In Brief

Missing Links

You might be all for tidy facial hair, but would you be willing to use a gizmo that makes you look like you should be deep sea diving in order to get a neat goatee? Take a look at goateesaver.com.

Former eTreppid employee is fined

RENO — A federal judge has fined a Reno software designer at the center of a legal battle over the development of source codes he says have been used to help fight the war on terror.

Potential exists to make all spaces beautiful

Like most folks who are into their homes, I read a lot of shelter magazines — and revel in each new color, style and design technique. I don’t always like them or agree with them, but I can certainly appreciate talent and design.

New faucet parts get the ball — and water — rolling

: I have a kitchen faucet that is dripping from the spout, so I planned on replacing the cartridge to stop the dripping. My problem is that I took the handle off and discovered that this type of faucet doesn’t use a cartridge. Instead, it has just a metal stick poking up through the top of the faucet’s body. Can this type of mechanism be repaired or am I looking at a new faucet?

Thinking, living locally should help green Nevada

The greening of Nevada is under way, but the ultimate goal of true sustainability is no easy task. Even so, there is a simple and very powerful concept that can guide us much of the way: localization. By its very nature, it applies to everyone and could have a profound impact on our homes, making them more affordable, independent and self-sufficient.

HOME BRIEF

Board workshop to aid license applicants

World’s fastest showman

Everyone admires a humble star, an athlete who wins with genuine humility.

DeWitt’s bat powers 51s to victory over Colorado Springs

Blake DeWitt homered twice and drove in four runs as the 51s raced to an 8-0 lead after seven innings but then had to withstand an eighth-inning Colorado Springs rally for an 8-5 Pacific Coast League victory over the Sky Sox in Colorado Springs, Colo.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

Rams running back Jackson ends holdout

Rams running back Steven Jackson ended his holdout Wednesday, and St. Louis appeared on the verge of signing him to a new multiyear contract.

Shooters also fulfill Olympic dreams

The marathon, gymnastics, springboard diving, the 100-meter dash, the discus (one of my personal favorites) and even beach volleyball are easily recognizable as Olympic sports. And my guess is that in the past two weeks, many of you have been burning the midnight oil to catch as much of the Beijing Games as possible.

FISHING REPORT

LAKE MEAD — Anglers in the Vegas Bay arm are seeing striper boils at all times of day, especially near Sand Island, Government Wash and Boxcar Cove.

UNLV loses Hales to dislocated elbow

UNLV senior starting defensive tackle Jacob Hales dislocated his left elbow Wednesday night at Rebel Park, and his status is unknown for the Aug. 30 opener against Utah State at Sam Boyd Stadium.

IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

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