The Franconian retailer Schuh Mücke is entering a new era with a comprehensive rebranding: Under the new name MUECKE the retailer presents itself with a revised brand presence and a holistic shopping experience – implemented for the first time in the newly designed store in Rödental near Coburg MUECKE is pursuing the goal of positioning itself as a modern fashion and lifestyle retailer The textile segment will take up more space in the future accounting for approximately 50 percent of the sales area and accessories ranges are curated and coordinated with high-quality brands such as Marc Cain The sports and sneaker section has also been further expanded consisting of two modernized stores with a total of 7.000 square meters of retail space serves as a pilot for the future store concept and a shopping experience that online retail cannot replace Managing Director Felix Schmuck emphasizes: "We're rethinking brick-and-mortar retail—not louder emerged from the long-established Schuh Mücke company The company operates in Bavaria with 13 stores and four outlets totaling over 4 square meters of retail space We always keep you up to date: with our free newsletter SHOEZ compact You will regularly receive all information from the shoe industry in a clear form when a new magazine is published US Managing Director Peter Sachs hands over to Lance Taylor One of the most modern leather industry facilities in Europe Creditors' meeting decides against P&C's takeover offer Sanela Krisat becomes International Sales Director Canadian outdoor brand aims to accelerate growth in mountaineering boots sales representatives and business partners throughout the DACH association Telephone: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 0Fax: +49 (0) 6 41 / 7 95 08 – 15Email: info@shoez.biz Designed by willsch-media.de Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article Hummel and her fellow sisters of the Convent of Siessen staged an art exhibit to showcase her sketches after her images began to appear on postcards to create a sculpture modeled after one of her drawings Born Berta Hummel in 1909, Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel was both an artist and a nun from the Third Order of St Franz Goebel, one of the owners of the fabricator, saw huge potential in handcrafting high-quality figurines and made an agreement with the convent to do so with M I Hummel engraved on each piece as a mark of authenticity (The company also generally carves Hummel mold numbers Following their introduction to the world at the 1935 Leipzig Fair Hummel figurines quickly became very popular—particularly in the U.S. as American soldiers stationed in Germany often sent them home as gifts for their children Though Hummel passed away in 1946 at the age of 37, her pieces have retained their big following over the years. So much so that they’ve also attracted a big community of collectors. To support this burgeoning scene, the Goebel Collector’s Club began operating out of the U.S. in 1977, changing its name to M.I. Hummel Club when it went international Manufaktur Rödental GmbH took over product design and manufacturing of the figures Due to their rarity in some cases, certain Hummel figurines can fetch thousands of dollars on the secondary market. (For this reason, it’s imperative to understand how to spot a fake.) Many who buy and sell them also are collectors Below are examples of some of the most valuable Hummels to sell on eBay right now The specific version pictured above is particularly rare As part of the approval process in the Goebel-Hummel agreement Goebel would prepare samples of each sculpture for approval by Hummel and the convent before mass production and was listed for close to $2500 on eBay in 2024 By definition, limited-edition figurines are relatively tough to find and, therefore, tend to sell for higher amounts among collectors. For the Autumn Time and Harvest Time figures, Goebel only produced 1000 of each design. A set of both in near-mint condition with their original boxes went for $2700 on eBay in July 2024 Discover More Fascinating Stories About Valuable Collectibles: © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved Franz Goebel, one of the owners of the fabricator, saw huge potential in handcrafting high-quality figurines and made an agreement with the convent to do so Following their introduction to the world at the 1935 Leipzig Fair Though Hummel passed away in 1946 at the age of 37, her pieces have retained their big following over the years. So much so that they’ve also attracted a big community of collectors. To support this burgeoning scene, the Goebel Collector’s Club began operating out of the U.S. in 1977, changing its name to M.I. Hummel Club when it went international Due to their rarity in some cases, certain Hummel figurines can fetch thousands of dollars on the secondary market. (For this reason, it’s imperative to understand how to spot a fake.) Many who buy and sell them also are collectors By definition, limited-edition figurines are relatively tough to find and, therefore, tend to sell for higher amounts among collectors. For the Autumn Time and Harvest Time figures, Goebel only produced 1000 of each design. A set of both in near-mint condition with their original boxes went for $2700 on eBay in July 2024 What does an early 20th-century German nun have to do with the collectibles market No one wants to conduct toxicity tests using animals in pre-clinical trials and it is only done when strictly necessary social (and financial) responsibility to limit the number of animals used in tests to a minimum While the safety of human volunteers in clinical trials is paramount if it were possible to use fewer animals it would surely be in everyone’s interest to do so doing all they can to use fewer animals in each study and to finish studies before they cause suffering to the animals whenever possible.  major players from the European pharmaceutical industry were discussing whether it was still necessary to use two species of mammals in toxicity testing for new medicines There was a clear need for the issue to be considered in detail and soon a new project to review this topic was initiated within the UK led by the National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (the NC3Rs).  It is required by law that all new drugs are tested in a rodent (usually mice or rats) and a larger non-rodent mammal (usually a dog pig or monkey) before they are given to people This is done because adverse effects in either species often hint at similar reactions in humans and if a dose is toxic in both rodent and non-rodent species then it is likely also be adverse in humans.   These tests do not try to identify all side effects or consider the very specific effects that drugs will have on particular people tell researchers whether the drug causes heart defects or builds-up in the liver over time This information can translate to humans well enough for a decision to be made on whether to consider human trials The use of two very different species has historically made it more likely that problems would be spotted helping researchers to make decisions about whether to proceed to human testing and the design of clinical trials.   This approach has proven to be a cornerstone of a very effective regulatory regime with no deaths and only one serious incident in over 40 years of UK clinical trials despite hundreds of thousands of human participants volunteering annually more recently companies have started using computer modelling and laboratory screening that does not involve animals This ‘mechanistic toxicology’ helps researchers to understand the underlying toxic effects of different types of compounds and predict potential effects in humans more accurately Slowly but surely a bank of knowledge about how different chemical structures affect the body is being developed the better scientists can predict how a related substance will behave do we always need to test new medicines in two species Although this is the current regulatory requirement could companies carry out safety testing in a single species an international expert working group was convened by the NC3Rs and the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) comprising 37 organisations from regulatory agencies This group analysed the data for 172 different unmarketed drugs at various stages of their preclinical development and published their findings last month Their report has been long-awaited by a sector mindful of the need to protect human safety and respect regulatory guidelines but that would prefer to avoid animal tests wherever possible.  There is some precedent for single species toxicity testing already Some very specific studies to profile cancer drugs (genotoxic drugs targeting rapidly dividing cells) take this approach to speed-up testing making new drugs quickly available to seriously ill patients who have few alternative treatments for some newer ‘biological’ drugs the regulatory requirements are slightly different and toxicity studies may only be performed in one species if the drug is highly specific and no other relevant species are identified These tests are usually conducted in monkeys if a particular biologic is known to also have activity in rats or mice researchers would be expected to test in them as well.  Toxicity testing in two species is a legal requirement for almost all other types of medicines and is designed to protect healthy volunteers who take part in clinical trials as well as patients who will eventually take the medicine case-by-case approaches have been permitted in very limited circumstances based on the therapy area and the scientific rationale for not carrying out animal tests there are a few cases where immunotherapies for cancer have been given to extremely ill patients without testing in animals beforehand because no suitable species were identified and any potential risk to the patients was greatly outweighed by their need.  The working group reviewed existing safety data from compounds tested in two species to see whether it would have been possible to gain the same level of safety information using a single species The group included representatives from global pharmaceutical companies academic institutions and government regulators all toxicologists with expertise in running or reviewing these studies They took reasonable steps to ensure that the compounds were not cherry-picked and made decisions about the data without knowing which compound was which (blinded).  The group reported that their study was a fair representation of the range of drugs tested within current industry portfolios Two-thirds of the compounds submitted to the project were still actively being developed at the time while one-third had been stopped during development the vast majority had been rejected from continuing on to clinical trials following toxicity studies in animals as the aim of toxicity tests is to screen out potentially harmful compounds before they are given to people it shows that the testing process is working well.  39 were tested in only one species – a monkey was used in 34 of these (mostly biologicals) The remaining 133 compounds were tested in two species:  a rodent or rabbit and a non-rodent such as a dog or a monkey.  Rats were the most commonly used rodents (115 substances) while dogs (68) and monkeys (55) were the most commonly used non-rodents.  In 66% of cases (81/125) where two species had been used in tests the submitting company felt they could have made relevant decisions about safety using only a single species it can be difficult to predict up-front which species would lead to the most useful data as the rodent species provide the most helpful data in some cases while the non-rodent species is more useful in others Where two species were used for short-term toxicity studies the same two species were often also used for longer-term toxicity studies in most cases revealing no new information about the toxicity of the potential drug Moving from short-term to long-term studies could therefore be an opportunity for companies to decide whether both species are still needed to give the necessary data.  Taking a single species approach to toxicity testing would mean significant changes to regimes for testing new drugs This approach is already outlined and accepted for biologicals however within the dataset used by the working group few of these drugs had reduced to one species for the longer-term studies possibly because companies prefer a comprehensive set of safety data from two species or because they are unclear when a single species approach is acceptable.  extensive changes to regulations would be needed before the current approach could be changed companies would need clear guidance to support those making decisions so they can be confident that they will not miss toxic effects The working group concluded that assessing the need for a second species when moving from short-term to long-term studies would be a valuable approach but more data and research is needed to develop guidance before adopting it.  particularly for the high number of drugs that do not progress to clinical trials may make it easier to identify patterns for when a second species is needed including examples where a second species was not required It would allow the agencies that govern the licensing of medicines to consider greater flexibility around the use of a second species in future toxicity testing.  The answer to whether we really need two species to test for potential toxic drug effects remains murky It seems that two species are not always needed but precisely whether rodent or non-rodent species are most useful for which types of drugs and under what circumstances are currently open to (expert) interpretation.  regulators require the use of two species in the vast majority of toxicity tests The comparative data from both species allows researchers to be confident that toxic effects will be identified in the pre-clinical stages of testing For most types of drugs there is not yet enough evidence for researchers or regulators to give a substance tested in only one species to healthy volunteers as experience is gained from single species testing in biologicals and data from alternative methodologies (such as in vitro tests or computer simulations) are collected it seems likely that single species toxicity testing for the majority of new drugs is not far away.  If the dataset established here continues to grow and the drive to make the change continues the work of this expert group may have brought that day significantly closer.  (2020) Opportunities for use of one species for longer-term toxicology testing during drug development: A cross-industry evaluation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230020300507?via%3Dihub# Back to News Copyright © 2025 - All rights reserved. In this study, voles were divided into three groups including a male group, a female group, and a breeding group, and paper mulberry leaves were added into basal fodder of voles maintained in laboratory, of which the proportion of leaf weight was 50%. In each group, voles were fed with mixed fodder as treatment (BP) and voles were fed with basal fodder as contrast (CK). Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1092792 Introduction: The Yangtze vole (Microtus fortis) is a small herbivorous rodent that usually causes damage to crops and forests in China Various measures were used to control their population including chemical rodenticides rodenticides may cause secondary damage to the environment and the ecosystem the development of new rodent sterilants is urgent Considering that some compounds of paper mulberry leaves have been verified that can inhibit the biosynthesis of sexual hormone we aimed to explore the antifertility effect of paper mulberry leaves on M voles were divided into three groups including a male group and paper mulberry leaves were added into basal fodder of voles maintained in laboratory of which the proportion of leaf weight was 50% voles were fed with mixed fodder as treatment (BP) and voles were fed with basal fodder as contrast (CK) Results and discussion: After feeding for more than 1 month the results indicated that paper mulberry leaves attracted voles to feed but inhibited their growth and reproduction food intakes of BP have been significantly higher than CK (p< 0.05) weights of voles in male and female groups were 72.283 ± 7.394 g and 49.717 ± 2.278 g in the fifth week and both were significantly reduced compared with their original weight (p< 0.05) testicular volumes of male voles fed with BP were significantly smaller than CK (former: 318.000 ± 44.654 mm3 latter: 459.339 ± 108.755 mm3); the testosterone level and vitality of BP were obviously weaker than CK Female uteruses and oophoron of BP grew slower and the organ coefficients of uterus and oophoron fed BP were both significantly lower than CK (p< 0.05) The first reproduction of BP couple voles spent 45 days These results suggest that paper mulberry leaves could be the potential resource to produce sterilants to control rodent populations by delaying their sexual growth and reproduction the apparent advantages of paper mulberry are that it is an abundant resource and the inhibitory effect could be effective in both male and female individuals Our conclusion also supports the transformation of rodent management from lethal management to fertility control which would be more ecologically friendly to agriculture and the ecosystem new rodenticides should consider the danger they pose for non-target organisms It suggests taking advantage of the local plant materials to control the rodent pests which may be less harmful to other organisms and their reproduction may be delayed by inhibiting estrogens environmentally neutral and sustainable methods plant-based sterilants were more environmental and economic paper mulberry leaves were the available materials that were expediently obtained around regions with rodent pests The great palatability of paper mulberry leaves for animals has been known which may imply that the leaves can be substitute food for rodents in croplands verifying the antifertility activity of paper mulberry leaves on rodents is also important for exploring its utilization if the antifertility activity was certified on rodents the advantage of paper mulberry leaves is significant to produce rodent sterilants this study explored the effect of paper mulberry leaves as food for M We assessed their feeding preferences and variations in reproduction which could provide a scientific reference for developing plant-based sterilants Fresh leaves were collected from paper mulberry trees in Xiangtang City, China (E112°45′–112°55′, N27°53′–28°03′), which were ground into powder after being dried. Moreover, the basal fodder was provided by Hunan SJA Laboratory Animal Co., Ltd. and contained crude protein and crude fat with a calorific value of 20%, 4.8%, or 17.1% (Zhu et al., 2011) The basal fodder was also ground into powder two types of fodder were prepared: the powdered basal fodder (CK) and the treated fodder that mixed paper mulberry leaves in basic fodder in which the weight proportion of leaves was 50% (BP) The M. fortis that were used in the present study were the offspring of wild-caught individuals, which were captured from the Dongting Lake area and maintained in the laboratory, and outbred stock. M. fortis is an important pest in agriculture and forestry (Xu et al., 2015) The feeding ability of the different sexes of M There were two individuals in each cage: the male and female groups had same-sex cages while one male and one female were in each cage for the breeding group The BP fodder was considered as the experimental treatment and the CK fodder was considered as the contrastive treatment 36 60-day-old voles were fed and maintained in organic glass cages There were dismountable troughs in the cages and the rearing temperature was controlled at 20–22°C with 12-h light/dark cycles Food and water were plentiful throughout the experiments The initial body weights of the voles were measured before the experiments and the mean weight in each group was calculated each individual was measured weekly for 5 weeks The original and final weights of the voles were compared to evaluate the differences between the CK- and BP-fed voles in each group the consumption of fodder and foraging behaviors were inspected The daily consumption of fodder was regarded as food intake per body weight and was used for analysis in this study Weekly videos were also recorded for 5 weeks the first of which was carried out after feeding for 3 days The cages were recorded for 1 h (one by one over 2 days) and the next videos of each cage were recorded after an interval of 7 days the foraging numbers and foraging duration times were counted the reproduction situation in each cage for the breeding group was inspected every day then removed the fetuses using clean tweezers and weighed them all together the time of the reproduction event was calculated either from the beginning of the experiment or from the previous reproduction event The animal study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Institute of Subtropical Agriculture The Chinese Academy of Sciences with protocol code: U20A20118 approved on 1 December 2021 Blood samples were collected immediately after the voles were narcotized by removing the eyeballs (Deng et al., 2018). The blood samples were kept at room temperature for 1 h. Then, the blood samples were centrifuged twice at 5,000 rpm for 10 min and the serum was transferred into new tubes. The chemiluminescent immunoassay method (Yang et al., 2020) was used to determine the quantity of the male testosterone and female estradiol The mean values of male testosterone and female estradiol were calculated for the CK- and BP-fed voles Sperm samples were collected from the epididymides after putting in normal saline at 37°C and then counted using a blood counting chamber (Yang et al., 2012) The quantity of sperms in the corner and central counters were recorded using a microscope and the sum total for each individual was calculated at least five slides for each individual were selected randomly and magnified 40 times under the microscope and then the numbers of active and static sperms were recorded over 20 min According to the ratio of active sperms in each slide the mean values for the CK- and BP-fed voles were calculated The mean values were calculated for the CK- and BP-fed voles in each group using SPSS software The chi-square test was used to compare the variations in weights between the CK- and BP-fed voles The Mann–Whitney U test was used to estimate the differences in foraging numbers and the independent samples t-test was used to evaluate the differences in fodder consumptions and the characteristics of the sperms between the CK- and BP-fed voles The consumptions of fodder were analyzed over 5 weeks for each group (Figure 1) the food intakes were relatively stable (male group: 0.095 ± 0.006 g/g; female group: 0.101 ± 0.010 g/g; breeding group: 0.109 ± 0.011g/g) while the food intakes of the BP-fed voles changed as the experiment proceeded the consumption of the BP feed in the female group ranged from 0.900 g/g to 0.126 g/g which was significantly higher than that of the CK feed that ranged from 0.777 g/g to 0.1003 g/g (p< 0.01) There was no significant difference in consumption rates between the BP and CK feed in the male group or the breeding group (p > 0.05) the consumption of the BP feed was significantly more than that of the CK feed in all groups (p< 0.05) the range of fodder consumptions reduced gradually after the second week fortis per unit weight: (A) male group; (B) female group; (C) breeding group NS represents p > 0.05; * represents 0.01< p< 0.05; ** represents p< 0.01 CK was the basic fodder of mice in laboratory and BP was the mixed fodder constituted by 50% weight of paper mulberry leaves and 50% weight of basic fodder The foraging numbers and duration times were also recorded for 5 weeks (Figure 2) The foraging numbers and the feeding times of the different voles varied greatly Foraging numbers ranged from 6.500 ± 3.500 to 13.500 ± 7.500 and 14.000 ± 3.042 per hour for CK-fed voles in the male group and female group and from 8.000 ± 13.423 to 14.500 ± 6.928 and from 12.667 ± 0.289 to 19.667 ± 6.171 per hour for BP-fed voles There was no significant difference in the foraging numbers between the CK- and BP-fed voles in the male group or female group (p > 0.05) the foraging numbers of the BP-fed voles were higher than the foraging numbers of the CK-fed voles though the difference was not significant (p > 0.05) The foraging duration times increased from the first week to the second week in all three groups and reached higher levels in the second and third weeks there was no significant difference in the foraging duration times between the BP- and CK-fed voles in the female and male groups (p > 0.05) The foraging times of the BP-fed voles were also higher than those of the CK-fed voles in the breeding group The differences were not significant between the CK- and BP-fed voles except in the first week in breeding group when the foraging duration of the BP-fed voles was 52.942 ± 0.786 s which was much longer than that of the CK-fed voles (23.819 ± 5.335 s; p< 0.01) Figure 2 The foraging characteristics in the different groups of M fortis: (A) foraging number; (B) foraging duration; (1) male group; (2) female group; (3) breeding group NS represents p > 0.05; ** represents p< 0.01 Figure 3 The variations in weight in the different groups of M fortis: (A) male group; (B) female group; (C) breeding group * represents p< 0.05; NS represents p > 0.05 The dotted line represents the mean original weight The effects of paper mulberry leaves on the reproductive organs of M. fortis were different from those on other organs (Figure 4) The BP feed showed a negative influence on reproductive organs in the male and female groups in which the organ coefficients of the uteruses and oophoron were significantly lower in BP-fed voles than those in CK-fed voles (p< 0.05) Although there was no significant difference in the organ coefficients of testes between BP- and CK-fed voles (p > 0.05) the mean testicular volume of CK-fed voles was 459.339 ± 108.755 mm3 which was significantly larger than that of BP-fed voles (318.000 ± 44.654 mm3; p< 0.05) The organ coefficients of the hearts and livers did not show any significant difference between males and females (p > 0.05) but a higher organ coefficient of the kidneys was observed in the BP-fed voles (p< 0.05) The organ coefficient of the lungs was higher in BP-fed voles than CK-fed voles in the male group (p< 0.05) while there was no significant difference between the CK- and BP-fed voles in the female group (p > 0.05) Figure 4 The organ coefficients in the male and female groups: (A) male group; (B) female group Figure 5 The contents of the sex hormones (A) and the characteristic of the sperm (B) Reproduction was recorded twice among CK-fed voles, but only once for BP-fed voles (Table 1) The first and second reproduction events of CK-fed voles lasted 21 days and 22 days but the reproduction event of BP-fed voles lasted 45 days which was much more delayed than that of the CK-fed voles For each reproduction event of the CK-fed voles the mean number of newborns was 4.5; however there were only two newborns from the BP-fed voles Based on the lower number of newborns from the BP-fed voles the mean weight of the newborns was 4.700 g which was a little heavier than that from the CK-fed voles (3.878 g and 4.524 g) for the two reproduction events Table 1 The reproductive characteristics in the breeding group palatability should be considered in developing sustainable rodenticides or sterilants Studies have demonstrated that plant extracts can be used as rodenticides (Teshome et al., 2010; Robinson and Sisco, 2019). Although scholars have worked on the chemosterilization of rodents, most have shown effective results for only one sex (Sarkar et al., 2000; Tran and Hinds, 2013) one significant advantage of paper mulberry is that it inhibits the growth of reproductive organs in both male and female voles Two avenues for future research have emerged from this study: one is to extract and isolate the active compounds from paper mulberry that inhibit the fecundity of M fortis and explore the pathway by which this effect occurs The second is to explore whether the effects of paper mulberry leaves are universal by determining whether these effects can be duplicated in field populations of M vole numbers may be increased through use in further experimentation relating to the sterilant properties of paper mulberry leaves new technologies must be more effective in managing rodent populations than established methods With the move away from lethal management to fertility control rodent population management will become more socially acceptable and effective at the agriculture and ecosystem scale This study provides a scientific reference for the development of sterilants in the management of vole populations Paper mulberry leaves inhibited the fecundity of M the voles were not poisoned and showed negligible damage in non-reproductive organs but displayed inhibited growth of the reproductive organs The female uterus coefficients and oophoron coefficients were significantly lower than that fed basal fodder and male testicular volume was also inferior when voles were fed the leaves male reproductive parameters were weaker after feeding paper mulberry leaves including testosterone level and sperm count paper mulberry leaves might be a potentially sustainable resource that controls rodent populations by delaying their reproductive period It also follows an orientation that manages the rodent populations by controlling fecundity instead of lethal management this study only scratched the surface of natural phenomena and more work is required in further studies what substance does paper mulberry produce that works in rodents and is this substance more effective after being extracted using paper mulberry leaves could become an effective strategy for managing rodent pests in agriculture and forests The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author The Chinese Academy of Sciences with protocol code: U20A20118 approved on 1th Dec The experiments were conceived and designed by YZ All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20118) the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (2452022018) the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M683592) the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2022JQ-202) the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFD1400400) and 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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited in accordance with accepted academic practice distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms *Correspondence: Zhenggang Xu, eHV6aGVuZ2dhbmdAbndhZnUuZWR1LmNu Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or goodLearn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish Connect with our staff on topics that matter to you via email or request a reprint Place classified and announcement notices or grow your business with advertising and marketing solutions Q: In response to your letter about the M.I I am attaching a file that sums up the recent history of the M.I Hummel Club and the owners who were producing the Hummel figurines I belong to the Ocala What's New Chapter of the defunct M.I One of our members found this information online Koster under the name of "Manufaktur Rodental GmbH & Co" was declared "insolvent" and the factory was closed This is why no one answers the telephone or any mail inquiries it is highly unlikely that any of the 2012 and 2011 membership gifts that were promised will ever be delivered If you didn't receive either of these items you may file a complaint with the New Jersey Office of Consumer Protection a group of German investors purchased the assets of the Hummel factory and the factory is now operating again and producing Hummel's under the name of "Hummel Manufaktur GmbH & Co." Apparently which is in a tangled financial situation due to the German insolvency It is our understanding that the new owners of the Hummel factory desire to resurrect some form of the M.I and are in discussions with some interested people We further understand that after their plans are finalized they will attempt to contact the previous M.I Hummel Club members in early 2014 to discuss their new plans for the continuation of some form of the M.I their communication will address the prior M.I Hummel Club membership figurine gifts that were never delivered The Convent of Siessen still retains its previous rights to the Hummel figurines and is working closely with the new factory owners to make the new operation a success The Hummel family also retains their previous rights and are working closely with the new factory owners to make it successful Visit the German Hummel Museum website at www.hummelmuseum.de/english/01news/index.php which was published in Brenda and Randy McKenrick's November 2013 Hummel Newsletter which can be viewed at www.dasbumblebeeshaus.com/vol171.html This is all the information we know or have learned have never received official notification from the M.I Hummel Club headquarters stating it no longer exists A: I am glad you responded about the Hummel queries secretary treasurer of the San Francisco East Bay Chapter the new ownership will honor the club members with what they are owed The younger generation has its own interests and Hummel collecting does not appear to be part of those interests It can be heard each Saturday from noon to 1 p.m FL 32608-2015; or email absantique@aol.com Europe’s leading manufacturer of nurturing dolls which is the current direct major shareholder of Zapf Creation AG has approached Zapf with an invitation to enter into negotiations of a merger agreement MGA and Zapf Creation AG have had a collaborative business relationship for the sales and distribution of both companies’ brands for nearly 20 years The merger is expected to close in Spring 2024 No further details are available at this time; however the leadership of the companies will work closely to plan the merger and will make appropriate announcements as information becomes available Media Contact:Alan HilowitzVice President, Global Corporate CommunicationsMGA Entertainment, Inc. +1.818.221-4431 news@mgae.com Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Terry Gilliam has revealed how he still feels intimidated by the quick verbal wit of his Monty Python colleagues The director and animator also admitted he struggles to write dialogue – and poured scorn on his reputation as a creative auteur He was speaking at an event at London's South Bank Centre last night to launch his new book Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir where he told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz: 'Even now the reason there are no other Pythons here is because I'm intimidated The 74-year-old admitted his relationship with his fellow Pythons 'started with difficulty' when he first collaborated with Eric Idle and Michael Palin on the children's TV show Do Not Adjust Your Set He recalled:'I arrived [from the States] in a sheepskin coat that I'd painted a sun on to Mike and Terry were huddled in the corner with their nasty rodental teeth…' Mike Terry and I are now the closest in the group Gilliam pioneered his distinctive cut-out animation style when writer Dick Vosburgh was stuck for ideas of how to present a collection of DJ Jimmy Young's cheesy puns that he had compiled 'I convinced him I was an animator,' Gilliam said and given the time and budget constraints 'the only way I thought how I could do them was to do cut-outs No one in England had seem this don before.' Gilliam had previously met John Cleese in New York when he recruited him for a 'fumetti' photo strip for a counterculture magazine he was working on 'I was on the lookout for cheap actors,' he said And John was in town with the Cambridge Footlights In his photo story he had a fixation on – and had sexual congress with – his daughter's Barbie doll Now I don't want to say anything about any John's four wives…' Gilliam said that his outsider status with the Pythons was put to good use at the meetings where the team would read out their sketches in a bid to get them into the show He called the sessions 'a political moment… John was very good at trying to strategise when best to pitch his scripts But I was the one who laughed instinctively and loudly And they thought "If Gillam found it funny anyone would find it funny' – you didn't have to be educated.' Gilliam writes more about his outsider status in his book saying: 'There was no doubt in either my or their minds as to who was the barbarian at the gates and who were the superior beings It was their use of language that gave them power over me It began with being at university together and by the time I came into their orbit they'd had years of writing together in various different combinations to sharpen it up still further' 'Some of the violence in my Monty Python animations would come from my frustration at not being able to express myself as clearly as everyone else and some of it evolved naturally from the limitations of the technique itself.' Gilliam confessed of the Python shows: 'They were very uneven – there was a lot of crap in there We were give the freedom to do seven episodes and if it worked well we might be allowed to make more.' He says he fellow Pythons 'didn't understand what I did' – while he finds it difficult to do what they did Explaining why he called on Michael Palin to work on the script of Time Bandits I can come up with stories and characters but I can't write dialogue And he said collaboration had been at the heart of his film-making ever since a prop master gave him advice on how to shoot a scene so now he invites suggestions from anyone on the cast and crew In an entertaining show lasting almost two hours Gilliam also spoke about his cheeky and very public battle with Universal chief Sid Sheinberg about getting Brazil released in the States; the trouble Hunter S Thompson caused on his one day filming a cameo on Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas; and his difficulties envisaging a possible replacement for John Hurt in his long-stalled pet project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote after the actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and became uninsurable for the role He also described how having only radio as a link to the outside world a child was 'an important way of developing a sense of imagination' compared to today when 'there's so much available it's very hard to focus' – and told of college pranks; including assembling a Model T Ford in the bedroom of one fellow student's room leaving it there to greet him with its engine running when the victim returned from a weekend away Gig of the day Julian Clary: A Fistful Of ClaryLincoln New Theatre Royal from 19:30 Coming Soon Stewart Lee vs The Man-WulfLiverpool Philharmonic HallWednesday 7th May from 19:30 Gig of the day Natalie Palamides: WeerSoho Theatre Walthamstow from 20:00 Chortle had 173,000 unique visitors in April 2025 We are currently listing 20,981 upcoming comedy events Website and all original content copyright © Chortle 2000 - 2025 Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you so we would ask that you disable it for this site