramount’s Bronson gate as Mike Eddy. His name is Matt Eddy. The article also said that a YouTube video featuring screenwriter Irving Brecher was directed by Nell Scovell. Scovell co-wrote and produced the video; it was directed by Rodman Flender.

Limonick obituary: An obituary of Natalie Limonick in Tuesday’s California section said Limonick took over as director of the UCLA Opera Workshop in 1953 when Jan Popper left the university. In fact, Limonick was associate director under Popper from 1962 to 1974, and Popper retired in 1975.

Anderson obituary: The obituary of Arco founder Robert O. Anderson in Wednesday’s California section said a building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is named after him. The building was originally named for him, but the name was changed this year to the Art of the Americas Building.

Self-tuning guitar: A Quick Takes item in Tuesday’s Calendar section about new technology that allows a guitar to tune itself said the instrument that Gibson Guitar will begin selling Friday is called the Powertune. It is called the Gibson Robot Guitar.

UCLA football player: The USC-UCLA notebook in Sunday’s sports section referred to a Bruins tackle by the wrong first name, and misspelled his last name. Brian Abraham was referred to as Ben Abrahams; an item in Wednesday’s “For the record” corrected only his first name.

Afro-Brasil Museum: An article in Monday’s Calendar section about the Afro-Brasil Museum in São Paulo, Brazil, said that Brazil was the world’s last country to officially abolish slavery. It should have said it was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery.

Anne-Sophie Dutoit: An article in Saturday’s Calendar section about Anne-Sophie Dutoit said the young filmmaker had won an award in Swansea, England. Swansea is in Wales.