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It struck at a depth of 9.9km, it said.

Another strong earthquake hits Haiti

In nearby Petionville AFP staff said the quake was felt for around 10 seconds.

It followed the much more powerful quake on January 12 that is thought to have killed 100,000 to 200,000 people.

The US Geological Survey initially measured Wednesday’s quake at 6.0.

Residents reported a low vibration followed by a brief but more powerful rumbling shake at 6.03am (2203 AEDT).

Responsibilities at AOL Ventures, Too

On his first day at the new job, Garlinghouse wouldn’t rule out acquisitions, though he said he’s not planning a shopping spree. "If there are attractive opportunities, we’ll look at those," he says. It’s about time AOL looks for ways to update its communication tools, says Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets. "The way people communicate changes very quickly—Twitter and Facebook are clear examples of that in recent history," Sebastian says. "AOL seems to still have more of a foot in the past than in the future."

AOL: "More of a Foot in the Past"

On Sept. 8, AOL said Garlinghouse would head its Internet and mobile communications division, which includes e-mail and instant messaging products. The hire comes as AOL prepares to be spun out from its corporate parent Time Warner (TWX) later this year—and as freshly minted Chief Executive Tim Armstrong leads an effort to trim costs and home in on what AOL does best, including display advertising. Garlinghouse, who most recently served as an adviser to venture capital firm Silver Lake Partners, will likely play a key role in helping Armstrong forge alliances and make acquisitions, while deemphasizing or even spinning off noncore businesses.

The former Yahoo exec also gained props for helping the company pick winners from among existing businesses. In 2007, Garlinghouse helped convince Yahoo to give up its photo service and instead focus on Flickr, says former Yahoo executive Jeff Bonforte. "It was like him living the ‘Peanut Butter Manifesto,’" Bonforte says. Flickr is one of the most widely used photo-sharing services.

Garlinghouse is the latest in a series of outside hires for CEO Armstrong, who himself came from Google (GOOG) in March. Last month, Armstrong named fellow Google alum Jeff Levick as AOL’s new head of sales, Patch Media’s Jon Brod as head of AOL Ventures, and Time Warner Cable (TWC) executive Artie Minson as his new chief financial officer.

In some ways, the biggest challenges facing Garlinghouse at AOL are of his own making. At Yahoo, he led the effort that put Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger ahead of AOL Mail and AOL Instant Messenger in terms of U.S. visitors. In July, Yahoo’s e-mail service had more than 106 million unique visitors, almost three times the tally for AOL, according to comScore (SCOR). Now he’s determined to revive the flagging properties at AOL. "I’m a very competitive person," Garlinghouse tells BusinessWeek. "I’m here to win and if I didn’t think there was a chance [of beating Yahoo in e-mail and IM], I would not have joined."

Similarly at AOL, enhancing focus on some products may come at the expense of other units. "There are areas where we will need to invest further, there are areas we will certainly need to reevaluate," Garlinghouse says. Look for some of the biggest changes at AOL Ventures, the unit the company created for businesses that seek venture investment, and which now owns social networking site Bebo and video search engine Truveo. Garlinghouse’s responsibilities will include acting as the West Coast head of AOL Ventures. While he admits some of these businesses may be sold or spun off, he says the unit will allow many of them "comfortable ways to grow in some ways distinct from the mother ship, AOL." He didn’t say which companies may be restructured.

Garlinghouse has experience bringing outside services into the fold. In 2004 he led Yahoo’s $30 million acquisition of e-mail service Oddpost. "That was something that jump-started Yahoo’s growth in e-mail," Garlinghouse says. He was also involved in the company’s 2007 acquisition of Zimbra.

The show features scenic design by Tony-nominee Christine Jones (Spring Awakening), costume design by Baryshnikov fellow Andrea Lauer (The Butcher of Baraboo), lighting design by two-time Tony-winner Kevin Adams (Hair), Sound design by Obie Award-winner Brian Ronan (Cabaret), as well as video design by Darrel Maloney.

The limited engagement of AMERICAN IDIOT at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre began previews on September 4, 2009, opened on September 16, 2009, extended twice and played its final performance on Sunday, November 15, 2009. AMERICAN IDIOT’s record breaking run brought in the biggest advance sale in the Theatre’s 41-year history, the biggest day at the box office, 17 of the top 20 days ever and due to ticket demand had to announce the first extension before it had played its first performance.

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Michael Mayer comments, “Green Day’s iconic album is one of the most brutally honest, eloquent, and poetically theatrical responses to the post 9/11 world that I have encountered. I hear in these amazing songs the frustration and anger and dreams of a lost generation of Americans. Collaborating with Billie Joe and the band has been a mind-blowing thrill from day one.”

“Experiencing American Idiot on stage in Berkeley was incredible,” says Billie Joe Armstrong. “We have really enjoyed working with Michael, Steven, Tom and the cast. The energy and chemistry of the group is contagious. Michael Mayer was able to bring life to the characters of American Idiot and Tom Kitt’s musical arrangements are breathtaking. We’re so proud that the show is coming to Broadway!”

“American Idiot is that rare and tricky creature, a true rock opera,” says Charles Isherwood of The New York Times. “Directed with polish and precision by Michael Mayer, American Idiot has its own voice: bitter and melancholy, attuned to an era more doubting than hopeful. Perhaps most strongly – and promisingly? – the show’s story of young men on a confused search for themselves during a time of changing social mores and foreign wars recalls Hair, the musical about the make-love-not-war generation. (Both musicals also do most of their storytelling in song.) Mournful as it is about the prospects of 21st-century Americans, the show possesses a stimulating energy and a vision of wasted youth that holds us in its grip.”

AMERICAN IDIOT follows working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East, as they seek redemption in a world filled with frustration – an exhilarating journey borne along by Green Day’s electrifying songs. This high-octane show includes every song from the album, as well as several new songs from 21st Century Breakdown. Green Day won two Grammys ®- Best Rock Album and Record of the Year – for its multi-platinum American Idiot, which sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Now the band brings this explosive album to the stage with the director of Spring Awakening, which won eight Tony Awards in 2007.

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