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Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006

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Corrections and clarifications

* * It was "Spanish Prime Minister" in the caption and "Spanish President" in the text in "Spain keen to step up economic relations" ("Business", July 4, 2006). José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is the Prime Minister of Spain, as a reader points out. The Prime Minister, or President of the Government (in Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno), of Spain is the Spanish head of government, but not the head of state, which is the King.

* * In "Heavy rain pounds the State; two killed" (Kerala, July 4, 2006, page 1) the sentence was "The Directorate of Marine Enforcement alerted fishermen against putting out to the seas for the next 48 years." Readers have pointed out this should be "48 hours". Also, the expression is "put (out) to sea".

* * In "Anil Kumble spins India to a memorable victory" ("Sport", July 4, 2006), it was stated that Ramesh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo added 70 runs for the sixth wicket in 16.4 overs. A reader says it is incorrect and that they put together the runs for the fifth wicket.

* * "Certainly there has been no more depressing sight than seeing Rooney sat alone on the team coach, his knees pressed against the seat in front, waiting for his team-mates to join him on Saturday" ("Looking inside Wayne Rooney's head", "Newscape", July 4, 2006). A reader points out that in this sentence, the word "sat" should have been "sitting".

* * "Cryogenic stage to be tested" (July 2, 2006) had this sentence: "Cryogenic engines use cryogenic propellants: liquid hydrogen at minus 265 degrees centigrade as fuel and liquid oxygen at minus 240 degrees centigrade as oxidiser." A reader points out that Celsius has replaced centigrade in scientific terminology. T.S. Subramanian clarifies: The figures in Celsius are: the cryogenic engines that use liquid hydrogen at minus 253 degrees Celsius as fuel and liquid oxygen at minus 183 degrees Celsius as oxidiser. It is better to use the figures in Kelvin — liquid hydrogen at 20 degrees Kelvin and liquid oxygen at 80 degrees to 90 degrees Kelvin.

* * "Fight cancer with folate acid" was the heading in The Hindu-Magazine (July 2, 2006, page 6). A reader says folate itself means folic acid. The Oxford Dictionary defines folate to be a "salt or ester of folic acid".

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