Rikers Island; Cassolette; Electric Paper

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RIKERS ISLAND

   From "Roaming Rikers: STUN SHIELDS, STRAY CATS, BUCK-FIFTIES, BOOFING: THE TOP BRASS'S TOUR OF AMERICA'S LARGEST PENAL COLONY," by Jennifer Goonerman, VILLAGE VOICE, 19 December 2000, pp. 45+.
   See www.villagevoice.com.

Pg. 54, col. 2:  Like prisoners everywhere, Rikers inmates use their rectums as a sort of suitcase for weapons, concealing one or two razor blades--or sometimes even 20 or 30--by "slamming" or "boofing" them.

Pg. 54, col. 2:  Rikers inmates had to "blood in," or slash someone across the face.

Pg. 62, col. 3:  ...the Emergency Services Unit.  Depending on whom you ask, the ESU, or "boom squad," is a group of dedicated officers with the toughest job on the island or a bunch of testosterone-fueled thugs who get a rush from brawling with the inmates.

Pg. 67, col. 2:  Getting the prisoner to comply often means performing a "cell extraction"--entering an inmate's cell, forcing him facedown onto the ground, cuffing him behind his back, and hauling him out.

Pg. 68, col. 3:  ...the M.O.'s (mental observation patients)...

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CASSOLETTE

   From the NEW YORK POST, 13 December 2000, pg. 68, col. 3, restaurant review of ike, 103 Second Avenue:

   ...lobster thermidor "cassolette" ($14)...

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ELECTRIC PAPER; SENSOR FUSION

   From the NEW YORK POST, 13 December 2000, pg. 42, col. 1:

   Troubled copy giant Xerox plans to spin off Gyricon Media, a division that has developed "electric paper" technology that displays text and graphics like a computer screen.

   From pg. 42, col. 2:

_Sensor Fusion_
(...)
   These sensors will one day allow machines to repair flaws in their systems and alert factories before their parts shut down.