MOURNING GIVES THANKS, TURKEYS.(SPORTS)

Byline: Associated Press

MIAMI -- Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat, sidelined for the season because of a kidney problem, provided a Thanksgiving Day lunch for 65 families Thursday at the Miami Rescue Mission Center for Women and Children near downtown Miami.

``This is wonderful -- it's great to see he's interested in the community,'' said Miami Rescue Mission Center director Ronald Brummitt, who noted that Mourning called the shelter weeks ago to offer the lunch. ``It's nice to know he likes to take time off to visit people, especially on Thanksgiving.''

At 6-foot-10, Mourning …

IPO funding set to boost refinery: RRC aims to raise up to B30bn next week.

May 12--Rayong Refinery Plc (RRC) announced yesterday that it would float almost 1.4 billion shares to raise between 28 billion and 30 billion baht in an initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for next week.

Proceeds from the IPO will be used to promote further integration between the country's upstream petrochemical industry and the PTT Plc-owned oil refinery, according to Chainoi Puankkosom, the president of RRC.

RRC has decided to expand production capacity with the construction of a reforming and upgrading complex for an estimated US$560 million.

The new site would help the company produce and supply reformate for The Aromatics (Thailand) Plc, …

Kazakh uranium output fails to meet target

Kazakhstan increased uranium production by almost one-third in 2008, but fell short of its previous output projection of more than 9,000 tons amid falling demand, the state-owned nuclear energy company said Thursday.

The Central Asian nation hopes to nearly quadruple production over the next ten years and overtake Canada and Australia to become the world's largest supplier of nuclear fuel.

Uranium production reached 8,521 tons last year, a 28.5 percent increase from 6,637 tons in 2007, Kazatomprom said in a statement.

The output forecast for next year is 11,900 tons, depending on conditions on the …

Improvement district to move headquarters

The James Street Improvement District in mid-August will move its headquarters one block south of its location on the 200 block of West James Street in Lancaster.

The organization will occupy about 2,700 square feet at 354 N. Prince St., which also is home to Isaac's Restaurant & Deli's corporate offices and Robson …

New journal on disruptive science and technology launching in 2012.

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (http://www.liebertpub.com) announces the launch of Disruptive Science and Technology, a highly innovative, bimonthly peer-reviewed journal that seeks to publish game-changing research that has the potential to significantly improve human health, well-being, and productivity. The Journal will present new and innovative results, essential data, cutting-edge discoveries, thorough syntheses and analyses, and publish out-of-the-box concepts that will improve the way we live. Complete information on the Journal is available online at http://www.liebertpub.com/dst (see also Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News).

"Although much has been …

PCC proposes 1 campus for health-care courses.

Byline: Eric Swedlund

May 7--Pima Community College is proposing a $35 million health-care campus -- adjacent to the county's Kino hospital -- that would consolidate 24 programs that educate thousands of students in nursing and other health-related fields.

The proposal, announced publicly for the first time Friday by Chancellor Roy Flores, seeks to put the $35 million proposal on the ballot for the county's 2008 bond election.

If approved, the campus would build a 120,000-square-foot facility at the Kino complex, 2800 E. Ajo Way, with new state-of-the art labs and all of the college's existing health-education equipment. The facility would be …

NEW LEADER TAKES OFFICE IN POLAND.(MAIN)

Byline: JANE PERLEZ - New York Times

With a warning from President Lech Walesa not to squander the last four years of movement toward a market economy, Poland's new prime minister, the leader of a former Communist party, was sworn in Tuesday along with a 20-member Cabinet.

The new prime minister, Waldemar Pawlak, 34, who was described recently by Walesa as not being up to the job, responded to the president's admonition by saying his government would contribute to the "growth trend."

Pawlak takes charge at a delicate time in Poland's transition from communism to capitalism.

With the fastest-growing economy in Europe this year, Poland …