Poll names SLC residents second worst-dressed in nation</h1> <article> <h1>Poll names SLC residents second worst-dressed in nation</h1> <p>ahowell — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:57:08 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/01/poll-names-slc-residents-second-worst-dressed-nation"></a><p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Anchorage residents are apparently not dressing to impress.</p> <p>That's the upshot of Travel and Leisure Magazine's reader poll, which put the residents of Alaska's largest city at the bottom when it comes to being on the top of style.</p> <p>The magazine ran an online poll asking readers to rank 35 American cities on such things as best nightlife, best burgers, best New Year's Eve celebrations, etc.</p> <p>By a three-tenths of a point, Anchorage landed just below Salt Lake City for having the worst-dressed residents.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/01/poll-names-slc-residents-second-worst-dressed-nation" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=Z_pinJpLEA8:g4fySv-H924:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Robotic rehab helps paralyzed rats walk again</h1> <p>ahowell — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:57:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/01/robotic-rehab-helps-paralyzed-rats-walk-again"></a><p>By employing a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation, and robot-assisted rehabilitation, researchers have restored a remarkable degree of voluntary movement in rats paralyzed by a spinal cord injury. After several weeks of treatment, the rodents were able to walk - with some assistance - to retrieve a piece of food, even going up stairs or climbing over a small barrier to get it. The rats' recovery raises hopes that a similar combination strategy could help restore movement in some people with spinal injuries. Indeed, such efforts are already underway.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/01/robotic-rehab-helps-paralyzed-rats-walk-again" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=-xUjWtMlyMQ:lNGDl8y3-hk:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Hike takes people to Wyoming's only endangered plant</h1> <p>ahowell — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:56:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/31/hike-takes-people-wyomings-only-endangered-plant"></a><p>RAWLINS, Wyo. -- Frank Blomquist had never seen the plant before.</p> <p>Out in the sand dunes north of Rawlins, he was surveying riparian areas for the Bureau of Land Management. The vanilla-scented lavender flower didn't match any other documented plants in the state.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/31/hike-takes-people-wyomings-only-endangered-plant" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=k0nn2yHtFTs:PcvWq7rwBNY:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Salton Sea has hit a new low</h1> <p>ahowell — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:48:02 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/31/salton-sea-has-hit-new-low"></a><P>SALTON SEA STATE RECREATION AREA, Calif. - During the heyday of the Salton Sea, when the Hollywood crowd and others came to play in large numbers, this strip of beaches, campsites and fishing spots along the sea's northern shore was one of California's most popular parks.</p> <P>But that was years ago.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/31/salton-sea-has-hit-new-low" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XqEHxj8iHBk:VAd15FIljJ4:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Removing highway roadkill can be a stinky job</h1> <p>admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:30:01 +0000</p> <P>TWIN FALLS, Idaho --. It's not that Dave Dana minds getting his hands dirty, but one part of his job is a bit distasteful.</p> <P>It's roadkill, and the Idaho Transportation Department's Twin Falls maintenance foreman occasionally has to wade right in.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/31/removing-highway-roadkill-can-be-stinky-job" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=5BPUkD-76WA:gaRGKhoY-pw:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Students put physics – and duct tape – to use in 15th annual cardboard regatta</h1> <p>mpiper — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:21:44 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/students-put-physics-and-duct-tape-use-15th-annual-cardboard-regatta"></a><P>WILLARD BAY — The lighted patio torches and the skull and crossbones on the stern of the cardboard boat were creative touches.</p> <P>But it was the pre-calculus that Northridge High School students Kate Davis and Tyson Young used to figure out angles and weight distribution that had their “pirate ship” vessel posting a respectable 2-minute, 8-second time to the buoy and back.</p> <P>“The flames added to its awesomeness,” Davis said of the lighted torches.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/students-put-physics-and-duct-tape-use-15th-annual-cardboard-regatta" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=GPG4EtgQA74:fuXWkdwSmlk:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Plain City men trick Venice Beach crowd with sweet 'buried treasure'</h1> <p>ahowell — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:33:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/plain-city-men-trick-venice-beach-crowd-sweet-buried-treasure"></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>PLAIN CITY — A group of Plain City men is watching a video they made of a Memorial Day weekend practical joke with buried treasure go viral on the Internet.</p> <p>Johnny Murdock, 24, said the gag itself was fairly simple: Bury a chest filled with gold on a public beach at night, dig it up the next morning and watch the fun. </p> <p>The gag was that they filled the chest with $100 worth of foil-covered chocolate coins.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/plain-city-men-trick-venice-beach-crowd-sweet-buried-treasure" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=1uid43zSEQI:t58pS0yLmUg:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>National spelling bee may go international</h1> <p>ahowell — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:14:01 +0000</p> <P>NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Can you spell "international"?</p> <P>Paige P. Kimble, director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, announced to participants of the 85th annual event Tuesday evening that The E.W. Scripps Co. is in the early stages of launching a worldwide contest.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/national-spelling-bee-may-go-international" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=lvxnq-nCXfE:YU1OBcT_Fh8:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Romneys more at home in California</h1> <p>ahowell — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:24:11 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/romneys-more-home-california"></a><P>LA JOLLA, Calif. - David and Cristina Sear were walking their Doberman pinschers in this seaside neighborhood when a big U-Haul truck pulled up around the corner from the $12 million beachfront home Mitt and Ann Romney had just bought.</p> <P>The driver could not negotiate the steep turn onto Dunemere Drive, a narrow cul-de-sac with no sidewalks.</p> <P>"Wouldn't it be funny if Mitt Romney jumped out?" they joked, moments before Romney jumped out of the driver's side of the cab.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/30/romneys-more-home-california" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=QoK2Uq--mYI:CRfjgq9MmoI:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Some barefoot runners report injuries</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:32:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/some-barefoot-runners-report-injuries"></a><p>LOS ANGELES -- Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.</p><p>The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking six miles on the road.</p><p>During a training run with a friend along a picturesque bike path near downtown Minneapolis, Carter suddenly stopped, unable to take another step. His right foot seared in pain.</p><p>"It was as though someone had taken a hammer and hit me with it," he recalled.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/some-barefoot-runners-report-injuries" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=SN9-ItVCt_8:wiB8t4DufwM:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>DIY medical tests: Two experts weigh in on their value</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:32:13 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/diy-medical-tests-two-experts-weigh-their-value"></a><p>An increasing number of Americans are turning to their local pharmacy when it comes to diagnosing certain health conditions.</p><p>With the many do-it-yourself screening kits now available, people can test their own blood or urine for a number of ailments. Many are doing so with the advice of their physician. Others are doing it out of convenience, privacy and cost, but how accurate are these tests? And how involved should a person be when it comes to running their own medical tests?</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/diy-medical-tests-two-experts-weigh-their-value" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=XmD-NYQdsMQ:cRNQiCdVdmM:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>HERS ONLINE</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:32:13 +0000</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.hersutah.com" title="www.hersutah.com">www.hersutah.com</a> for these stories and more:</p><p><strong>Food:</strong> <a href="http://www.hersutah.com/story/12-ideas-class-12-graduation-party" target="_blank">Graduation party ideas and recipes</a></p><p><strong>Manage your life:</strong><a href="http://www.hersutah.com/story/falling-behind-scrapbooking" target="_blank"> Falling behind on your scrapbook?</a></p><p><strong>Health: </strong><a href="http://www.hersutah.com/story/car-seat-safety-puts-children-their-place" target="_blank">Car-seat safety</a></p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/hers-online" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=KemkSaPZddU:brydLZDkvwI:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Students Speak out on bullying</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:13 +0000</p> <p>Think about what a student who gets bullied looks like and a mental image of a skinny, nerdy kid with tape on his or her glasses, or greasy hair and dirty clothes, first comes to mind. The bullies always knock a book out of the kid's hand, and then step on it and say, "Oops!," in a rude and phony way.</p><p>Neither Jen nor Steve, two bullied students at Bear River High School whose last names are not being used, look anything like the stereotypical bullied kid.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/students-speak-out-bullying" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=VmZ4BMgv4X0:VtdZCfaq7CM:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bullying way too common</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/bullying-way-too-common"></a><p>Teens and bullying has been a big headline in newspapers and news shows since the origins of high school, but the topic has taken center stage in the last several years.</p><p>One of the scariest parts of these headlines is that bullying seems to be more heightened, more and more violent and more widespread, inspiring suicides and serious injury from coast to coast. Even here in the Top of Utah, problems with severe cases of bullying leading to suicide have been reported.</p><p>We're taking a look at this issue in TX. on three fronts: prevalence, personal stories and solutions.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/bullying-way-too-common" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=9Db462QlLYQ:7n99cixcEx0:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Watch out for too-sweet juices</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:13 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/watch-out-too-sweet-juices"></a><p>Many public health officials are now warning patients that fruit juice poses many of the same health risks as soda when it comes to obesity and diabetes. What concrete actions can consumers take?</p><p>Global nutrition professor Barry Popkin and others advise eating whole fruits (which contain fiber) instead of drinking fruit juices, so that a feeling of fullness is delivered with the sugars and calories.</p><p>Some new, less sugary juice products are on the market, he said, but parents also can simply water down juice at home.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/watch-out-too-sweet-juices" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=dVLgJu5fJCs:wNeVbEtKFNU:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Today's 25th Street nothing like it was in the 1920s</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:28:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/todays-25th-street-nothing-it-was-1920s"></a><p>Many of you have probably visited or at least driven by Ogden's Historic 25th Street. Union Station sits at the west end of the street and the Ogden Municipal Gardens begin at the east end. In between, little shops line both sides of the street and cars are usually parked in every parking spot.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/todays-25th-street-nothing-it-was-1920s" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=P8L83e8OfxE:PwlWUJkVTdg:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Being the solution to bullying</h1> <p>mbennett — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:28:11 +0000</p> <p>Bullying can seem like an endless problem, one that society will struggle with as long as there are schools and student interaction.</p><p>However, there are ways to "bully-proof" schools and educate students about bullying. With enough effort and education, bullying can be stopped. Here are five tips for shutting this problem down:</p><p><strong>1. If you can't fix it, alert someone who can</strong></p><p>In elementary school, when something was going wrong and no one knew what to do, the teacher was always alerted. In high school, the same principle is still applicable.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/being-solution-bullying" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=bLWn76Nb5Ek:3cn8Hbu5adQ:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Are tiny robot surgeons the wave of the future?</h1> <p>ahowell — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:43:01 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/are-tiny-robot-surgeons-wave-future"></a><p>PITTSBURGH -- Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations.</p> <p>It's not science fiction. Scientists and doctors are using the creeping metallic tools to perform surgery on hearts, prostate cancer, and other diseased organs. The snakebots carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are in the works. For now, they're powered by tethers that humans control. But experts say the day is coming when some robots will roam the body on their own.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/are-tiny-robot-surgeons-wave-future" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=fyAzFAzzcDQ:1yUi7XRyJ0I:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Youngest spelling bee contestant is only 6, full of self-confidence</h1> <p>ahowell — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:17:10 +0000</p> <a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/youngest-spelling-bee-contestant-only-6-full-self-confidence"></a><p>NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The words start flying here Tuesday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as 278 youngsters vie to become the 85th champion of the country's longest-running educational competition.</p> <p>The spellers, who come from across the United States and its territories, plus eight other countries, start out taking a computer-screen quiz of 50 words. Scores from half of those spellings are added to onstage spelling scores during Wednesday's preliminary rounds to determine who moves on to Thursday's semifinals.</p> <p>Nearly 40 percent of the competitors are eighth-graders, and the most common age is 13.</p> <p>And then there's Lori Anne Madison, who, at age 6, has already made her mark on the Bee as the youngest speller ever to reach the national stage.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/youngest-spelling-bee-contestant-only-6-full-self-confidence" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=nOMkS6h-0Ho:Jtesb1Gx588:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Ranching community remembers legendary black cowboy</h1> <p>ahowell — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:41:01 +0000</p> <P>TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- For Rodney Hopwood, remembering a legend is not so different from reciting poetry.</p> <P>"The smell of dew in the morning, the taste of dust and the anticipation of the horses waiting to ride," said the longtime rancher and cowboy with a quiet but clear voice. "These things Henry and I share."</p> <P>Hopwood is the type of cowboy you expect to find telling stories around an evening campfire. However, on Monday, he stood among a small crowd at the Twin Falls Cemetery, offering his respects to a legendary cowboy, Henry Harris.</p><p><a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/29/ranching-community-remembers-legendary-black-cowboy" target="_blank">read more</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:KwTdNBX3Jqk"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/standard/features?a=vgPUB-xMPaY:r7pwvhkd8E4:TzevzKxY174"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>