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Today, Montagné's spiritual heirs gather under the banner of the Académie Universelle du Cassoulet, a group of chefs dedicated to cooking traditional cassoulet across Languedoc and beyond. The Academy's Route des Cassoulets offers a visitor's guide to the region, directing the hungry and the curious to restaurants where they can experience all the tastes of the dish. "Cuisine is my religion," says Academy founder Jean-Claude Rodriguez. "Montagné wrote about cassoulet with love, and I try to cook that way." At Restaurant Château Saint-Martin in Carcassonne, Rodriguez faithfully recreates cassoulet...
...which could provide a cheap way for developing countries to power themselves. Peter Girguis, a assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, developed a fuel cell with a grant from the Lindebergh Foundation. These microbes produce extra electrons when they respire anaerobically. Girguis’ invention contains electrodes which gather these up, producing enough power to charge an LED lightbulb. One bucket costs about $15 and is estimated to last 15 years...
...Thursday, 27 European leaders will gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty, which is designed to streamline E.U. decision-making - an occasion they will unfailingly describe as proud, historic and symbolic. But as they put their pens to the document aimed at bringing the E.U. closer to its citizens, the enduring image is likely to be far less glorious...
...Maybe, but as Gore himself has said, the political system is not linear. Today there is momentum on climate change in the U.S. that was unimaginable just a year ago. "It's hard to gauge just how quickly the momentum could gather," says Frances Beinecke, NRDC's president, who counts herself as hopeful. There's no time to wait - even if the beach looks inviting in Bali...
...single most disappointing feature of “The Big Doe Rehab” is its formulaic composition. It’s like the fraternal twin of “More Fish.” It would seem that Ghostface’s recipe for success is as follows: Gather lots of featured performers (mostly Wu-Tang buddies), throw in a bunch of story-tracks, a couple sentimental songs, one celebratory hymn, and at least one skit that takes place at a high-profile event, add hokey accents to taste, and mix gently. But even if this recipe were good...