Years of usage of this mark is uncertain. Kirk, it doesnt sound familiar to me. [259], ATF Project Gunrunner has stated that the official objective is to stop the sale and export of guns from the United States into Mexico in order to deny Mexican drug cartels the firearms considered "tools of the trade". It probably belonged to my Grandmother who would be 120 now! Found a clear bottle bottom, not the whole bottle. In 2014, the company was the subject of a proposed purchase by Comcast Corporation, valued at $45.2 billion; however, following opposition to the deal by various groups, along with plans by the U.S. government to try to block the merger, Comcast called off the deal in April 2015. KY.G.W.COKentucky Glass Works Company, Louisville, Kentucky (1879-1887). [28] The next day, Charter officially announced its intent to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal valued at $78.7 billion, and confirmed that it would also continue with its proposed, $10.1 billion acquisition of Bright House Networks. Vice Media originally broadcast their news programs on HBO, which broadcast the Emmy-winning[13] weekly documentary series Vice, which premiered in April 2013. I have a pepper shaker that belonged to my ggparents, handed to my grandparents, then to me. Many of the more than 50 accused officials quit or fled. The DEAs Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Enfield, Manchester, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Windsor Locks and Willimantic police departments. David, Yes, I had considered Mexico, but current Google searches (in 2016) havent brought up anything for me. Daniel Frankel published 31 October 22. The glass also has a checked pattern. The mark shown at right appears on the inside bottom of a clear votive candle holder or toothpick holder also marked MADE IN USA, and probably dates from the 1980s or 1990s. Hello Ubu, Lee`s Trade Inc. Wyoming, MI, USA Brooklyn, NY, USA As one of the largest wholesale distributors in the United States, our 500,000 square feet of climate controlled warehouse is a state-of-the-art distribution facility. Many of her songs are concerned with contemporary social issues such as racism, sexism, sexual abuse, homophobia, reproductive rights, poverty, and war. F G C.Forsters Glass Company, St. Helens, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom), 1902-1966. J in a squareJeannette Glass Company, Jeannette, Pennsylvania (1898-1983). On March 9, 2007, Time Warner Cable, which provided service to the northeastern Wisconsin area, signed a 10-year naming rights deal for the home field of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, a minor league baseball team and affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, based in Grand Chute, a suburb of Appleton. This mark appears in the form of a large capital L with a smaller upper case B sitting in the lap of the L. LBD (seen on heel of Ed Pinaud hair tonic bottle, c. 1890-1910, reported by Jack Klotz) .. 2, No. Please see entry under U on page five for more info. [neutrality is disputed], In April 2008, General Sergio Aponte, the man in charge of the anti-drug campaign in the state of Baja California, made a number of allegations of corruption against the police forces in the region. Also, Bill Lockhart includes some information on the Arrowhead water bottles here: GrahamGraham Glass Company, Evansville, Indiana; Loogootee, Indiana; and Okmulgee, Oklahoma (1907-1929). David. A very rare fruit jar, a type apparently made to be used with a cork closure, is also known with this marking. .. probably Indianapolis Glass Works Company, Indianapolis, Indiana (1870-c.1876). Cartels have also hung banners on streets stating demands and warnings. Tony, I dont know anything about a Capital Glass Works in Washington, PA. Perhaps a reader has more info?? David. For much more in-depth information on the Knox family of plants and the marks they used, please check out this article by Bill Lockhart: Karl Hutter / New York..see K H mark. See H and H-28 marks. Although DiFranco's music has been classified as both folk rock and alternative rock, she has reached across genres since her earliest albums incorporating first punk, then funk, hiphop, and jazz influences. This protection began with a focus on maintaining the drug trade, then moved to theft from other valuable industries such as oil and mining. In 2010, after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, she performed at the "For Our Coast" benefit concert joining Marianne Faithfull, C.C. Adcock and others at the Acadiana Center for the Arts Theater in Lafayette, raising money for Gulf Aid Acadiana, and the Gulf Aid show with Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, and others at Mardi Gras World River City in New Orleans, both shows raising money to help protect the wetlands, clean up the coast and to assist the fishermen and their families affected by the spill.[74]. [44], DiFranco's guitar playing is often characterized by a signature staccato style,[45][46] rapid fingerpicking and many alternate tunings. This mark (pictured above) occurs on the base of a clear/off-clear fish bowl or leech bowl. Furthermore, due to alliance structures, the Gulf Cartel-Los Zetas conflict drew in other cartels, namely the Sinaloa Cartel which fought the Zetas in 2010 and 2011. DiFranco released an album on January 17, 2012, Which Side Are You On?. Keystone shape with a letter inside (such as K, L, J, M, T, etc). ..Unknown. Mary C. Crowley, a struggling single mother with two small children, scraped up all her savings, and along with some other borrowed money started up her own small business in 1957, selling a selection of home decor items. [121] With Mexico's increased role in the trafficking and production of illicit drugs, the availability of drugs has slowly increased locally since the 1980s. (Photo courtesy of Jimmy Bray), LIG or LIC inside diamond (Photo courtesy of Jack Klotz), [A B] [C D] [E L] [M R] [S Z]. This action is regarded as the first major operation against organized crime, and became the starting point of the war between the government and the drug cartels. [15], In June 2009, Time Warner Cable unveiled a concept known as "TV Everywhere"a means of allowing multi-platform access to live and on-demand content from television channels that is tied to a user's television subscription. I have mentioned this in many replies posted in the comments section, but it bears repeating: My email address is listed on the right-hand bottom corner of every page on this site. As cartel leaders are removed from their positions, by arrest or death, power struggles for leadership in the cartels have become more intense, resulting in enhanced violence within the cartels themselves. The company works with a host of major brands, including PepsiCo, Toyota and RedBull. Staff members said this was following the steps of Vice US (which unionized with the Writers Guild of America, East[185]), in order to allow the staff to "share in the success of the company", to strengthen job security by Vice providing better contracts, to address "pay issues so everyone gets a fair deal, including freelancers" and enhance career progression opportunities. This mark is very rare, but confirmed to exist on the base of an amber beer bottle. I am looking for the manufacture with the marking: BIG letter A, with a small G in the center of the A and a Small M at the bottom of the A, I think sits AGM??? I can find not information on the company on the internet. However, also seen on the bottom of a flat clear glass liquor flask. [371] The National Human Rights Commission of Mexico (Comisin Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, CNDH) said that 11,000 migrants had been kidnapped in 6 months in 2010 by drug cartels. Unidentified, but on some early (handmade) bottles, this letter could possibly stand for any of a number of early glass bottle companies, including Ellenville Glass Works of Ellenville, New York, as well as several Pittsburgh firms such as T.A.Evans & Company (c.1860-1869), Enterprise Glass Company (1, E (four rectangular strokes, stylized E which may actually be intended as an abstract M, seen on bottles primarily from the 1970s). Kimble Chase produces borosilicate glass under the trade name KIMAX (similar to PYREX). Now known as Kimble Chase Inc. (after 2007), a subsidiary of the Gerresheimer Group, Dusseldorf, Germany. [61] Since Caldern launched his military strategy against organized crime, there was an alarming increase in violent deaths related to organized crime: more than 15,000 people died in suspected drug cartel attacks since it was launched at the end of 2006. The cartel was led by Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn, who was Mexico's most-wanted drug trafficker with an estimated net worth of U.S. $1 billion. O V entwined on base of cobalt blue Acqua della Madonna water bottle from Italy. Obear-Nester Glass Company trademark N inside a square. L (capital L, in cursive script, sometimes resembling a cursive capital Q , fancy numeral 2 or in some cases, a short curly hair embedded on the surface of the glass) Libbey Glass, Inc., Toledo, Ohio (1888-to date). [332], Similarly, nearly all AFI agents evaded punishment and arrest due to the corrupt executive and judiciary system and the supremacy of these agencies. The interesting thing about this bottle is it has the words Hospital Dispensing Unit on it, and the cap is also present. Parker and Di Franco toured together in 1999. Mr. E's Driving School, LLC Dennis Hinkle dhinkle@watchtv.net. J. J.. Early American Prescut (EAPC) serving platter made by Anchor Hocking. Exact period of operation of this company is not clear, but the jars are believed to date from about 1935-1936, per data from Alice Creswick (, I.G.CO.Illinois Glass Company, Alton, Illinois (1873-1929). [362], In addition, because mayors usually appoint local police chiefs, they are seen by the cartels as key assets in their criminal activities to control the police forces in their areas of influence. Please see the, GCC, G C C Glass Containers Corporation, Fullerton, California and other glass plant locations. This mark is confirmed to exist on the base of some Old Mr. Boston pint size liquor bottles. [67], In the first 14 months of his administration, between December 2012 and January 2014, 23,640 people died in the conflict. [8], In the late 1980s, Warner Communications, which was in financial trouble at the time, planned to merge with Time Inc; which would lead to ATC becoming a sibling to Warner Cable.[9]. [52], This was easily accomplished because Mexico had long been a major source of heroin and cannabis, and drug traffickers from Mexico had already established an infrastructure that stood ready to serve the Colombia-based traffickers. She delivers many of her lines in a speaking style notable for its rhythmic variation. Billions of dollars worth of marijuana has been produced annually on U.S. soil. Caldern proposes a ban on cash purchases of real estate and of certain luxury goods that cost more than 100,000 pesos (about US$8,104.) There are also Chinese characters embossed on the piece. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. Seen on the bases of 5-gallon water bottles (carboys) typically made of medium blue aqua glass. Specifically in northern border states that have seen elevated levels of drug-related violence, human rights violations of injection drug users (IDUs) and sex workers by law enforcement personnel include physical and sexual violence, extortion, and targeting for accessing or possession of injection equipment or practicing sex work, although these activities are legal. Please see the R entry on page four showing an actual photograph of this mark which is used by Rosendahl, Copenhagen, Denmark. Note: Another glass factory which may or may not have been related was Lockport Glass Company, reportedly in business from c.1900 to 1919. [33], In March 2018, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith announced he was transitioning out as CEO and would take on the new title of Executive Chairman. More research. The Mexican attorney general's office has claimed that 9 of 10 victims of the Mexican drug war are members of organized-crime groups,[300] although this figure has been questioned by other sources. DiFranco has collaborated with a wide range of artists. Ihmsen & Son, C. .. see C. Ihmsen & Son, on page two. [22] DiFranco has written and performed many spoken-word pieces throughout her career and was showcased as a poet on the HBO series Def Poetry in 2005.[23]. Cartel Land. Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, the President from the Center-left National Regeneration Movement party, took office on December 1, 2018. Unknown. Also, please see the , Louisville Ky. Glass Works..Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky (1855-1873). La Lnea is a group of Mexican drug traffickers and corrupt Jurez and Chihuahua state police officers who work as the armed wing of the Jurez Cartel. Fleur de Lis design/logo (seen on the base of pressed glass vase)..Unknown trademark. This arrangement meant that organizations from Mexico became involved in the distribution, as well as the transportation of cocaine, and became formidable traffickers in their own right. Federal law enforcement has been reorganized at least five times since 1982 in various attempts to control corruption and reduce cartel violence. [19], In August 2019, it was reported that the company was laying off staff, as part of a shift towards news that would involve merging VICELAND and VICE News. [1] Its corporate headquarters were located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,[2] with other corporate offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Herndon, Virginia.[3]. Palgrave Macmillan. Julian Toulouse (. "The 'War on Drugs' in Mexico: (Official) Database of Events between December 2006 and November 2011. [55], Although much of DiFranco's material is autobiographical, it is often also strongly political. On 20 August 2018, Vice's Munchies and Fremantle Media signed a deal with Triple Five Group to gain control of the food hall at American Dream Meadowlands. Also in 2002 she recorded a duet with Jackie Chan of the Irving Gordon song "Unforgettable" for a record of unlikely collaborations, When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear. Take care, They changed the name to Vice in 1996, and as the magazine became more successful, the company began to find it difficult to scale their operations while based in Canada. His approach is to pay more attention to the victims of violent crime and he wants to revisit two previously taken strategies. I hope this information helps answer some questions. Following the announcement from Glasslands management in October 2014 that the arts venue would close at the end of 2014, thereby making it the third Williamsburg music space to close through Vice Media's expansionalongside 285 Kent and Death By AudioBig Shot Magazine claimed that the Brooklyn music community had received a "proverbial kick in the groin. Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco[2] (/ni/; born September 23, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter. This photo, right, shows the mark as seen on the bottom of a dark olive green bladder style wine bottle that looks somewhat similar to the Mateus Rose bottles. [177][178] In March 2019, Vice accepted 5M from Philip Morris to promote e-cigarettes to young people. LaM A & F (on the base of handmade green barrel-shaped food / pickle bottles)these bottles were evidently imported to the US from France, although the exact meaning of the initials is not yet known as far as I can tell. Although Im sketchy on the details, my uncle was a designer at Liberty Glass in Sapulpa, OK. Before his passing (40+ years ago), he gave his personal collection (4 gold-plated bottles) to those close to him. Any idea of manufacturer? NUJ officials and reps at Vice will continue with the push for recognition and if the company wants that to be gained through the law forcing their hand rather than through sensible engagement with their staff, so be it. L F inside a diamondUnknown. Some of these were also used to contain vinegar, apple cider, soda syrup concentrate, and other edible liquids. In those cases it is assumed they are products of Knox Glass Bottle Company as well. On April 7, 2009, then US Congressman Eric Massa called on TWC to eliminate its broadband Internet cap. Info courtesy Bob Davidson. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment The government intercepted a record 126 tons of cocaine in 2020. Also has the numbers 4 4 1 around the diamond/circle with the I. I would love to send pictures so you can have a better look! It is marked in large letters on he bottom J.S. I recently acquired a demijohn with this logo and markings. ), Leotric..Brand name embossed across the face of certain fruit jars, these were evidently made by John Gayner/Gayner Glass Works, Salem, N.J. (1885-1898/1898-1937). The works were then sold in 1846 to Benners Smith & Campbell, who ran the plant as Dyottville Glass Works (source: research by Tod Von Mechow). [59] As time passed, Caldern continued to escalate his anti-drug campaign. Bottle reported by Jake Smith. Became Moore Brothers & Company in 1863. [100] He further stated that the capture of one drug smuggler cannot be more valuable than the lives of innocent civilians,[101] and that even though they underestimated the cartel's manpower and ability to respond[102] the criminal process against Ovidio is still ongoing,[103] During 2019, the federal forces deployed 8,000 troops and police reinforcements to restore peace in Culiacan. They are one of the most frequently found kinds of bottles in old dumps, from the 1900s to the 1950s or later. I will share this site with a number of my friends that collect both bottles and sea glass to help them identify their finds. See L in an oval mark. It is estimated that in the first eight months of 2005 about 110 people died in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas as a result of the fighting between the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels. 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