European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 o stars and stripes Friday March 30 2007 Ben san Francisco supervisor Ross Mirkarimi hands out Canvas shopping bags tuesday the cites Board of supervisors tuesday approved a ban on plastic grocery bags paper or plastic us not so fast the associated press san Francisco City Lead ers approved a ban on plastic Gro Cery bags after weeks of lobbying on both sides from environmentalists and a supermarket Trade group if mayor Gavin Newsom signs the ban As expected san Francisco would be the first us City to adopt such a Rule the Law passed by a 101 vote requires Large markets and drug stores to give customers Only a Choice among bags made of paper that can be recycled Plas tic that Breaks Down easily enough to be made into compost or reusable cloth san Francisco supervisors and supporters said that by Banning the Petroleum based sacks blamed for littering streets and choking Marine life the measure would go a Long Way toward help ing the City earn its Green stripes hopefully other cities and states will follow suit said supervisor Ross Mirkarimi who crafted the ban after trying to get a 15cent per bag tax passed in 2005 the so grocery stores that would be most affected by the Law argued that the ban was not reasonable because plastic bags made of Corn byproducts Are a relatively new expensive and untested product some said they might offer Only paper bags at checkout cancer society recommends annual mris for some women the associated press Atlanta More than 2 Mil lion us women those with an unusually High risk of developing breast cancer should get Annu Al mris As Well As mammograms the american cancer society advises in new guidelines and a new medical study suggests that All women newly diag nosed with breast cancer should get mris too the scans revealed cancers in the opposite breast that were missed by Ordinary mammograms in 3 percent of these cancer survivors the study came out after the cancer society developed its guidelines which Are the first to recommend Fri for screening women who show no signs of can cer the guidelines Are directed at symptomless women who have a mutation in the brca1 or brca2 genes those who were treated for Hodgkins disease or those with a Strong family history of the disease such As women with two or More close relatives who had breast or ovarian cancer or who have a close relative who developed breast cancer before age 50 2 California cat owners sue Over pet food recall los Angeles two los Angeles residents have filed a lawsuit against menu foods of Ontario Canada alleging the cat food company is to blame for their cats recent health problems according to court papers the lawsuit which seeks class action status is asking for unspecified damages Gregory Helmer a los Angeles attorney retained by Kaye Steinsapir and Lois Grady filed the lawsuit on behalf of them selves and All others similarly situated zoo Atlanta Panda is shy on first outdoor trip Atlanta zoo Atlanta giant Panda cub is on the verge of discovering the great outdoors zookeepers began letting the 27pound Mei Lan venture into the out Side Section of the Panda exhibit wednesday the last step in the cubs debut but the Debutante was a Little shy after peeking outside she re treated indoors for her to live a life like a wild Panda would we want her to spend As much time As she can outside said Rebecca Snyder curator of giant Panda research and management at the zoo from the associated press wind pummels California by Daisy Nguyen the associated press los Quick win try blast brought fierce winds and cold temperatures to normally mild Southern California but did Little to quench the parched re Gion tuesdays storm startled Resi dents who watched As Clear morn ing skies quickly darkened and gusting winds ripped roofs off Sev eral buildings capsized boats and downed Power lines and Trees Ive never seen weather like this said Larry Prantner manager of cavi at the big Oaks Lodge restaurant in the Santa Clarita Community of Saugus if s March and in wearing a coat and Start ing a fire at the fireplace the storm was created by Mois Ture and Cool air sweeping through warmer dry air meteorologists at the National weather service said Wanner tempera Tures were expected through the rest of the week while the weather system sprinkled Snow and Hail across Moun Tain and High desert communities it want nearly enough to make a Dent in the huge shortfall of rain so far this year in most places we got Zero or Trace amounts of rain Bonnie bar thing a National weather service specialist told the los Angeles times even in the mountains we Matt a Power line in Commerce Calif was destroyed tuesday by Strong winds that struck Southern California didst get a whole lot of rain this was mostly a wind system los Angeles is facing its driest year on record Only 247 inches of rain have fallen in downtown los Angeles since july 1 in a nor Mal year More than 13 inches of rain would have fallen by now on tuesday winds Tore off the roof of Orange county fire authority aviation building in Ful Lerton and Harbor patrol officers made numerous rescues involving capsized Craft in Newport Bay and offshore a Large Section of roof laminate and Asphalt tile landed on four cars and caused minor damages but no injuries said Orange county fire capt Stephen j Miller he said fire Crews also responded to numerous reports of downed Trees and Power lines it was pretty crazy out there i was driving on the freeway and saw Many dust storms Miller said secure your future Tat be yer Fttie and tace Quality Edwin Tinq Yew in twee Witti he Thomi shift Meta by multiple course delivery options new terms begin every month Prev Essly earned College credit certification Kense and military Tro Ningmay be applied toward your degree associate baccalaureate masters degrees and certificate programs