http://www.reportermag.com/ Tag: At Your Leisure from Reporter Online. en-us http://www.reportermag.com/article/417 < The third season of The Office featured an episode entitled "The Reason" where Pam and Jim hide Andy Bernard's cell phone in the ceiling to get revenge for Bernard's obnoxious singing of The Cranberries' hit song, "Zombie." Other than Bernard's version, "Zombie" has been covered by nine different bands since 1995. Rob Zombie's remake of John Carpenter's Halloween has grossed over 10 million more than the 1978 original, which, at the time, was the highest grossing independent... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/417 http://www.reportermag.com/article/393 In the United States, the average life expectancy for women is just over 80; for men, it is just over 75. One explanation for this could be that the relative iron deficiency caused by menstruation helps the average woman age more slowly, notably delaying in the onset of cardiovascular disease. Named Americas most powerful woman by Life magazine at the end of the 20th century, Oprah Winfrey is currently estimated to have a net worth of greater than 2.5 billion, according to Forbes... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/393 http://www.reportermag.com/article/392 The title of mans best friend (given to dogs) originated from a speech by a lawyer named George Graham Vest during a Supreme Court case in 1870 over the murder of a dog named Old Drum. Vests defendant, the owner of Old Drum, was awarded 50 for the damage he and his dog suffered. Before thermometers were invented, in order to avoid damage to a batch of beer, brewers would dip their thumb into the brew in order to test the temperature before adding yeast. If it was too hot, the... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/392 http://www.reportermag.com/article/374 The first traffic lights that appeared in London were gas-powered, displaying only the colors red and green. The colors of traffic signals are often thought to provoke emotion: Red for intensity and green for tranquility. The green fluorescent characteristics of a protein found in Jellyfish, called GFP, enable it to be used within cells as a precise tracking method of the development of cancer. Jerome Monroe Smucker, the name we all associate so strongly with glass-jarred... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/374 http://www.reportermag.com/article/352 The old wives tale that sitting too close to the television set will damage your eyesight began in the 1950s when television was first invented and radiation was emitted while viewing. Modern day TELEVISION sets are built with the suitable shielding in order to prevent this retinal damage. The 1960s and 70s childrens series TELEVISION star, Gumby, was created by Art Clokey. An old photograph of Clokeys father sporting a massive cowlick on the side of his... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/352 http://www.reportermag.com/article/334 Things you may or may not need to know about the month at hand. Holidays Punkies (last Thursday of the month): Punkies, short for pumpkins, were traditionally used in the South of England to accompany caroling after the pumpkins were carved into Jack O Lanterns. Today, in a town of Hinton St. George of Somerset, England, children still go door to door with their punkies looking for trick-or-treat-style handouts of pennies. Halloween (October 31): The Eve of All... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/334 http://www.reportermag.com/article/309 Many historians credit the creation of bourbon whiskey to a Baptist minister by the name of Reverend Elijah Craig in 1789. Originally titled corn whiskey, Craig began distilling this substance in the STATE of Kentucky in a town now known as Georgetown. Like bears, skunks hibernate by going into a STATE of torpor during the cold winter months. Though not as deep a slumber as true hibernation, torpor is much more sedated than a nightly rest a HUMAN gets. Female skunks burrow... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/309 http://www.reportermag.com/article/292 Wondering where the comic is this week? We are hiring a new cartoonist. Interested in applying? Email us your funniest work. John Bond, a physicist of the University of Leicester (UK), RECENTLY developed a way for forensic scientists to detect fingerprints from a bullet thanks to the corrosion that sweat causes to the metal casing. This new development has already helped open three cold cases as of September 7, 2008. Only RECENTLY acknowledged as its own subspecies of... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/292 http://www.reportermag.com/article/267 The FERRIS wheel was introduced to the world by an RPI graduate named George Washington Gale Ferris. Inspired by the design of the merry-go-round, Ferris constructed the first wheel in order to rival the recent construction of the Eiffel Tower in France. It stood at a remarkable 264 feet with a circumference of 825 feet at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The cost? 380,000 from hand drawing on a dinner napkin to first spin. John Cusack, Jim Carrey, Johnny... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:30:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/267 http://www.reportermag.com/article/249 100 meters beneath the surface of the earth, straddling the France-Swiss border, CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is performing its final tests on the world's largest particle accelerator. Once the tests are complete, and the accelerator (also known as the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC) is synchronized, the FIRST beam will be launched, using a 2,000-ton electromagnet that will produce energies comparable to those present during the Big Bang. Des Plaines, Illinois was... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/249 http://www.reportermag.com/article/239 The exercise known as the "jumping JACK" got its name from bodybuilder and motivational speaker Jack Lalanne. Born in 1914, Jack has become quite famous as a fitness celebrity and even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, 94 years later, Jack wants to celebrate his 95th birthday next year by swimming from the California coast to Santa Catalina Island (about 20 miles). Captain JACK Sparrow didn't just wear eyeliner in the Disney Pirate trilogy to appeal to... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/239 http://www.reportermag.com/article/204 Skittles are rumored to have been invented by a man named Rick Walden, a worker for Mars who became bored during a business meeting and started to punch holes in Starburst candies. His boss saw the circular results scattered all over the table, and the idea for Skittles was born. This occurrence is neither endorsed nor denied by the Mars candy company. Originally conceived as a club designed to alleviate boredom, the Ku Klux Klan began as a society club for former Confederate... Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/204 http://www.reportermag.com/article/180 Until the 1800s, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous. Their acceptance as a nutritional food source in the United States was due to Colonel Robert Johnson, who ate an entire basket of them in front of a Salem Courthouse just to prove they were not poisonous. Ketchupgate, as it is endearingly called, occurred when the USDA and President Ronald Reagan categorized ketchup as a vegetable. This decision allowed public schools to cut out a serving of cooked or fresh vegetables... Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/180 http://www.reportermag.com/article/156 Forty six years ago, a group of researchers decided to administer LSD to an elephant. The dose was 297 milligrams, about 3000 times the level of a typical human dose. To this day, it remains the largest dose of LSD ever given to a living creature. After firing the cartridge-syringe, Tusko the elephant shifted around in his pen for a few minutes and eventually keeled over on his side. The researchers concluded: "It appears that the elephant is highly sensitive to the effects of... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/156 http://www.reportermag.com/article/136 1. Which YouTube "Top 10" list is Judson Laipply's "Evolution of Dance" video not on? a. Most Viewed b. Most Discussed c. Most Favorited d. Most Rated 2. What does the "HD" in HD radio stand for? a. High Definition b. Hybrid Digital c. Hit Dice d. It doesn't stand for anything; it is a trademarked brand name. 3. Which recyclable product does the Greenpeace website highly recommend using whenever possible? a. Plastic b. Timber c. Ferrous Metals d. Concrete 4. The "Big... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/136 http://www.reportermag.com/article/114 1.What slang dialect does Alex, the main character, use in Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange? a. Nadsat b. Polari c. Slavic d. Cockney 2. Which of the following musical artists has not released a song called "Blackout?" a. Britney Spears b. David Bowie c. Muse d. Asian Kung-Fu Generation 3. This rare neurological disorder affects basic human needs, primarily a person's urge to sleep. Most of those who suffer from the disorder will sleep for at least 23 hour time periods... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/114 http://www.reportermag.com/article/92 1. In the film Invisible Children, what was the goal of the three filmmakers in traveling to Sudan? a. "Track down the Lord's Resistance Army" b. "Uncover peace" c. "Find a story" d. "Discover something new" 2. Traditionally, backstage communication during a theatre production is done verbally through headsets. What isare the main method(s) of communication for the NTID Performing Arts and Theatre Group? a. Visuals, through the use of video cameras and portable televisions. b... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/92 http://www.reportermag.com/article/55 1. From which game did the character Ike, a playable combatant in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, originate? a. Final Fantasy XI b. Fire Emblem c. Pokmon d. Phantasy Star 2. Who was NTID's first deaf faculty member? a. D. Robert Frisina b. Robert Panara c. Troy Justesen d. William Castle 3. Which new degree will soon be offered at RIT? a. Ph.D. in Sustainability b. B.A. in Animal Husbandry c. B.A. in Talmudic Studies d. Ph.D. in Color Science 4. Rooted in Native American... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/55 http://www.reportermag.com/article/37 1. What was the name of the first online user-to- user messaging system? a. ICQ b. AOL Instant Messenger c. Quantum Link OLM d. Freelancin' Roundtable 2. Of more than 700 tons of garbage produced per year at RIT, about how much winds up in a landfill? a. 32.0 b. 43.5 c. 72.5 d. 90.8 3. Where on campus can you buy Betty Boop bobblehead dolls? a. Crossroads b. Corner Store c. Sol's d. Ritz Sports Zone 4. Two years ago, there was a movement to litter RIT's Liberal... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.reportermag.com/article/37