Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies | CJAD

Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies
Mon, 2007-12-24 12:35.
Richard Deschamps

Montreal-born jazz pianist Oscar Peterson has died.

During his half-century career, he’s played with such jazz giants as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins and Ella Fitzgerald…among others…and is regarded as one of the finest jazz pianists of all time.

He was born in Montreal on August 15, 1925, and was raised in Little Burgundy. He arrived in New York City — then the jazz capital of the world — in 1949, at the invitation of legendary jazz impresario Norman Granz.

He received numerous honours throughout his career, including the Order of Canada, and a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1997. Concordia University’s named its concert hall at Loyola Campus in his honour in 1999.

Jazz great Oscar Peterson dies | CJAD.

CTV.ca | U.S. study probes racial trends in Facebook users

U.S. study probes racial trends in Facebook users

Updated Mon. Dec. 24 2007 8:38 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

A new study that relies on data from Facebook finds students of African-American and mixed-race heritage are the most likely to have ethnically diverse social groups.

CTV.ca | U.S. study probes racial trends in Facebook users.

Hard-plastic bottles raise worries – CNN.com

Hard-plastic bottles raise worries

ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.

The Nalgene bottle is under scrutiny because of a possible hormone-disrupting chemical.

Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in the trendy sports accessory led a major Canadian retailer to remove Nalgene and other polycarbonate plastic containers from store shelves in early December.

Hard-plastic bottles raise worries – CNN.com.