From Amanda HIll of Txagtalks.texasfarmbureau.org:

I came across a news story this morning from NBC’s Today Show that reported a group within the meat industry is moving toward renaming some of our favorite meat cuts in order to make them “more consumer-friendly.”

The group heading up the new meat monikers is the Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards—URMIS, for short. They claim that consumers are confused by names of meats like rump roast, pork butt and others. So, to clarify the consumer’s choice of pork and beef, URMIS has suggested new names for more than 350 cuts in your local meat case.

What are some of the new meat monikers you might look for? If you’re planning on serving up a juicy pork chop for dinner, look instead for “Porterhouse chops,” “Ribeye chops” and “New York chops.”

The owner of popular Tyler restaurant The Diner, Lloyd Nichols, has announced that he is opening a Popeye's Fried Chicken restaurant in Tyler.

The new restaurant will be located at 3820 West Elm Street in Tyler. It is expected to open in November 2012.

Lloyd, a Marine Corps Veteran, would like to encourage veterans to apply for positions in the new restaurant.

Positions are open for all crew members. Apply by following the following link: popdine.wyckwyre.com.

From UTHSCT:

How likely are you to develop breast cancer? What are some practical steps you can take to lower your risk of developing breast cancer, the second most common cancer among women?

You can have your questions answered at “Breast Cancer: Do You Know Your Personal Risk Factors?” a free seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at the Potpourri House, 3320 Troup Hwy in Tyler.

The “Dine with our Doctors” seminar is sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and will include a free dinner.

With more than 20 years of experience in breast cancer research and treatment, presenter Edward Sauter, MD, Ph.D., knows that the key to surviving breast cancer is understanding your personal risk factors and how to lower them.

Dr.