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Web Watch: TMZ Congress, Baby Snuggie

3:14 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 |
David Krough

Producer Scott using DK's login.

Here are the links:

Microsoft's Conficker page for consumers: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx#EQB

TMZ Chases Hottie Congressman, John McCain's Daughter Weighs In:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/31/meghan-mccain-is-schock-the-gops-mr-right/

Messy Office Pictures to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Yourself:
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PDX Tonight: Foodie Trivia

3:06 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 |
David Krough

I know it says this is Dave. It's really Producer Scott. Ah, technology!

We're sending Joe Smith to Pix Patisserie's North Williams location for Gastronomical Trivia! Trivia for foodies! Does it get any more Portland?

The fun runs from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Costs $2/person to play. More info:
http://www.pixpatisserie.com/pages/news-events

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WEB WATCH: Google, Photos & Music!

4:45 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Hello?

Is this thing on??

Steph here for Producer Aaron..

Okay. In tonite's web watch we have a few great links:

First-- the link to the Google music story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/technology/companies/31music.html?_r=2&ref=global-home

Second-- the Errol Morris blog: >> Continue reading: WEB WATCH: Google, Photos & Music!



PDX Tonite: i kant spel

4:32 PM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 |
Stephanie Stricklen

Steph here.. blogging for Producer Aaron.

Joe Smith tells me he can't spell. Neither can I. What better place to send him than a spelling bee, right? Here are the details on a cool 21+ spelling bee to get your awesome geek on.

Taken from the MySpace listing:

Join Portland's bravest spellers every Monday night (sign-up at 6:30 or so, spelling starts at 7) at Mississippi Pizza ( >> Continue reading: PDX Tonite: i kant spel



Friday's live show thread

6:43 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 |
Aaron Weiss

If you have questions or comments about Afghanistan, swingers' clubs, or anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

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Web watch: $150,000 homes edition

3:45 PM Fri, Mar 27, 2009 |
Aaron Weiss

Thursday's live show links

5:00 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 |
Aaron Weiss

If you want to know more about United Way's Community Relief Fund, there's a special website at give10tell10.org.

Joe Smith is at Profile Theater's production of Jake's Women. The show runs until April 5th.

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Web Watch: I-can-still-eat-that! edition

3:01 PM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 |
Aaron Weiss

  • Popular Mechanics pits the Shamwow against the Zorbeez in a battle of the infomercial masters
  • YouTube gets all smarty-pants with the EDU channel

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  • Wednesday's live thread

    6:46 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions for Jeff Mapes, or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

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    PDX Tonight: OMSI After Dark

    4:36 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith heads back to OMSI for their monthly After Dark event.

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    Hot Box: Jeff Mapes

    4:24 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Oregonian reporter Jeff Mapes has been a frequent guest on Live @ 7, mostly talking about Oregon politics. But tonight he's here to talk about his new book, Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities.

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    Web watch: "Green" jobs edition

    3:39 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • American Idol producers admit contestants are lip syncing
  • An AIG executive writes a public resignation letter

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  • Post-show bonus: Cesar Chavez

    7:32 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    No surprise--you're all fired up over the Chavez street renaming. We only got to a few comments on the show. Here's most of the rest that came in over Twitter:

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    Tuesday's live show thread

    6:46 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions for Storm Large, or questions about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    A lot of conversation during the show happens on Twitter, so here's a Twitter search page to follow the show online.

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    Talk Box: Storm Large

    4:44 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Portland rocker Storm Large stops by the Talk Box to talk about her new one-woman show at Portland Center Stage, Crazy Enough.

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    Web Watch: Colbert edition

    3:49 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Stephen Colbert wins NASA's space station poll
  • Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Silicon Florist introduces you to some of Portland's top female programmers

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  • Monday's live show thread

    6:43 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions or comments about My Abandonment by Peter Rock, or anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you want to submit a 30-second Hire Me! video, here's everything you need to know.



    Web Watch: Golden poo edition

    4:06 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Consumerist unveils brackets for the 2009 Worst Company in America contest, vying for the coveted Golden Poo statue
  • TPM mocks Bobby Jindal for mocking volcano monitors

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  • Hot Box: GreenPosting.org

    3:17 PM Mon, Mar 23, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    In the Hot Box tonight: Jonathan Davis, founder of GreenPosting.org.

    Jonathan was recently featured in a Business Week feature on laid-off workers who are starting their own ventures.

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    Friday's live show thread

    6:40 PM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    ...



    PDX Tonight: Clowns Without Borders

    4:16 PM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith is going to a big benefit show for Clowns Without Borders, a non-profit group that sends performers to developing countries to make kids smile. Among the clowns tonight: David Lichtenstein, who just got back from Haiti last night.

    The show is at Da Vinci Middle School, starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets are...



    Web Watch: pwned edition

    3:45 PM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Ars Technica reports on Google Chrome surviving the first day of the pwn2own hacking contest
  • AIG tells employees to go i...



  • Thursday's live show thread

    6:42 PM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    If you have comments about President Obama's Tonight Show appearance or anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

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    Web Watch: Undo Send edition

    4:22 PM Thu, Mar 19, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Anti-CRC group launches a YouTube campaign
  • GOOD magazine shows you how to reduce your water footprint

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  • Wednesday's live thread

    6:20 PM Wed, Mar 18, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have a question for Dr. Peter Levine, author of Trauma-Proofing Your Kids, or anything else you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the Producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you want to submit a 30-second Hire Me! video, here's everything you need to know.

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    Web watch: Baracketology edition

    3:29 PM Wed, Mar 18, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • It's like a Segway... but with legs
  • Not at SXSW? Neither is Portland's @unclenate or @podcasthotel

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  • Tuesday's live show thread

    6:42 PM Tue, Mar 17, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    It's our first show from the new studio! Welcome to all the NWCN viewers who are joining us for the first time. If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    If you have questions or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be wat...



    Web Watch: Cut & Paste edition

    3:46 PM Tue, Mar 17, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Gizmodo runs down everything you need to know about the iPhone 3.0 operating system
  • Waste hours watching the nominees at the Streamy awards
  • The Seattle P-I says goodbye to its printing press with a >> Continue reading: Web Watch: Cut & Paste edition



  • Talk Box: Scott Simon

    2:06 PM Tue, Mar 17, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    In the Talk Box tonight: National Public Radio's Scott Simon.

    Scott's voice is familiar as the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, and he's written several fiction and non-fiction books, most recently Windy City, a political comedy set in Chicago.

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    Friday's live show thread

    6:10 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    Tonight's Hire Me! resume-in-song is from Joe Wrabek. You can e-mail him: joe.wrabek@gmail.com. If you want to submit a 30-second Hire Me! video, here's everything you need to...



    PDX Tonight: Boutiques Unleashed

    5:06 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith is heading to a fundraiser for DoveLewis Animal Hospital called Boutiques Unleashed.

    It's a fashion show with human and animal models, including a certain Live @ 7 host.

    Boutiques Unleashed happens tonight at the Wonder Ballroom. The fashion sh...



    Web Watch: Goodbye Detroit edition

    3:55 PM Fri, Mar 13, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • TIME has an amazing photo essay on the decline of Detroit
  • Gizmodo finds a bus stop that shames you into joining a gym

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  • Thursday's live show thread

    6:27 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions for the publisher of Bluewater Productions or about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics d...



    Web Watch: Thousands, millions, and trillions edition

    3:25 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • The Girl Scouts: Selling cookies online is dangerous. Go knock on strangers' doors instead!
  • Wired has the inside story of a $100 million-dollar diamond heist
  • Wonder what $1 trillion looks like? >> Continue reading: Web Watch: Thousands, millions, and trillions edition



  • PDX Tonight: Gabriel Rutledge @ Harvey's Comedy Club

    11:42 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith heads to Harvey's Comedy Club to chat with headliner Gabriel Rutledge.

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    Tuesday's live show thread

    6:45 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    If you have questions for Shoshana Bean or about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

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    Talk Box: Shoshana Bean

    5:04 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Singer/actress Shoshana Bean stops by the show tonight. Shoshana grew up in Beaverton and went on to star in Wicked on Broadway. Now she's embarking on a music career. Her first album, Superhero, was released in December.

    She's back in town for a fundraiser called Talk Box: Shoshana Bean



    Web Watch: TaserCam edition

    4:32 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • The Big Picture blog goes dog sledding

  • Legally blind Oregon musher Rachael Scdoris has a twitter feed

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  • Monday's live show thread

    6:30 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    If you have questions or comments about Daylight Saving Time or anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    Click through to find out how to contact



    Web watch: Operatic demolition edition

    4:26 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    PDX Tonight: Raiding Andina's cellar

    3:28 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith heads to Novo Peruvian hotspot Andina Restaurant for a "Cellar Raid."

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    Friday's live thread

    6:21 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you're new to Live @ 7, we give online viewers a behind-the-scenes bonus during Live @7: Here's the live stream with open mics during the breaks.

    If you have questions or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

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    Web Watch: "Bubble? What bubble?" edition

    4:33 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    PDX Tonight: Swing Time!

    11:45 AM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith is heading to the Tiffany Center for Swing Time PDX.

    If you're into swing dancing, the weekend is a non-stop party. Tonight and tomorrow, the dancing runs from 7:00 pm until midnight at the Tiffany Center, then moves to the Scottish Rite Center where the dancing continues until 6:00 am!

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    Thursday's live show thread

    6:43 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    If you want to submit a 30-second Hire Me! video, here's everything you need to know.

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    Web Watch: Barista food edition

    3:24 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Wednesday's live show thread

    6:39 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have questions for the creator of How's Your News?, or comments about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    Catch a special screening of How's Your News tomorrow at 7 pm at the Hollywood Theater in Northeast Portland!

    Tonight's >> Continue reading: Wednesday's live show thread



    Web Watch: Just-like-Twitter edition

    3:03 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Hot Box: How's Your News?

    12:24 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Catch a special screening of How's Your News with Arthur Bradford tomorrow, March 5th, at the Hollywood Theater.

    In the Hot Box tonight: Portland-based producer/director Arthur Bradford, the man behind the award-winning documentary How's Your News?

    How's Your News? follows a team of reporters with mental and physical disabilities as the cross...



    PDX Tonight: Mississippi Studios

    12:00 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith is heading to the grand re-opening concert at Mississppi Studios.

    Already one of Portland's top small concert venues and recording studios, owner Jim Brunberg took the studios down to the studs last summer and spent 9 months rebuilding.

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    Tuesday's live show thread

    6:19 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have comments about business taxes, gas taxes, or anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    Tonight's Hire Me! video is from Chris Weber. You can contact him on Twi...



    Web Watch: Nasty hotel edition

    3:10 PM Tue, Mar 03, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Monday's live show thread

    6:14 PM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    If you have comments about BusinessWeek's list of miserable cities, or about anything you see on Live @ 7, Aaron the producer will be watching this thread during the show.

    Kelly Guim...



    PDX Tonight: Cooking on Salt Blocks

    5:02 PM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

    Joe Smith heads to The Meadow on North Mississippi to learn about cooking on Himalayan Salt Blocks.

    The Meadow specializes in gourmet salts, chocolate and wine.

    Their salt block cooking classes sell out well in advance--keep an eye on their website to find out when the...



    Web Watch: Conveyor belt edition

    4:05 PM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 |
    Aaron Weiss

  • Text-to-speech: CNET has the low-down on why Amazon gave in to the Authors' Guild and publishers.

  • The NY Daily News shows the wackiest items confiscated at JFK and LGA.

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