A descriptive summary is given of the results to-date from the framed standard model (FSM) which: (i) assigns geometric meaning to the Higgs field and to fermion generations, hence offering an explanation for the observed mass and mixing patterns of quarks and leptons, reproducing near-quantitatively 17 of SM parameters with only 7, (ii) predicts a new vector boson $G$ which mixes with $gamma$ and $Z$, leading to deviations from the SM mixing scheme. For $m_G > 1$ TeV, these deviations are within present experimental errors but should soon be detectable at LHC when experimental accuracy is further improved, (iii) suggests the existence of a hidden sector of particles as yet unknown to experiment which interact but little with the known particles. The lowest members of the hidden sector of mass around 17 MeV, being electrically neutral and stable, may figure as dark matter constituents. The idea is to retrace the steps leading to the above results unencumbered by details already worked out and reported elsewhere. This has helped to clarify the logic, tighten some arguments and dispense with one major assumption previously thought necessary, thus strenthening earlier results in opening up possibly a new and exciting vista for further exploration.
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