For the record
'Festival of Lies': A review and headline in Friday's Calendar section on "Festival of Lies" at REDCAT said that it had never been performed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the review emphasized that the performance should have been seen by those in the troupe's home country. In fact, the troupe performed in Kinshasa in 2005 and in Lubumbashi, Kolwezi and Likasi in 2006. A REDCAT representative had asked a member of the company about prior performances but the question apparently was misunderstood due to a problem in translation.
Mortgage terms: An article in the Sunday Real Estate section about agents' efforts to work only with serious would-be homebuyers and sellers included one realty sales agent's requirement that buyers get pre-qualified for a loan -- not pre-approved, which the story cited the agent as saying "is just a meaningless letter from a mortgage broker saying everything looks rosy." The terms were reversed: A buyer who is pre-approved is actually approved for a loan of a certain amount; a buyer who is pre-qualified is told only that he or she might be approved for a certain amount.
'The Golden Compass': An article in Sunday's Calendar section about "The Golden Compass" said Kyle Good was a producer of the film. Good is the vice president of corporate communication for Scholastic Publishing. The film's producers are Deborah Forte and Bill Carraro.
'Buried Alive': A Week Ahead item in Monday's Calendar section identified the producer of the online series "Buried Alive" as Sony Pictures Television. White Rock Lake Productions is the producer of the series. Sony Pictures Television is the distributor.
Little Tokyo: An article in Sunday's California section about demographic changes taking place in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles gave architect Ted Tokio Tanaka's last name as Tajima.
Ron Paul candidacy: An article in Monday's Section A about GOP presidential campaigning in the Bay Area gave the wrong last name of Collins for volunteer Jerry Cullen.
Wagoner obituary: An obituary of country music star Porter Wagoner in Monday's California section misspelled the name of his first female duet partner on his long-running television show. It was Norma Jean, not Norman Jean.
San Bernardino map: A map accompanying an article about San Bernardino in Sunday's Real Estate section noted the location of the Ontario Motor Speedway. The speedway was demolished in the 1980s to make way for commercial and residential development.
College football: In Monday's Sports section, an article about USC concerning Saturday's defeat at Oregon said the Trojans' upset loss to Stanford came four weeks ago. It was three weeks ago.
IQ scores: A Science File Q&A in Saturday's Section A about steadily rising IQ scores in the developed world misspelled the name of the University of Otago in New Zealand as the University of Otaga.
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