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The 38-year-old actress and her husband, playwright Andrew Upton - who are both artistic co-directors of the Sydney Theatre Company - want to make the business the first green building on Sydney Harbour.

She said: “We would have greened the internal offices anyway, but then Andrew said, ‘This place is perfect to put solar panels in and take it off the grid completely.’

“If theatre is not engaged in its time and place, and connecting itself to the immediate and current concerns of society, then it very quickly becomes irrelevant.”

Australian-born Blanchett, who has been a green activist since her schooldays, also lives in an eco-friendly home.

She added to Britain’s Marie Claire magazine: “I can’t believe how uncommon greening practices for the home are. We’ve had solar panels installed, but they’re still seen as a left field idea. We’ve also got rain water tanks and we’re using a natural air-flow to cool the house.”

English musician KT Tunstall also owns her own eco-home, while actress Daryl Hannah lives in a solar powered house and drives a car fuelled by recycled cooking oil.

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The political grapevine buzzed with the names of possible replacements for Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, who was fired on Saturday in a vote by 16 opposition senators who said he had not done enough to ramp up food production and reduce the cost of living.
By tradition, Alexis was likely to remain in office until a new government leader and cabinet were chosen. President Rene Preval will propose a candidate to parliament, which must ratify the selection.
%26quot;The new prime minister needs to be someone who can unify. He should not be partisan,%26quot; said Anthony Barbier, a sociology professor at Haiti%26#39;s University of Notre Dame and a member of the Fusion political party.
%26quot;It should be someone with great sensitivity toward the poor so that he can look for solidarity in favor of those less privileged,%26quot; he said.
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas and one ravaged by political upheaval, dictatorship and military rule since a slave revolt threw off French rule 200 years ago, has struggled to install stable democratic institutions since the end of the Duvalier family reign in 1986.
The latest upheaval follows a week of rioting by Haitians enraged at the soaring cost of rice, beans, cooking oil and other staples.
Preval, who also served as president from 1996 to 2001, is the only elected leader to serve a full term and successfully pass power to a democratic successor.
But he is no stranger to a protracted search for a new prime minister.
In his first term, it took him 21 months to put a new government in place after then-Prime Minister Rosny Smarth resigned in June 1997.
A stalemate with parliament then left the government virtually paralyzed and hampered negotiations with international donors. Preval nominated two candidates who were rejected by lawmakers before settling on Alexis, who was installed by decree after the legislature was dissolved.
One of Preval%26#39;s rejected candidates in 1997 is among the names being floated for prime minister by political analysts and radio show hosts now — Ericq Pierre, a senior adviser with the Inter-American Development Bank.
Analysts were also suggesting longtime politician Paul Denis as a possible candidate.
A former senator with the opposition party Organisation for People in the Struggle (OPL), Denis ran unsuccessfully for president against Preval in 2006 and headed a commission of inquiry that in 2005 accused ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of misusing $50 million in public money.
He now serves as an adviser to Preval, as does Evans %26quot;Dady%26quot; Lescouflair, an OPL member and former secretary of state for youth and sports whose name has also been floated.
Of the three, political analyst Aviol Fleurant, a law professor at the State University of Haiti, said only Pierre had the requisite independence.
%26quot;He is not known to be part of any political sector. He is a technician and he should be able to put everybody together because no one has a prejudice against him,%26quot; Fleurant said.
%26quot;Paul Denis would be problematic because he is fundamentally anti-Lavalas,%26quot; said Fleurant, speaking of the Lavalas political movement started by Aristide, who was ousted in a bloody rebellion in 2004.
Although out of power, the movement still holds great sway with Haiti%26#39;s poor masses.
Preval gave few hints on the leadership search on Saturday just before the Senate vote against Alexis. He did say, however, that he would make his choice in consultation with the leaders of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
%26quot;What matters to me is stability,%26quot; he said at a news conference, revealing a glimpse of frustration over yet another failed government with the ouster of an ally and friend.
%26quot;I told them we had to work together to put in place a common programme … but it didn%26#39;t happen.%26quot;

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Sixteen of 17 senators at a special session on Saturday voted against Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, an ally President Rene Preval placed at the head of a coalition cabinet in June 2006 that was meant to unite the fractious Caribbean nation.
The move by opposition senators was seen as a serious but not crushing blow to Preval, whose 2006 election brought a measure of calm to the poorest country in the Americas as it searched for political stability after decades of dictatorship, military rule and economic mayhem.
The clash with senators came after the president of the country of 9 million people - most of whom earn less than $US2 a day - managed to persuade rioters to end a week of violence in which at least five people were killed.
Stone-throwing crowds began battling UN peacekeepers and Haitian police in the south on April 2, enraged at the soaring cost of rice, beans, cooking oil and other staples.
Many Haitians seemed to welcome the ouster of Alexis.
%26quot;When he was prime minister, he did nothing to lower the high cost of living. I hope things will change with a new prime minister,%26quot; said Jean Pierre Jean-Baptiste, 29, an electrician.
Sen. Youri Latortue, a nephew of a former prime minister and leader of Saturday%26#39;s vote, said Alexis had failed to ramp up food production, protect people against crime, heed calls to establish a new national security force and set a deadline for the UN troops to leave.
Disturbances over high food prices have broken out in several poor countries, primarily in Africa. Record oil prices, rising demand for food in Asia, the use of farmland and crops for biofuels and other factors such as market speculation have pushed up food prices worldwide.

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%26quot;To those who are stirring up violence, I order you to stop because it is not going to solve the problem,%26quot; Preval said in a national television and radio address.
%26quot;Poze,%26quot; said Preval, telling protesters in Creole to %26quot;cool it%26quot; in a recorded message from the ornate National Palace, protected by barbed wire and UN peacekeeping troops backed by trucks and armoured personnel carriers.
Preval%26#39;s much anticipated address, in which he spoke of possible subsidies to increase domestic production of staples like rice and other foodstuffs, came a day after demonstrators paralysed the capital and tried to break though the palace gates to demand government action over the cost of food.
At least five people have been killed during a week of violent demonstrations in the poorest country in the Americas, where 80 per cent of the population makes do on less than $US2 a day and few have full-time jobs.
A combination of high oil and fuel prices, rising demand for food in wealthier Asia, the use of farmland and crops for biofuels, bad weather and speculation on futures markets have pushed up food prices worldwide, prompting violent protests in a handful of poor countries.
Small groups of protesters returned to the streets of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday to rebuild barricades taken down by police overnight and columns of thick black smoke rose from parts of the sprawling city as demonstrators set fire once again to piles of tires.
Scores of people crowded around television sets waiting for hours for Preval to speak.
There were sporadic reports of looting in some areas and many roads were impassable due to the unrest.
%26quot;You haven%26#39;t seen nothing yet,%26quot; Jeanti Mathieu, a 22-year-old with dreadlocks, said as he helped erect a street barricade made of wrecked cars, concrete blocks and debris.
%26quot;We are waiting for the government to tell us what it is going to do. Otherwise you can expect the worst,%26quot; he said, speaking shortly before Preval%26#39;s address.
Despite such threats, the Haitian leader said his cash-strapped government could ill-afford to bow to demands that it lift all taxes on food imports. He said money was too sorely needed for road building and other projects.
The government earlier announced a multimillion-dollar package of investments in agriculture and infrastructure to create jobs and boost food production.
%26quot;Instead of subsidising the price of food products coming from abroad, we%26#39;d rather subsidise national production,%26quot; Preval said. %26quot;I propose that the price of fertiliser be subsidized by 50 percent and even more,%26quot; he said.
%26quot;It%26#39;s not with violence and with easy economic decisions that we will solve the problem of the high cost of living. It is by supporting national production,%26quot; he added.
He said public sector workers with salaries of about $US800 ($NZ1013) per month would be asked to forego 10 per cent of their wages, to free up money for other uses, but stressed that Haiti had no control over global food prices.
Haitians say prices of rice, corn, beans, cooking oil and other staples are skyrocketing. The cost of rice and some other commodities has virtually doubled in six months, while energy costs have also soared because of record oil prices.
UN peacekeepers, deployed to Haiti after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in 2004 in an armed revolt, fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators on Tuesday to prevent them from overrunning the presidential palace.
Preval%26#39;s election in 2006 raised hopes that Haiti might finally tread a path toward stability after decades of violence and turmoil in this nation of 9 million people, who share the island of Hispaniola with the wealthier Dominican Republic.

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However, the head of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission said it believed the political environment was conducive to a free election.
Mugabe faces the strongest challenge to his 28-year rule in presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections on March 29 because of defections by senior officials of the ruling ZANU-PF party and a deepening economic crisis.
%26quot;As in previous elections, local government authorities, ZANU-PF supporters, and security forces including the police and central intelligence, are the main perpetrators of the violations. . .,%26quot; Human Rights Watch, a US-based rights group, said in a report released in Johannesburg.
Opposition groups have accused Mugabe, who has ruled since independence from Britain in 1980, of rigging previous elections, allegations he denies.
%26quot;Despite some improvements on paper to the election regulations, Zimbabweans aren%26#39;t free to vote for the candidates of their choice,%26quot; said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director of Human Rights Watch.
%26quot;While there are four candidates running for president and many political parties involved, the election process itself is skewed.%26quot;
The head of the SADC mission said the voters%26#39; register was published late %26quot;and there could be other irregularities%26quot;.
%26quot;SADC does not operate on the principle of all-or-nothing basis because no election process can ever be perfect,%26quot; Jose Marcos Barrica told a news conference.
Barrica said his SADC team did not believe that statements by two senior security officials they would not accept an opposition victory represented the official position.
The statements have generated controversy in a largely peaceful election campaign for the March 29 votes. Mugabe hopes to fend off challenges from long-time rival Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the biggest faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and former finance minister Simba Makoni, who was expelled from ZANU-PF.
Zimbabweans are suffering from the world%26#39;s highest inflation rate %26ndash; officially put at more than 100,000 per cent %26ndash; and chronic shortages of food, fuel and foreign currency.
The government has used state-subsidised food and farming equipment as a tool to gain political advantage, Human Rights Watch said.
Prices of some basic goods, including the staple maize meal, bread, cooking oil and soap, have risen by up to 300 per cent since the start of this month.
Mugabe blames the country%26#39;s economic troubles on Western foes, especially former colonial master Britain.
Addressing a rally in Chinhoyi, west of Harare, on Wednesday, Mugabe gave businesses a one-week ultimatum to reduce prices or face a government crackdown.
%26quot;Those who have raised prices must bring them down quickly. Otherwise we will bring both the prices and those profiteering down,%26quot; Mugabe told supporters in a packed stadium.

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%26quot;Women who cooked during the Depression and wartime knew about economising,%26quot; said he who follows these things. %26quot;Their books will have what you want.%26quot;
Not quite. If it was eggless cakes and biscuits made with mutton fat, the old ways would have thrilled me. If I knew anyone other than myself who enjoyed tripe and liver and kidneys, we%26#39;d have had a (cheap) feast.
But for fast foods, simple ideas and dishes heady with herbs and spices rather than heavy with meat and more meat, the old books didn%26#39;t measure up.
They did offer sound advice for using up tea leaves, getting full value from a leg of hogget (roast, cold meat, shepherds pie, rissoles, mutton broth) and how to preserve a glut of eggs, but of fresh herbs there was seldom a word. Spice? Add cayenne or black sauce. No zest, let alone zing.
We live differently today. Sixty years ago, meat was so cheap it was served twice a day, seven days a week.
Butter and milk were heavily subsidised, which guaranteed their cheapness, and because there was an inefficient transport system, most fruit and vegetables were locally grown and locally sold %26ndash; cheaply. Cooking on a shoestring was easy.
I knew some of those old cooks though. My grandmother, aunts, my mother %26ndash; all had been through desperate times as well as the easy days %26ndash; and to a woman they understood appetising as well as satisfying.
They used fresh herbs, spices, lemon juice, and always followed the rule: %26quot;drain off the fat%26quot;. Agreed they cooked too much meat, but they used up the leftovers.
And whether their chief ingredient was minced beef or rice, they believed in spending more than a smidgen on flavourings. It made the difference then and still does.
Lemon dressing
Use a blender if you have one; if not, use a whisk. The original recipe used fresh cream (known as runny cream). Oil gives a better consistency and taste.
75ml lemon juice2 tsp mustard powder1 tsp salt1 tsp sugarAbout 125ml salad oil
Put everything in blender and whizz for a few seconds until mixed. Then, keep the motor running and slowly but steadily pour in the oil. The dressing thickens quickly to a creamy consistency. Cover and keep in the refrigerator. If it separates, whisk it before using. Use on salads or to spark up cooked vegetables.
Lemon zest salt
Keep this mixture in an airtight jar in the refrigerator and use to season chicken or lamb before cooking. If you omit the garlic and dry the lemon zest, rosemary and bayleaf before adding to the salt it will keep without refrigerating, but the salt will not be as aromatic. Do not use as a replacement for everyday iodised salt.
1 cup coarse plain salt (non-iodised)2 lemons (wash and dry well if they are waxed), zested2 finger-length sprigs of fresh rosemary, stripped1 tsp black peppercorns1 fresh bayleaf1 garlic clove, unpeeled
Put salt, zest, rosemary leaves and pepper in a food processor and whizz briefly to crush the salt. Put mixture in an airtight jar, push the bayleaf and garlic clove under the salt, cover tightly and store in the refrigerator.
Simple soup
Peel and dice 1kg of mixed vegetables %26ndash; potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, onion. Wash and trim one leek. Heat 1 Tbsp oil or butter or chosen cooking fat (lard is good) in a large saucepan. Add the diced vegetables, cover with crumpled greaseproof paper and cook over very low heat, until they sweat. This will release enough liquid to stop them sticking, but stir occasionally anyway and cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, slice the leek into fine rings, put in a small pan with water to cover and a drop of cooking oil.
Remove paper from diced vegetables, add 1.5 litres of water and 2-3 tsp Marmite. Add leeks and cooking water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Bring liquid to the boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. The soup is now ready to eat %26ndash; blend it if you like smooth soups or serve chunky.
Options: Add half a cup of pre-cooked barley or beans, or chickpeas 10 minutes into the simmering time. Add a handful of chopped parsley or chives a few minutes before serving. Add cheese dumplings during last 15 minutes of cooking time.
Cheese dumplings
Mix %26frac12; cup breadcrumbs with %26frac12; cup grated cheese (use up cheese odds and ends), pepper and salt to taste, 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley. Beat 1 egg and add to mixture. Make marble-sized balls and drop into simmering soup. Cook for 10-15 minutes.
Greek meatballs
%26frac12; cup lemon juice1 cup breadcrumbs1 Tbsp cooking oil1 onion, diced2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced1 Tbsp fennel seeds2 tsp dried oregano1kg mince %26ndash; lamb, pork or beef, depending on price, or use a combination of all three1 Tbsp lemon zest salt %26ndash; or salt and pepper to tasteOptional: 1 Tbsp stoned, chopped black olives
Yoghurt sauce:
1 cup plain yoghurt1 tsp cornflour mixed with 1%26frac12; tsp water2 tsp finely chopped mint leaves
Pour the lemon juice over the breadcrumbs and leave to soak. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan, add the diced onion and cook gently until soft. Add the diced garlic, fennel seeds and dried oregano. Stir and cook for a minute or two then add to the breadcrumbs. Now combine the meat with the breadcrumb mixture (use your hands), adding lemon zest salt or salt and pepper %26ndash; and olives, if using.
Mix well and refrigerate overnight or for a day to allow all the flavours to combine well. (To taste for seasoning, microwave a small piece of the meat mixture and adjust with more seasoning if required.)
To cook, preheat oven to 180deg. With floured hands make patties, meatballs or one large loaf. Place in a shallow baking tin or roasting dish, brush with cooking oil and bake for 15 minutes. Flip patties and meatballs and turn the loaf, brushing with more oil if necessary. Continue to bake until cooked %26ndash; about another 10 minutes for meatballs and patties; the meatloaf around an hour in total.
To make the sauce, whisk the yoghurt and cornflour paste together in a small saucepan over low heat, add the mint leaves and simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir the sauce through the meatballs or patties but serve separately with the loaf.
Don%26#39;t waste the warm oven. Make a batch of cheese straws for tomorrow%26#39;s lunch.
Cheese straws
Work equal amounts (100g) of grated cheese, plain flour, butter or margarine and breadcrumbs into a lump,add a little mustard powder and or cayenne pepper to taste, roll or knead to a flattish square, cut into fingers, bake until light golden brown.

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Ah, bubbling blueberry cobblers and chocolate chip cookies also rate high on my list. I wish I got as excited about a stir fry as I do a batch of sugar cookies, but I don’t. In order to fulfill my fantasy of a cake on the lips without an extra 50 pounds on the hips, I have learned to modify my baking to make it healthier. Some of the tricks I use might help you out as you strive to bake a mouth-watering dessert for a loved one who is modifying their intake of fats or calories.

Excess dietary fat:

A big fat problem

Ingesting too much fat might be the No. 1 problem in America. Fat contains more than twice the calories as carbohydrates. For example, one cup of olive oil has about 1,600 calories and one cup of flour around 400 calories. Some of the substitutes for fat can include:

Envoa oil — This all-purpose cooking and salad oil is composed 80 percent of diglyceride (DAG) oil. Enova has much less saturated fat in comparison to other oils. Enova oil is the No. 1 oil used in Japan. Research suggests Enova oil helps people keep more weight off than using traditional cooking oils. How does it do this? The majority of Enova oil can’t be efficiently reassembled into fat molecules by enzymes in the small intestine. As a result, they travel to the liver to where they’re oxidized, and less is available to be stored as fat. Enova brand oil, made from soy and canola oils, is the only DAG-rich oil on the market, and it’s supported by more than 20 years of scientific research. Studies show consumption of DAG-rich oil results in lower serum triglyceride levels after a meal. And the metabolism of DAG can help you maintain healthy body weight and body fat.

Fruit or vegetable purees — From A (applesauce) to Z (zucchini) there is a rainbow of produce to work with when considering a fat substitute. Mashed banana, prune puree, squash or pumpkin all can be successfuly incorporated into your batter in place of the fat. Mashed banana also can work as an egg substitute. This is the reason many banana bread recipes don’t require eggs. Simply blend or mash half of a large banana very well. Banana works best in quickbreads, muffins, cakes and pancakes. The end result will be nicely browned as well. However, if you don’t want your baked good tasting like bananas, then use an alternate fruit or vegetable such as applesauce.

Prunes soon will be known for more than just regular pit stops. It also can be used to reduce the amount of fat used in baked goods. Use jarred baby food prunes that have already been pureed for you. Or you can make your own prune puree by blending 1/2 cup of pitted prunes with 1/4 cup of water. Caution: The final product might be too moist. If this is a problem, try reducing the amount of fruit puree used. For example, if the recipe calls for a half cup fat or fruit puree reduce to 1/3 cup instead.

How can fruit do the job

of fat in a recipe?

The pectin from the fruit grabs onto the tiny air bubbles in the batter, similar to what happens when you cream solid shortenings with sugar. This imparts moistness and flavor. Applesauce is an easy substitute to have in your cupboard. Applesauce is readily available, fairly inexpensive and versatile because it doesn’t impart any strong flavor to the final result. Applesauce contains more pectin than other fruit purees, which helps to retain the moistness of baked goods.

Just the flax

My grandfather grew flax only one year during World War II. “It clogged up the harvesting equipment,” my father told me. Farmers were encouraged to grow this linen crop during the war as the demand was up. The linen was used as an outer skin for some aircraft.

The scientific name for flax is linum Usitatissimum, meaning “most useful”. This definitely describes all the multiple uses flax has for keeping you healthy. For starters, flax is rich in alpha linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fat that is a precursor to the form of omega-3 found in fish oils

Out of eggs? Never fear,

flax is here

Has this ever happened to you? You are whipping up a batch of cornbread, pancakes or muffins. You fling open the refrigerator only to learn that you are out of shelled eggs.

ERgh! The closest neighbor or grocery is two miles away. Simple. Grab your ground flaxseed. You buy it already ground in the baking section of your supermarket.

It makes a great egg substitute. Use 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons water. In a small bowl, whip both together lightly with a fork. The mixture will become very gooey and gelatinous, much like an egg white. Flax has a subtle nutty or granola taste. It works best in pancakes, bran and corn muffins. It is perfect for oatmeal cookies, and the texture works for cookies in general, although the taste may be too pronounced for some. In chocolate cake, for instance, I would suggest substituting out only one egg for flax instead of three eggs because the taste can be overpowering.

Silken tofu

You also can use 1/4 cup blended silken tofu as the substitute for one egg. Whip in a blender until completely smooth and creamy, leaving no graininess or chunks.

Tofu works best in dense cakes and brownies. Blenderized tofu contributes virtually no taste, so it is excellent for replacing eggs in cake recipes. In cookie recipes, it may make the cookie more cake-y and fluffy than anticipated. Add 1 teaspoon of starch to the recipe (such as arrowroot or corn starch) to combat that. It may make pancakes a little heavy, so it is not recommended as a quick replacement for eggs in pancakes, although it could work well with a little experimentation.

Baked beyond recognition

Be careful not to over-bake your reduced-fat batters. They can quickly turn from done to dry and burned in a matter of minutes. I suggest reducing your oven temperature by 25 degrees and checking it closely toward the end of baking time.

Apple cinnamon

streusel muffins

Here is a muffin made with Enova oil and applesauce.

Serve with a cup of your favorite warm beverage.

All you need

1 (15.2 oz.) box Betty Crocker cinnamon streusel muffin mix

1 c. applesauce

2 tbsp. Enova oil

1 large egg, beaten

All you do

1. Stir muffin mix, applesauce, oil and beaten egg until blended. Divide batter among 12 lightly greased muffin cups. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over batter.

2. Bake at 400 degrees for 16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes in the pan; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition information per serving

Calories: 190

Carbohydrate: 32 g.

Dietary Fiber: 0

Fat: 6 g.

Protein: 3 g.

Saturated Fat: 1.5 g.

Sodium: 230 mg.

Trans fats: 1 g.

Lynda Murray is a registered dietitian at the Angular Street Hy-Vee in Burlington. She can be reached at (319) 752-3657.

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