The 21st century brought with it an inundation of information. Virtually any topic you could delve into is only a click of a mouse away on the Internet. However, in a world where we are flooded with data—some of it relevant to us, some of it not so much—how do you keep track of the people you don’t want to lose touch with ? Social networking sites provide the answer. The big three of the social networking sites—Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter—all give opportunity to be aware of what our friends, family, and colleagues are doing at any particular mo-ment. Basically, social networking sites turn our local communities into a “global” community. Each of the following provides competing services, and whether you use all three or none of the above, they are changing the way

the world communicates. MySpace- This social network-ing site gives its members a place on the Internet where they can set up a customized profile. Features include photo and video uploads, song playlists in which people can hear what you’re listening to at the moment, and “friend requests” where you link yourself to the people you know. Launched in Jan. 2004, MySpace has 130 million monthly active users, according to the site’s fact sheet. Facebook- Facebook users can update their status, and in turn, comment on the statuses of mem-bers to whom they are linked. To become linked to someone on Facebook is as easy as sending a request and having it confirmed. Once friends on Facebook, you can write on members’ virtual “walls” for others to read. Face-book launched in Feb. 2004, and it boasts 300 million users, ac-cording to the site’s press room.

The amount of users makes it now the largest social network-ing site. Twitter- Most recent of so-cial networking sites, Twitter began offering

its service publicly in August 2006. The brainchild of Jack Dorsey, Twitter allows members to update with “tweets,” snippets

simply answering the ques-tion, “What are you do-

ing?” Users have the option of following

other users’ “tweets” and responding to

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“I use Facebook just to keep in touch with people from high school,” Thomas Kobyluk, business major, said. Kobyluk said he once used MySpace, but some-one hacked his account. Kobyluk added social net-working is “a waste of time.”

Leahanne Frazier, el-ementary education ma-jor, said she primarily uses MySpace because most of her friends subscribe to it, making it easier to keep contact with them. “I think you should be careful when using [social networking sites] because there are people out there who like to steal your identity.”

Although Erik French, accounting major, keeps a Facebook account, he said he hardly has time to use it, preferring to use D2L so that he can complete coursework. “I don’t have to have [Facebook],” he said. “I don’t have to use it.”

“I barely use MySpace because texting is easier,” Mary Patton, psychology major said. “I think if more people could get MySpace and Facebook portable they would use it more.”

Quatrele Smith, theater major, said, “Twitter is cool. I mean, especially if you’re bored. It’s kind of like a site for stalkers because everybody every second knows what you’re doing.” Smith also is a member of MySpace and Facebook.

Social networking for all: Help or hindrance in the realm of communication?

Student senators prepare for new semester. “Let’s makes this the best student senate,” President Terry Britton said at the Student Senate Inaugura-tion, Tuesday, Sept. 15th. Sixteen new student sena-tors were elected last week to serve the RSC student body. “We have a lot of new senators coming in so I’m really excited,” Senate President, Amanda Wal-ters said. Along with add-ing the element of online voting through D2L, this year’s elections saw a re-cord numbers of voters. There were a total of 7,543 students who voted this

year. Walters said that this was a record number as more people voted on the first day of elections this year than both days of vot-ing last year. Newly elected senator, Robby Ray, says his reason for running for senate was “to be as involved as I can.” He commented that a lot of students aren’t always aware of what is going on, so he wants to help other students get connected. Ray is a freshman from Oklahoma City and is ma-joring in music. Associate Vice President for Student Life Dr. Kent Lashley announced that he would be filling in for Kirby Harzman as senate adviser while she is on ma-ternity leave.

Student senate is seeking a new vice president. Ap-plications will be accepted until noon Monday, Sept. 21. The student senate will select a new vice president at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. To be eligible to run for vice president, candidates must have a 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in 9 college credit hours, and be available for Tuesday senate meetings. (2 p.m. every Tuesday in SC 123.)

What is a DMA?DMA stands for Division Merit Appointee. Accord-ing to Kirby Harzman, senate adviser, “DMAs are appointed by the deans of their respective divisions. Their duties are the same as elected senators, but

with an obligation to com-municate back with their deans on behalf of the Stu-dent Senate.  The report-

ing requirements can vary based on the preference of the division dean.”

By: Samantha MaloyNews Editor

By: Miranda LimingContributing Writer

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:

Amanda Walters, presi-dentGavin Hart, interim vice president and social sci-ences DMATracy McDade, treasurerChristina McDade, sec-retary

DMAs: Josh Maxwell (Business), Madeline Miller (Hu-manities), Myka Phillips (Health Sciences) and Mark Sauerwald (Engi-neering and Sciences).

SENATORS: Robbie Barthel, Grace Bedford, LaTasha Brun-er, Trena Byas, Rendon Chambers, Levi Fisher, Grace Garcia, Shawn McCreary, Eric Neary, Michael Neary, Mikah Abdul-Raheem, Robby Ray, Myka Sederis, Kelsie Tucker, Camilo Ulloa and Matthew Webb. Bedford, Byas, Chambers, and Tucker are all returning senators.

Student Senate members

Senate Session ResumesSworn in - Twenty-one students take a pledge to serve the student body, uphold the responsibilities of their office, and follow the guidelines of the senate at the inauguration

ceremony. Students elected sixteen of the members last week. Five others were appointed by division deans. The ceremony was held Tuesday, Sept. 15 on the campus mall. (Photo by Danetta Butler)

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18 Speed Wagons, e.g.19 Stress, it’s said20 Photographer of a letter?22 Flea market figure24 Tops with cups25 Ready to collapse26 Letter’s rest period?29 Old Mughal Empire capital

30 Suffix with glob31 Blocks that lock33 At the ready37 Rash pre-venter39 Like some checking ac-counts41 Nuts (over)42 Word before radio or wave44 “I dunno”46 Mark, as a ballot47 Shady retreat49 Undercover operation to trap a letter?51 Crow rela-tives54 Like Bur-bank City Hall, for short55 Respectful gesture56 One who can’t hold a let-ter?60 “Bess, You Is My Woman,” e.g.61 Muskogee’s st.63 Heavy herbi-vore

64 Suspense novelist Hoag65 Meddling66 Country singer Tucker67 Witnessed68 Muchas horas69 Rile (up)

down1 Dwell (on)2 Cheers at some World Cup games3 “Hell __ no fury ...”4 Strip5 Like some elections6 Toast opening7 Slangy prefix meaning “super”8 One way to sway9 Dig discovery10 Letter out for a stroll?11 Apollo 11 module12 Twitter message13 Linger21 Unavailable23 Return call?25 Pedometer button26 Sounds of rebuke27 Eliciting a “So what?”28 Possible result of a job change, for short29 Attend the needs of32 “We Got the Beat” band, with “The”34 Part of a pickup line?35 Opposin’36 Remorseful feeling38 Official in charge of a letter?40 Cookout remnant43 Barbra’s “A Star Is Born” costar45 Accompanists?48 Not within reach of50 Signature wear for Astaire51 Future docs’ exams52 Surrounding glows53 Mr. Clean target54 Times to attack56 “Casablanca” role57 Cabinet wood58 “Orinoco Flow” singer59 Itinerate62 Colorful carp

TO THE NEW SENATORS Congratulations to every one of you elected to the student senate. There will be many de-mands on your time and you will have to navigate the won-derful world of politics. At the same time, you may make lasting friendships and learn skills that will introduce you to a bright fu-ture. With all things of this na-ture come controversy and you will be in the spotlight as every eye will watch you and critique you along the way. And we know you are probably tired of advice, but we are going to offer more unsolicited advice anyway.

1) Class comes first: Attend class, pass class. This shouldn’t be difficult; you are in college pursuing a degree after all. And really, RSC student senate standards are pretty easy to meet. Also, it is embarrassing for everyone when a senator needs to be removed for academic standing. And frankly, we hate writing those articles.

2) Know your by-laws: Read the by-laws and understand how and where they are applicable. Attempt to revise those that are out of date, but be smart about it. For example, executive officers

do not have an appeal process for certain things, but the regular senators do. Perhaps, this should be revised. There are other by-laws that could use a little rewriting too.

3) Do your research: When you present legislation know if you are trying to pass a resolution or a bill. If you don’t, you are wasting your time and your fellow senators’ time. Know what the financial impact of your proposed plan will be. Do not take someone else’s word as fact. For example, don’t say, “every other college in the state has a basketball team and we should too,” unless you have called each college to verify they indeed have a basketball team. Don’t make others do your research. It makes you look incompetent!

4) Represent the students: You were elected by the students to represent their interests. Know what they are. You were not elected to decide what students need and want. Perhaps, students want the smoking area lessened, the ability to check books out online, or sponsor a chili cook-off. You won’t know if you don’t ask. And it isn’t enough to get one student’s opinions,

take their ideas and see who else likes it. If you have enough support, act. Writing legislation that a larger number of students don’t want will only serve to make you unpopular. Be servant-leaders! Serve your constituents! TO THE STUDENTS Congratulations on electing a new batch of student senators. Their success depends on you and they will need your sup-port and input – even when they don’t think they want it.

1) Voice your opinions: Let your senators know what you think. Perhaps, the outside walls need paint and you want to turn that into a campus beautification project. This school doesn’t have much in the way of permanent student art and you may want to change that. Approaching a student senator with your idea may make it easier to get something done. Each senator is responsible for two pieces of legislation each semester and they will run out of good, viable ideas. Be proactive and make your ideas and opinions known. Also, the senators represent you; make sure they know your feelings

on important issues they may address. They should be voting the way the majority of students feel, not their opinions or for a minority group.

2) Read their by-laws: If you don’t know general information about their by-laws, you can’t call them out when they screw around. You also won’t know when they are wasting everyone’s time rehashing something already in the rules. If you want the opportunity to speak at their meeting or petition funding for your club, you need to know their by-laws. If they grossly screw up, it is good to know the impeachment process. Despite all of this negative, make sure to compliment their successes too.

3) Attend a senate meeting: By attending a meeting, you will gain a sense of how hard they are working – in some cases, it will be very hard; in others, not so much. Also, you will know what is going on and what they are trying to accomplish. Your student activity fees go into their books, so know where and how they are spending your money.

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The Office of Job Placement and Career Services, located in room 106 of the Student Services build-ing, offers all its services for free to students and the public, coordina-tor Connie Myrick said. All of its software services are Internet-based and available 24/7. This second part in a four-part series focuses on the help the office can-provide to someone who needs tips on his or her resume skills. The office utilizes Optimalre-sume.com to those interested in polishing their resumes. To get started, go to http://rose.optim-alresume.com. From there, the program will help design your resume, keeping it neat and clean. The service al-lows you to keep five resumes on your profile. However, before you “even put pen to paper,” you must as-sess your skills, Bill Stephenson, job placement specialist said. Whether it be working with Microsoft Word or dealing with cash, leave no detail unexam-ined, especially

those that an employer would want to know. “Everything you’ve done, insig-nificant as it might be,” Stephen-son said. “Believe me. It’s not insignificant.” “A resume should be about bragging about yourself,” Myrick said. Stephenson continued most people think writing a resume is hard, but he pointed out that most of the information you should know because you’ve al-ready done it. The hard part you will find is organizing the in-formation to make your resume relevant. Once you realize that, Myrick said remember to keep your re-sume short, simple and the tone professional. Secondly, the purpose of a re-sume, Stephenson said, is not to get a job, but to get an interview,

leading you one step closer to a job. Although Op-timalresume.com will help you design a re-sume, you must remember with resumes your work is never done. “You must always have a resume, and you always keep it updat-ed,” Stephen-son said. Stephenson said the office is there if you need further advice from professionals.

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Amanda WaltersStudent Senate President

What: RSC Career Fair When: 10 a.m. - 2p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6Where: Student Center Main Dining RoomWhy: An opportunity to speak with area recruiters or find a job.

Meet Amanda Walters, Stu-dent Senate President. Walters is a sophomore majoring in Pre-Education and is excited for the fall semester to begin. She says one of the key things the senate is focusing on is reaching out to the underserved demograph-ics of the student body, such as non-traditional students and es-pecially the military students. In fact, the senate will be sponsor-ing a Veteran’s Day celebration on campus for the very first time. Before becoming president, Walters served the senate as Club Liaison and Vice Presi-dent. She said that already hav-ing those personal connections on campus has helped her as president. “I think we’re going to have a great year because our executive board works really well together,” Walters said. “Amanda Walters is a passion-ate, innovative person and I am

confident in her abilities to lead our student senate this year. She is a true servant leader and I look forward to working with her for the benefit of the RSC student body,” Kirby Harzman, student activities coordinator and primary senate adviser, said.

Age: 19Hometown: Harrah, OKPets: My dogs: Bo, Ruger, and my personal baby Amanti; 3 cats and a turtlePosition at RSC: Student Sen-ate PresidentDrink you would recommend to someone having a bad day: Chai tea frappaccinoMost desirable place to visit: GermanyOne adjective a loved one would use to describe you: Ar-gumentativeIf you did a career change, what would be your alternate career? PilotPhobias: Ticks

Your chief characteristic: Compassion-ateIf you were not human, what would you be? A dogWhat kind of tipper are you? “Excel-lent, I used to be a waitress.”Would you rather be loved or re-spected? Re-spectedWould you prefer to be scratched by a cat or bitten by a dog? Scratched by a catWhich would you rather dis-cover: Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster? BigfootWould you prefer to end hun-ger or hatred? HatredWould you prefer to have a monkey’s tail or a cocker span-

iel’s tail? A monkey’s tailWould you rather your body be upside down or inside out? Inside outWould you rather skip Christ-mas or your birthday? BothWhich would you prefer to do: Scuba diving or skydiving? Skydiving

Amanda Walters (Photo by Danetta Butler)

The Wesley Student Fellowship kicked off its second year on cam-pus with a hot dog cookout Tuesday, Sept. 1 as passersby gathered to feast. The Wesley Student Fellowship is a function of the United Meth-odist Church, but locally, it’s a partnership between the Mid-Del United Methodist Churches, according to Liz Wilson, director of student ministries at Wickline United Methodist Church. Wilson said the fellowship currently looks for student leaders on campus.

The Wesley Student Fellowship offers a free lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays in the LRC, Room 110. In addition, the Wesley Student Fellowship plans to host a bowl-ing night, a movie night, a karaoke night, and a mission project, all later in the year. “These are the things we are adding this year,” Wilson said. “Our hope is students will connect to God, others, and self.” “I just like helping students and giving them something back for all their hard work,” Melissa Thompson, director of student ministries at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, said.

Dental Hygiene ClinicThe Dental Hygiene Clinic is

now accepting appointments for 3 – 12 year olds. This appoint-ment may include prophylaxis (teeth cleaning), examination and fluoride treatment. Addi-

tional services, oral radiographs (x-rays) and sealant place-ment may be scheduled at a

later time. There is a fee of $5 and appointments are limited. Contact 733-7337 for available dates and appointment schedul-

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HIV Peer Educators Liz Brown is now accepting applications for the fall HIV

Peer Education class. Students will benefit as active learners by

increasing their awareness of social issues, broadening their perspectives on diversity, en-

hancing critical thinking skills, and improving their interper-sonal skills. Students will also benefit by enhancing their pub-lic speaking skills, learning how to deal with difficult issues, and

working collaboratively with others. Students will also be certified through the ARC as an HIV/AIDS Peer Educator. There are several options for enrollment and classes begin

Sept. 22. For more information visit Liz Brown in the Wellness Center, room 113 or email her

at ebrown@rose.edu.

Call for Entries The LRC will host a black

and white photography exhibit in October as part of the Big

Read festival. All students, fac-ulty and staff are encouraged to participate. Entries are due by

Friday, Sept. 30, and should re-late to the themes, style, or time period of “The Maltese Falcon”

by Dashiell Hammett. Entry forms are available in the LRC or by contacting Laura Teske at

lteske@rose.edu.

Resume Webinar The LRC and Office of Job Placement and Career Place-ment will co-sponsor a free,

one-hour workshop on resume writing. Barbara Safani will

present. The webinar is open to all students and the community

and is funded by Tutor.com. The event will be held noon – 1

p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the LRC, Room 129.

Character First! RSC’s Legacy Scholars will

present an interactive presenta-tion on patience at 12:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Student Services Building, Room 105. Pizza and refreshments will be served. For more information

call 733-7379.

Care Packages NTSO will be collecting

items to go to soldiers in Iraq. They will be accepting dona-

tions Monday, Oct. 5 – Friday, Oct. 23. For more information contact Mary Watson at mary-watson@stu.rose.edu or Rose Forest at rose-forest@stu.rose.

edu.

Do you need the services of the Office of Job Placement and Career Services? This short quiz will help you find out!

1) Do you need a job? 2) Are you concerned about your major?3) Would you like to practice your job

interview skills?4) Would you like to explore career

options within your interests?5) Will you ever need a resume?

If you answered yes to any of the above ques-tions, the Office of Job Placement and Career Services can assist you. Make time to go to see

Connie Myrick and her staff today!

Sunday Sept. 20, 2009R S CService Announcement

10 a.m. - 2 .p.m.

Vaccinate your pet! Volunteers for Animal Welfare will host a Pet Vaccination Day at the Spot Clinic located at 2017 S. Sante Fe in Okla-homa City. Rabies and core vaccinations will be offered for $10 each. Cash only. A $10 “pet overpopulation” fee will be re-quired for all pets that are unaltered. The fee is refundable if the cat or dog is brought in to be spayed or neutered. All dogs must be on leashes and all cats must be in carriers. For more information visit www.vawokc.org or call 606-8476.

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Wesley Student Fellowship hot dog luncheon success, plans for more events and fellowship to come

Resume writing 101

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Rose State College Celebrates Oklahoma Teachers!

Nomination letters are due to SSB 107

(Student Welcome Center) by: 5:00 p.m.

Monday, October 12th , 2009.Golden Apple Teaching Awards For Kindergarten through High

School Teachers

Join us in honoring great Oklahoma teachers. Nominate a teacher that had, and continues to have a positive impact on your academic and personal success. You know… the teacher who was brilliant, fair and inspirational. Please nominate a teacher whom you respect by writing a letter or essay describing the reasons you appreciate them. Letters and essays should be typed, with twelve-point font and double spaced. Be sure to include your name and contact in-formation.

If you have any questions please contact Lisa Kerr at 733-7372.

The award winning students and their teachers will be invited to at-tend a banquet.

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The Beatles have spoken by releasing newly remastered versions of all their albums on CD, and this will probably be the last time it happens be-cause the CD as a format is dying. No doubt the Beatles deserve the last word, and their catalogue might fight the case for the CD as a medium for conceptual albums, but the last one of those that really mat-tered, as far as popularity with the public was concerned, was Green Day’s “American Idiot” in 2004. I cringe at the thought of how profound I found Green Day’s punk rock opera about split personalities to be upon its release date. Only a hand-ful of that particular album’s material will stand the test of time, and perhaps this is for the best that we forget most of it all together. This year, Green Day tried a second shot at a conceptual

album, “21st Century Break-down,” which was just another nail in the coffin for the me-dium of CDs. With artists con-tent to sign contracts for five records at a time, it might mean an increase in catalogue, but not an increase in quality. I can hardly think of any band today that has released five rele-vant albums in a row. Not even R.E.M. Of course, if I had any com-mon sense, I would stick with vinyl, which ac-tually has withstood the test of time amongst all other formats of recorded music—proven by the simple fact that it’s still be-ing manufactured today. But I don’t own a record player, and probably wouldn’t know where to stick the needle with-

out scratching the L.P. I know. I’m lame. Vinyl and its aficio-nados will keep the little record stores alive and kicking as these stores offer a product that most mainstream entertainment su-permarkets won’t even think of offering. However, as a musician,

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music stores, I stumbled upon a new trend that possibly could catch on. Basically, it was a kiosk in the mall where you picked songs for download, kind of like iTunes,

and the clerk then burns them to a blank CD. You can pick as few or as much music as you want to purchase. Songs start-ed at about 99 cents, and soon the kiosk will feature plug-ins for iPods. It might be a pret-ty impersonal experience, but so is listening to Radiohead’s “Kid A” through headphones, an album that you probably just so happened to download in chunks from Limewire. Anyway, something’s got to give as far as distribution of music goes, especially through the Internet. I’m not saying we should wire tap phones of bootleggers or even really care that they do what they do. The artist, at least in my opinion, would do the art anyway, for free. But money is nice. It’s nice to have. So give it to the artist, especially in this case, me. And remember when I told you that just like the 8-track cassette we’ll look back at the shiny CD, as all our copies have been scratched all to hell.

Imagine waking up all alone in a world that seems irreparably destroyed. You know nothing about this world, but already you know something is very wrong. This is the world in which “9” takes place. “9” has somewhat dark themes, espe-cially when compared to other animated movies of the sort, but is very entertaining and captures the audience’s attention from the beginning. The story begins with the awakening of the title character, voiced by Elijah Wood, and from that moment on, we walk through the movie in his shoes, finding out all the mysteries of this post-apocalyptic world as he does. He immediately forms an attachment to his new friend 2 (Martin Landau), but when a monster captures 2, 9 begins his journey and becomes increas-

ingly involved in the fate of the world. Unlike most CG films, the creators of “9” made an honest effort to tell a story aimed more at teenagers and adults than children, and they succeeded with flying colors. This movie might make you laugh on a rare occasion, but for the most part, it’s a serious story about sur-vival. The characters are voiced well, and the movie has the occasion-al good line, but it’s somewhat lacking in dialogue. That’s just fine though. The story is still laid out for you (eventually), and the plot is well put together. Plus, there’s plenty of action and some suspense to make up for any problem with dialogue. The graphics are quite good and make this movie worth the trip to the theater just to see it on a big screen.

Fiesta! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

“Tres Vidas,” a live musical theater production will take

place in the Atkinson Theatre. Two performances will be

held at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. For more information call Dr. Joanne

Stafford at 733-7373.

Yoga for Health Learn about the health ben-efits of yoga in a short seminar presented by Liz Brown at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 in the Wellness Center, Room 115.person for this show. For the Rose State College box office

call 733-7960. Tickets may also be purchased at all Civic Center Box Office locations,

297-2264 and 1-800-364-7111, www.tickets.com.

Great Issues LectureDr. Steven C. Agee will speak with the college regarding the “Great Contraction of 2008-2009: Consequences, Chal-

lenges, and Choices” at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 in the Lec-ture Hall. Agee is a professor of economics and director of the Economic and Policy In-

stitute at Oklahoma City Uni-versity and Chairman of the Board of the Oklahoma City

Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas. For more in-

formation contact Toni Castillo at 733-7512.

Midwest Choral Society The Midwest Choral Society

invites interested singers to participate in their fall season and Christmas Concert. All

voices are welcome: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Selec-

tions will include pieces from Handel’s “Messiah” and other Christmas music. Rehearsals

are held 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Mon-days in the Communications Center, Room 128. For more information contact Ron Wal-lace at 948-1004 or rondalwal-lace@cox.net or JoDee Burger

at phcburger@yahoo.com.

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Obfuscate (verb):   To cast into darkness or shad-ow; to cloud, obscure (adjective): Rendered obscure, dark, or unclearSOURCE: OED

Literary Reference: “The daughters of the house of Bradwardine were, in his opinion...placed high above the clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects of meaner females,” Sir Walter Scott, from the Waverly nov-els. Pop Culture Reference: “‘You can obfuscate, can’t you? Physicists have been taking simple mathematical ideas and obfuscating them for centuries. It must have been part of your training, surely?’” - Schild’s Ladder by Greg Egan

Our Usage: “We obfuscated our movements as we broke into Julie’s cookie jar. To this day, she wonders who the mice were who nibbled on her snacks.”

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Voiced by Elijah Wood, 9, from left, 7 (voiced by Jennifer Con-nelly), and 5 (voiced by John C. Reilly) face peril in Shane Acker’s epic adventure fantasy “9.” (Courtesy Focus Features/MCT)

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