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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL m » ."A* ■r j i/ « P^B\ ; *PW ft KjT iS[ H!B n vl/ii jflfll H■ m w|n faMiU/ \ -vi|MS ®9l Hi; , f y : *\TvM IJ9 [& H l *'i* ' A•* * V I ■ -rv .2 ] I V i\‘ A> §Jh ; HBHR4#&hHHH HHI»I^ Submitted Houston County High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America mem bers who recently attended the National Leadership conference in Nashville, Tenn., were, from left: Lindsay Wynn, Erika Rappenecker, Ginny Johnson, Sara Smith and Kaylie Sims. Accompanying the students to the conference were their advisers, Nelda Clay and Jane Cooper. HCHS FCCLA students capture national awards Special to the Journal Houston County High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members recent ly attended the National Leadership conference in Nashville, Tenn. At the conference stu dents attended motivational University engineers trying to turn poultry into fuel By STEPHANIE L SCHUPSKA University of Georgia Two and a half pounds of litter - that’s about how much one chicken produces in its lifetime. A team of University of Georgia scien tists is working to turn the poultry state’s waste litter into a valuable alternative fuel product. That’s good news in Georgia, where chickens, specifically broilers, rank No. 1 in the state’s agri culture, with a leaving-the farm value of almost $4 bil lion. Poultry litter is mostly manure mixed with a bed ding material such as wood shavings. Two and a half pounds of litter per broiler is 2.5 pounds of by-product waiting to be converted into something usable, said Jimmy Palmer of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With funding from an EPA grant, UGA researchers are search ing for ways to add value to poultry waste. “This will help us collec tively deal with environmen tal issues of growing agricul ture,” said Palmer, an EPA regional administrator. “A waste is a terrible thing to mind,” he said, twisting a common phrase. “We’re looking for better ways to deal with waste.” Through a process called fractionation, the UGA researchers plan to produce two types of materials from the poultry litter, separat ing the fine and coarse parts, said Mark Risse, a UGA Cooperative Extension engineer and member of the research team. The scientists form the fine, nutrient-rich mate rial into pellets for fertilizer. Because the processed fertil izer pellets would allow a slower release of nutrients into the soil, pollution from pathogens and nutrients in the poultry litter would be reduced. “Most poultry litter is cur rently being directly land applied as fertilizer,” said K.C. Das, coordinator of the UGA Biorefinery. “It makes sense to a point. But in north Georgia, there’s not enough land to spread the litter. Through this process, we’re producing a better energy product as well as a better fertilizer.” and informational sessions to, according to a release, “enhance their leadership skills and competed in STAR Events. Winners from the school were: Silver medalists in National Programs in Action Occupational Lindsay Wynn and Erika Rappenecker, Georgia State Vice President The research team puts the coarse, energy-rich poul try litter material through an intense heating process called pyrolysis to create cf&r and bio-oil. The char can be used anywhere char coal is used. Bio-oil can be refined further and used as diesel-like fuel. UGA engineers say devel oping a cheap source of ener gy from poultry litter would provide a cleaner source of energy, helping the state grow in an economically and environmentally sustain able way. They estimate that in the United States, using poultry litter as fuel could save 283 million gallons of fossil fuel. “Two or three companies are looking at Georgia right now,” Risse said. “They’re looking at pelleting litter for fertilizer. There’s a very real opportunity for research that can be used not 10 years from now, but now.” “A lot more is said than usually done, and we’re f Grrrreal Deals T Do you have something Dre sses tc sell and it's under 10 0 m% -rr SSO? 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Now, with the demand for alternative fuels increas ing, his halted research can continue. The project team is in the process of showing they can break up poultry litter into two parts and use both. The researchers will also have to determine whether the processes should be done at centralized locations across the state or at individual farms. “Poultry Utter represents two times the energy con sumption on a farm,” Das said. “You have everything you need to produce energy on the farm already.” Special Services: • Deluxe Pedicure • Sea Salt • Warm,Towels Wraps .1. 1.11 I Advanced technology pedicure chair dose not hold water or bacteria! 478-922-4282 LOCAL Autry named to PR society Special to the Journal The Public Relations Society of America has elected Jimmy Autry among 15 new members to its pres tigious College of Fellows, announced PRSA President and CEO Cheryl Procter- Rogers, APR, Fellow PRSA, recently. The new honorees will be inducted during a ceremony at PRSA’s 2006 International Conference on Nov. 11 in Salt Lake City. “I am honored to welcome the members of the class of 2006 into the College of Fellows,” said Procter- Rogers. “They join a dis tinguished group of public relations professionals who have advanced the profes sion, serving as role models of distinction and mentors to current and future prac titioners.” This will bring the num ber of members of the College of Fellows to 436 out of the nearly 22,000 members of PRSA. Election to the College, based on lifetime achievement, is a professional honor award ed to senior practitioners and educators. Fellows are called on to continue their service to the profession through the College. “The honor of being des ignated a Fellow by PRSA is one of the profession’s highest awards for indi vidual achievement,” said Scott Shirai, APR, Fellow PRSA, chair of the College of Fellows. “It clearly identifies outstanding professionals who have significantly advanced the profession with exception al performance and lead ership throughout their careers.” According to the PRSA bylaws, to be considered for the College of Fellows, a member of PRSA must have practiced or taught public relations for 20 or more years, demonstrated superior capability as a practitioner or educator, exhibited personal and professional qualities that serve as a role model, and advanced the state of the t! 1 ' 1 -f mp S r > t _ 8 „ ff' %"* ,'■JU'UC' 4 ''' - . a v msSESmM & % y A-iHU SPPv. ~ 'M.fy , ■- S’ a ! -Mi- " mm i. wmSSßrs^m ***** w .,» J| m. ~ Totally free. Totally cool. Its always fun to get something free. 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I Before being elect ed by the PRSA Board of Directors, applicants considered for the honor receive an 'extensive review by a panel of Fellows who a( I ( ( AUTRY i recommend those appli cants deemed to meet the criteria established for election to the College of Fellows. Autry’s nomination letter was written by Ken Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA, who is retired from Duke Energy in Charlotte, NC. Clark now lives in near Buena Vista, GA. Six more of Autry’s peers in the public relations field and other business associates wrote letters of recommendation to support his nomination. Autry is Senior Vice President of Member and Community Relations at Flint Energies. Since July 1998, Jimmy Autry had served as the Vice President of Member Services for a JJiabtLl wuu to trout liountli... 'jD&n&chc UhcßApeunc CD ass Ape OC \ Oay SpA Massages, Facials And Much, Much More... 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