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Microsoft beats earnings expectation (4:57 PM ET) Microsoft MSFT, +1.67% beat earnings expectations by a penny a share Thursday, as the company's revenue rose about 10 percent from a year earlier. Excluding charges, net income for the company's fiscal-second quarter, ended December, was $2.55 billion, or 47 cents a share, up from $2.28 billion, or 41 cents a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expected the company to earn 46 cents a share on sales of $8.59 billion. Microsoft shares fell 81 cents to close at $55.46 in regular-session Nasdaq trading.
Sun Micro to end mid-quarter updates (4:56 PM ET) Sun Microsystems SUNW, +0.24% CFO Steve McGowan said that due to uncertain visibility, the computer-hardware company would end its practice of giving mid-quarter business updates. McGowan said it was "difficult to provide a meaningful forecast" and did not give any earnings estimates for the company's current third fiscal quarter. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call are estimating Sun to post a loss of 1 cent a share for the quarter ending in March.
Handspring falls shy of Q2 rev, tops loss forecasts (4:41 PM ET) Handspring HAND, +0.00% said it lost $12.3 million, or 8 cents per share, in its fiscal second quarter. This compares to a loss of $19.8 million, or 16 cents a year ago. Excluding certain charges, Handspring said it lost $10 million, or 7 cents a share, a penny better than the 8 cents analysts expected. Quarterly sales declined 32 percent to $47.8 million from $70.51 million last year. Analysts expected sales to fall by 21 percent to $55.85 million. Shares of Handspring dropped 14 percent to 95 cents in after-hours trading action.
AMD Q4 loss $2.49, revenue $686.4m (4:36 PM ET) Advanced Micro Devices AMD, +0.96% reported a loss much wider than analysts expected, even when excluding $620 million in one-time charges, and revenue that was slightly less than expected. The chip company said it expects first quarter sales to be flat to nominally higher. Ahead of the announcement, shares ended down 3.5 percent to $7.19.
Sun tops Wall Street Q2 earnings estimates (4:16 PM ET) Sun Microsystems SUNW, +0.24% posted a second-quarter 2003 pro forma profit of $10 million, coming in slightly above breakeven on a per-share basis. Sun beat the estimates of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call who were forecasting the company to lose 2 cents a share for the quarter ended Dec. 29. During the same period a year ago, Sun lost $99 million, or 5 cents a share.
Fairchild Semi Q4 earns 3c, revenue $353.9m (4:13 PM ET) Fairchild Semiconductor FCS recorded net income of $3.5 million, or 3 cents a share, on revenue of $353.9 million during the fourth quarter. Excluding charges, Fairchild earned 10 cents a share which topped the consensus estimate of 7 cents a share. Prices declined 4 to 5 percent while shipments grew 4 percent.
IBM fourth-quarter EPS tops Street's estimates (4:11 PM ET) IBM IBM, +0.96% reported fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $2.3 billion, or $1.34 a share, vs. $2.6 billion, or $1.46 a share, a year ago. Revenue was $23.7 billion vs. $22.1 billion the year before. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call were expecting the company to earn $1.30 per share on revenue of $23.2 billion. Shares of IBM finished the regular trading session at $86.05, down 1.8 percent.
Sun Micro reports Q2 net loss of $2.3 billion (4:07 PM ET) Sun Microsystems SUNW, +0.24% on Thursday reported a second-quarter net loss of $2.3 billion or 72 cents a share, on revenue of $2.92 billion. On a pro forma basis, Sun earned $10 million to break even on a per-share basis. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call were looking for Sun to report a loss of 2 cents a share.
Kenneth Cole Productions updates outlook (3:47 PM ET) Kenneth Cole Productions updated its outlook for 2002 and 2003 Thursday. The clothing, shoes and accessories designer and reailer said it expects 2002 revenue of $433 million to $434 million, up 12 percent year-over-year, and EPS of at least $1.33, excluding items. The company sees 2003 EPS at $1.53 and said it will provide additional details in its Febuary conference call. Kenneth Cole KCP, +0.27% also said it is doing well in South America and is looking into expanding there. In the U.S., the company is maintaining an extreme value strategy, it said, by giving consumers designer quality at low prices.
Upbeat outlook turns around The Singing Machine (3:30 PM ET) The Singing Machine SMD, +4.11% is bouncing $1.83, or 26.1 percent, to $8.01, in late action. The stock plumbed a 52-week low of $5.77 earlier in session before the company updated its earnings outlook for fiscal 2003. The Coconut Creek, Fla., maker of karaoke machines now anticipates earnings of $1.32 to $1.37 per share on revenue of $100 million and $105 million for the year ending March 31. The company also said it will record a charge of $1.5 million, or 17 cents a share, during the year from a discontinued sales agreement. The Singing Machine added that order for January are up substantially from last year at this time, and that sell-through of its products during the holiday season was strong as expected.
Emerson backs Wall St. views for fiscal 2003 (3:20 PM ET) Emerson EMR, +1.09% is saying that it's "comfortable" with current analyst estimates for earnings of $1.09 to $1.27 per share for the first six months of fiscal 2003 , and a profit of $2.60 to $2.75 per share for the year ending Sept. 30. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call are looking for a profit of $2.67 per share for fiscal 2003 from the St. Louis industrial firm. The shares are off 47 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $50.88.
Digi Intl posts profit before items of $1.1M in Q1 (2:51 PM ET) Digi International DGII, +0.38% is surging 48 cents, or 15.1 percent, to $3.65, after the Minneapolis device networking technology firm posted a first-quarter profit before items of $1.1 million, or 5 cents a share, beating its own outlook for between a breakeven performance and earnings of 2 cents per share in the period. Including a goodwill impairment charge of $43.9 million, the company lost $42.8 million, or $1.94 per share, narrower than the average estimate of two analysts polled by Thomson First Call for a loss of $2.06 per share. Revenue came in at $25.5 million, at the high end of management's target of between $24.5 million and $25.5 million. The company noted that overall gross margins jumped to 60.1 percent from 55.9 percent due to improvements in manufacturing efficiencies, and the favorable margins of its NetSilicon and Digi growth products. Looking ahead, Digi forecast earnings before items of 13 to 17 cents a share on revenue of between $101 million and $103 million for the full fiscal year. For the second quarter, the company sees a profit of 3 to 4 cents a share on revenue of $24.5 million to $25.5 million.
Con Edison tops FY02 view by penny; boosts div (1:30 PM ET) Con Edison ED, +1.08% is rising 80 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $41.96, after the New York-based energy firm posted earnings before items of $668.1 million, or $3.14 per share, for 2002, a slight drop from its equivalent 2001 profit of $682.2 million, or $3.22 per share. The latest performance was a penny better than Wall Street's consensus estimate. The company also boosted its annualized dividend payout to $2.24 per share from $2.22 per share in 2001, and forecast earnings of $2.90 to $3.05 per share for 2003. Con Edison said the 2003 forecast reflects its expectations for the timing of a recovery from the current economic downturn, and its projection of a decrease of $54 million in its after-tax net credits for pensions and other post-retirement benefits.
Wolverine World Wide puts out 2003 estimates (12:53 PM ET) Wolverine World Wide WWW, +1.71%, the maker of Hush Puppies shoes, said Thursday it expects 2003 earnings per share between $1.21 and $1.24 and sales of $875 to $885 million. The EPS estimate includes non-cash items. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call currently expect Wolverine to report earnings of $1.23 a share, on average. Shares are down 17 cents at $15.58.
Q1 results send Zoll Medical shares higher (12:42 PM ET) Zoll Medical ZOLL is up $1.59, or 4.3 percent, to $38.24, after the Burlington, Mass., maker of cardiac resuscitation devices posted first-quarter earnings of $2.3 million, or 25 cents a share, up from its year-ago profit of $1.9 million, or 21 cents per share, and 3 cents ahead of the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Revenue jumped 29 percent in the latest three months to $43.1 million from $33.3 million in the same period a year earlier. Zoll said it received a strong contribution in the quarter from its international operations, where sales rose 90 percent from a year ago to $14 million. The company added that gross margin increased to 57 percent in the period from 54 percent a year ago, and that it expects strong growth in the North American hospital market in the second quarter.
Applied Films slumps ahead of Q2 report (12:23 PM ET) Applied Films Corp. AFCO is down $2.09, or 10.5 percent, to $17.91, in midday action. The Longmont, Colo., provider of thin film deposition equipment for the making of flat panel displays and glass products is scheduled to report its second-quarter results after the closing bell. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call are looking for a breakeven performance from the company in the period, on average. Estimates of the five analysts predictably range from a loss of a penny per share to a profit of a penny per share.
Callaway Golf's 2002 results may 'slightly' beat ests. (12:09 PM ET) Callaway Golf ELY, +1.79% said it expected 2002 sales and earnings for the to be "at the high end, if not slightly above" previous projections. After the Dec. 16 closing bell, the maker of golf-related accessories said it expected sales to approximate $790 million and earnings to be 96 cents to $1 a share. The company added that it has completed its review regarding the timing of the adjustment of warranty reserves, and reaffirmed that its initial determination that the adjustment be recognized in the third quarter of 2002. The stock is sliding 58 cents to $13.04, but is still up 11 percent since its Dec. 16 close.
Silicon Image off despite meeting Q4 pro forma view (12:05 PM ET) Silicon Image SIMG is down $1.04, or 14 percent, to $6.39, after the Sunnyvale, Calif., chip firm reported a fourth-quarter loss of $8.1 million, or 12 cents a share, wider than its year-ago loss of $4.6 million, or 7 cents a share. On a pro forma basis, the company earned $609,000, or a penny per share, in the latest three months. This performance matched the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Revenue jumped almost 54 percent in the quarter to $23.8 million from $15.5 million in the same period a year earlier. The company also promoted Chief Operating Officer Steve Tirado to president, and said that it has roughly 40 percent of its projected first-quarter revenue in backlog.
Advanced Marketing shares scrape 52-week low (11:23 AM ET) Advanced Marketing Services MKT, +4.32% is falling $3.21, or 23.8 percent, to $10.28, after the San Diego provider of customized marketing services for book retailers and publishers warned that it would miss Wall Street expectations for its third-quarter results. The company cited lackluster retail sales during the holiday season and increased costs related to the implementation of two new enterprise computing systems for the shortfall. Advanced Marketing now sees earnings of 42 to 45 cents per share for the quarter, well below the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call for a profit of 73 cents per share in the period. The company noted that it doesn't expect to complete its conversion to the new computer systems until the second quarter of fiscal 2004. Earlier in the session, shares plumbed a 52-week low of $10.25.
Sierra Health boosts earnings views for FY02 (11:08 AM ET) Sierra Health Services SIE, +1.62% is up $1.35, or 10 percent, to $14.88, after the Las Vegas-based firm raised its earnings expectations for 2002 and 2003, and hired Banc of America to explore strategic alternatives for its worker's compensation unit, CII Financial. Excluding discontinued operations, the company now sees earnings of $1.30 to $1.35 per share for 2002. It plans to provide an improved outlook for 2003 when it reports its fourth-quarter results on Jan. 30. The current range for 2003 results is for earnings of between $1.50 and $1.55 per share. Sierra Health said options for CII Financial could include a sale, spin-off, or management buyout.
Watson sees Q4 earnings of 44-45c per share (10:49 AM ET) Watson Pharmaceuticals WPI, -1.47% is adding $2.87, or 10.6 percent, to $30, after the Corona, Calif., drug firm raised its outlook for the fourth quarter to earnings of 44 to 45 cents per share on revenue of $320 million to $330 million. Previously the company was targeting a profit of 42 to 44 cents a share on revenue of $305 million to $315 million in the period. The company cited solid performances from its generic and women's health divisions for the higher forecast.
Manufacturing outlook perks up (10:18 AM ET) Senior manufacturing executives are more hopeful about growth, according to a quarterly survey released Thursday. The quarterly Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI index rose to 67, the highest since the fourth quarter of 1997, "representing significant optimism." Readings over 50 indicate growth in the manufacturing sector in the next three months. The executives said profit margins were improving for the first time in two years, and said they plan to increase capital spending. Shipments and new orders were also above 50 percent, the group said.
Planar misses Q1 view by penny (10:16 AM ET) Planar Systems PLNR is falling $3.82, or 17.8 percent, to $17.59, after the Beaverton, Ore., maker of flat-panel displays reported first-quarter earnings of $2.7 million, or 19 cents a share, up from its year-ago profit of $2.4 million, or 19 cents a share, but a penny short of the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Sales jumped to $56.7 million in the latest three months from $40.8 million in the same period a year earlier. Looking ahead, the company sees earnings of about $1 per share for fiscal 2003, a penny under Wall Street's current consensus estimate.
Rowe Cos. tops NYSE gainers as Q4 earns triple (10:07 AM ET) Shares of The Rowe Companies ROW, +2.81% are surging 91 cents, or 43 percent, to a seventh month high of $3.05, enough to make the stock the NYSE's top percentage gainer. The furniture maker said late Wednesday that fourth quarter net income was $2.1 million, or 16 cents a share, more than triple the nickel a share it earned in the year-earlier period. There were no consensus estimates available from Thomson First Call. The company added that it was "cautiously optimistic" that the turnaround it witnessed in its business in 2002 will carry over into 2003.
Federated warns of 2003 earnings miss; shares halted (9:58 AM ET) Federated FD warned that fiscal 2003 earning would fall short of expectations amid same-store sales that are expected to be flat or to decline by 1.5 percent. The department store chain now projects earnings to be $3.15 to $3.35, below the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of $3.71. The stock is currently halted for trading while the news of the warning is being disseminated. The last trade prior to the halt was at $30.19, up 29 cents from Wednesday's close.
Ross Systems sees Q2 earnings of 45c per share (9:42 AM ET) Ross Systems ROSS is rising $2.18, or 25 percent, to $10.90, after the Atlanta provider of enterprise management software forecast a profit of 45 cents a share on revenue of more than $12 million for the second quarter. The company cited strong growth of 19 percent in its software license revenue, and the positive impact of expense management on operating margins and net earnings for the outlook. Thomson First Call didn't publish a consensus estimate for Ross Systems' performance.
Comerica slumps in pre-open on 2003 earns outlook (9:29 AM ET) Shares of Comerica CMA, +1.21% are slumping $2.67, or 5.9 percent, to $42.73 in pre-open trading after the financial services company reported fourth quarter earnings that topped expectations, but indicated that full-year 2003 results would fall short. The Detroit-based company is projecting earnings of $4.20 to $4.40 a share for the current year, below the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of $4.73. For the quarter ending December, company reported earnings of $206 million, or $1.18 a share, up from $1.11 a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $1.16 a share.
Wachovia meets forecast, inches past revenue target (9:28 AM ET) Wachovia Corp. WB, +14.10% said fourth-quarter net income was $891 million, or 66 cents per share, up from $730 million, or 54 cents per share in the year-ago period. Excluding a charge of $92 million, or 6 cents per share fro merger and restructuring expenses, Wachovia earned 72 cents per share, in line with the Wall Street target of 72 cents per share in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. Revenue eased to $4.507 billion, down from $4.544 billion. Wall Street expected $4.494 billion for the latest quarter. "While economic growth in 2003 may continue to be somewhat subdued, we expect some improvement over 2002," said Wachovia CEO Ken Thompson. "For our industry, we expect diminished credit problems and modestly better conditions in the financial markets. That bodes well for our customers, and we are well positioned to meet all of their needs. We feel very confident about our prospects in 2003. Shares of Wachovia fell 26 cents to $38.06 on Wednesday.
Panera Bread ok w/ Q4 earnings target (9:24 AM ET) Panera Bread PNRA is saying that it's comfortable with its earnings target of 24 cents per share for the fourth quarter. System-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales for the St. Louis-based firm rose 3.5 percent for the four weeks ended Dec. 28. For the quarter, system-wide comparable bakery-cafe sales jumped 4.8 percent. The stock closed Wednesday at $36.50, down 2.1 percent.
Bank One meets Wall St. view for Q4 (9:15 AM ET) Bank One ONE, +4.38% is reporting fourth-quarter earnings of $842 million, or 72 cents per share, in line with the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. The Chicago-based financial services firm got its biggest lift from its retail operations, which saw earnings increase 16 percent from year-ago levels to $335 million. This performance offset a drop of 25 percent in profits from its investment management business to $81 million from $108 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenue, net of interest expense, totaled $4.23 billion in the quarter from $4.21 billion in the year-ago period.
IP expects Q4 earns to be 'slightly above' expectations (9:11 AM ET) International Paper IP, +0.85% said it expects fourth quarter earnings, excluding non-recurring items, to be "slightly above" the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of 26 cents a share. The paper company added that it would take a $450 million pre-tax charge in the quarter ending December to increase exterior siding and roofing legal reserves. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Wednesday down 32 cents at $37.91.
KB Home trounces Wall St. views for Q4 (9:08 AM ET) KB Home KBH, +2.16% is reporting fourth-quarter earnings of $123.7 million, or $2.92 per share, up from its year-ago profit of $88.5 million, or $2.03 per share, and well above the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call for earnings of $2.54 per share. Revenue jumped 16 percent in the latest three months to $1.68 billion from $1.45 billion in the same period a year earlier. Net orders rose 9 percent to 5,831 units in the quarter. The Los Angeles homebuilder says its backlog as of Nov. 30 stood at $2.35 billion. The stock closed Wednesday at $44.09. down 0.9 percent.
The Sportsman's Guide sees Q4 earnings above views (9:02 AM ET) The Sportsman's Guide SGDE is saying that it expects earnings of 50 to 52 cents per share on sales of $65 million to $66 million for the fourth quarter. The average estimate of two analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of 45 cents per share in the period. For the year, the St. Paul, Minn., provider of outdoor gear and merchandise anticipates earnings of 77 to 79 cents per share on sales of $179 million to $180 million. The stock closed Wednesday at $6.64, up 2.2 percent.
CBRL boosts EPS growth outlook for Q2 (8:54 AM ET) CBRL Group CBRL, +1.43% is raising its outlook for the second quarter, saying that it now expects earnings growth of 30 percent from its year-ago profit of 37 cents a share in the period. The Lebanon, Tenn., restaurant firm said that the current average Wall Street estimate for its results is for a profit of 44 cents per share, a figure that represents growth of 19 percent. CBRL, which operates Cracker Barrel and Logan's Roadhouse locations, said that sales exceeded its expectations in both its restaurant and retail operations during the holiday season. The stock closed Wednesday at $31.91, up 4.2 percent.
OSI Systems sees Q2 earnings above views (8:48 AM ET) OSI Systems OSIS, +0.81% is saying that it expects second-quarter earnings before items of 24 to 25 cents per share, higher than current Wall Street views for a profit of 21 to 23 cents per share. The Hawthorne, Calif., security products firm anticipates revenue of $43.5 million in the period, well ahead of the consensus analysts' estimate of $38 million. The stock closed Wednesday at $17.54, up 0.1 percent.
Forest Labs' profit soars, antidepressant sales climb (8:43 AM ET) Forest Labs said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter net income doubled to $174.6 million, or 47 cents per share, compared with $87.4 million, or 24 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. Forest Labs had been expected to earn 45 cents per share, according to the average estimate of analysts polled by Multex. Fueled by higher sales of antidepressants, the New York-based drugmaker said revenue jumped 46 percent to $586.8 million. Ahead of the report, shares of Forest FRX, -2.21% slipped 30 cents to $54.65.
Sears beats profit and revenue targets (8:31 AM ET) Sears S, +0.72% reported fourth-quarter net income of $669 million, or $2.11 per share, compared to $657 million, or $2.02 per share in the year-ago period, excluding items. The company beat the forecast of $1.91 per share in a survey of analysts by Thompson First Call. Sears cited improved profitability in the company's retail and related services segment, even as its credit and financial products segment declined. Including items, fourth-quarter net income was $848 million, or $2.67 per share, compared with $494 million, or $1.52 per share last year. Revenue climbed to $12.5 billion, ahead of the Wall Street forecast of $11.9 billion, and up from $12.2 billion last year. Sears is targeting 2003 EPS to increase in the low- to mid- single digits beyond 2002's level of $4.92 per share. Wall Street is expecting EPS of $5.25 per share in 2003. Sears stock fell 81 cents to $26.70 on Wednesday.
Delta reports narrower than expected Q4 losses (8:31 AM ET) Delta Air Lines DAL, +0.26% reported a narrower than anticipated fourth quarter loss and assured investors that it would meet its financial obligations as they come due. The net loss for the quarter was $363 million, or $2.98 a share, less than the loss of $5.98 a share in the year-earlier period. Excluding non-recurring items, losses were $1.90 a share, less than the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of a loss of $2.30 a share. Total operating revenue rose 16 percent to $3.3 billion. The stock closed Wednesday down 37 cents at $12.75.
GM tops Q4 ests., indicates full-year results will beat (8:21 AM ET) General Motors GM, +0.97% reported fourth quarter earnings that topped expectations and indicated first quarter and full-year 2003 results would beat forecasts. Net income for the quarter ending December, excluding Hughes and other non-recurring items, totaled $934 million, or $1.67 a share, up from $386 million, or 69 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had been expecting earnings of $1.53 on average. Looking ahead, the number one automaker is projecting earnings of $1.50 a share for the current quarter and $5 a share for the year, above current analyst forecasts of $1.26 and $4.62, respectively. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Wednesday down 30 cents at $40.20.
Abbott Labs beats Q4 sales target, but warns (8:04 AM ET) Abbott Labs ABT, +0.92% said it earned $866 million, or 55 cents per share in the fourth quarter vs. $816 million, or 52 cents per share last year, excluding charges. The company fell a penny short of the forecast of 56 cents per share in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. The drug maker cited accelerated spending due to the earlier-than-expected approval of its arthritis drug Humira. Sales were $4.84 billion, ahead of the Wall Street target of $4.75 billion and up from $4.45 billion last year. One-time charges included 8 cents per share for previously announced restructuring expenses, and 7 cents per share in non-cash charges for market value declines of equity investments in companies with which Abbott has research and development collaborations. Earnings were 40 cents per share, or $627 million including all charges. Abbott is forecasting EPS of $2.20 to $2.25 in 2003, below the current target of $2.26. For the first quarter, it sees EPS 50 to 52 cents, below the current target of 57 cents. The stock fell $1.11 to $37.95 on Wednesday.
AmeriCredit reports Q2 loss, sees credit losses rising (8:01 AM ET) AmeriCredit ACF, +0.00% reported a wider than expected fiscal second quarter loss as ongoing weakness in the recovery values on repossessed vehicles and the overall economy caused increases in both loss severity and frequency. The auto finance company added that it anticipates credit losses to rise during the first half of 2003. The net loss for the quarter ending December was $27.6 million, or 18 cents a share, versus earnings of $80.6 million, or 91 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts surveyed by Multex had expected the company to lose 6 cents a share, on average. The company noted that the net loss for the quarter included a $46.6 million impairment of interest-only receivables. Revenue declined 33 percent to $191.2 million, falling short of analyst forecasts of $226.5 million. The stock closed Wednesday down $1 at $8.10.
Johnson Controls tops Q1 earns forecasts (7:23 AM ET) Johnson Controls JCI, +0.73% reported fiscal first quarter earnings that rose above year-earlier levels and topped expectations, aided by an anticipated decline in the effective income tax rate. Net income for the quarter ending December was $140.4 million, or $1.48 a share, up from $119.9 million, or $1.27 a share, and above the average analyst forecast compiled by Multex of $1.46 a share. Revenue rose 8 percent to $5.2 billion, versus analyst projections of $5.1 billion. Shares of the automotive systems maker closed Wednesday down 97 cents at $82.25.
United Tech. tops Q4 ests., OK with 2003 outlook (7:14 AM ET) United Technologies UTX, +1.27% reported fourth quarter results that beat Wall Street forecasts and confirmed current expectations for 2003. Net income for the quarter ending December was $533 million, or $1.06 a share, up from $345 million, or 69 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had been expecting earnings of $1.04 a share and revenue of $7.08 billion, on average. Looking ahead, the provider of technology products that support the building systems and aerospace industries continues to expect earnings of $4.55 to $4.80 a share, surrounding analysts estimates of $4.69. The company noted that it recorded a $1.6 billion equity charge to reflect additional minimum liability under its pension plans. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Wednesday up 9 cents at $64.40.
FleetBoston matches Q4 earns estimate (7:05 AM ET) FleetBoston Financial FBF, -22.35% reported fourth quarter earnings from continuing operations that fell from year-earlier levels but matched expectations. Net income for the quarter ending December was $297 million, or 28 cents a share, versus last year's $486 million, or 47 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had been projecting earnings of 28 cents a share, on average. Including discontinued operations, primarily Fleet Trading and Robertson Stephens, earnings would have been 24 cents a share. Total assets at the end of the quarter fell 6.9 percent to $190 million, while non-performing assets declined 8 percent to $3.5 billion, due primarily from the reduction risk in its domestic and Latin America commercial loan portfolios. The stock closed Wednesday down 27 cents at $27.37.
Ethan Allen Q2 earnings exceed estimates (6:51 AM ET) Ethan Allen Interiors ETH, +1.12% topped earnings expectations for its fiscal second quarter while revenue fell a bit shy amid an improvement in operating margin. Net income for the quarter ending December was $23.1 million, or 60 cents a share, up from $21.2 million, or 53 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Revenue increased 3 percent to $229.7 million and comparable-store delivered sales declined 4 percent. Analysts surveyed by Multex had been expecting earnings of 57 cents a share and revenue of $232.9 million, on average. Looking ahead, the furniture maker and retailer continues to target earnings growth of 12 to 15 percent. The stock closed Wednesday down 21 cents at $32.05.
Mercury Computer tops Q2 ests., ups full-year outlook (6:43 AM ET) Mercury Computer Systems MRCY, +2.87% reported fiscal second quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates and raised its outlook for the full fiscal year. Net income for the quarter ending December was $6.46 million, or 29 cents a share, up from 16 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 27 percent to $47.7 million. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had been forecasting earnings of 28 cents a share and revenue of $44.3 million. The provider of digital imaging processing computer systems now expects to earn $1 to $1.10 on revenue of $180 million to $185 million for its fiscal year ending June, up from its prior estimates of 90 cents to $1 and $170 million to $175 million, respectively. The stock closed Wednesday down 3 cents at $29.75.
Jack Henry's earns meet, rev. tops estimates (6:27 AM ET) Jack Henry & Assoc. JKHY, -0.27% reported fiscal second quarter earnings that declined from year-earlier levels but matched expectations, while revenue grew and exceeded forecasts. Net income for the quarter ending December was $11.7 million, or 13 cents a share, down from last year's 14 cents a share. Revenue rose 4 percent to $102.6 million. Analysts surveyed by Multex had been expecting earnings of 13 cents a share and revenue of $94.8 million, on average. "It is too early to tell if the increase in sales activity and revenue is the beginning of a rebound or just an anomaly, however I am confident the markets will turn, but when they will turn is still unclear," said Michael Henry, the company's chairman and chief executive. Shares of the debit transaction processor closed Wednesday down 85 cents at $14.
D.R. Horton's Q1 results exceed expectations (6:21 AM ET) D.R. Horton DHI, +0.88% reported first quarter results that were well-above expectations and indicated that full-year results would top current forecasts. Net income for the quarter ending December was $111.8 million, or 75 cents a share, up from 62 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Revenue increased 50 percent to $1.7 billion. Analysts surveyed by Multex had been expecting earnings of 66 cents a share and revenue of $1.63 billion, on average. Looking ahead, the home builder is projecting earnings of 73 to 76 cents a share for its fiscal second quarter and $3.50 to $3.55 a share for the full fiscal year, versus current analyst expectations of 76 cents and $3.38, respectively. The stock closed Wednesday down 12 cents at $19.29.
Icap buys fixed income trade platform BrokerTec (3:24 AM ET) U.K. dealer ICAP(UK:AIP)on Thursday announced a deal to buy BrokerTec, an electronic fixed income trading platform, for up to 181 million pounds. "Our acquisition of BrokerTec will create a highly competitive, independent alternative for trading in a wide range of securities in the world's fixed income markets. There is growing demand for electronic broking of liquid products," ICAP said.
Alstom's 9 mo. orders down 2% on power slump (3:13 AM ET) U.K.-French engineering group Alstom(UK:ALSA)on Thursday said that orders in the first nine months of 2002 had declined 2 percent over the year-ago period to 15.5 billion euro and that sales rose 1 percent. The order decline was attributed to the drop in its power business. "Since our last announcement two months ago, there has been no major change in market trends: demand for Transport remains strong, T&D is stable overall, while demand in Power and Marine is still low in an uncertain economic environment," the company said.
Chip equip ASML orders in line, but no forecast on 03 (3:01 AM ET) Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding ASML, +1.33% on Thursday said its order backlog for lithography systems is 103 units on Dec. 31, but added that it's "not able to issue guidance or forecasts due to an uncertain semiconductor equipment investment climate and an increasingly volatile order backlog. "The semiconductor industry is in uncharted waters entering 2003. Never has the industry experienced a downturn that lasted so long or ran so deep, "said Doug Dunn, president and CEO in a statement to the Euronext exchange. ASML posted a second-half 2002 net loss of 110 million euros or 0.23 euro a share. Net sales in second-half 2002 were 1.171 billion euro, bringing total net sales for 2002 to 1.959 billion, a 23 percent increase from 2001.
UK's Clinton Cards Dec same sales rise 4.6% (2:42 AM ET) Clinton Cards, the U.K.'s retailer of greetings cards, on Thursday said like-for-like sales at stores open at least a year rose 4.6 percent in the five weeks to Dec. 29.
UK music retailer HMV Dec. same sales up 4.6% (2:37 AM ET) HMV(UK:HMV), the U.K. music retailer, said Thursday it remains "on track to meet our financial targets" for the year. Detailing sales for the 26 weeks from the end of October, HMV said group sales rose 2.4 percent to 715.7 million and like-for-like sales grew at 1.6 percent. HMV like-for-like sales rose 2.5 percent; Waterstone's like-for-like sales declined of 0.7 percent, it said. For the five weeks to Jan 4., group like-for-like rose 4.6 percent.
Software vendor Systems Union says 02 in line with est. (2:30 AM ET) U.K. software vendor Systems Union Group(UK:SUG)on Thursday said full-year EBITDA, profit before tax and earnings per share are in line with market expectations. Cash at Dec. 31 2002, was 18.8 million pounds, it said.
UK video game publisher Empire warns on year (2:26 AM ET) Empire Interactive(UK:EMP), the U.K. video game publisher and developer, said Thursday it expects to report a wider loss than current market forecasts for the full year due to a delay in the signing of licensing agreements with Japanese and other Far Eastern publishers for Empire's current catalogue of PC and console titles. Fourth quarter sales were also below management's expectations, it said. Revenue for the year ended Dec. 31 more than doubled vs. 2001, it said. "This is largely as a result of income generated from the release of the Group's first next generation titles on Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
UK's Ted Baker to take charge, Dec sales rise (2:22 AM ET) U.K. apparel brand Ted Baker(UK:TBK)on Thursday said it expects to take an exceptional operating charge of around 1.6 million pounds to cover retail site relocations. It also said total sales from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24 rose 19.3 percent. "We remain confident of a positive outcome for the full financial year," it said.
Thistle Hotels stays cautious on industry recovery (2:15 AM ET) Thistle Hotels(UK:THO), citing economic uncertainty, on Thursday said it remained cautious on a recovery for the hotel industry. "For these reasons it is difficult to forecast turnover for 2003 and we remain focused on keeping tight control on all costs and on cash generation," the U.K. hotel owner said. Thistle said sales for its 18 London area hotels was 151.1 million pounds, down 6.8 percent against 2001, following an improvement in the second half of 2002.
Body Shop Dec same sales decline, op earns seen flat (2:10 AM ET) Body Shop International(UK:BOS)on Thursday said comparable sales for the 10 weeks to Jan. 4 declined 2 percent over last year and are down 1 percent year-to-date. "This performance reflects the challenging trading conditions in all regions other than in Asia Pacific," the U.K.-based retailer said. It said operating profit (before exceptional items) for the year to February 2003 will be broadly in line with last year, with a significant increase in EPS. Margin is also in line with last year. Exceptional items are forecast to be less than 2 million pounds."


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Since 2009, The Sunday Blues have been the vanguard Americana/Folk Rock group in the prestigious Asbury Park, NJ music scene. Instead of clinging to the adage of "everything old is new again" like a security blanket, The Sunday Blues have produced a song catalogue that is at once familiar yet entirely new and captivating. Their debut full length LP, City Folklore, is slated for release summer 2013
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My 2018 Goals
Hi! Happy 2018! I took a little hiatus for the holidays, but it feels good to be back! Chris and I spent time in central Minnesota with his family for Christmas (it was so fun to watch little kids tear into their presents and relive the excitement of Santa through their eyes), Rochester with mine (holiday trivia at a brewery was a highlight!) and we rang in the new year with a couple of friends, Cards Against Humanity, tacos and taquitos at our apartment.
Even though we're a week into 2018, I'm still trying to get a grip on goals (which doesn't bode well, but better late than never)—so hopefully you're not sick of these #newyearnewme posts! While resolutions get a bad rap, I've found that if I don't consciously reflect on the state of the state and acknowledge that I need to work on some things, I'll continue along at status quo. So here are a few things I'm intentionally making an effort to improve on this year. No hard and fast rules to stress about—just some personal direction for self-improvement!
1. Be more engaged and adventurous. I'm involved in a couple of social/volunteer and creative networking groups, but I've really been cruising by on the bare minimum. Even though I often don't know anyone at the events and it's awkward, I want to attend more of the workshops offered and fundraisers held—learn some more and and give some more.
2. Work out 3 times a week. I've really let my routine slip since I started dating Chris (I think there's maybe always a little more motivation when you're single!?), and I can definitely feel the difference. BBG was a little ambitious, but hitting the gym consistently three times a week is totally realistic—and something I'll be glad I did with a wedding on the horizon. (These leggings are the extra motivation I need—look for a roundup of my workout essentials later this month!)
3. Cook 4 healthy meals per week! (And add more veggies.) Chris and I are pretty good about cooking, but we easily give in to pizza on weekends. I think it's totally acceptable to indulge a little, but I want to be sure to balance out the pepperoni and extra parmesan with nutritious meals—we could definitely get more creative with our menu—and not let the frozen food aisle become too familiar. (We got an Instant Pot for Christmas and I'm excited to use it for fast, big batches of veggie stews!)
4. Read 6 books this year! OK, I do realize how sad this sounds. Six books in one year is not a lot. But I currently have a novel on my nightstand that I got LAST Christmas, and I think I only managed to finish one book in 2017. This makes me sad—I was such a voracious reader when I was younger—and it makes me anxious, because I feel like I'm losing brain cells every time I choose Netflix over words on paper. Plus, enjoying a good book before bed is a much more satisfying way to wind down than scrolling through Instagram while half-watching TV—on so many levels. This book caught my eye the last time I was at Barnes & Noble.
5. TRAVEL! Chris and I were intentionally on a vacation freeze last year as we close in on our mission to buy a house. But we're both ready to get away and earmarked some Christmas money for a trip or two. Nothing crazy or international, but even a few days out of state would be so refreshing! We're hoping to visit my older sister in Denver, possibly head south for my birthday—and I'd love to visit my high school BFF in Boise. I always make sure to pack this $7 facial spray when I fly!
6. BUDGETING! Cutting back on clothes shopping and frivolous spending is always a goal—and I haven't had the urge to shop at all since before Christmas (yay!). I feel like I have all the clothes I need for this season, and I'm not letting myself even look at my favorite websites. I'm also increasing the amount I put in my savings account every month—there's a big party (wedding) probably happening this year that will require a lot of purchases from the bouquet to bridesmaid gifts, and I don't want to go into debt to make it all happen. I haven't looked too much into wedding dresses since we don't have a date yet, but I'm obsessed with BHLDN and will probably try to get an appointment at the Chicago store.
7. CLEANING! Chris is 100% the cleaner in our relationship. He vacuums, takes out the garbage and dusts/de-germifies the bathroom regularly—while I get most of the credit for making the mess. I do make the bed every morning and wash & change our sheets, but I still need to be more of a team player and help out in the weekly deep cleaning sessions. I'm thinking we need to designate a time of the week to bust out the dusters, blast music and just make a dance party out of it.
8. Wear sunscreen every day. I'm obsessed with skin care, but somehow don't wear SPF daily. With so many formulas out there that are light and easy to layer under makeup, I'm not sure why! Supergoop's Unseen Suncreen is on my list—it's invisible, weightless and defends against UVA, UVB, plus infrared and blue light (a must for how much time I spend staring at my phone and computer).
9. Be more politically informed. I listen to NPR's The Daily podcast on my morning commutes (sometimes), which is a good start, but I'm still a pretty passive participant in politics. I want to make a greater effort to stay abreast of the issues enough to have opinions and a conversation about them, and actively support the politicians and causes I believe in (so, Oprah 2020?!).
10. Be present! Chris makes fun of me for always looking ahead to the next thing on our calendar—and while I couldn't live without it (planning is part of my DNA), I do want to focus on the present moment—that means doing something fun on a Tuesday rather than being a blob on the couch until Friday, and having a conversation with Chris instead of thinking about work while we're making dinner. There is so much to look forward to this year, but our engagement is also something to savor, and I don't want to look back and wonder where this time went.
My goal for The Accessorist is to keep it fun and stress-free—I don't want writing to become a burden or to worry about followers. I want to keep up with two posts per week (creating an editorial calendar is so important!), but not let it take over my personal life. I plan to be more proactive about collaborating with brands and keep pushing myself to get more personal with you guys. 2018 is going to be a big year, and I'm excited to share all the moments here. Thank you, as always, for following along!
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Job Role: Showroom Assistant
Job Type: Full-time
Sutton Motorcycles are a solus Honda dealer, offering Honda motorcycles, parts and accessories to the Birmingham region for over 25 years.
Due to current expansion, we are are now looking for an enthusiastic and approachable individual to take on the role of a Showroom Assistant at our Bromsgrove site.
If you are a friendly, motivated and highly organised individual, who enjoys a varied sale based role within a professional team, this opportunity may be for you. No specific qualifications are required, however, an active interest in bikes and willingness to expand knowledge further in the industry would be beneficial.
In return, you can expect to receive a competitive salary along with many other company benefits.
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June 29, 2015
Taking Flight: Airport Outfit and Summer Adventures
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- KezzieJune 30, 2015 at 3:10 AM
You are Amazing to spend your summer break doing this! Oh dear, I'm sure it was just that you looked smart! That's a really cute blouse!!xReplyDelete
Glad to hear it's going alright! The lows only make those highs better ;)ReplyDelete
Haha, and oh man, you're about as eloquent as I am then! Sounds about right to me. Hehe, and aww, it's the backfire on having that Asian gene. No one knows how old anyone is because everyone looks so young! xD
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You look straight out of the 90s and I love it. It's the mix of the ruffles and polka dots, I think, but you look so good, Lily! It sounds like it's going so well, and ah, how nimble eloquence is that it escapes during the most crucial moments!ReplyDelete
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- Ali HvalJune 30, 2015 at 9:34 PM
Grinning (out loud?) at your conversation. Yep, that's about how I go with explaining things to people... slightly awkward, but you don't want to sound cocky, but you're also not entirely sure, maybe... :)ReplyDelete
So glad you're jumping into this experience! You're going to excel at everything you do--just as you always have. You're a hard worker so I wouldn't expect anything less. Hope you had a good bike!
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hmm, someone who mistakens you for your brother's mother must be a little blind :P I really can't imagine how do they do that because you look really young! anyway, I love that romantic blouse, the colour is gorgeous and so are the lace details. haha and that ourfit of yours reminds me of my own latest outfit in my blog. aren't they similar? :D great minds sure think alike!ReplyDelete
also, good luck with that programme! I'm sure it's going to be a huge success! and I'm looking forward to your stories and photos about it. take care, dear Lily!
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New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court closed Friday after ceiling collapse
NEW ORLEANS — A possible asbestos exposure has prompted officials at the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court to close on Friday (May 25).
A portion of the ceiling collapsed in one of the courtrooms. The closure is "out of an abundance of caution."
The court will reopen for business Tuesday, May 29. Cases scheduled for May 25 will be rescheduled for May 29.


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Monday, October 15, 2018
Lazaridis QNC 0101
|9:00 am
|Opening remarks
|9:10 am
Mukund Vengalattore, Cornell University
Emergent phases and Criticality in open quantum systems : Universality beyond the Markovian regime
|9:55 am
Nils J. Engelsen, École Polytechnique (Tobias Kippenberg group)
|10:40 am
|Coffee break
|11:00 am
Vera Schäfer, Oxford University (David Lucas group)
|11:45 am
Michael Gullans, Princeton University (David Huse group)
Entanglement structure of current driven diffusive fermion systems
|12:30 pm
|1:15 pm
Shruti Puri, Yale University (Steven Girvin group)
|2:00 pm
Serge Rosenblum, Yale University (Robert Schoelkopf group)
|2:45 pm
|Coffee break
|3:05 pm
Sydney Schreppler, University California Berkeley
(Irfan Siddiqi group)
Qubit dress codes: Quantum measurement and entanglement with driven transmons
|3:50 pm
Alexandre Cooper-Roy, California Institute of Technology
(Manuel Endres group)
Single alkaline-earth atoms in reconfigurable arrays of optical tweezers with Rydberg interactions
|4:45 pm
Reception with Institute for Quantum Computing faculty
Lazaridis QNC 2101
|6:00 pm
|QNC lab tours
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Lazaridis QNC 0101
|9:00 am
Raisa Trubko, Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics
(Ron Walsworth & Roger Fu group)
Precision Tune-Out Wavelength Measurements with Atom Interferometry
|9:45 am
Qiyu Liang, University of Maryland (Ian Spielman group)
|10:30 am
Coffee break
|10:50 am
Susanne Yelin, University of Connecticut and Harvard University
Plenary talk: Quantum optics with two-dimensional atomic arrays
|11:50 am
Natalia Bruno, The Institute of Photonic Sciences
(Morgan Mitchell group)
Interfacing a single trapped atom to a pair of indistinguishable photons
|12:35 pm
Lunch and group picture
|1:20 pm
|Career panel discussion
|3:00 pm
Jelena Vučković, Stanford University
Plenary talk: Connecting quantum systems through optimized photonics
|4:00 pm
|Coffee break
|4:30 pm
Silvia Arroyo Camejo, Siemens Medical Technologies
(Stefan Hell group)
Robust, high-fidelity quantum gates for fault-tolerant, large-scale quantum computers
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Yelena Guryanova, Austrian Academy of Sciences
(Marcus Huber group)
|6:30 pm
|Banquet at the University Club
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
|9:00 am
Kristan Corwin, Kansas State University
Plenary talk: Developments in optical frequency comb spectroscopy
|10:00 am
Kevin Fischer, Stanford University (Jelena Vučković group)
|10:45 am
|Coffee break
|11:05 am
Helena Knowles, Harvard University (Mikhail Lukin group)
Probing and controlling dark spin ensembles using nitrogen- vacancy centers in diamond
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Ashok Ajoy, University of California, Berkeley
(Alexander Pines group)
|12:35 pm
|1:30 pm
Shuo Sun, Stanford University (Jelena Vučković group)
Quantum nanophotonics: engineering atom-photon interactions on a chip
|2:15 pm
Ruffin Evans, Harvard University (Mikhail Lukin group)
Photon-mediated interactions between quantum emitters in a diamond nanocavity
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|Coffee break
|3:15 pm
Luis A. Jauregui, Harvard University (Philip Kim group)
Engineering novel optoelectronic devices based on interlayer excitons in van der Waals heterostructures
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Christopher Gutiérrez, University of British Columbia
(Andrea Damascelli group)
Quantum donuts & wedding cakes: Topology- and interaction-driven effects in graphene quantum dots
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|RAC 2 lab tours
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Lazaridis QNC 0101
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Virginia O. Lorenz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Plenary talk: Photonic quantum states for quantum applications
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Rivka Bekenstein, Harvard University (Mikhail Lukin group)
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|Coffee break
|11:05 am
Jeongwon Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Wolfgang Ketterle group)
Ultracold Atoms and Molecules for Quantum Simulation: From Spin-orbit Coupling to Supersolidity
|11:50 am
Christine Muschik, Institute for Quantum Computing
Plenary talk: How to simulate models from high energy physics in a trapped-ion experiment
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|Closing remarks
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Mukund Vengalattore, Cornell University
Emergent phases and Criticality in open quantum systems : Universality beyond the Markovian regime
All qubit and quantum sensor platforms are inherently 'open quantum systems', i.e. they interact constantly with the environment. While such environmental influences predominantly lead to the destruction of quantum coherence, there is growing realization that artificially engineered dissipation or 'reservoir engineering' techniques can, counter-intuitively, lead to novel and robust forms of quantum behavior in a wide range of quantum systems. I will discuss our experimental implementation of 'reservoir engineered' open quantum systems in a diverse array of physical platforms including ultracold atoms, optomechanical devices and hybrid quantum systems. We find that the interplay between intrinsic quantum dynamics and engineered dissipation can lead to emergent dynamical phases with robust, topologically protected forms of quantum coherence and entanglement. I will discuss applications of these phases to quantum-enhanced metrology and sensor capabilities. Lastly, I will also discuss the universal scaling properties and critical behavior of these emergent phases. Our findings of universal critical behavior of reservoir-engineered quantum phases can potentially serve as a touchstone for the extension of these concepts to other physical systems including trapped ions, solid-state defect centers and superconducting qubits.
Nils J. Engelsen, École Polytechnique
Ultralow mechanical dissipation for quantum optomechanics
Reduced mechanical dissipation is of great importance for both precision sensing and fundamental science, such as quantum optomechanics. I will describe two techniques for reducing mechanical dissipation, here implemented in thin-film Si3N4 nanobeams. The first technique, 'soft clamping', utilizes a phononic crystal to create an incomplete mechanical bandgap with a localized, flexural mechanical mode. By combining soft clamping with elastic strain engineering, where the strain is increased in the region of mode localization, we obtained quality factors as high as 800 million for a 1.3 MHz mechanical mode. I will then discuss how these two techniques can be applied to crystalline materials to reach higher quality factors. Finally, I will outline our efforts to integrate these mechanical oscillators in new systems for quantum optomechanics.
Vera Schäfer, Oxford University
Plenary talk: Fast entangling gates with trapped ions
Trapped ion qubits are one of the most promising candidates for scalable quantum computing. Entangling gates with trapped ions achieve higher fidelities than in any other system, but are typically performed in an adiabatic regime, where the motional frequencies of the ions in the trap limit the gate speed. Many schemes have been proposed to overcome these limitations, but have only now been successfully implemented [1, 2]. Following [3] we use amplitude-shaped cw-pulses to perform entangling gates significantly faster than the speed limit for conventional gate mechanisms. At these gate speeds, the motional modes are not spectrally isolated, leading to entanglement with both motional modes sensitively depending on the optical phase of the control fields. We demonstrate gates with fidelity F = 99.8% in 1.6 µs [2] - over an order of magnitude faster than previous trapped ion gates of similar fidelity. We also perform entanglement generation for gate times as short as 480 ns - this is below a single motional period of the ions.
Michael Gullans, Princeton University
Entanglement structure of current driven diffusive fermion systems
Applying a chemical potential bias to a conductor drives the system out of equilibrium into a current carrying non-equilibrium state. This current flow is associated with entropy production in the leads, but it remains poorly understood under what conditions the system is driven to local equilibrium by this process. We investigate this problem using two toy models for coherent quantum transport of diffusive fermions: Anderson models in the conducting phase and a class of random quantum circuits acting on a chain of qubits, which exactly maps to an interacting fermion problem. Under certain conditions, we find that the long-time states in both models exhibit volume-law mutual information and entanglement, in striking violation of local equilibrium. Extending this analysis to Anderson metal-insulator transitions, we find that the volume-law entanglement scaling persists at the critical point up to mobility edge effects. This work points towards a broad class of examples of physical systems where volume-law entanglement can be sustained, and potentially harnessed, despite strong coupling of the system to its surrounding environment.
Shruti Puri, Yale University
Quantum error correction when the noise is strongly biased
In this talk I will present a bosonic cat-qubit stabilized against phase-flips in a parametrically driven nonlinear cavity. Such a cat-qubit exhibits a strongly biased noise channel and has far reaching implications for quantum error correction (QEC). Firstly, I will show that it can be used as an ancilla for hardware-efficient, fault-tolerant syndrome extraction in a variety of error correcting codes such as the qubit based toric codes, bosonic cat and gkp codes. Secondly, I will describe a platform for large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computation based on these stabilized cat-qubits. The biggest challenge for QEC with biased noise is to be able to maintain the bias while performing elementary operations. I will introduce a set of bias-preserving gates that can be performed with the stabilized cat-qubit. Our results open a path for designing error correction schemes with ultrahigh thresholds and reduced overhead requirements.
Serge Rosenblum, Yale University
Fault-tolerant detection of quantum errors
Future quantum processors will require repeated detection and correction of errors in order to operate in a noisy environment. However, the process of error correction is itself faulty, as errors in the ancilla detection system can propagate onto the logical qubits and corrupt the encoded information. Fault tolerance is therefore essential for scaling up error corrected quantum computation.
We realize a fault-tolerant error detection scheme that suppresses spreading of ancilla errors by a factor of five, while maintaining the assignment fidelity [1]. The same method is used to prevent propagation of thermal ancilla excitations, increasing the logical qubit dephasing time by an order of magnitude. Our approach is hardware efficient, as it uses a single multilevel transmon ancilla and a cavity-encoded logical qubit, whose interaction is engineered in situ using an off-resonant sideband drive. These results demonstrate that fault tolerance can be implemented hardware-efficiently by exploiting physically relevant error models.
Sydney Schreppler, University California Berkeley
Qubit dress codes: Quantum measurement and entanglement with
driven transmons
Quantum simulators of analog and digital varieties rely on the ability to entangle and measure constituent particles with high fidelity. I will describe a method of arranging energy levels of superconducting transmon qubits using microwave dressing that, when combined with a stroboscopic dispersive tone, induces a response analogous both to back-action evading measurements in cavity optomechanics and to stimulated Raman transitions in trapped ions. With this stroboscopic scheme, we have experimentally demonstrated improved qubit measurement using squeezed vacuum. We now expand the interaction to drive multi-qubit entangling gates via shared photonic modes. This new functionality encourages development of hybrid analog-digital approaches to quantum simulations with superconducting qubits.
Alexandre Cooper-Roy, California Institute of Technology
Single alkaline-earth atoms in reconfigurable arrays of optical tweezers with Rydberg interactions
Single neutral atoms in reconfigurable arrays of optical tweezers offer a promising plateform for assembling many-body interacting quantum systems and exploring their applications to quantum computation and quantum simulation. In particular, alkaline-earth atoms offer narrow optical transitions for achieving efficient cooling, ultra-narrow optical clock transitions for implementing high-fidelity single-qubit operations, and strong excitation to Rydberg states for engineering interatomic interactions. In this talk, I will present our recent experimental results demonstrating the imaging and cooling of single strontium atoms in optical tweezers near a magic wavelength. First, I will describe a novel cooling mechanism to compensate for recoil heating during fluorescence imaging. Then, I will show how tuning the polarization of the optical tweezer enables reaching a magic trapping condition so as to cool down strontium atoms near their motional ground state using resolved sideband cooling. Finally, I will discuss approaches to scaling up our system to larger dimensions and engineering interactions through direct excitation to Rydberg states. This work paves the way for assembling alkaline-earth atoms in large defect-free arrays of optical tweezers with arbitrary geometry and tunable interactions to explore many-body spin dynamics and solve complex optimization problems.
Raisa Trubko, Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics
Precision Tune-Out Wavelength Measurements with Atom Interferometry
Precision measurements of atomic properties are important because they serve as a benchmark test of atomic structure calculations of line strengths, oscillator strengths, and dipole matrix elements. In this talk, I will describe how I used a three nanograting Mach-Zehnder atom beam interferometer to make precision measurements of atomic properties, such as polarizabilities and tune-out wavelengths (where the polarizability is zero). I will present my measurement of the longest tune-out wavelength in potassium, 768.9701(4) nm. This result is 7.5 times more precise than state-of-the-art calculations. I will also explain how tune-out wavelength measurements can be remarkably sensitive to rotation rates and will demonstrate a new type of atom interferometer gyroscope that uses tune-out wavelengths.
Lastly, I will describe my current research, where I use nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to measure magnetic fields with high spatial resolution. This work helps answer open questions on the formation of the solar system and Earth.
Qiyu Liang, University of Maryland
Observation of a three-photon bound state
Bound states of massive particles, be it in the form of nucleons, atoms or molecules, are ubiquitous, and constitute the bulk of the visible world around us. In contrast, photonphoton interactions are weak and need to be specifically engineered in the form of nonlinear optical media. Here we report the observation of a three-photon bound state inside a quantum nonlinear optical medium. The strong photon-photon interaction is achieved by coupling the light to highly excited, strongly interacting Rydberg states in a cold atomic gas. The photonic trimer is observed via bunching and a strongly nonlinear phase in the three-photon correlation function of the emerging light. The observations are quantitatively described by an effective field theory of Rydberg-induced photonphoton interactions, and agree with direct numerical simulations. This work paves the way towards the realization, understanding, and control of strongly interacting quantum gases of light.
Susanne Yelin, University of Connecticut and Harvard University
Plenary talk: Quantum optics with twodimensional atomic arrays
We consider quantum optical phenomena in two-dimensional (2D) dipolar arrays with sub-wavelength spacing. We show that cooperative resonances of the surface modes in such arrays allow for implementation of a nearly perfect atomically thin mirror, shaping of the emission patterns from individual quantum emitters, and realization of topological quantum optical systems. Experimental implementation using ultracold arrays of trapped atoms and excitons in atomically thin semiconductor materials will be discussed. Potential applications ranging from atomically thin metasurfaces to quantum optomechanics and quantum photon nonlinear optics will be described.
Natalia Bruno, The Institute of Photonic Sciences
Interfacing a single trapped atom to a pair of indistinguishable photons
We describe a novel system to interact atom-resonant single photons and photon pairs with individual trapped atoms at the focus of four high-NA lenses. Merging an atom-resonant cavity-enhanced SPDC photon source with a single trapped atom and having optical access from two directions allows us to observe light matter interaction and study phenomena such as stimulated emission in the single particle regime, or multi-photon quantum interference using an atom as a beam-splitter.
Jelena Vučković, Stanford University
Plenary talk: Connecting quantum systems through optimized photonics
Color centers in wide bandgap materials, such as silicon vacancy (SiV) in diamond, represent a promising platform for implementation of quantum technologies: they exhibit a small spectral inhomogeneity and a minimal sensitivity to environment, which facilitates their incorporation in scalable devices. Excellent SiV-photon interfaces have been demonstrated (by embedding them in cavities) with large cooperativities and Purcell enhancements. We have also demonstrated cavity enhanced Raman scattering from a single SiV for detuning of up to 100GHz - well beyond 30GHz of spectral inhomogeneity observed for SiVs embedded in structures, which enables experiments incorporating multiple SiVs. However, in addition to high quality qubits interfaced to photons, successful implementation of quantum technologies also requires photonic circuits that are scalable, robust to errors, and exhibit minimal losses. Our recent work on inverse design in photonics offers a powerful tool to design and implement photonic circuits with superior properties, including robustness to errors in fabrication and temperature, compact footprints, novel functionalities, and high efficiencies. We have applied this approach to diamond quantum hardware, leading to greater than an order of magnitude of improvement in efficiencies and a dramatic reduction in experimental times, thereby opening opportunities for new experiments, including implementation of solid state quantum simulators.
Silvia Arroyo Camejo, Siemens Medical Technologies
Robust, high-fidelity quantum gates for fault-tolerant, large-scale quantum computers
Currently we reside in an exciting era, in which large-scale circuit-based quantum computers do not exist yet, but their realization appears to become feasible. This era of 'Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Computers'(NISQ) [1] offers circuit-based computing platforms with O(10) physical qubits and quantum annealers acting on O(103) physical qubits. Despite these impressive achievements in scaling-up the number or qubits, a profound challenge for building viable quantum robustness of the quantum gates are significantly improved, can quantum error correction codes be efficaciously deployed, and thus universal large-scale quantum computation will become a reality. In this talk I will report of several strategies to implement intrinsically robust, high-fidelity quantum gates based on geometric phases[2]. In our recent experimental work we have explored both nonadiabatic geometric phases (Abelian)[2] and non-adiabatic holonomies (non-Abelian)[3,4]to realize intrinsically robust quantum gates. We experimentally implemented these quantum control strategies [5,6] on an NV center electron spin in diamond and performed a benchmark analysis. Our results suggest that a universal set of quantum gates should be composed hybridly, picking the most suitable quantum control strategy for each logic gate, while considering the experimentally dominant noise parameters.
Yelena Guryanova, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Ideal Projective Measurements Have Infinite Resource Costs
We show that it is impossible to perform ideal projective measurements on quantum systems using finite resources. We identify three fundamental features of an ideal projective measurement and show that when limited by finite resources only one of these features can be salvaged. Using an explicit model of an N-particle detector perfectly reproducing the statistics of the system, we provide tight analytic expressions for the energy cost of performing a measurement. This cost may be broken down into two parts. First, the cost of preparing the pointer in a suitable state, and second, the cost of a global interaction between the system and pointer in order to correlate them. Our results show that, even under the assumption that the interaction can be controlled perfectly, achieving perfect correlation is infinitely expensive. We provide protocols for achieving optimal correlation given finite resources.
Kristan Corwin, Kansas State University
Plenary talk: Developments in optical frequency comb spectroscopy
Kevin Fischer, Stanford University
Generation of pulsed nonclassical light
One of the most efficient ways to mediate quantum information is with the photonic field, which requires the deterministic production of target states of nonclassical light, such as single isolated photons. In this talk, I will overview our fundamental research on the generation of few-photon photon pulses. A promising materials platform for this task is the InAs/GaAs quantum dot, which can be mostly understood as a few-level quantum system. Its role in generating nonclassical light can be thought of as a highly nonlinear filter that extracts just a few photons from an incident laser pulse. I will present experimental works showing how we have achieved nearly ideal single-photon generation, and have begun to explore two-photon generation. The experimental work is paired with a theory of how quantum systems generate pulses of light, which provides a new foundation for understanding theoretical quantum optics.
Helena Knowles, Harvard University
Probing and controlling dark spin ensembles using nitrogen- vacancy centers in diamond
A single isolated spin in a solid can act as a unit of a quantum network or as an individual magnetic or electric field sensor. Such a unit can be expanded by using coherently interacting spin clusters, which provide a performance enhancement for quantum technologies.
In this talk, I will show how we investigate hybrid spin systems composed of the NitrogenVacancy centre (NV) in diamond coupled to dark spins, i.e. spins that are not directly optically accessible. We achieve sub-nm localization of a proximal nitrogen (N) impurity cluster and perform environment-assisted sensing: An entangled state of the NV and N spins is used to detect an external magnetic field and we observe a double-frequency component in the interferometer signal, corresponding to the contribution of at least two electronic spins, in contrast to the NV spin only.
I will also introduce the NV centre as a probe for studying nuclear spin dynamics in two dimensional materials. In this experiment we locally initialise and control a nuclear spin ensemble inside hexagonal boron nitride, with the goal of developing a room temperature platform for studying many-body dynamics.
Ashok Ajoy, University of California, Berkeley
Quantum assisted sensing across length scales
The development of point-like quantum sensors based on wide bandgap materials, for instance Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond, has thrown up exciting new possibilities for the sensing of materials, molecules and biological systems through optical means. In particular the development of magnetic resonance probes based on the NV center has shown tremendous promise for the sensing of nano- and meso-scale volumes at high spatial and frequency resolution. In this talk I will outline our efforts in this direction, and particularly focus on an alternate use of the NV sensor as a means to create highly nonequilibrium spin populations in nuclear spin systems in order to "hyperpolarize" them, boosting their magnetic resonance signatures by several orders of magnitude. This allows quantum sensors to greatly boost the sensing capabilities of conventional macro-scale MRI and NMR, potentially enabling compelling possibilities such as the development of miniature spectrometers for high-throughput chemical analysis and metabolite tracking.
Shuo Sun, Stanford University
Quantum nanophotonics: engineering atom-photon interactions on a chip
The ability to engineer controllable atom-photon interactions is critical for quantum information processing and quantum networking. In this talk, I will introduce how we utilize a nanophotonic platform to engineer strong atom-photon interactions on a semiconductor chip. I will first discuss an experimental demonstration of a spin-photon quantum transistor, where a single solid-state spin trapped inside a quantum dot could switch a single photon, and vice versa, a single photon could flip the spin. I will discuss how the spin-photon quantum transistor can realize high-fidelity all-optical spin readout and a single-photon transistor, where a single gate photon can switch many signal photons on-a-chip. I will next discuss the promise of realizing photon-mediated many-body interactions in an alternative solid-state platform based on siliconvacancy (SiV) color centers in diamond. I will introduce our efforts in creating strong light-matter interactions through photonic crystal cavities fabricated in diamond, and the use of cavitystimulated Raman emission to overcome the remaining frequency inhomogeneity of SiVs. Finally, I will outline the exciting prospects of applying inverse designed nanophotonic structures into quantum optics, and their applications in engineering many-body interactions with tunable Hamiltonians.
Ruffin Evans, Harvard University
Photon-mediated interactions between quantum emitters in a diamond nanocavity
Photon-mediated interaction between quantum systems are essential for realizing quantum networks and scalable quantum information processing. We demonstrate such interactions between pairs of silicon-vacancy (SiV) color centers coupled to a diamond nanophotonic cavity. When the optical transitions of the two color centers are tuned into resonance, the coupling to the common cavity mode results in a coherent interaction between them, leading to spectrally-resolved super radiant and sub radiant states. We use the electronic spin degrees of freedom of the SiV centers to control these optically-mediated interactions. Such controlled interactions will be crucial in developing cavity-mediated quantum gates between spin qubits and for realizing scalable quantum network nodes.
Luis A. Jauregui, Harvard University
Engineering novel optoelectronic devices based on interlayer excitons in van der Waals heterostructures
Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures built of 2-dimensional (2D) materials, such as single layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and boron nitride (h-BN), have generated wide interest to investigate novel optoelectronic devices. The large excitonic binding energy of TMDs and their intrinsic 2D nature allow for interesting ways to explore novel quantum optical effects in TMDs. I will discuss our recent results of vdWs heterostructures formed by stacking together two different TMDs (a type-II heterostructure) encapsulated with h-BN with electrical contacts and dual gate configuration (as shown in Fig. 1a). Using an optical excitation, we generate excitons with the electron and the hole each residing in the two different TMDs (interlayer excitons, IE). Thus, IEs have a dipole moment oriented out-of-plane and are repulsive in nature, because of the Coulomb interaction. With increasing excitation power, we create a large density of IEs (5x1011 cm-2 ) and observe long transport distances ~ 20µm (as shown in Fig. 1b - d) even at elevated temperatures (T = 60K). Because the IEs move from areas of larger density and temperature (the excitation spot), to regions outside the hot generation spot, they create a cold gas of bosons. Using multiple gates we can create electrostatic traps with densities in the order of 1.5-3x1012 cm-2 . A large density of IEs is important for novel optoelectronic devices such as IE condensates and lasers.
Christopher Gutiérrez, University of British Columbia
Quantum donuts & wedding cakes: Topology- and interaction-driven effects in graphene quantum dots
Graphene is a quasi two-dimensional material with low-energy excitations that can be described by the relativistic Dirac equation for massless chiral fermions. Recently, the ability to generate nanoscale substrate gate potentials has opened the door for creating confined quantum dot (QD) states in a contiguous sheet of graphene. Unlike other QD systems, graphene's exposed electronic surface is uniquely amenable to scanning probe measurements that reveal the spatial structure of the resonant QD states. In this talk I will present scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/S) measurements that explore the interplay between spatial and magnetic confinement in graphene QDs. I will show how the application of a weak magnetic field (B ~ 0.1 mT) can act as a topological Berry phase on/off "switch" resulting in the sudden onset of large energy splittings in the graphene QD spectrum. At higher fields (B > 1T), we directly visualize the intricate evolution of the QD resonant states into highly degenerate Landau levels where electron interactions lead to the subsequent formation of a 'wedding cake'- like structure of compressible-incompressible strips.
Virginia O. Lorenz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Plenary talk: Photonic quantum states for quantum applications
Quantum computing and quantum communication applications often require the carriers of information, or qubits, to have specific properties. Photonic quantum states are good carriers of information because they are robust to environmental fluctuations, but generating photons with just the right properties is still a challenge. I will present our work on generating, engineering and characterizing photonic quantum states for quantum applications.
Rivka Bekenstein, Harvard University
From gravity with optical systems to quantum metasurfaces
A century passed since Einstein published the theory of General Relativity (GR), and some predictions of GR still elude observation. Hence, analogous systems, such as optical systems, have been suggested as emulation platforms. Most importantly, we still lack a unifying theory of gravity and quantum mechanics. Can we learn anything toward this theory from simulating systems?
I will first discuss my simulation of the Newton-Schrödinger model in a nonlinear optical experiment. GR is inherently nonlinear: for example, masses dynamics is affected by the curved space they themselves induce. However, thus far all GR optical emulation demonstrated linear dynamics, where fix curved background determines the evolution of the electromagnetic waves. In my experiment, I demonstrated analogous gravitational effects with optical wavepackets under a long-range thermal nonlinearity. This optical system is mathematically equivalent to the Newton–Schrödinger model, which has been studied strictly theoretically. It describes a mass density evolving according to the Schrödinger equation in the presence of a gravitational potential created by the mass density itself, and is mostly important due to the lack of a unified theory of quantum gravity. These wavepackets interact by the curved space they themselves induce, exhibiting complex nonlinear dynamics arising from the interplay between diffraction and the emulated gravity. I have observed emulated gravitational lensing, tidal forces and gravitational redshift in this system, including modification of these phenomena that rise due to the nonlinear nature of gravity which exists in the Newton–Schrödinger model.
I will then give an overview of my current research at Harvard, where I am emulating curved space for light using a quantum optical system, while pursuing understanding of the relation between curved space and quantum science. I will introduce our new concept of quantum metasurfaces using strongly interacting atoms and its potential applications to quantum information.
Jeongwon Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ultracold Atoms and Molecules for Quantum Simulation: From Spin-orbit Coupling to Supersolidity
Ultracold atoms trapped in laser light have emerged as a platform to emulate various condensed matter phenomena due to its defect-free nature and high degree of controllability. In particular, there has been great interest towards spin-orbit coupled ultracold atoms because they can be used to illustrate fundamental aspects of topology in physics, and to explore possible applications in quantum information and spintronics. In this talk, I will present our new scheme of generating a spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in an optical superlattice, and how it enabled us to directly observe a stripe phase with supersolid properties. Our work establishes a system with unique continuous symmetry breaking properties. Further investigations on collective excitations and the role of disorder in our system will push the frontiers of quantum material science. Moving forward, I will discuss the potential of utilizing ultracold molecules to create a new system with long-range dipolar interactions, which opens the door for simulating quantum many body physics.
Christine Muschik, Institute for Quantum Computing
Plenary talk: How to simulate models from high energy physics in a trapped-ion experiment
Gauge theories are fundamental to our understanding of interactions between the elementary constituents of matter as mediated by gauge bosons. However, computing the real-time dynamics in gauge theories is a notorious challenge for classical computational methods. In the spirit of Feynman's vision of a quantum simulator, this has recently stimulated theoretical effort to devise schemes for simulating such theories on engineered quantum-mechanical devices, with the difficulty that gauge invariance and the associated local conservation laws (Gauss laws) need to be implemented. We propose and experimentally demonstrate of a digital quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory, by realising 1+1-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (Schwinger model) on a few-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer. Our work represents a first step towards quantum simulating high-energy theories with atomic physics experiments, the long-term vision being the extension to real-time quantum simulations of non-Abelian lattice gauge theories.


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This past weekend, I finally found the time to make it to Dose Market, a monthly food and fashion market at the River East Center in Streeterville. After seeing some $200+ gnarly looking metal rings at a booth near the entrance, I decided to focus on the more enticing foods. In particular, a couple vendors stood out: Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin
From Darlington in Wisconsin, this high quality cheese is perfect for the grill, as I discovered from the samples that were being cooked up on the spot. The original baked cheese is, well, baked, and has an extremely smooth, buttery flavor. It's approximately $6 for each of those packages, even at luxury grocery stores like Fox & Obel!
Well I needed something a little more substantial than just samples. So I found Mrs. Dorsey's Kitchen's booth, where they were making fresh grilled cheese sandwiches. With a choice of cheddar cheese or turkey & queso, I went with the latter, more protein fulfilling choice. The bread was perfectly crispy, and the sandwich as a whole was gratifying. Definitely recommend this grilled cheese if you are around Brooklyn.
Finally, I went in search for some sugary desserts! This is how I came across cruffles, a snazzy name for cake truffles. They looked spectacular, even some with bacon bits on top! I did not get to try one, but I absolutely cannot wait for their location to open up on W. Chicago Ave. (Chicago)! In case you can't wait until then, you can just give them a call.
Éclair Bakery
When I came across this gigantic container of pastries, I couldn't resist. I was told that they were called "sugettes", a combination of sugar and baguette (extremely mini ones I'm guessing). These bites were a lot less sugary than I had expected from the name but were delicious nonetheless!
- Dose Market is once a month, and there are different vendors each time. In fact, the next Dose is the Holi-Dose!
- Make sure you purchase your tickets beforehand online– it's $8 beforehand but $10 at the door.
- Try all the tasty eats!
I'm giving this market a bit less than a full evolution history rating because I wasn't satisfied with the fashion half. But this market is definitely a place to check out, especially for the food!


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Nitron includes more than 1000 included Nitron patches with high quality multi-samples from more than 50 different synthesizers. In this bold collection you will find a broad range of classics as well as lesser known synthesizers from the last 30 years. The library focuses on providing the fattest possible lead and bass sounds. This product is well suited for techno, drum 'n' bass, dubstep, hip hop, bigbeat, trance and electro, as well as for pop and ambient music.
Nitron is based on Native Instruments´ award winning Kontakt Engine.
Nitron cannot be compared to other sample-based libraries, which give you very limited or no access at all to editing and tweaking your sounds. Nitron is like a real synthesizer, using high end source samples as oscillators. If you own the full Kontakt 4 version, you can use the countless possibilities of this sophisticated sampler to tweak your sounds, giving you access to an almost infinite number of sound creations for any music style imaginable. Tweaking of course is also possible with the included Kontakt Player, so don't wait to give it a try.
Top features included are low pass filters, high pass, band pass, vowel and phaser filters. The user can choose between poly and mono mode as well as an authentic legato mode. A unison mode plus a global saturator make your sounds as fat and rich as possible. Via the mod wheel you can access useful parameter assignments for all patches like additional high pass filters, tremolo or vibrato giving this must have package a finishing touch.
Most patches use effects like Chorus, Flanger, Delay and Convolution Reverb. In the Kontakt Player version you need to turn on the FX button to use these effects. In the full Kontakt version, the effects can be edited or replaced with other effects you like.
This synthesizer/library was produced by the Swiss producer & sound designer Urban Riedo - Tunebeast
Nitron comes with the Kontakt 5 player. It can also be used with Kontakt full version 4.1 or higher.
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Synth-based sample packs are ten a penny, but Nitron stands head and shoulders above the vast majority of them.
ComputerMusic&Musicradar review Nitron
"Dieses Sample-Multiinstrument für Kontakt ist spielfreudig, klangstark und einfach zu bedienen."
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Als inspirierendes Kreativwerkzeug beeindruckt Nitron mit zeitgemäßen und
äußerst durchsetzungsfähigen Synthesizerklängen, die eine Vielzahl elektronischer
Stilrichtungen abdecken und erfreulich unverbraucht klingen. Grundlegende klangliche
Anpassungen lassen sich dank der intuitiven Bedienober¡ äche im Handumdrehen
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So what's the bottom line?
I like a library with character, and when it comes to synth libraries for Kontakt I love the interface to provide enough control to tweak the instrument properly.
I give this library 4 out of 5 subs, it's a really useful library. Not only does Nitron have a really sexy interface, but the sounds that can be had in this thing are just plain good….period.
There's enough here to keep anyone busy pulling up and tweaking sounds. Again, the fact that you can get some pretty raw, rather huge sounds without taking a hit on your processor is a big plus in my book.
Efficient instruments are always a plus, fast loading, cpu friendly, without compromising on the actual sound….sounds like a winner to me.
If you're looking for a huge does of new synth sounds and you don't want to worry about if your cpu can handle it, I highly suggest taking a look at this library
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Nitron ist eine umfangreiche Sammlung an druckvollen und hochwertigen Synthesizer Sounds, die durch die Verwendung der Kontakt Software von Native Instruments einfach und schnell zu versenden und zu editieren sind. Durch den riesigen Umfang von über 1000 Patches und die Qualität, ist der Preis mehr als gerechtfertigt.
The latest NI Kontakt Player is included in this product!
Please check the product description for the required Kontakt version.
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