UP-DATED OOPS, CALENDAR ADDS NOV. 31.Byline: Bill Hillburg Washington Bureau If you're into monumental errors, the 2002 calendar published by the U.S. Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Historical Society definitely ranks as a keeper. The society, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. group that conducts Capitol tours and education programs, ran off 650,000 copies before discovering that its calendar featured a 31-day November, which threw the days and dates for December out of whack whack v. whacked, whack·ing, whacks v.tr. 1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap. 2. Slang To kill deliberately; murder. v.intr. . ``We all looked it over, checking the accuracy of the events from Capitol history listed for every day of the year, but nobody caught the November problem,'' said Matt Wasniewski, the group's associate historian. Rep. Howard Berman Howard Lawrence "Howie" Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 28th District of California (map). , D-Mission Hills, who bought a bunch of the $5.95 calendars to send to constituents, included a corrected December page supplied by the society. ``To err is human "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" is a groundbreaking report issued in 2000 by the U.S. Institute of Medicine which resulted in an increased awareness of U.S. medical errors. The push for patient safety that followed its release currently continues. ,'' Berman noted in an accompanying letter. He also suggested that fans of flubs ``may want to keep the calendar uncorrected.'' ``This could not have come at a worse time for us,'' said Wasniewski. ``Some people have canceled orders or asked for refunds. On top of that, the Capitol gift shop, which is our other main source of income, has been closed since Oct. 15, when public tours were suspended due to the terrorism threat.'' Members of the public can order a keepsake calendar, with a corrected page, by logging on to the society's Internet site at www.uschscatalog.org or by calling (800) 887-9318. |
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