New media work in hot, but soothing conditions (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)
The new media have faced hot and cramped conditions inside The Big Tent on Wynkoop Street, and have had to scramble for the limited number of power strips. (One blogger described the situation as vultures swooping down when he left his work station).

Officials eyeing levee work stoppage (UPI)
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Army Corps of Engineers and New Orleans officials say they are considering stopping work on most levee projects due to an approaching hurricane.

Road work on Pictou Island will begin soon (The News)
PICTOU?ISLAND – Work will begin over the next few weeks to gravel and realign a section of Pictou Island Road.

Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work Category: Health News Created: 8/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2008

Convention Center will shift to four-day work week during September (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center-New Orleans will shift to a four-day work week for the month of September to save money and energy, the facility's general manager said Wednesday.

Stanhope questions Seselja's work ethic (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has attacked Opposition Leader Zed Seselja's work ethic.

Flint League of Women Voters honors Charlotte Williams with first Making Democracy Work award (The Flint Journal)
FLINT, Michigan -- Flint's League of Women Voters chose to give their first Making Democracy Work Award to one of the longest working advocates of civil rights in the county.

Repair work slows traffic on Rockland-bound Tappan Zee Bridge (The Journal News)
Two Rockland-bound lanes on the Tappan Zee Bridge causeway are closed for repair work at about 2:20 p.m. today.

More companies letting employees work from home (BizJournals)
A record number of companies in the U.S. and Canada allow employees to work from home, according to a new survey from WorldatWork.

Blocks from DNC, gallery shows off Obama-inspired work from street artists (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DENVER - In a scruffy gallery topped with the word "HOPE" sculpted out of bike wheels, some of the biggest names in street art are displaying work inspired by Barack Obama's presidential campaign.