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Friday, October 16, 2009
Chicken Pot Pie - Foodie Friday
I had a wonderful surprise yesterday. I learned that my Apple Custard Pie with Streusel Topping was being featured on Saveur's Best of the Web page and, that as a result, One Perfect Bite would be included in their "Sites We Love" list. My thanks to all of you for your support. Your daily visits and kind words helped make this happen. A group hug is in order.
The Coach House Restaurant in New York City closed in the late 90's, but during it's hay day some wonderful food could be had there. I was fortunate enough to get their recipe for Chicken Pot Pie before they closed their doors. It was a lunchtime favorite of mine and when I make pot pie at home, this is the recipe I use. It has, however, been simplified and deconstructed over the years. While purists will argue, I think the changes have made a wonderfully homey dish even better. The original recipe called for stewing a chicken to produce meat and stock for the pie. I've replaced the sometimes less than tender bird with poached chicken thighs or a deli-style chicken. I also use canned chicken broth and frozen vegetables to make quick work of required mise en place. The most noticeable change is the technique I use for the pastry that tops the pie. While I make my own pie crust, I hasten to add that ready-made crust or puff pastry can, of course, be used. I use the bottom of the dish or dishes in which I plan to bake the pie as a form to cut pastry that will fit over the filling without crimping the edges. I carefully move it to a baking sheet that's been covered with parchment or waxed paper and bake it until it's a deep golden brown and then set it aside. I make the sauce stove top, then add the chicken and vegetables and cook until everything is piping hot. It's then spooned into individual casseroles that are carefully topped with an already baked and crisp pastry crust. It goes back in the oven to assure everything is warm before it's served. Here are the recipe specifics.
Chicken Pot Pie...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
12 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon or parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of nutmeg
Juice of 1/2 lemon
12 large white mushrooms, quartered
1 cup frozen diced peas and carrots, thawed and drained
1/2 cup frozen pearl onions, thawed
4 cups cooked chicken, shredded in spoon size chunks
Pastry for a two crust pie
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon cream or milk
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Set aside.
2) Melt butter in a large, heavy bottomed sauce pan. Stir in flour; cook, stirring, over medium heat for 3 minutes, until bubbly but not brown. Gradually add chicken broth and cook stirring constantly until sauce thickens and bubbles. Add mushrooms, pearl onions and peas and carrots; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add chicken. Set aside.
3) Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use bottom of individual casseroles to cut pastry topping. Carefully move to prepared baking sheet. Mix egg yolk with cream or milk. Brush pastry with glaze. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a deep golden brown. Set aside. Reduce oven to 350 degrees F.
4) Spoon chicken mixture into 6 individual greased baking dishes. Carefully cover with pastry toppers. Bake for 20 minutes to warm or until sauce is bubbly. Serve hot. Yield: 6 servings.
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57 comments :
- Haden News said...
Mary, your Chicken Pot Pie looks yummy! I love all your recipes and pictures :)
- October 15, 2009 at 11:56 PM
- Chats the Comfy Cook said...
Congratulations on your recognition of Saveur. That is special and you must be very loved and respected. I am so glad, I dropped by here, now to read this.
I haven't had chicken pot pie in years. It is such a great winter meal. You have inspired me to make it. - October 16, 2009 at 12:10 AM
- Unknown said...
Congratulations! I follow your blog faithfully and believe this to be a well deserved honor!
- October 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
Chicken pot pie has to be one of my favorite dishes. I love the way you have done this one; the crust is so golden and delicious looking and it's simple to prepare. Just perfect, Mary.
Congrats on your featured recipe! What a wonderful honor. - October 16, 2009 at 12:36 AM
- theUngourmet said...
This is such a beautiful pot pie! I love the crust!
Congratulations on your feature! :D - October 16, 2009 at 1:05 AM
- Alea Milham said...
This looks wonderful! I love how you have made this recipe for accessible to busy moms.
Congratulations on your much deserved recognition! - October 16, 2009 at 1:35 AM
- Historical sites with charmine said...
This looks wonderful! You make my mouth water everytime I visit you here.Droooooling!CONGRATS!
I'm sharing this on twitter. - October 16, 2009 at 2:11 AM
- Coleens Recipes said...
Congratulations on your Saveur recognition...very sweet. The chicken pot pie is a favorite at our house. Yours looks excellent. Nice photo!!
- October 16, 2009 at 3:07 AM
- Abatevintage said...
Oh how delightful, it sounds like a wonderful dinner.
Have a great weekend.
Heidi - October 16, 2009 at 3:25 AM
- Poppedijne said...
This recipie reminds me of what we call 'vol-aux-vents'. They are individual puff pastry shell's filled with a chicken fricassee. We ommit the veggies and ad small chicken meatball's and some mushroom instead. It is always a very tasty meal.
- October 16, 2009 at 5:09 AM
- Rachel said...
Thanks to you , this pot pie madea woderful meal although I had to make use of dried herbs....
- October 16, 2009 at 5:38 AM
- NKP said...
Congratulations on your feature!! Break out the bubbly, no matter what time it is. :)
The pot pie looks so good! I made pot pie this week too, but it will look like the messy little cousin of yours. ;-) Yours is stunning. - October 16, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- Pat@Back Porch Musings said...
Congratulations, Mary!
The chicken pot pie looks so good! I haven't made this in awhile. You inspire me! - October 16, 2009 at 6:41 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
Oh Mary!! How exciting.. congratulations. What an honor! You SO deserve being recognized. YAY for you!!!!
Your chicken pot pie looks nothing less than amazing! - October 16, 2009 at 6:53 AM
- From the Old InkWell said...
Mary, I'm so happy about your recognition - well deserved! I would love to try this recipe and the pumpkin cake below. I've got to stop blogging long enough to try some of your wonderful recipes!!! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
- October 16, 2009 at 7:31 AM
- susan said...
Mary-Congratulations! I am not surprised; it is well-deserved. I don't think you need my help with pimiento cheese :) The chicken pot pie looks wonderful and is one of my husband's favorite comfort foods!
- October 16, 2009 at 7:42 AM
- Martha said...
Congratulations! That is an honor! Your pie looks prettier than mine! But I love chicken pie as well -- a fall/winter favorite! And yes, I've simplified mine too!
- October 16, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- food with style said...
this could not look more gorgeous! congrats on your nod too~
- October 16, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Ginger said...
Congrats on your wonderful news and recognition. You most definitely deserve it!! The Chicken Pot Pie of course looks incredible..
- October 16, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- bj said...
Congratulations, dear Mary. I am so pleased that you are recongnized as a great cook...and your photographs are so beautiful. You, my friend, are so talented!!
This pot pie looks so great. I love them!! - October 16, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- Foley said...
Congratulations Mary! You must be so proud..as we are of you!
Your chicken pot pie sounds delicious..sounds better than the recipe I have been using so I will surely give it a try this winter...they become a staple in the cold months!
Congrats again on this huge recognition and honor!! - October 16, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Lori said...
Congratulations- how wonderful Mary. You have so many readers taht really enjoy your blog. It does nto surprise me.
This chicken pot pie looks absolutley divine. - October 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Alyssa said...
Congratulations Mary! Definitely a well-deserved recognition.
Your pot pie looks scrumptious. I, too, haven't made one in years, and now I wondering why not. - October 16, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
Congratulations, Mary! I am so pleased that your expertise and talent is recognized!!!
- October 16, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...
Good morning Mary, Congratulations on your recognition.. so deserved. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing another wonderful recipe.
hugs ~lynne~ - October 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Christi @ A Southern Life said...
That sounds wonderful. I love chicken pot pie. My mother used to make that for our lunch often when I was growing up. Alas, my husband doesn't like chicken so I very rarely fix anything with it, but, I may have to try this recipe just for me!
Christi - October 16, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- My Little Space said...
Hmm...mm...I love it, I love it! And nice topping as well.
- October 16, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Pam said...
Pot pie is my all time favorite comfort food - yours looks delicious AND beautiful.
Congrats on your featured recipe Mary - you deserve it! - October 16, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- Allison Shops said...
That looks wonderful. I love chicken pot pie. Getting cold outside, so the perfect weather. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the nice comment.
- October 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Patricia @ ButterYum said...
Re Saveur - Congratulations! Now for a serious matter... will you please adopt me?
ButterYum - October 16, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Signing Out said...
Mary, that chicken pot pie looks delicious!
Congratulations on your your pie recipe being featured on Saveur's Best of the Web!
Jane - October 16, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Congratulations I came here earlier today and went off to view your post on the Saveur's Best of the Web. That's so neat -you described your pie so well and it looks just delicious -I'll be sure and give it a try.
vickie - October 16, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Ebie said...
Ms, Mary congratulations! I am a faithful follower and supporter of your creations, not only the food but the photographs as well!
The pot pie is one of my favorites, and I use the frozen vegetables. I will try yours.
Keep the good food flowing! - October 16, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Tracey said...
Congrats on being featured! Chicken Pot Pie is one of my favorite comfort foods and yours looks and sounds delicious!!
- October 16, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Michelle said...
Hey Mary! So many Chicken Pot Pies this week, with the temperatures dropping so quickly it is a perfect time too!
- October 16, 2009 at 1:19 PM
- Designs on 47th Street said...
Hi Mary, Even though we just recently met I can tell your recognition is most definitely deserved. Your recipes look so good and are so user friendly.
I appreciate your visit to my blog. Come by any time.
Donna - October 16, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Unknown said...
CONGRATS!!! Mary on your featured recipe. What a GREAT!!! honor.
Your chicken pot pie looks wonderful. I love the crust.
Geri - October 16, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- George Gaston said...
Congratulations Mary!
I remember The Coach House well, during my years living in New York back in the 80's and early 90's. And many a time I ordered their 'pot pie'. So, this is terrific to now have their recipe, it looks marvelous. Thanks for sharing… - October 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Laura @ The Shabby Rabbit said...
Congratulations on your recognition. Well deserved :) I can't wait til I can take photos as beautiful as yours! (if ever! lol). I enjoy your blog more with every visit and thank you for visiting mine and the encouraging words.
L - October 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Hi Mary! Oh, I just love chicken pot pie and I'm going to try yours. Congratulations o n be featured on another blog!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;) - October 16, 2009 at 3:59 PM
- honeysuckle said...
Congratulations on your inclusion of Apple Custard Pie! The pot pie is a favorite of mine altho I don't make it too often, worrying about the added calories with the crust. I like the idea of baking the top crust separately so it would be very crisp though. Your pumpkin cake looks very tempting also. Thanks for coming by today. Your pictures are beautiful!
- October 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Karen at Nittany Inspirations said...
Congratulations on being featured on Saveur's Best of the Web. All of your recipes look so wonderful. Chicken pot pie is one of my own favorite comfort foods. That is a cool trick to bake the puff pastry seperate.
- October 16, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- KathyB. said...
Wow! I love it that I can learn new techniques to help me make a successful family dish even easier and better, thank-you ! I make pot pie frequently during the cold months and it is always a family favorite, I will be trying it your way next time I make it.
I often use leftover and deli chicken too, or any other left over meats and will use up the half-used bags of frozen vegetables in my freezer. I like to decorate the top of the pastry with a pastry chicken or some such design.
Congratulations on your mention in the web site, you deserve it!
BTW, I made your cranberry dressing and used it over chicken as a side dish to my posted recipe today, I linked the dressing to your site. Thanks again for that recipe, I love the cranberry dressing! - October 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Unknown said...
Congratulations on your publication success. I no longer subscribe to Saveur, but I will certainly check out your entry. I would love to be in your kitchen taking lessons. Your food, as always, is a feast for the eyes and soul. Thanks so much for being generous and sharing it with us. I would love for you to share in Crock Pot Wednesday whenever you can.
- October 16, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Erica (Irene) said...
Congratulations on being featured on Saveur's Best of the Web.
You have a great Blog, I follow it all the time.
....love your Chicken pot pie it is one of my favourite meals, especially now when the weather is getting colder. - October 16, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- Jane said...
Congratulations! Your chicken pot pie is lovely and you've made the recipe so simple. As usual, your blog is wonderful.
- October 16, 2009 at 8:45 PM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Congrats on the honor. Well deserved. Yours is one of my favorite sites, the stories combine with the recipes perfect. Well deserved, and glad others notice
- October 16, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- La Cuisine d'Helene said...
Congratulations. What a yummy chicken pot pie. Have a great week-end!
- October 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Carol said...
Congratulations, a very well deserved honor! I enjoy your blog! You pot pie looks delicious.
- October 16, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- Amy I. said...
This looks like such wonderful comfort food! Congrats on your Saveur honor, what a well-deserved accomplishment!
- October 16, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Congratulations on being recognized by Saveur--it is well deserved. Your pot pie look delicious--I have been craving one.
- October 16, 2009 at 10:43 PM
- Kathleen said...
Congratulations, Mary well deserved.
Did you live here in NY then?
I like to make them indiv too..got those cute little chicken caseroles from Sur la table.
Yours looks absolutely wonderful! - October 16, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Katy ~ said...
What an honor to be recognized by Saveur! Your blog is so beautifully written and photographed that I am pleased you have received this distinction.
Chicken pot pie is a big favorite of ours. Yours is beautifully prepared and presented. So elegant and delicious. - October 18, 2009 at 6:32 AM
- Zom G. said...
No wonder Saveur singled you out! I just found you from Tastespotting and I already have 7 recipes bookmarked...goodness me. Keep up the good work!
- October 18, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Jamie said...
Mary, saw a photo of a gorgeous Chicken Pot Pie on photograzing that I just had to check out and why am I not surprised when I saw that it was yours? I have been craving this dish and yours is not only beautiful but looks luscious and delicious!
- October 19, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Zupan's Markets said...
Congratulations! Your passion for food is so contagious and inspiring. We love visiting your blog every week + seeing what goodies you're cooking up! Your much appreciated Chicken Pot Pie is no disappointment either—especially with that golden, flaky crust and creamy filling waiting on the inside. - October 19, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Manju @ Manjus Eating Delights said...
Hi Mary, thanks for stopping by my blog. I must say you have a lovely collection of recipes on your blog and I'm definitely going to try out a few.
I've been looking a good Chicken Pot Pie recipe all this while and I think yours looks simple and delicious.
And your pictures are awesome.
Your blog will definitely be my go-to place from now on.
Have a good day!
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For a transient simulation, imagine if you could simply insert a virtual sensor in a model at a certain location and then monitor the evolution of a field value over time while solving. In COMSOL Multiphysics® you can do just that by using Probes. You define a probe in the Model Builder tree right under the Model Definitions node. Measuring the value at a point is not the only thing you can do with probes, but in this blog post we will focus on that specific task of probing. We'll also show you how you can use probes to compress the size of a saved transient model by only storing the full solution data set at a few points in time and at the same time having a densely sampled probe data plot with an accompanying table.
Probing a Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate Simulation
To better illustrate probing, let's use an example. We'll show you how to use probes in the case of a transient thermal stress analysis. (Tip: Read our previous blog post for some background on thermal stress analysis.)
Let's analyze a bipolar plate of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The geometry of this model is taken from the Model Library of the Structural Mechanics Module. The PEMFC is a candidate technology for future hydrogen-powered vehicles, but the very expensive materials needed have so far limited its use to high-cost applications, such as certain space missions. Fuel cell simulations contribute to designing less expensive fuel cells and making this technology more widely available. Fuel cell design requires extensive multiphysics simulations including stress, heat, CFD, and electrochemical analysis. We won't look at a CFD and electrochemical analysis here, but instead show you a mechanical simulation. If you are interested in more advanced fuel cell simulations, check out the tutorial models of the Battery Design Module.
About the Fuel Cell Bipolar Plate Model
A fuel cell stack consists of unit cells with an anode, a membrane, and a cathode connected in a series through bipolar plates. The bipolar plates also serve as gas distributors for hydrogen and air that is fed to the anode and cathode compartments, respectively. The picture below shows a schematic drawing of a fuel cell stack. The unit cell and the surrounding bipolar plates are shown in detail in the upper-right corner of the figure.
The fuel cell operates at temperatures just below 100°C (212°F), which means that it has to be heated at start-up. The heating process induces thermal stresses in the bipolar plates. The figure below shows the detailed model geometry. The plate consists of gas slits that form the gas channels in the cell, holes for the tie rods that keep the stack together, and the heating elements (in the picture labeled Heat source), which are positioned in the middle of the gas feeding channel for the electrodes.
In the COMSOL model of the bipolar plate, we use the Thermal Stress user interface and apply a volume heat source to the two central cylindrical domains.
There are also convective cooling boundary conditions applied to the sides of the plate.
A total power of 8 W is distributed over the two heating elements. We'll ramp up the heat power by defining a look-up table that we name startup(), with time as input argument. The bracket notation with 1/s (see image below) converts the input argument t to a unitless quantity before being passed to the look-up table. This unit conversion is not required but it is a good practice to take charge over the unit handling.
The interpolation table is defined under Model Definitions and represents an increase from 0 to 1 over 10 seconds. We use the Piecewise cubic interpolation option to make sure we get a smooth curve. This curve will modulate the input power of 8 W over time so that at t=0 s the input power is 0 W and at t=10 s the input power is the final 8 W. We'll see below that the time for the bipolar plate to reach steady-state is much longer than 10 seconds due to the relatively inefficient cooling:
How to Set up Probes in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Setting up probes is done from the Model Definitions node in the Model Tree of the COMSOL Desktop®. In this case we'll choose a Domain Point Probe (there are several other types of probes). By using the Point and surface normal Line entry method we get to interactively pick a point on a line that goes from another point on the model boundary with direction normal to the surface of the boundary. The depth can very easily be fine-tuned by the slider control. You also get the exact position of the point in x, y, and z coordinates.
The probe location is indicated with a red dot along the line. Here, an arbitrary point is picked on the inside of the plate:
Underneath the Domain Point Probe node in the Model Builder tree you will find a node called Point Probe Expression. Here you can set the field variable you wish to evaluate for and monitor during the solution process. The default for thermal stress analysis is the temperature field T but this could really be any field expression you'd like to monitor, including gradient (partial derivative) components. For example, the partial derivative of T with respect to X would be entered as d(T,X) or simply TX (notice the capital X).
In the Study Settings window, we can use the Range tool to specify a start and stop time. Units can be used here and we'll solve for 10 hours, entered as 10[h].
Avoid Storing the Entire Solution with Probing
Now let's see how probes can be used to avoid storing the entire solution for a large number of time steps. In the Range tool we set the Number of values to 2. This is the smallest possible value and will make sure to only store the full solution at t=0 and t=10[h]. The accuracy of the time-dependent solver is controlled by the Relative tolerance. In this case, the tolerance is lowered from the original 0.01 to 0.0001 (see image above). The lower the tolerance, the shorter the time-steps taken by the solver. This will have an impact on our probe data. We can set the probe to be updated at the same time steps as taken internally by the solver. (The time-stepping algorithm used by COMSOL® for this simulation is a so-called variable-order BDF method that adapts its steps in time, based on the solution and the tolerance settings.)
In the Study Settings window, in the section called Results While Solving, we change from the Output from solver option (which would just give us the results at t=0 and t=10[h]) to Steps taken by solver. Like this:
Select Compute from the Study node. During the solution, we'll now see a Probe Plot and Probe Table of the Temperature while the solver is working. If you have a simulation that takes a long time to solve, you can use the displayed Probe information to check if you set something up wrong in the model. Doing so allows you to then stop the simulation before it's finished, go back and change some settings, and start over again.
As you can see, the probe output has many more data points in time than just t=0 and t=10[h]. By lowering the solver tolerance setting you can increase the number of data points. The table allows you to copy-and-paste the results for use in a spreadsheet. You can also change the settings of the Probe Plot if you wish to use different units or ordering of the axes (here we get temperature T vs. time t).
Visualizing our Results
As a next step we can of course also visualize the Temperature field at 10 hours (36,000 s) as well as the von Mises Stress with an overlaid mesh plot.
Visualization of Temperature field at 10 hours (left). Visualization of von Mises Stress with overlaid mesh (right).
Note: The mesh in this example has prismatic finite elements; triangles swept through the thickness of the plate.
Editor's note: This blog post was updated on March 4, 2024, to include updated screenshots.
Comments (4)
Mark Murphy
March 21, 2013Can I get a copy of this as a pdf file?
Tina Maake
March 1, 2017I run a Simulation over 16 days, but the multiprobe-table does not Show all values. The first values and time-steps are missing. When I Export the data, then the values are still missing in the exported table.
Where are they? And how do I get them?
Best regards
Caty Fairclough
March 1, 2017Hi Tina,
Thanks for your comment! For questions related to your modeling, please contact our support team.
Online support center: https://www.comsol.com/support
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Manoj Dhiman
May 29, 2018Hey Tina
Stumbled upon this page just now. If your problem not solved than you may need to look into the table settings, which by default defined with 10000 rows. So if your data is larger than that it overflows and you see the last 10k data. You can change the length of column to desired value btw I haven't checked the upper limit.


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Google Chrome has been released and you can now finally try it. Developed in the past two years, the browser is barely noticeable after you open it. It loads faster than Internet Explorer and it has very few buttons and controls.
In fact, Chrome is an ironic name: Google wanted to create a browser that has a minimal chrome (that's how software developers name the menu and the toolbar of an application). The browser replicates the simplicity of Google's homepage that hides the complexity of the search engine.
Even if it's just a beta, Chrome already supports 43 languages and it automatically detects your language. To change the interface language, just click on the wrench button, click Options, select the "Minor tweaks" tab, click on "Change font and language settings", select the "Languages" tab and change Google Chrome language. That's a lot of clicking, but you won't change the UI language too often.
Google's browser merges the address bar and the search box in a single box that provides suggestions from the local history and from Google search. Google suggests queries and web pages that you are likely to visit, so in many cases you'll not even need to perform a search. Of course, you can change your search engine in the Options and Google provides two great alternatives: Yahoo and Live Search (OK, Live Search is not that great). But the great thing is that you don't need to choose a search engine: just browse the web search, visit your favorite sites and Google automatically detects search engines and saves them for you. Try this: go to amazon.com, search for the title of a book and then type amazon in Google's address box. You'll see an entry that allows you to search on amazon.com using Amazon's search engine. Click on the list item or press Tab to access the search engine.
Google automatically creates keywords for sites that have search engines: the automatically generated keyword for Amazon is amazon.com.
Let's say I want to download an application, like the fabulous Opera browser. Instead of being asked if I truly want to download the file, the location from my computer and other pesky details, Google Chrome just downloads it without opening any dialog. A small bar at the bottom of the window shows the progress and the greatest thing is that I can drag the file to any location directly from the browser. You should definitely try this if you install Chrome.
In Wired's article about Chrome, the engineers that built the V8 JavaScript engine talk about its performance. "We just did some benchmark runs today, Bak says a couple of weeks before the launch. Indeed, V8 processes JavaScript 10 times faster than Firefox or Safari. And how does it compare in those same benchmarks to the market-share leader, Microsoft's IE 7? Fifty-six times faster."
Like Opera 9.5, Google Chrome fully indexes all the web pages you visit and you can find search results from your browsing history in the address bar. To bookmark a page, click on the star icon and you can choose a folder for your bookmark (that's right, folders in an application created by Google). The browsing history, the recently closed tabs and the most visited pages are used to automatically create a homepage. Try this when you install Chrome: create a new tab, resize the window and notice how the thumbnails adjust to the new size. And another tip: go to Options and select "On startup... restore the pages that were last open".
Those who want to find more about memory usage, including a comparison with other browsers that are currently opened, should click on "Stats for nerds" in the task manger or type about:memory in the address bar. Here's a comparison between Chrome 0.2, IE8 Beta 2, Opera 9.52 and Firefox 3.0.1 when only three web pages are loaded after a restart: google.com, yahoo.com and youtube.com.
Google Chrome borrowed many features from other browsers: Opera's speed dial used to show thumbnails of the most frequently visited pages, Safari's inline find feature, Internet Explorer's private browsing mode, Firefox's spell checker. Google hopes that other browsers will borrow features or even code from Chrome. Sergey Brin said that what Google truly wants is a diverse and vibrant ecosystem of browsers and Chrome is just another option.
Google's browser might never become popular, even if it's fast, stable and more secure than other browsers. The most important thing is that Google Chrome will certainly have an impact on the next versions of IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari. Even if you don't have a Gmail account and you use Yahoo Mail or Hotmail, you benefited indirectly from Gmail's breakthroughs. If Gmail is the invisible feature of Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, Google Chrome could be the signal that browsers need to become platforms for web applications.
Related links:
Download Chrome
Chrome help group - useful to report problems or ask questions
Answers to common Google Chrome objections - by Matt Cutts
The secret project to crush IE and remake the Web - Wired
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The final component of my Thanksgiving dinner was perhaps the most important part, the dessert, and this year I wanted to try something a little new, a chocolate pumpkin pie. Pumpkin pie is often the dessert of choice for Thanksgiving and since chocolate and pumpkin go so well together I was thinking that a chocolate pumpkin pie would be amazing! At first I was just planning on simply mixing chocolate into a regular pumpkin pie recipe but a quick search on the web led me to this triple chocolate pumpkin pie recipe and with three kinds of chocolate I was thinking that it would have to be at least three times as good!
This pumpkin pie uses a pretty basic graham cracker crumb crust with some pumpkin spices mixed in, though you could easily add some cocoa powder to the crust to get a fourth form of chocolate into the mix. The first chocolate comes in the form of a layer of bittersweet chocolate on the crust that is topped with the semisweet chocolate pumpkin pie and the final chocolate comes in the form of a milk chocolate drizzle that is added just before serving. This triple chocolate pumpkin pie is pure chocolaty decadence at its best!
Well that slice did not survive the photo shoot!
Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Pie
A pumpkin pie with not one but three kinds of chocolate!
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 16 crackers)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), finely chopped
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate (preferably 55 percent cacao), chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 can (15 ounce) solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 can (12 ounce) evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 ounce milk chocolate, melted
- Mix the graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugars, salt, cinnamon and ginger, press the mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until lightly golden brown, about 8-10 minutes.
- Sprinkle the bittersweet chocolate over bottom of crust, return to oven until it melts and spread it in a thin layer over the bottom of the crust.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate and butter in a double boiler until smooth and set aside.
- Mix the pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, eggs, cornstarch, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a large bowl.
- Mix in 1/3 of the pumpkin mixture into the chocolate and then mix in the rest.
- Pour the mixture into the pie plate and bake in a preheated 325F/170C oven until the center is set but still jiggly, about 50-60 minutes.
- Let cool, refrigerate overnight and drizzle the milk chocolate on just before serving.


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Weak jobs report isn't all bad
and PAUL WISEMAN
The Associated Press
| Saturday, February 8, 2014, 9:50 p.m.
WASHINGTON — A second straight month of weak job growth renewed concerns Friday that the vigor displayed by the American economy late last year may be gone, at least for the moment.
The Labor Department's monthly employment report showing a tepid gain of 113,000 jobs in January followed December's puny increase of 75,000 — far below last year's average monthly gain of 194,000.
Yet the report provided some cause for optimism. Solid hiring last month in manufacturing and construction point to underlying strength.
And in a healthy sign, more Americans began looking for jobs, suggesting they were more hopeful about their prospects. A sizable 115,000 formerly unemployed people also said they found jobs. Their hiring reduced the unemployment rate to a seasonally adjusted 6.6 percent, the lowest in more than five years.
Most economists say they think hiring will strengthen during 2014 as the economy improves further.
Job growth "clearly has downshifted over the past two months," said Doug Handler, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight. "But we still believe the economic fundamentals remain strong and … forecast an acceleration of growth later in the year."
Janet Yellen will be pressed about jobs and the economy when she testifies to Congress next week in her first public comments since becoming Federal Reserve chairwoman on Feb. 1. Fed officials are scaling back their stimulus for the economy. They've also said they would consider raising their benchmark short-term interest rate at some point after the rate falls below 6.5 percent.
But the Fed has not been clear about the timing. With the unemployment rate now close to that threshold, economists think the Fed may update its guidance after its next meeting in March.
Most economists say two weak hiring months won't lead the Fed to halt its pullback on the stimulus. Fed policymakers will have February's job report to consider when they next meet in March.
Friday's figures add to evidence that the economy is slowing in the first few months of the year after expanding at a robust 3.7 percent annual pace in the second half of 2013.
The figures follow other signs of a possibly softening economy. A survey of manufacturing firms showed that factory expansion slowed last month. A measure of forthcoming home sales fell.
The jobs report offered some hints that hiring could return to last year's healthier levels in coming months.
To begin with, the unemployment rate is at its lowest point since October 2008, when the financial crisis was erupting. The rate fell because many of the unemployed found work. And the influx of people seeking jobs — a sign of optimism — was an improvement from December. In that month, the unemployment rate fell only because about 350,000 people stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.
Another positive sign: Manufacturers, construction firms and mines added a combined 76,000 jobs last month — the most since January 2006. Goods-producing employers like those tend to hire only when they're confident in the economy.
"You rarely see expansions in these industries without the economy being in fairly healthy shape," said Gary Burtless, an economist at the Brookings Institution.
If it does, more construction jobs would be created and would likely lead to higher retail spending as people furnish homes.
The effect of government tax increases and spending cuts, which dragged on growth last year, should sharply diminish in 2014. And despite recent turmoil in several emerging economies, the global economy appears in better shape than it has in the past three years, when Europe's financial crisis threatened U.S. growth.
"There's nothing really holding growth back," said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics. Most economists expect the U.S. economy to expand 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, up from 1.9 percent in 2013.
Several industries shed jobs last month, but the losses were likely to be temporary. Retailers cut nearly 13,000 jobs, but that followed three months of huge gains.
And government jobs dropped by 29,000. Local governments shed 11,000 jobs, partly because bus drivers and cafeteria workers were temporarily laid off when winter weather closed schools. The federal government cut 12,000, including 8,500 at the U.S. Postal Service.
Economists don't expect such deep cuts to continue. State and local tax revenues have recovered after plunging during the Great Recession.
"The pullback in January (by governments) was a bit of a surprise," said Patrick O'Keefe, director of economic research at CohnReznick, an accounting and consulting firm.
Investors seemed generally pleased by Friday's figures. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 136 points in afternoon trading.
Cold weather probably held back hiring in December, but the impact seemed to fade in January. That's likely because the government's survey of business hiring was conducted in mid-January, in between some of the worst winter storms.
Construction firms added 48,000 jobs in January, rebounding from a steep loss of 22,000 in December that probably reflected unseasonably cold weather. Construction typically stops if it's too cold.
Vince DeLeonardis, president of a contracting company in Pontiac, Mich., says cold weather disrupted projects in December and January. The firm, which handles construction of hospitals and factories, had to postpone brickwork last month on one job. That forced a subcontractor to lay off four masons. Some carpentry and roofing work was also delayed.
But the company has also benefited from weather-related repair jobs. DeLeonardis says it's done work involving freezing pipes that burst.
And once the weather improves, DeLeonardis expects business to pick up. He added a project engineer this week to his 87-person staff and hopes to hire one or two more this year.
"We're seeing private developers moving forward with projects," DeLeonardis said, in contrast to two years ago, when little except nonprofit and government-funded work was available. He also thinks better auto sales will lead to more work building and expanding auto plants.
Other firms unaffected by the weather are adding jobs. One is Agri-Industrial Plastics, based in Fairfield, Iowa, which makes fuel tanks and other parts for tractors, snowmobiles and ATVs. It sells to companies such as John Deere, Yamaha and Arctic Cat.
CEO Lori Schaefer-Weaton says she foresees healthy sales growth in 2014. The recovery in home sales and construction has created more landscaping work and boosted sales of riding lawnmowers and other equipment. Most of the company's manufacturing customers are optimistic about sales this year.
She's looking to add 12 new jobs to her 170-person staff. The company needs salespeople, customer-service workers and quality-control engineers.
"So far, what we're seeing is looking good," she said. "Hiring good people is at the top of my to-do list, every day."
AP Economics Writer Josh Boak contributed to this report.
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It takes at least a few days, sometimes longer, to receive your refund after you've filed your taxes with the IRS. Some people, though, just can't seem to wait. This almost certainly is a bad decision.
Not long ago, banks offered something called refund-anticipation loans, which basically meant that a bank would immediately lend you a portion of what you expected your refund to be, while keeping the rest for itself as a fee. Federal regulators put an end to this practice, but others—payday-loan companies and cash-advance businesses, even some otherwise reputable tax-preparation firms—have stepped in to offer pretty much the same thing.
The problem with this sort of transaction is that, while you do get the money almost right away, you're paying an absurdly high premium for it. Here are some examples of this kind of financial product currently being offered by leading tax companies has cost in years past:
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- Jackson Hewitt will extend you a line of credit (up to $1,000), but it comes with a 35 percent interest rate plus a monthly fee of $6.25, and a 3 percent (or $10, whichever is larger) charge every time you use your new credit line
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"I've been like that from the beginning since I've been fighting. You gotta try to take out everybody."
At a recent brunch in Anaheim, three of mixed martial arts' top young performers, Jon Jones, Urijah Faber, and Nate Diaz, met the press and were asked what they might have become if they hadn't followed the road to professional fighting.
Jones figured a job in law enforcement might have been his path in life. Faber talked about opening a restaurant or teaching (and becoming Spider-Man).
"I never really had a plan or a goal long-term," he said. "I followed my brother (UFC vet Nick) into what he did. If I think about it now, I probably would have tried to get a black belt in jiu-jitsu and open a school. If that wouldn't have come along, I didn't have a plan beforehand."
That's probably because Diaz was destined to be what he is today, a fighter, a job that isn't on the curriculum at your local grammar or high school. Sure, you hear about people being made into whatever they eventually become, but when it comes down to it, you can teach someone to be a doctor or lawyer; to be a fighter, you have to be born with it, and Diaz certainly fits that bill. Even growing up in the tough neighborhoods of Stockton, California, martial arts was where the younger of the two fighting brothers found his solace.
"Did you ever see Double Impact?" asked Diaz, referring to the cult favorite starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. "I was the bad Van Damme. (Laughs) Nick could always do the splits and stuff."
"(But) We always watched martial arts movies and did different karates," he continues. "We were always into something new, and I remember when he started (jiu-jitsu), I was like I've got to find something to do too. I was younger and looking at other martial arts and asking people, but when Nick started showing me Royce Gracie videos, it was all about that."
By 2004, Diaz wasn't just one of Cesar Gracie's most promising jiu-jitsu students, he was about to enter the world of pro MMA as well, and at the age of 19 he did so with a third round submission of Alex Garcia at WEC 12. His promoter that night was Reed Harris, the WEC's General Manager.
"We always knew when we signed him that we were in for a good fight," said Harris, who promoted four Diaz fights from 2004-2006. "We knew we weren't gonna have a lot of laying around. He was always exciting and he always showed up to fight. I had a long relationship with his manager Cesar, and we never had any real problems. And if anybody ever hit me in front of them, I'd just point. (Laughs) He's a great kid and he's always shown me nothing but absolute respect, and I appreciate that about him and his brother."
It's a far cry from some people's perception of Diaz, which is based on his all-business demeanor during fight week, but those who know him and have met him have nothing but good things to say about the 25-year old welterweight / lightweight prospect, and people did get to see a different side of Diaz in the lead-up to October 23rd's UFC 121 bout.
In town to support his teammate Jake Shields, Diaz was able to relax a bit, meet with the fans and the media, and enjoy some of the fruits of his labor.
"I'm having a good time, doing some signings, some appearances," he said on fight day in Anaheim. "Except back in the day when we were younger, I haven't been to a UFC that I'm not fighting in. I've showed up to UFCs when they're happening the day of, but I've never been there the week before, so it's kind of a trip. There's guys upstairs sleeping ready to go to war, and we're down here running around doing stuff; it's kinda crazy."
Diaz chuckles, and you just know that if there was an emergency call for a 155 or 170 pounder to step in on a few hours' notice, he would simply ask for someone to find him a mouthpiece and some trunks. Again, it goes back to having a fighter's heart and instinct, and Diaz has both. But what's allowed him to become a rising star in the UFC is his fighting talent, and with the exception of a couple hiccups in close losses to Clay Guida, Joe Stevenson and Gray Maynard, he's shown that on any given night, he can give anyone in the game fits.
On New Year's Day, his wait to get back in the Octagon is over, as he will take on Korea's unbeaten Dong Hyun Kim in his third consecutive fight at 170 pounds. His two previous bouts in the division have been spectacular to say the least, as he halted veteran knockout artist Rory Markham in a single round at UFC 111 and submitted Marcus Davis in the third round at UFC 118 in August. But this finishing prowess is nothing new for Diaz, and not a response to his split decision defeat to Maynard in January. He's just doing what he always comes to do.
"I've been like that from the beginning since I've been fighting," he said, "you gotta try to take out everybody. I'm a little sharper and I had some good fights, but it's just another weight class and different types of fighters."
And as he reveals, he's actually smaller at 170 than he was at 155.
"I stopped thinking about the diet and I could eat anything I want, so I walk around at 175," he said. "And when I fight at '55, I walk around at '85."
Go figure. But no matter what he's walking around at, on New Year's Eve, he'll check in at 170 and then get ready for war the next night against Kim (13-0-1, 1 NC), who is coming off an impressive win over Amir Sadollah in May.
"It was the guy they (the UFC) thought we should be fighting at this time," said Diaz. "They're the boss, Cesar, my manager, is the boss, and they just point me in the direction. He's definitely a really good fighter, I've been watching him, he's entertaining and it should be a good fight."
A win would make Diaz 3-0 in the welterweight division, and would warrant an even bigger step up. That's fine with him, though he doesn't rule out a return to the shark-infested waters at 155 pounds. All he wants are big fights.
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From the list of things a person with multiple sclerosis can't do, we must erase "skydive onto Mount Everest." That's because Frenchman Marc Kopp, 55, reportedly jumped from an aircraft at an altitude of some 32,000 feet before landing on the mountain this weekend.
"I feel very happy. I am exhausted but very happy," Kopp tells Agence France-Presse from Kathmandu, where he's being examined by doctors after his tandem jump with his friend, accomplished skydiver Mario Gervasi. The news agency says he's the first disabled person to skydive directly over the world's tallest mountain.
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Kopp, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001, traveled on horseback to reach the heliport where he took off to make his leap — an exhausting process for the man who often uses a wheelchair.
"There were many times in the last few days when I thought I wouldn't be able to realize my dream," he tells the AFP.
For the first few thousand feet of his descent, Kopp and Gervasi were in a free-fall. They landed on a specially prepared platform at about half of Everest's height of 29,029 feet, according to reports.
"I hope my action will inspire others living with this illness. I hope many more will follow in my footsteps," Kopp said.
Kopp, who suffers from primary progressive multiple sclerosis, has gradually lost the use of most of his right side, according to French newspaper Le Parisien. He runs a support group for others with the disease.
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The Food and Drug Administration says there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks.
The agency said it is revisiting the safety of chemicals like triclosan in light of recent studies suggesting they can interfere with hormone levels and spur the growth of drug-resistant bacteria.
The government's preliminary ruling lends new credence to longstanding warnings from researchers who say the chemicals are, at best, ineffective and at worst, a threat to public health.
Under its proposed rule released Monday, the agency will require manufacturers to prove that their antibacterial soaps and body washes are safe and more effective than plain soap and water. If companies cannot demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of their products, they would have to be reformulated, relabeled or possibly removed from the market. The agency will take comments on its proposal before finalizing it in coming months.
"Due to consumers' extensive exposure to the ingredients in antibacterial soaps, we believe there should be a clearly demonstrated benefit from using antibacterial soap to balance any potential risk," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's drug center.
The agency's proposal comes more than 40 years after the agency was first tasked with evaluating triclosan and similar ingredients. Ultimately, the government agreed to publish its findings only after a three-year legal battle with the environmental group, Natural Resources Defense Council, which accused the FDA of delaying action on triclosan. The chemical is found in an estimated 75 percent of antibacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S.
The FDA's preliminary rule only applies to personal hygiene products, but it has implications for a $1 billion industry that includes thousands of antibacterial products, including kitchen knives, toys, pacifiers and toothpaste.
Most of the research surrounding triclosan's safety involves animal studies, which cannot always be applied to humans. But some scientists worry the chemical can disrupt hormones in humans too, raising the risk of infertility, early puberty and other developmental problems. Other experts are concerned that routine use of antibacterial chemicals like triclosan is contributing to a surge in drug-resistant germs, or superbugs, that render antibiotics ineffective.
In March 2010, the European Union banned the chemical from all products that come into contact with food, such as containers and silverware.
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Muslims vehemently protest baptism of converts, fabricate false charge against church leaders.
PINGNA, Bangladesh, August 2 (Compass Direct News) — Two Christian women in Bangladesh's northern district of Jamalpur said village officials extorted relatively large sums of money from them — and severely beat the husband of one — for proclaiming Christ to Muslims.
Johura Begum, 42, of Pingna village said a member of the local union council, an area government representative and the father of a police officer threatened to harm her grown daughters if her family did not pay them 20,000 taka (US$283). The police officer whose father was allegedly involved in the extortion was investigating a fabricated charge that Christians had paid Muslims to participate in a river baptism on May 26.
Begum had invited seven converts from Islam, including three women, to be baptized on the occasion, she said. Only six men among 55 converts were baptized by the leaders of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Bangladesh (PHCB), Christian leaders said, as the rest were intimidated by protesting Muslims; the next day, area Islamists with bullhorns shouted death threats to Christians.
"The council member threatened me, saying I had to give him 20,000 taka or else we could not live here with honor, dignity and security," Begum said. "If I did not hand over the money, he said I my grown-up twin daughters would face trouble."
Begum said her husband is a day-laborer at a rice-husking mill, and that 20,000 taka was a "colossal amount" for them. She was able to borrow the money from a Christian cooperative, she said.
"I gave the extortion money for the sake of our safety and security," Begum said. "It not possible to say aloud what abusive language they used against me for inviting people to God."
Villagers backed by a political leader of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League party also allegedly extorted 250,000 taka (US$3,535) from another Christian woman, 35-year-old Komola Begum of Doulatpur village, whose husband is a successful fertilizer seller.
The villagers claimed that she and her husband had become rich by receiving funds from Christians. After the baptisms, local Muslims beat her husband to such an extent that he received three days of hospital treatment for his injuries, she said.
Komola Begum, who had invited 11 persons including three women to the baptisms, told Compass that her husband's life was spared only because she paid what the Muslims demanded.
"My husband is a scapegoat — he simply does business," she said. "But he was beaten for my faith and activities."
False Charge
The 55 baptisms were to have taken place on the banks of the Brahmanputra River in Mymensingh district, 110 kilometers or 68 miles north of Dhaka (Jamalpur is 140 kilometers or 87 miles northwest of Dhaka).
Leaders of the PHCB congregation had begun baptizing the converts, and the rage of area Muslims flared as they staged a loud protest at the site, area Christians said. Police soon arrived and detained the Christian leaders and others present.
At the police station, officers forced one of those present at the baptism, 45-year-old Hafijur Rahman, to sign a statement accusing four of the Christian leaders of offering him and others money to attend, Rahman told Compass.
Police swiftly arrested two of the Christian leaders, while two were able to flee.
Rahman told the Compass that he was not offered any money to go to the baptism service.
"I was not aware of the content of the case copy — later I came to know that a case was filed against the four Christian neighbors by me," Rahman said. "I am an illiterate man. Police took my fingerprint on a blank paper under duress, and later they wrote everything."
Rahman said he went to the baptisms because one of his neighbors invited him.
"I went there out of curiosity," he said. "They did not offer us any money."
The document Rahman signed charges that he and others were offered 5,000 taka (US$70) each as loan to attend a meeting in Mymensingh.
"Instead of attending a meeting, they took us to the bank of the Brahmanputra River," the document states. "Some Christian leaders had some of us bathed according to the Christian religion. Then some of us protested. The Christian leaders said, 'If you need to take loan, you need to accept Christian religion.'"
Denying that Rahman was forced to sign the document, local Police Chief Golam Sarwar told Compass that a fraud case was filed against four Christians.
"They lured local Muslims by giving them 5,000 taka to become Christian, and their activities hurt the religious sentiment of the Muslims," Sarwar said.
For three days after the baptism ceremony, Jamalpur district villagers announced through bullhorns the punishment Christians would receive for their activities, chanting among other slogans, "We will peel off the skins of the Christians." They also shouted that they would not allow any Christians to live in that area.
Johura Begum said that when she became a Christian 20 years ago, area Muslims beat her and forced her to leave the village, though she was able to return three years later.
"Local Muslims bombarded us with propaganda — that when I became a Christian, I would have to be naked in the baptism before the Christian cleric," said Johura Begum. "Recently they are bad-mouthing Christianity with these kinds of disgraceful and scurrilous rumors, and my daughters cannot attend their classes."


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A staff member at a Nevada middle school was fatally shot by a student, who was also killed, apparently by a self-inflicted wound. Two other students, both 12-years-old — were wounded but are now in stable condition, law enforcement says.
The shooting occurred on the campus of Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., a suburb of Reno on Monday before the start of classes.
A witness reports seeing the staff member who was killed trying to persuade the shooter to give up the gun.
The wounded students were being treated at a local hospital, officials said.
Update At 5:30 p.m. ET. Hospital Says Injured Sustained 'Non Life-Threatening' Wounds:
The New York Times says the shooter's name and age have not been released and that the injuries of the two wounded students are not life threatening:
"On Monday afternoon, one of the students was listed in serious condition and the other was in fair condition, hospital officials said."
Update At 4:55 p.m. ET. Victim Identified:
The adult killed in the shooting has been identified by his family as math teacher Michael Landsberry, The Associated Press reports.
Update at 2:15 p.m. ET. Suspected Shooter Was Student:
During a press conference, Mike Mieras, the chief of the Washoe County School District Police, said the suspected shooter was a Sparks Middle School student.
Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said the shooting was an isolated incident.
He said he was sorry that he had to be at the press conference talking about this, but "It's one of those things that happens."
Update At 1:20 p.m. ET. Official: Dead Are Shooter, Staff Member
In an email to NPR's Ted Robbins, Aaron Kenneston of the Washoe County Emergency Management agency confirms there are two dead — the shooter and one staff member.
In the video below, from the The Reno Gazette-Journal's website, Kyle Nucum, 13, describes hearing shots, then seeing a teacher approach an armed "13- or 14-year-old" wearing a Sparks Middle School T-shirt.
"The student was pointing a gun at the teacher after the teacher told him to put it down. Then the student fired a shot at the teacher and the teacher fell and everyone ran away," Nucum says.
Update At 1 p.m. ET. Shooting Outside School Building
The AP, quoting police, says: "The shooting happened on the school's campus, but outside the school building itself."
The news agency says students at the middle school were evacuated to a nearby high school.
Update At 12:50 p.m. ET. Nevada Gov 'Deeply Saddened'
Gov. Brian Sandoval issued this statement:
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the horrific shooting at Sparks Middle School this morning. My administration is receiving regular updates and the Nevada Highway Patrol is assisting at the scene."
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