The Big Blue Brain

New Movies and Music

26 October 2009






Check out the new movies and music coming out the next two weeks….


Tuesday, October 27


  




New Movies


Ice Age 3


Nothing Like the Holidays


Whatever Works


Orphan


  


New Music


Brian McKnight, Evolution of a Man


Creed, Full Circle


Sting, If On a Winter’s Night


Joe Nichols, Old Things New


Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Night Castle


Train, Save Me, San Francisco


Rod Stewart, The Soulbook



Tuesday, November 3


  


New Movies


Aliens in the Attic


G.I. Joe—Rise of the Cobra


I Love You, Beth Cooper


The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3


  


New Music


Glee, The Music, Volume 1.


Carrie Underwood, Play On


Weezer, Raditude


Nirvana, Bleach (20th Anniversary Edition)


Amerie, In Love and War


The Bee Gees, Ultimate Bee Gees


Slayer, World Painted Blood


  



National Breast Cancer Month

19 October 2009

            Did you know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month?


Q: What is cancer?

A: Cancer is a disease that occurs when cells become abnormal and divide without control or order. Each organ in the body is made up of various kinds of cells. Cells normally divide in an orderly way to produce more cells only when they are needed. This process helps keep the body healthy. If cells divide when new cells are not needed, they form too much tissue. This extra tissue, called a tumor, can be benign or malignant.

Q: How many new cases of breast cancer were estimated in the United States in 2009?

A: According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among women in the United States last year. Approximately 1,910 new cases are expected in men. The ACS also reports that an estimated 40,610 breast cancer deaths are expected in 2009 (40,170 women, 440 men).

Q: How common is breast cancer in the United States?

A: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. Q: How can women get low-cost or free mammograms?



A: For information on low- or no cost mammography screening, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at (888) 842-6355 or visit their Web site at www.cdc.gov. Women seeking mammograms at a reduced rate are urged to make their appointment early in the year, as space may be limited. To find a breast-imaging facility, contact the National Cancer Institute at (800) 4-CANCER.


Local places to get free or low-cost mammograms: http://www.networkofstrength.org/illinois/programs/resources/mammogram.php

Schedule a mammogram today!


content from National Breast Cancer Foundation

http://www.nbcam.org/



For more information visit the National Library of Medicine's website at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/breastcancer.html


Talk to your doctor.



En Espanol     http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/tipos/necesita-saber/seno




























 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

6 October 2009

Join us in celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Check out some of these books on display now on the second floor of the library:


  • Empress of the Splendid Season by Oscar Hijuelos

  • The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love / Los Reyes del Mambo Tocan Canciones de Amor by Oscar Hijuelos

  • Cool Salsa edited by Lori M. Carlson

  • Down These Mean Streets / Por Estas Calles Bravas by Tomas PiriIn

  • The Time of the Butterflies / En el Tiempo de las Mariposas by Julia Alvarez