Utah Gossip

Founded in 2007, Utah’s very own Women Tech Council is an organization devoted to providing leadership and advocacy for women working within technology companies and careers. The Women Tech Council recently announced the award finalists for the 2009 Annual Women Tech Awards, which spotlights women in the Utah community who are “driving innovation and [...]

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Yes, you heard me right. But no, I am not extremely angry, frustrated, or even amusing myself by shouting obscenities. I am actually spreading the word to all my fellow Utahns about the latest and greatest apparel to hit the Wastach Front: a Back the F:\ Up t-shirt. That’s right, one of [...]

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Most students and alumni that are or have attended BYU learn tips, tricks, and secrets involving how to survive BYU classes. A group of BYU marketing students put together a blog for reveling these hidden gems to the general public.
Visitors can submit new secrets to help everyone from freshman to faculty in working the system [...]

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My co-workers and I have decided to start training for a half-marathon…sometime next year. But, if you are all ready to run, there are several marathons here in Utah that are coming up really quick.
On Thanksgiving morning there is a 4 mile run or a 2 mile walk where all proceeds will go to [...]

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This doesn’t really have anything to do with Utah, but I thought it would be fun to share. We all need a little pick-me-up to help us get through the week, right?
I found a website where people have taken pictures of funny, passive aggressive notes and signs. Have a look-see. It is pretty funny.
Here [...]

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If you have ever looked into attending Film School, you know how expensive it can be–especially at a well-known school in L.A. or New York. Well, a new film school is opening in Utah for those who want to study film making, but can’t quite afford it. Emerson Smith College is opening a new branch [...]

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That’s the rumor I read on Venturebeat this morning.
Seems ridiculous – I agree with the theory that some LDS people are probably buying employee shares (which the company is currently allowing them to sale). Possibly the LDS church themselves is buying these shares, but that seems more unlikely to me. If so, though, props to [...]

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For many people, their wedding is one of the major highlights of their lives. But apparently marriage isn’t just a human event anymore. Many animals are now taking the plunge…thanks to Pet Weds. Cats can marry dogs, goats can marry fish. It doesn’t matter the match up to Reverend Tyker (a little dog that wears [...]

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No doubt you’ve heard in the past about airplanes and passengers being grounded for hours due to wiring problems. Or perhaps you’ve actually had the misfortune of being one of those passengers. LiveWire Test Labs, a Utah based company, may have found more efficient ways to inspect the wiring of airplanes, especially aging [...]

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This last week at Arches National Park, one of the famous stone arches collapsed. Out of the park’s 2000 arches, Wall Arch was ranked 12th in size at a height of 33 feet and a width of 71 feet. And apparently no one witnessed the arch collapse.
The trail up to that arch is currently closed [...]

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