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With the release of U2's new video collection, The Best Of 1990-2000, I confront a glass is half-full/half-empty situation. Do I savor this fine package, or do I take the opportunity to gripe that they put out The Best Of 1980-1990 on VHS four years ago, announced – and then cancelled – a DVD in early 2001, and we still don't have that product?
I'm inclined to follow both paths, as I remain cheesed that we haven't gotten a 1980-1990 DVD yet. However, since I'm so jazzed to watch 1990-2000, I won't whine too much.
Though saddled with a misleading title, 2000 does mostly include material that appeared during the credited time frame. We get nothing from 1990, as U2 remained officially idle that year; they between some Rattle and Hum related singles in 1989 and 1991's Achtung Baby, no new U2 product appeared. In addition, 2000 includes some videos that didn't exist until 2001 or even 2002. Though "Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" appeared on 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind, the single and video weren't released until 2001. Both "Electrical Sky" and "The Hands That Built America" came out as part of the album version of 2000 and didn't exist in any form until 2002, which makes the title even odder.
Despite some of these gripes, 2000 offers a nice compilation. For reasons unknown, the folks who produced it considered 16 of the videos to be "standard", and another seven appear as "bonus" clips. I'll discuss those in the supplements section, but the DVD includes the option to watch the whole program from start to finish with those extra seven videos, and I can't quite figure out why they're not considered as part of the normal canon.
Whatever the case may be, I'll run through the 16 "standard" videos and offer my reactions and ratings for each in the order they appear. 2000 doesn't present the clips chronologically. Instead, they pop up seemingly at random; if a theme or coherent pacing occurs, I can't figure out what it might be. Anyway, here we go!
It might be the first video on the collection, but Even Better Than the Real Thing came as the third single from 1991's Achtung Baby. It certainly kicks off 2000 well, as it offers arguably the best video of the bunch. Dizzying, exciting, and funny, it packages scads of imagery into the short, and it lends itself to judicious freeze-framing as well. "Real Thing" earns a perfect 10 out of 10 – it's the best video in this set.
I never thought much of "Real Thing" as a song, but I've always loved Mysterious Ways. Unfortunately, that video seems decent at best. The second release from Achtung, it features U2 in Morocco and also depicts locals and belly dancers. Bono lip-synchs and we see some funhouse mirror distortions of him. The song still works great, but the video seems ordinary and lacks anything to make it particularly winning. 5 out of 10.
A moderate improvement, Beautiful Day provided the debut single and video from 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind, but it didn't give us the best from that album. Fairly simple, the video combines lip-synching within an airport environment. Toward the end, this becomes cool as we see U2 perform on a runway as jets scream over their heads, but otherwise the video comes across as average. A fairly good song, "Day" also isn't among the best from Behind. 6 out of 10.
Since I already reviewed 2002's Electrical Storm individually, I'll let you visit that article to check out my detailed comments about it. Quick summary: fairly average song and video. 6 out of 10.
As I'll mention when I get to the supplements, Achtung's One went through a complicated production history and three different videos exist for it. This one is the best, as it offers a simple, elegant and moody exploration of the song's themes. Great song, fine video - 8 out of 10.
Technically not a U2 song, Miss Sarajevo comes from an offshoot project called Passengers. That group included U2 with Brian Eno, which really just meant it was U2 under a different name. The band's fairly loose and ethereal music never moved me; I listened to the Passengers album a couple of times and gave up on it. Though the best song from that release, it still doesn't do much for me, and I don't like this video either.
The "Sarajevo" video combines shots from the beauty contest that inspired the tune, street scenes, and clips from a TV performance of the song. Annoying, the latter are made to look like we're actually watching them on a television, so we see them with scan lines and all. Other than a rare glimpse of Edge without a head covering, this clip seems dull and lacks the emotion it wants to inspire. I'd rather just see the TV performance; this version merits just a 3 out of 10.
Much better, off of 1993's Zooropa we get Stay (Faraway, So Close!), a track that also appeared in the Wim Wenders flick Faraway, So Close! Directed by Wenders himself, the video appropriates the movie's angel imagery and puts the band in positions similar to those of the characters. Happily, it mostly avoids shots from the picture itself, and when they do appear, it integrates them seamlessly. 7 out of 10.
From good to better, we move to Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, the second video from All You Can't Leave Behind. Like "One", this song enjoys more than one version, but this one seems like the best of the pair. Set at a football game, it includes a cameo from John Madden and packs scads of U2 inside jokes; for example, they play at the "Unforgettable Firedome". Fun and amusing, it even offers Larry as a rabid fan. That's worth the price of admission alone. 9 out of 10.
A simple performance clip, our first track from 1997's Pop features Gone, the which never became a single off of the album. Taken straight from the PopMart Live From Mexico City video – still waiting for that one on DVD, thank you very much! – I like the song and this offers a decent but unexceptional rendition. The video displays the performance in an adequate manner, but you'll find nothing exciting here. 5 out of 10.
Another live video, Until the End of the World was never a single from Achtung, and this clip actually comes from a 1992 Fox TV special that covered the Zoo TV Outside tour. It starts with a funky faux newscast set-up, but after that, it offers a straight performance clip. The version seems good, but the video loses points due to some interjected shots from external sources and a bit of fake grainy imagery. 5 out of 10.
One of two new songs on 2000, The Hands That Built America provides one of the most basic videos in this collection. It simply depicts rehearsal shots for the song. It suits the song reasonably well but doesn't do much to involve the viewer. The tone comes across as pretty mediocre as well. 4 out of 10.
The first single off of Pop, Discotheque declared the intentions of U2 circa 1997. Unfortunately for the band, the world declared right back at them that they didn't much dig the new electronic vibe. Well, I liked Pop and I think "Discotheque" offers a fizzy and lively little track that stands up with their best. Don't let the bubblegum clothes fool you – this is a tight tune.
I never saw the full video until I got 2000, but snippets I'd witnessed raised my expectations. The whole piece doesn't live up to them, but it's still definitely an above average video. Where else can you see U2 done up in Village People garb? We also get another glimpse of bareheaded Edge, and the video's worth a look just to see how incredibly unhappy Larry appears during the campier scenes. 7 out of 10.
Taken from the soundtrack for 1995's Batman Forever, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me provides a schizophrenic video. It mixes movie clips with original animation of the band done in a Batman theme. This shows two of Bono's alter egos – the Fly and MacPhisto – as they go against each other.
If this sucker consisted just of the animation, it earn an 8 out of 10. The quality of that work seems cheap, but it's still a creative way to do a music video, and it appears fun and clever. Unfortunately, the piece includes way too many shots from the movie, and they really make it drag at times; had the whole video consisted of those images, I'd have given it a 2 out of 10. As such, "Hold Me" as a whole nets a 5 out of 10.
The second single from Pop, Staring At the Sun always left me cold because it sounded far too much like "One"; I snidely refer to it as "Two". If we ignore the self-plagiarism, it's a decent song, though I much prefer the radically different "Monster Truck" mix found on the single. The video works surprisingly well. It gives us a simple combination of moody and trippy lip-synch shots that connect with the track nicely. It doesn't offer anything extraordinary, but it elevates an otherwise lackluster song, and it features Edge sans headgear again. 7 out of 10.
Edge wears his little toque throughout Zooropa's Numb, and he also takes a rare lead vocal. Actually, he offers more of a lead mumble, but the song stands out as successful experiment, and the video comes across as one of the best of the bunch. Essentially Edge sits in one place while random folks approach and abuse him in various ways. It peters out somewhat toward the end, but it remains clever, creative and funny. 9 out of 10.
Perversely, 2000 ends with the oldest video in the set: The Fly, which provided the first single from Achtung. Mostly it features some lip-synched performance shots along with some previews of themes that would dominate the 1992-93 tour. It seemed more interesting when it was new and fresh. Now it just seems decent but unexceptional. The song still rocks, though. 6 out of 10.
Overall thoughts: though the collection includes its peaks and valleys, the overall quality of The Best of 1990-2000 seems quite good. Not many acts can sustain such a high caliber of material as a whole, and I rarely felt bored during the DVD. The best videos seemed excellent, while the worst still offered watchable experiences. Based on the music and the clips themselves, 2000 provides one of the strongest music video packages on the market.
U2: The Best Of 1990-2000 appears in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Actually, aspect ratios varied. While most of the videos went fullscreen, four of them – "Stay", "The Hands That Built America", "Discotheque" and "Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" – looked to be 1.78:1. In addition, "Numb" and "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" appeared to be 1.66:1. To further complicate matters, the movie clips seen during "Hold Me" jumped to 1.85:1.
Every time I review a collection of music videos, I complain about how tough it is to fairly grade picture quality. Not only do the videos come from a range of years, but also a lot of times they look terrible due to the director's intentions. Even given those considerations, I felt somewhat disappointed by the visual quality of 2000, which suffered from some problems that didn't seem related to the original clips.
Sharpness appeared erratic. At times the videos came across as reasonably accurate and distinct, but those qualities didn't seem consistent. Some of the clips displayed rather soft visuals; for example, "One" looked noticeably fuzzy. Shimmering and jagged edges marred some of the videos, and I also noticed surprisingly intrusive edge enhancement during many of the clips. "Beautiful Day" really suffered from this tendency, and the edge enhancement most likely caused much of the softness I observed.
Source flaws displayed occasional example of speckles and marks, but otherwise the material seemed to be acceptably clean. Colors varied dependent on the director intentions, and the tones occasionally came across as slightly messy and drab. However, the hues generally appeared acceptably concise and distinct. Black levels also depended on the intentions of the original footage. They mostly seemed deep and tight, though, and shadow detail looked appropriately heavy but not too thick most of the time. Really, the softness and edge enhancement created the biggest problems, and they caused me to give 2000 only a "C-" for image; while there's a limit to how good music videos can look, I think this set could have offered superior visuals.
On the other hand, the PCM stereo soundtrack of Best of 1990-2000 provided a positive sonic experience. It surprised me that the U2 set didn't get the full 5.1 treatment, but it didn't bother me at all, as the music sounded quite good. (The packaging indicates the presence of a Dolby Digital 2.0 track, but it doesn't appear.) Stereo imaging seemed solid across the board. Of course, those elements depended on the original tracks, but for the most part, the instrumentation and vocals appeared neatly delineated and easy to distinguish within the mix. It all spread across the front well and seemed to aptly reproduce the source material.
Audio quality also seemed fine. Vocals sounded clean and distinct, though again, the original production affected this; for instance, "Hold Me" is supposed to offer a very thin and processed tone, which it does. The various instruments sounded clear and nicely defined, and bass response came across as appropriately deep and tight. Overall, the audio of Best of 1990-2000 more than adequately replicated the music.
Best of 1990-2000 packs a fine roster of extras, and we start with a collection of bonus videos. Don't ask me to explain what constitutes a "bonus" video. I think a few of them never were officially release, but I know that's not true for all of them, so that doesn't explain the distinction. Perhaps the producers of the set just didn't want to include them on the VHS version of 2000 so they're considered a bonus for DVD fans. I couldn't find a tracklisting for the VHS version to see if they differ, but this thought makes sense, I suppose, especially since the much-maligned Pop dominates this section; four of these seven videos come from that album.
As an aside, here's how 2000 breaks down via album if I combine the standard program and the "bonus" videos. (This doesn't count the alternate clips I'll soon discuss.) From Achtung Baby, we get six tracks. Zooropa offers three videos, while Pop knocks out a whopping seven clips. Only two numbers come off of All That You Can't Leave Behind, and we also find two new songs. "Hold Me" and "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" emanate from soundtracks, while "Miss Sarajevo" stems from Soundtracks, the Passengers album. Basically, all of this means that Achtung and Pop fans will feel happy; if you don't like those albums, you'll not find much to appease you here, since 13 of the 23 tracks come from those two releases.
We get seven of these "bonus" videos. Arguable the best song off of Pop - and a killer in concert - Please presents a mix of Bono's lip-synching and images of folks on their knees in the street. Frankly, the thing confuses me, but it seems intriguing and unusual nonetheless. 7 out of 10.
Another Pop number, the video for If God Will Send His Angels will already look familiar to owners of City of Angels, as it also appears on that DVD. It shows funky time lapse photography. Bono lip-synchs in a diner booth as the patrons around him rapidly change. It uses splitscreen, with Bono's side of the booth on the top and the other bench on the bottom. The concept seems creative and interesting, but the piece doesn't go much of anywhere. 7 out of 10.
The final single from Achtung, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses? provides a simple affair. Basically we see black and white band lip-synch shows integrated with a concert montage. It seems cheap and fairly cheesy. 3 out of 10.
Much better, Zooropa's Lemon offers a creative piece of work. Based on the photography of Eadweard Muybridge, it consists on a series of quirky motion studies like "Man Playing Pool", all of which are acted out by the band. Bono's parts alternate between MacPhisto and the Fly. The theme gets a little old by the end, but it still seems clever and amusing. 8 out of 10.
The third single from Pop, Last Night On Earth offers vaguely post-apocalyptic visuals that match the tune. U2 pick up a babe and drive through this moderately nightmarish world. The video seems interesting and enjoyable, though it feels a bit predictable for the song. 7 out of 10.
A number of the videos on 2000 use remixes of the songs, but most stay reasonably close to the source material. Not so for Mofo, the seventh and final Pop clip. The remix seems cheesy and annoying, and the video itself merely provides a crude montage of live elements from the PopMart tour; some come from "Mofo", but many other songs appear as well. The annoyingly loud overdubbed crowd roar knocks a point off my grade. 3 out of 10.
A lovely and elegant little song, The Ground Beneath Her Feet offers a collaboration between U2 and writer Salman Rushdie, and it comes from the soundtrack of Million Dollar Hotel. While a nice song, the video seems predictable and dull. It offers the standard mix of band lip-synch elements and movie clips, and it does nothing to elevate the format. 4 out of 10.
Next we move to a collection of five alternate videos. The "Dance Mix" of Even Better Than the Real Thing mostly comes across as a series of outtakes from other videos, and there's really not much to this bland mélange. I don't much care for the remix either. 3 out of 10.
As I alluded earlier, One experienced an unusual route to the MTV screen, and this clip offers the third of the three versions. Directed by Phil Joanou, it seems pretty simple, as it mostly just shows Bono as he lip-synchs at a bar table and smokes. It also includes some live clips from the then-nascent Zoo TV tour. (Not "Outside" yet, it started in arenas in the late winter of 1992; that'd be the last time would play venues smaller than stadiums for nine years.) The video doesn't do anything special, but it fits the song acceptably well. 5 out of 10.
Apparently the first video created for Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, the Kevin Godley-directed piece aired mainly in Europe, while Americans got the football one. Basically it shows Bono as he repeatedly gets tossed from a moving van. I much prefer the American edition, but this one seems decent. 6 out of 10.
Much less interesting, the Morleigh Steinberg-directed Staring at the Sun looks like a home movie travelogue. It just shows the band as they wander a vaguely tropical locale. It seems quite boring. 3 out of 10.
Credited to "Emergency Broadcast Network", this version of Numb mainly consists of stock footage and sound effects edited together, and it appeared during the Zooropa tour when the band played the song. Edge lip-synchs some as well, but the collage of snippets makes up most of this moderately interesting video. I like the alternate version of the song, though. 5 out of 10.
Most of the 28 videos on 2000 offer audio commentaries. These come from their directors; unfortunately, unlike the Smashing Pumpkins' Greatest Hits Video Collection, the commentaries don't involve the band. Still, they provide some god information. Some of the directors concentrate on technical elements of their clips, while others go more into the dynamics of the shoot and/or what they wanted to achieve. Of course, given the length of the videos, the directors don't have much time to elaborate, but they usually offer good information about their work.
Note that no commentaries appear for the following videos: "The Hands That Built America", "Mofo", "Gone" or "Until the End of the World". In addition, the Steinberg "Staring at the Sun", the dance "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and the "Emergency Broadcast Network" version of "Numb" also lack commentaries.
However, we find two commentaries for "The Fly", as it offers a second discussion from co-director Richie Smyth. Some folks have wondered why 2000 includes an apparently empty third audio channel. Smyth's chat is the reason for that; it offers the sole element of the extra track.
After this we locate three documentaries. "U2 Sur Mer" consists of video clips, shots from the filming of the video, and comments from Bono, Larry, director Anton Corbijn, and actor Samantha Morton. The seven-minute and 22-second piece doesn't fully get into the creation of "Electrical Storm", but it features some good behind the scenes images as well as some informative remarks.
More worthwhile, "A Story of 'One'" takes 14 minutes and 42 seconds to get into that video's sticky history. We learn of how the song aided the band's reinvention and then go through the creation of the three different videos. We also learn why various clips didn't make the cut. Comments appear from directors Mark Pellington and Phil Joanou as well as the Edge. The program nicely covers the whole process behind the making of the three videos, and it offers some interesting behind the scenes footage as well.
Another good little program, "Missing Sarajevo" looks at U2's September 23 1997 concert in Sarajevo. Mostly traced with narration, the 11-minute and 39-second piece relates the show's origins during the 1993 Zooropa concerts and also discusses the Bill Carter documentary that inspired the Passengers song. Edge and Bono offer the occasional impromptu comments, but mostly the narration and the candid visuals make this a compelling piece.
A few minor bits round out 2000. The set provides cool packaging, as it includes a slot for purchasers of the "Limited Edition" CD set to place that release's "History Mix" DVD. It also includes a very nice booklet that features photos as well as credits for all of the "standard" videos. The booklet's text gets into some history and remarks about the videos as well, so it merits a look. One oddity about the packaging: since the buffaloes from the original version of "One" dominate 2000, shouldn't the set actually include that video? Unless it's buried somewhere, the Mark Pellington edition of "One" goes missing here.
One of the best compilations of music videos on the market, U2's Best of 1990-2000 provides a lot of entertainment. Including "bonus" and alternate versions, we find 28 videos here, and most of them work quite nicely. A few duds pop up along the way, but I like the majority of the videos, and an even higher percentage of the songs remain solid. Unfortunately, picture quality seems erratic and somewhat flawed, but the audio represents the original music well, and the set packs a fine collection of supplements. Purchase of Best of 1990-2000 falls into the "no-brainer" category. Fans of U2 will definitely want to add it to their libraries, and those with a less active interest should also pick it up, as it offers a fine primer for the band's Nineties work.


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More than twenty Estonian startups and scale-ups joined the event and shared their valuable experiences, from those already operating natively in both markets to those just getting started and wishing to expand to the U.S., including Transferwise, Scoro, Wolf3D, Veriff, Consoroto, and Taddy. Several American investors such as SeedInvest, Starta Ventures and United Angles VC attended the event and conducted panel discussions.
This event also introduced startup visa in Estonia. Kaarel Kotkas, CEO & Founder of Estonia's next "unicorn apparent," Veriff, made the closing remarks. The event concluded with an open networking event.
The Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) provides Baltic companies access to and supports growth in the U.S. BACC Members, Bill Mortimer, Robert Seigel, and Inga Klimasauskiene met with Estonian business and State representatives to solidify relationships to increase the Estonian business community overseas.


You don't need to ask around much to learn that pearls are hot. Sales of all types are climbing, and even fresh-water pearls are selling well, say wholesalers. Nor does the trend seem to be slowing. Pearls are, after all, a luxury item, and as long as the economy continues to do well, so will pearls.
Sales of multicolored strands, in particular, have been skyrocketing. They're as popular as any other pearl jewelry now. Appearing in golden, white, pink, gray, and numerous overtones on black, pearls are giving fashion-conscious consumers all the necessary colors from which to choose.
Besides the fact that pearls are very fashionable, there's a set of unusual circumstances that are helping boost pearl sales: increased production, increased competition from the Chinese, and favorable currency exchange rates.
Increased production. Cultured, fresh-water, and salt-water pearl production has increased dramatically over the past few years, all in response to growing demand. This includes Chinese akoyas (salt-water bead-nucleated), Chinese fresh-water (mantle-tissue- as well as bead-nucleated), Japanese fresh-water, North American and New Zealand abalone, American fresh-water, and South Seas cultured, encompassing Tahitian blacks and yellows as well as Australian and Indonesian whites and goldens.
Even though it's increasing, the production of high-quality Tahitian blacks still lags behind demand. On the other hand, increased production of medium- and lower-quality blacks has saturated the retail market, causing dramatically weak prices, especially in lower-quality pearls.
With more product than buyers, Tahitian pearl farmers have been reaching outside the traditional wholesale auction market and going directly to the retailer, creating supply and price fluctuations. The United States has been the target for many of these farm representatives.
All of these products on the market have made Tahitian and South Seas pearls very affordable, with drop pearl pendants starting at $250 to $300 (retail) and up. Finer-quality pearls set with diamonds are within reach of many customers. Even the goldens have been popular and affordable for at least the last 18 months, much to the surprise of many pearl dealers, reports Armand Asher of Albert Asher South Sea Pearl Co. in New York. Goldens have been fashionable overseas for many years. Strands, of course, are more expensive.
Japanese akoyas. Pearl production has increased with one obvious exception: Japanese akoya salt-water cultured pearls. Akoya production is still very limited in all qualities and sizes, but especially in fine quality from 5 mm to 8 mm and up, which remain almost impossible to get, even for wholesalers.
The Japanese pearl industry has been reeling from high akoya oyster mortality rates, now close to 70%. Little is known about the cause of the devastation, which has been occurring for the past two or three years. Meanwhile, the Chinese akoyas are improving in quality, and many experts suspect that Japanese exporters have been importing cheaper Chinese akoyas to beef up their own stocks. It's difficult to pinpoint how many akoyas are from China as opposed to Japan, but estimates run as high as 40%. Nonetheless, dealers are simply happy to get any product, Japanese or Chinese.
With the Japanese unsure of future product, Japanese producers may be investing heavily in Chinese and South Seas pearl farms. It doesn't look as if the Japanese akoya farms are going to be back in solid production for several years.
Meanwhile, Japanese fresh-water cultured pearls, rebounding from the past few years of lower harvests, are still yielding comparatively small production. Lake Biwa has been active again for the past three years, but overall, it accounts for a very small percentage of the fresh-water market.
Chinese akoyas. There seems to be good supply of Chinese akoyas under 6.5 mm. Prices for these pearls are about 20% to 30% less than prices of comparable Japanese akoyas, according to the Cultured Pearl Information Center. Since the Chinese seem to be competing very well in these smaller sizes, the Japanese are focusing their attention on growing 6.5-mm pearls and larger.
Chinese fresh-water pearls are still king, especially in the rice to "nuggety" shapes. The fresh-water mantle-tissue-nucleated rounds, while still not perfectly round or as lustrous as the Japanese akoyas, are being promoted as being better than the Japanese, since they're "actually nacre throughout." Rounds of 7 mm to 8 mm are available, and we will see larger rounds, even 10 mm to 11.5 mm, in production soon, according to Michael Randall at Gem Reflections of California, San Anselmo, Calif.-based wholesalers of fine gems and Chinese fresh-water pearls.
Monetary devaluation. With Japanese production low, pearl prices have increased dramatically – in yen. The dollar's strength, however, has effectively countered a good percentage of the increase. So U.S. buyers have been spared the sticker shock of Japanese product – when the supply is available.
In "first-level" wholesale pricing, in relation to last year, there's been a 10% to 15% increase for 5-mm to 6.5-mm pearls in medium quality, and up to a 30% increase for 6-mm to 9-mm fine-quality akoyas, according to the Cultured Pearl Information Center.
The effect of the Asian monetary crisis shows up in other ways as well, according to Tahitian government statistics reported by G.I.E. Perles de Tahiti. Japan, still the No. 1 importer of black Tahitian pearls, showed yet another increase in the volume of imports for this year compared to last. But with fewer high-quality pearls in the mix, their overall value has dropped considerably, almost 50% during the first half of 1998. During the same period, the volume of imports to the United States climbed more than 130%, including more high-quality pearls, with an increase in value of almost 60%. Hong Kong increased its imports by more than 80% during the first half of 1998, with a value exceeding 70% of the country's 1997 imports.
Other pearl sources. Abalone natural as well as abalone cultured pearls are still very limited in supply. However, with a small number of developing farms both on the North American west coast and in New Zealand, more are on the way, perhaps as early as this holiday season.
The American Pearl Co. in Nashville, Tenn., continues to grow and develop new shapes of fresh-water cultured pearls to enhance the lines for designer jewelers.
In the natural pearl harvest in Texas this year, quantities were fairly limited, but they have been for several years. This year's harvest brought in about 1,500 to 2,000 pearls, few by normal standards, more commonly between 4,000 and 5,000. This year, because of extreme weather conditions, harvested pearls from the area – known for its pink semi-round pearls – have a green metallic color.
Texas has been in the throes of a drought for the past two to three years. With water levels down dramatically, it will be some time before the shell population returns to more typical numbers. The dry conditions have also made harvesting more difficult because of the concentrated populations of water moccasins and rattlesnakes.
Enhancements. While it is commonly known that most "white" pearls are bleached, irradiation is the biggest concern right now, especially among Chinese fresh-water pearls, enhanced to look like Tahitian grays. Modern irradiation techniques produce more subtle color changes than in the past, making detection almost impossible, particularly when the pearls are undrilled or already set in jewelry.
Irradiation changes the color of the fresh-water nucleus. Thin-nacred akoya cultured pearls irradiate well, since the color-changed fresh-water bead nucleus can be seen beneath the nacre. If the pearl is drilled, you can easily identify it as irradiated by noting the unusual color of the fresh-water bead.
When Chinese fresh-water pearls are irradiated, on the other hand, the whole pearl is essentially changed throughout. And because the Chinese fresh-water pearls overlap in size ranges of South Seas pearls, identification is very important. As radical as it may seem, in some instances, the only way to determine color origin is to actually saw the pearl in half. If it's a Chinese irradiated fresh-water pearl, there will be no mother-of-pearl bead. If it's a naturally colored Tahitian cultured pearl, there will be a nucleus. South Seas and Tahitian pearls do not irradiate well because the irradiated bead would not be visible beneath the thick nacreous outer growth.
In a poll conducted in June at The JCK Show in Las Vegas by the New York-based Cultured Pearl Information Center, 62% of the 207 jewelers responding said pearl sales for their first five months of this year were up 10% or more. Necklaces were the strongest seller, at 56% of all pearl sales. Earrings were a close second at 34%. Bracelets, rings, and pins trailed far behind at 5%, 3%, and 2%, respectively.
Forty-three percent of respondents predicted this year's holiday season would show an increase in pearl sales of at least 15% or more. Only 4% thought pearl sales would remain flat.
What were the buyers stocking up on? Japanese akoya topped the list, followed, in order, by fresh-water, Tahitian blacks, Chinese akoya, South Seas whites, and goldens. All pearl importers polled indicated "exceptional increases" in sales. Akoya sales were in part attributed to "panic buying" as a result of more awareness of the high Japanese muscle mortality rate.


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"Guarantees were given in the Joint Report between the British Government and the EU in December that there would be no diminution of rights as a result of Brexit, on the rights of people resident here and that the Good Friday Agreement would be protected."
In a direct attack on the Government, the parties accused Mrs May of not translating these promises into the official withdrawal agreement.
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They said: "These guarantees have yet to be fully translated into legally binding text and reflected in the Draft Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
"Significant areas of concern remain, and there is little sign of any tangible progress on a range of important matters."
The parties have called on Mrs May to secure a deal that "faithfully reflects and translates into law all rights and equality commitments made in the first phase of the negotiations".
Among the parties' key concerns in continued access to university education for EU students, safeguards for European Economic Area migrants workers in Northern Ireland and access to the European Health Insurance card.
The parties have also called for the continued provision of healthcare services in Ireland, including the Children's Heart Centre in Dublin and Northwest Cancer Centre in Londonderry.
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Mrs May has been criticised on numerous occasions for not considering carefully enough the concerns of individuals living in the vicinity of the Irish border.
The Prime Minister is due to visit Northern Ireland for a two-day visit today, during which she will visit the border and meet with affected businesses.
Commenting on the ongoing Irish border issue, she said: "I fully recognise how their livelihoods, families and friends rely on the ability to move freely across the border to trade, live and work on a daily basis.
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"That's why we have ruled out any kind of hard border.
"Daily journeys will continue to be seamless and there will be no checks or infrastructure at the border to get in the way of this."
Mrs May's Brexit White Paper finalised at Chequers vows to maintain a frictionless border in Ireland through a 'facilitated customs arrangement', which would involve the UK collecting tariffs on behalf of the EU.
The Prime Minister also plans to meet with representatives from Sinn Fein and the DUP at Stormomt to discuss power-sharing and the ongoing deadlock in the devolved administration.
Northern Ireland has been without a devolved administration since January 2017.
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The exhibition Giuliana Balice 1974-75, organised by Zuecca Projects in collaboration with Fondazione Tomassoni, was inaugurated in October at the Atelier Coldefy in Paris, on the occasion of Paris+ par Art Basel art fair. This solo show is the first episode of an extensive project about the convergence between art and architecture.
Giuliana Balice 1974-75 at Atelier Coldefy, Paris
Throughout the history of art, art and architecture have always been closely tied. During the Renaissance, the figure of the artist, of the architect, and of the theorist was often one and the same, as in the case of Leon Battista Alberti, Vasari, and Michelangelo. This close tie has continued until the modern era and the present day, with movements such as Constructivism, Neoplasticism, and Minimalism. Giuliana Balice's work is an outstanding example of this affinity between art and architecture.
The architect and founder of the Studio hosting the exhibition, Thomas Coldefy, has stated: "art and architecture have a deep connection; they both have a meaning simultaneously expressive and communicative whether it is a set of complex ideas or a livable space, they engage the senses and are both mankind form of cultural expression. Our work strives to blur the limits between the elements: Balice's work and exhibition take part in that process".
Balice's interest in geometry, pure forms and graphic interpretation of the space can be seen in the paintings and sculptures from the '70s exhibited at Atelier Coldefy. Her oeuvre, which presents reminiscences of Russian Constructivism, Bauhaus, Concrete art and De Stijl, prioritises geometric abstraction and minimalism. In order to create, Balice first designs, and then makes. In all of her artworks, the rigour of design and the essentiality of modular partitions are central. Swiss-Italian architect and father of Rationalism Alberto Sartoris, defined Giuliana Balice's artistic practice as "architectural aesthetic absolutism".
With regards to the works presented in this exhibition, curator and art critic Italo Tomassoni commented that "the geometric investigation conducted by Giuliana Balice in the years from 1967 to 1974 concedes nothing to the optical grammar nor to the perceptual involvement induced by gestalt psychology, often used as a theoretical motivation for the Kinetic Art. Like heraldic forms, the serial geometric variations of these works are shapes inspired by the interwar European rationalism, immersed in the restlessness of the most stringent contemporaneity, yet drawn from the lost regions of a symbology of perfection and exact relationship that refers back to Pythagoras of Samos, the 6th-century B.C. philosopher, son of a beautiful mother and a celebrated seal engraver…".
In 2009 Balice participated in "1919/2009 – 90 Years of Bauhaus" at the Forum Konkrete Kunst-Peterskirche museum, curated by Heidi Bierwisch. An important monograph on her entire work and career was published by Skira at the beginning of 2022.
Giuliana Balice (b. 1931) has lived and worked in Milan since the 1950s. She grew up in Naples, Italy where she attended the Academy of Fine Arts. Drawing from Russian Constructivism, Concrete art and De Stijl, Balice's oeuvre is centred around geometric abstraction. Balice had her first solo exhibition in Milan at the Galleria Numero in the 1950s curated by the art critic and historian Lara Vinca Masini. In the late 1960s, she began to experiment with three-dimensionality, using industrial materials such as wood, iron, steel, and acrylic. In the spirit of Constructivism, her work has also been recognised for its commitment to design in the service of social needs and industrial production.
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Peking University Student Opens Course Trading 'Black Market'
Economics majors put their free market studies into practice by exchanging course enrollments online.
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"I will pay 1,500 yuan [$218] for a place in Intermediate Macroeconomics class!" a listing on the website Black Market reads. "Anyone who has a seat in the class, please take the time to read this!"
The poster, Lin Yuling, is enrolled in the Economics Double Major program at Peking University, one of China's top schools. She is having a hard time registering for the courses she wants. "[Intermediate Macroeconomics] is so popular that, once enrollment opened, all of the spots were taken within minutes," she told Sixth Tone.
February is course-selection season for the program, a three-year curriculum offered by the university's National School of Development, a research and teaching unit. With about 1,000 students admitted each year from universities across Beijing, the program is a popular choice for students studying other disciplines who want to pursue a second major. For the most desirable classes, applicants exceed the number of spots by up to five times.
The second phase of course selection began on Monday, allowing students to drop classes they had initially chosen in favor of other credits. Black Market, designed in stark black, white, and orange, launched just in time. After completing a simple registration process, students can post listings on the website seeking classes they couldn't get into, in the hope that another student will want to trade course enrollments.
"This is a platform where students can post the classes they want or are willing to offer," said Wang Zhihao, the developer of the website and a student in the economics program. Wang, whose primary major is information science, said the idea for Black Market came to him in September last year when he noticed social media posts by fellow students looking for spots in courses. "I wrote the code during winter vacation and asked some friends to test the website before I launched it on Feb. 10," he said.
Visits to the website were initially scarce, until Saturday, when the economics program's account on messaging app WeChat republished an article by Wang in which he explains the new website. Daily site visits surged to 4,000 the next day and peaked at 6,000 on Monday, when the class dropping and reselection period began.
But the Black Market experiment quickly turned into a lesson about what happens when demand far exceeds supply. Wang intended for the website to be a platform on which to simply exchange information, but students soon put price tags on their course enrollments. Sellers asked for between 100 and 300 yuan per class, and buyers offered everything from free meals and study tips to hundreds of yuan in cash.
Zhang Xinyue, a senior student who sold her place in a course for 99 yuan on the platform, thinks the website is a brilliant idea. "It increases the efficiency of changing courses, and it is very easy to use," she told Sixth Tone.
Before the website came along, students usually posted to online school discussion boards or in WeChat groups when they wanted to switch classes. The sale of class registrations has also been reported at other universities around China.
By Tuesday, more than 200 users had registered on Black Market — almost 10 percent of all students in the economics program.
But Lucia Yang, a senior student at Beijing Foreign Studies University who exchanged classes with another student through the website, isn't entirely convinced of the website's value. "This year, I've found it harder than ever to enroll in courses," she told Sixth Tone. Yang said she suspects that Black Market may have encouraged students to enroll in courses they don't necessarily want to take, just to sell their places on the website.
Wang said that he expected some paid deals to be made through his website, but that he did not foresee the prices being so high. "I think it is a free market, which means you can post your 'supply' and 'demand' freely," he said. But the plethora of posts offering or asking for payment caught the attention of the National School of Development, who approached Wang and asked him to change the code so users are no longer able to add messages to their listings.
Lin's offer of 1,500 yuan was the top price on the website. She said she would be glad to pay such a fee for a four-credit class taught by her favorite professor. "There are two other classes on the same subject taught by different teachers," Lin said, "but one of them is dull in teaching, and the other is tough on grading."
Now that prices are no longer visible, Lin is not optimistic about her chances. "It will make it harder for me," she said. As of Thursday, no one had taken her up on her offer.
(Header image: A view of the west gate of Peking University, Beijing, July 5, 2012. Zhan Min/VCG)
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Gregory T. Miller is a member of Behavioral Measures & Forensic Services Southwest, Inc. Mr. Miller attended Southern Methodist University where he received his J.D. in 1987; he attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he received his M.A. in Criminal Justice in 1984; and he received his B.B.A. in Business Management from Texas Christian University in 1976.
From 1997 through 2012, Mr. Miller was Deputy Chief of the Criminal District for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. In this position, he supervised the felony trial lawyers, including prosecutors assigned to the homicide-gang units. He prosecuted cases on a regular basis. Usually, these cases were Capital Murder and Murder cases which were problematic from an evidentiary standpoint.
From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Miller was Felony Court Chief for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. As Court Chief, he supervised four other felony attorneys and was responsible for day-to-day operation of the court from a prosecution prospective.
After passing the State Bar Exam in November of 1987, Mr. Miller joined the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office and began as a misdemeanor prosecutor prosecuting primarily DWI cases. In then in 1990 he was promoted to felony prosecutor. During his 25-year career at the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, he taught a variety of courses and lectured to many police officers throughout Tarrant County and taught many courses in the area of arrest, search and seizure, confessions and interviewing techniques.
From 1971 to 1984, Mr. Miller was a Fort Worth Police Officer and during his almost 14 year career, he was assigned to Patrol and the Crime Scene Search Unit. As a Detective, he was assigned to Homicide and as a Sergeant he was assigned to IAD and the Hit & Run Unit. He received the Officer of the Year award in 1976 and left the department in 1984 to attend law school.


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HOULTON, Maine — Businesses in Aroostook County have another tool to increase sales, according to officials at the Northern Maine Development Commission.
The federal government recently announced a change in the Small Business Administration's Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, program, which should benefit northern Maine. All of The County is now a designated HUBZone.
The status came after the County's median income fell below the state's median income. Maine's median income is $57,617, according to the latest statistics released by the American Community Survey, which is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau.The median income in Aroostook County is $38,087.
Those preferences to HUBZone-qualified companies include competitive and sole source contracting, 10 percent price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions, as well as subcontracting opportunities. The federal government has a goal of awarding three percent of all dollars for federal prime contracts to HUBZone-certified small businesses.
Amy Bassett, district director of the Maine Small Business Administration, said that the organization understands "the challenges Aroostook County small businesses are facing," and the HUBzone status would help stimulate the region's economy by getting federal contracts flowing to eligible small businesses.
The Historically Underutilized Business Zones program was enacted into law as part of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997.
The program encourages economic development in historically underutilized business zones through the establishment of preferences.
The Federal Government must purchase 3% of its goods and services from businesses in Hub Zones. What this means is that if a Limestone business bids on a government contract and a business from other than Aroostook County bids the same the Limestone business wins the bid!
35% or more of the employees of The HubZone business must live in the Zone (Aroostook County) where the business is located.
Limestone businesses that want to learn more should contact Dennis McCartney chamber@limestonemaine.org An informational meeting is planned for the near future.


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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures sequencing systems to resolve genetically complex problems. The company's single molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology enables single molecule real-time detection of biological processes. It offers PacBio RS II and Sequel Systems that conducts, monitors, and analyzes single molecule biochemical reactions in real time. The company also provides consumable products, including SMRT cells, as well as various reagent kits, such as template preparation, binding, and sequencing kits. Its customers include research institutions; commercial laboratories; genome centers; clinical, government, and academic institutions; genomics service providers; pharmaceutical companies; and agricultural companies. The company markets its products through a direct sales force in North America and Europe, as well as primarily through distribution partners in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company was formerly known as Nanofluidics, Inc. Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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What is Pacific Biosciences of California's stock symbol?
Pacific Biosciences of California trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PACB."
How were Pacific Biosciences of California's earnings last quarter?
Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 11th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.08. The biotechnology company had revenue of $19.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.08 million. Pacific Biosciences of California had a negative net margin of 130.44% and a negative return on equity of 94.50%. View Pacific Biosciences of California's Earnings History.
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Pacific Biosciences of California is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Pacific Biosciences of California.
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4 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Pacific Biosciences of California's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.80 to $8.00. On average, they expect Pacific Biosciences of California's stock price to reach $6.5750 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Pacific Biosciences of California.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pacific Biosciences of California in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Pacific Biosciences of California.
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News articles about PACB stock have trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pacific Biosciences of California earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the biotechnology company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
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Some companies that are related to Pacific Biosciences of California include Coherent (COHR), Horiba (HRIBF), Accelerate Diagnostics (AXDX), Fluidigm (FLDM), Quanterix (QTRX), Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals (EYPT), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), HTG Molecular Diagnostics (HTGM), BioNano Genomics (BNGO), Precipio (PRPO), Aethlon Medical (AEMD), Scientific Industries (SCND), Pressure Biosciences (PBIO), PositiveID (PSID) and Arrayit (ARYC).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Pacific Biosciences of California investors own include Illumina (ILMN), Novavax (NVAX), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Alkaline Water (WTER), bluebird bio (BLUE), FireEye (FEYE), Juno Therapeutics (JUNO), Alibaba Group (BABA), EXACT Sciences (EXAS) and Gilead Sciences (Gild).
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Ed Case
Colleen Hanabusa
1st district
November 30, 2002 – January 3, 2007
Patsy Mink
Mazie Hirono
2nd district
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
November 8, 1994 – November 30, 2002
Brian Taniguchi
Galen Fox
Edward Espenett Case
(1952-09-27) September 27, 1952 (age 70)
Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
Audrey Nakamura
(m. 2001)
Williams College (BA)
University of California, Hastings (JD)
House website
Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd district, which covers the rest of the state, from 2002 to 2007.
A Blue Dog Democrat, Case first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and in his 2002 campaign for governor of Hawaii.
First elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 in a special election to fill the seat of Patsy Mink, who died of pneumonia, Case represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district until 2006, when he unsuccessfully challenged Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.
In 2010, Case was one of two Democratic candidates in the special election for Hawaii's 1st congressional district. With the Democratic vote split, Republican Councilman Charles Djou's 39% of the vote earned him the seat. Case ran again in the Democratic primary for the November general election, but suspended his campaign in May.[1] Colleen Hanabusa, Case's fellow Democrat in the special election, won the primary and the general election against Djou. Case again ran for the Senate in 2012 after Akaka announced his retirement, but lost to Mazie Hirono.[2]
In July 2013, Case announced that he was joining Outrigger Enterprises Group and that his political career was "likely" over.[3] In June 2018, Case announced he would run again in Hawaii's 1st congressional district.[4] He won the crowded Democratic primary election in August[5] and the general election.[6] He took office in January 2019.[7]
Early life, education, and legal career
Case was born in Hilo, the eldest of six children. In 1970, he graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela. After high school, Case traveled for a year in Australia, where he worked as a jackaroo on a New South Wales sheep station, and in New Zealand. He then attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1975.
In 1981, Case graduated from the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco with a Juris Doctor.
From 1981 to 1982, Case served as law clerk to Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson. From 1983 to 2002, he worked at the law firm Carlsmith Ball in Honolulu, where he became a partner in 1989, and served as managing partner from 1992 to 1994, when he was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives. Case resigned his partnership upon winning election to the United States Congress in 2002. In 2007 he said he would work for the Honolulu-based law firm of Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Baba.[8]
Early political career
Case got his first taste of political life as a legislative assistant to Congressman and then Senator Spark Matsunaga from 1975 to 1978. In 1985, he won his first election, to the Mānoa Neighborhood Board of Honolulu. He became its chairman in 1987, a position he held until leaving the board in 1989.
Hawaii House of Representatives
In 1994, Case ran for Hawaii's 23rd House district. He won the Democratic primary with 51% of the vote in a five-candidate field.[9] In the general election, he defeated Green party nominee Toni Worst 59%–41%.[10] In 1996, he was reelected with 67% of the vote.[11] In 1998, he was reelected to a third term with 70% of the vote.[12] In 2000, he was reelected to a fourth term unopposed.[13]
Case served four two-year terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002, where he focused on basic change in Hawaii governance. In 1999, after he led an effort to replace the State House leadership, his Democratic peers elected him Majority Leader.
A conservative Democrat by Hawaii standards, Case sought to change the way state government operated and repeatedly warned that Hawaii was not addressing long-term fiscal challenges. On the last legislative day of 2000, he said in a floor speech: "If you cannot make those choices, please get out of the way, because you are just making it harder for the rest of us."[14]
On January 21, 1997, in the House Judiciary Committee, Case cast the lone vote against advancing HB117, which would allow a referendum to effectively constitutionally ban gay marriage.[15] He and six others opposed the bill again in the full House vote.[16] When he was up for reelection in November 1998, he publicly opposed the referendum because, he said, "changing the Constitution would go against its intended purpose—protecting the rights of the minority against the will of the majority."[15] Leading up to the November election, polls consistently predicted that the measure would pass by 70–75%, a prediction that was accurate.[17] Due to the measure's popularity, only three other politicians or candidates in Hawaii joined his position.[18]
In 2001, Case co-sponsored an unsuccessful civil unions bill.[19]
House Judiciary Committee
2002 gubernatorial election
Main article: 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election
In early 2001, at the beginning of his fourth term in the Hawaii State House, Case chose not to continue as Majority Leader. In October 2001, he announced his candidacy for governor of Hawaii in 2002. Case's initial opponent was the early favorite in the race, Mayor of Honolulu Jeremy Harris, also a Democrat. Case supporters were discontented with the "Democratic Party of Hawaii machine" that had ruled the state for 40 years and was perceived to have left the economy stagnant, a "machine" to which Harris was closely tied.
Despite high polling numbers, Harris abruptly dropped out of the race in May 2002 because of ongoing campaign spending investigations. Lieutenant Governor Mazie Hirono dropped out of her race for mayor of Honolulu to challenge Case in the primary. A later entrant into the Democratic primary was D. G. "Andy" Anderson, the former Republican state chair and aide to former Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi. Case told Hawaii voters that his campaign was one of government reform and the future, as opposed to Hirono and Anderson, who represented the "Old Boys' Network" and a status quo past.
In one of the closest primary elections for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Hawaii history, Hirono beat Case, 41% to 40%, with Anderson a distant third with 17%. In the general election, Hirono lost to Republican nominee Linda Lingle.
Case during the 107th Congress
Main article: 2002-2003 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special elections
U.S. Representative Patsy Mink died on September 28, 2002, one week after the primary election, leaving her 107th Congress (2001–2003) seat vacant. She was posthumously reelected to the 108th Congress (2003–2005) in November. On November 30, 2002, Case was elected in a special election to serve the remaining two months of Mink's term, gaining over 50% of the vote in a field of over 40, even though he did not live in the district. Members of the House are only constitutionally required to live in the state they represent, though convention calls for them to live in the district they represent. During the special election campaign, Case pointed out that he grew up on the Big Island.
Main article: 2003 United States elections § Federal elections
Case ran in a second special election on January 4, 2003, for Mink's 108th Congress seat, facing more than three dozen other candidates. Other Democrats included Matt Matsunaga and Colleen Hanabusa. Republicans included Barbara Marumoto, Bob McDermott, and Frank Fasi. Case won with 43% of the vote.
Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
In 2004, Case defeated Republican challenger Mike Gabbard, a social conservative who focused almost exclusively on gay marriage issues. He won his first full term with 63% of the vote.[20]
See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii
In June 2018, Case ran in the crowded Democratic primary, set for August 11.[21] He won with 40% of the vote, defeating six other challengers, including Doug Chin, the incumbent lieutenant governor.[22] In the general election, Case carried Hawaii's 1st congressional district by a 50-point margin, 73.1%—23.1%,[23] defeating Republican Campbell Cavasso.
He is reelected in 2020 with 72.02% of the vote, defeating Republican Ron Curtis.[24]
Case sponsored 36 bills between 2003 and 2006. Of those bills, Congress passed H.Con.Res.218 recognizing 100 years of Filipino-American immigration to America, the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act (H.R.546 / Public Law No. 108-142), legislation (H.R. 2030 / Public Law No: 108-5) designating the U.S. Postal Service facility in Paia, Hawaii, as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, and the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act (H.R. 2619 / Public Law No. 108-481). Two of his other bills were included in subsequent legislation. H.R. 3535, to include country of origin labeling for macadamia nuts, was included in the 2008 Farm Bill. Hirono reintroduced the Kalaupapa Memorial Act (H.R. 4529), which she added to Public Law No. 111-11.
Case entered the House of Representatives too late to cast a vote on the Iraq War Resolution, but supported the Iraq War throughout his tenure in the House. As late as 2006, he opposed a firm timetable for withdrawal.[25]
Case often sided with Republicans on major tax legislation. He was one of only 34 Democrats (who sided with 196 Republicans) to support reducing the estate tax.[26] He also was one of 15 Democrats (who sided with 229 Republicans) to support lower taxes on investment income.[27]
In 2005, Case voted for an amendment by Jeb Hensarling that would eliminate funding for PBS, NPR, and Title X family planning, including money for Planned Parenthood. He was the only Democrat to support the amendment, which failed 102–320.[28][29]
Case also introduced the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Refuge Act (H.R. 2376), which would have protected the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by making them a national marine refuge. In June 2006, President George W. Bush achieved much of the bill's goals by issuing a public proclamation creating the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument under the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Case co-sponsored 808 bills during the same period. He missed 148 (6%) of 2435 votes in his tenure.[30]
Case rejoined the Blue Dog Coalition on January 29, 2019.[31]
On July 25, 2019, Case, Don Young, Brad Sherman and Ted Yoho founded the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus in order to increase Congressional attention to the Indo-Pacific region.[32] The caucus was also formed to encourage greater education for House members on the unique environmental, defense and economic issues of island nations and states in the Pacific Ocean.
On August 27, 2019, Case introduced H.R. 4547, the Safe and Quiet Skies Act. The bill would regulate tour airplane and helicopter flights and, among other things, set decibel limits over residential neighborhoods, prohibit overflights of military facilities, national parks, and residential areas by air tours and require a sterile cockpit.[33] The introduction followed two fatal air tour helicopter crashes in Hawaii that killed 14 people.[34]
On December 18, 2019, Case voted to impeach President Donald Trump.[35]
In August 2021, Case joined a group of conservative Democrats, dubbed "The Unbreakable Nine", who threatened to derail the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package meant to tackle the nation's infrastructure.[36]
Committee on the Budget
Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on Livestock (Ranking member, 109th Congress)
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Committee on Education and the Workforce
Subcommittee on Education Reform
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations
Committee on Small Business
Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology
Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs
2019–present[37]
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife
Caucus memberships
Case's caucus memberships include:[37]
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (executive board member)
New Democrat Coalition
Blue Dog Coalition[38]
2006 U.S. Senate election
Main article: 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Case challenged Senator Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary election. He lost the September primary, 53-46%.
Akaka centered his campaign on the difference in support for the U.S. intervention in Iraq. He was one of only a handful of Democratic senators to vote against the use of force resolution against Iraq in 2002; Case, while not in Congress at the time of the vote, had said he would have voted in support of the resolution.[39]
Despite his loss, Case decided to stay in politics.[8]
2010 special congressional election
Main article: 2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election
On March 29, 2009, Case announced his candidacy for Hawaii's 1st congressional district seat, being vacated by Neil Abercrombie.[40] His main opponents were fellow Democrat Colleen Hanabusa and Republican Charles Djou. Case and Hanabusa represented different wings of the party, Case being a conservative Blue Dog Democrat, while Hanabusa was preferred by the progressive wing.[41] Hanabusa was endorsed by EMILY's List, the local party establishment, and local labor unions.[41][42] Case was at odds with the party establishment over his primary challenge to Akaka in 2006 when he was still Representative of the 2nd district.
Case and Hanabusa each proposed that the other drop out for the sake of party unity.[43] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) dispatched an aide to the state in the hopes of at least ensuring no other Democrats enter the race.[41] It was unlikely either Democrat would drop out; they represented different views and had already faced off in a 2002 special election for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, which Case won.[41][44] On May 10, 2010, the DCCC said it would not spend any further resources on the race, preferring to save those resources for the November election.[45]
The election was held on May 22, 2010. Djou became the first Republican to win a Hawaii congressional election since 1988. He won with a plurality of 39% of the vote. Hanabusa came in second with 31% and Case came in third with 28% of the vote.[46][47]
Case initially said he would run in the next primary against Hanabusa, but later changed his mind and dropped out of the race, citing party unity and his third-place finish.[1]
On April 10, 2011, Case announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, to replace retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka.[48]
In a rematch of the 2002 gubernatorial primary, Hirono once again defeated him, this time by a 17-point margin, 58%–41%.[49]
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The Ed Case Papers were donated to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library and are held in the Hawaii Congressional Papers Collection of the Library's Archives & Manuscripts Department. The Papers consist of materials from his years in Congress and the Hawaii legislature, as well as campaign material from his successful and unsuccessful campaigns. The papers were processed in 2007 by archivist Ellen Chapman, and will be opened for research on January 3, 2037.
Case has two children from his first marriage from 1988 to 1998. In 2001, he married Audrey Nakamura, a former classmate from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, who is a flight attendant with United Airlines. He became reacquainted with her at their 30th class reunion. Nakamura also had two children from a previous marriage.
Case's cousin, Steve Case, is the co-founder of America Online, as well as the former chairman of Time Warner.
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^ "H.R.4547 - Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019". Congress.gov. September 27, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
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^ Panetta, Grace (December 19, 2019). "WHIP COUNT: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump". Business Insider. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
^ "Already, Cracks Emerge in Rep. Josh Gottheimer's "Unbreakable Nine"". August 25, 2021.
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