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A simulation game developed by German company Aerosoft. In Emergency Call 112 - The Fire Fighting Simulation the player assumes the role of a firefighter posted to a fictional city, which is open for exploration. As you play, you take part in a various rescue operations – starting with road accidents, through cleaning toxic spills, to putting down fires of houses and industrial compounds. Each crisis is generated procedurally and may take place both outside and inside buildings. In your work you make use of a variety of tools (such as hoses, mobile lifts and ladders), but the success depends not only on the proper use of equipment at hand, but also on the coordination of your entire team. The characteristic feature of Emergency Call 112 - The Fire Fighting Simulation is its far-reaching realism – the game developers consulted firefighters from Mülheim, Germany, which helped them faithfully recreate the equipment and vehicles (spearheaded by LF24) used by them. As for graphics, it may not be the game’s biggest strength, but the players may like the design of firefighters’ trucks and the realistic way in which the fire spreads.

Tonka is an American producer of toy trucks.^[2] The company was known for making steel toy models of construction type trucks and machinery. Maisto International, which makes diecast vehicles, acquired the rights to use the Tonka name in a line of 1:64 scale diecast vehicles, featuring mostly trucks.

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Mound Metalcraft was created in 1946 in Mound, Minnesota, by Lynn Everett Baker (1898–1964), Avery F. Crounse, and Alvin F. Tesch. Their original intent was to manufacture garden implements. Their building's former occupant, the Streater Company, had made and patented several toys. E. C. Streater was not interested in the toy business so they approached Mound Metalcraft. The three men at Mound Metalcraft thought they might make a good side line to their other products.^[3]

After some modifications to the design by Alvin Tesch and the addition of a new logo created by Erling Eklof, the company began selling metal toys, which soon became the primary business. The logo was based on a University of Minnesota drafting student's sketch by Donald B. Olson, who later became the company's chief industrial engineer. The logo used the Dakota Sioux word tanka, which means 'great' or 'big'.^[4]:14 In November, 1955, Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. The logo at this time was an oval, showing the Tonka Toys name in red above waves, presumably honoring nearby Lake Minnetonka.^[5] In 1964, Tonka acquired the Mell Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois, allowing it to produce barbecue grills, eventually under the Tonka Firebowl label.^[4]:85–86

In 1987, Tonka purchased Kenner Parker, including UK toy giant Palitoy, for $555 million, borrowing extensively to fund the acquisition. However, the cost of servicing the debt meant Tonka itself had to find a buyer and it was eventually acquired by Hasbro in 1991.^[6] In 1998, Hasbro began a licensing deal with Funrise Toys to manufacture and distribute Tonka trucks. The deal began with versions of the trucks fitted with electronics for lights and sounds, but grew to encompass the entire brand.^[7]

His huge horns are red as though dipped in blood.He has a large, dark green head, and his hair forms a skull cap of dense curls. His open mouth reveals his small white teeth, and two long red tongues protrude from the corners of his mouth.This doubling of tongues evokes negative associations with serpents, which have forked tongues, a metaphoric reference to dishonest human beings. The expression 'forked tongues' is an ancient one and is found in the Bible (Nordenfalk 1975, n. His eyes are small, with red pupils, and his red-tipped ears are large. His hands and feet end with only four fingers and toes each, terminating in large claws.

Tonka has produced a variety of toys, including dolls (Star Fairies, Bathing Beauties, Maple Town, and Hollywoods) and other toys aimed at girls like Keypers and aimed at boys like Gobots, Rock Lords, Spiral Zone, and Steel Monsters. It was the original manufacturer of the Pound Puppies toy line, and in the late 1980s licensed products inspired by Maple Town.

Tonka produced video games as Tonka Video Games, including Tonka Raceway, and purchased the rights to distribute and market the Sega Master System after Sega of America stopped competing against the Nintendo Entertainment System in the US. However, the Master System's market share declined, since Tonka did not have experience with video games or how to market them. Hasbro sold the digital gaming rights for various properties (including My Little Pony, Magic: The Gathering, Tonka, Playskool, and Transformers) to Infogrames for US$100 million in 2000, buying back the rights for US$66 million in June 2005.^[8]

In 2001, Tonka trucks were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York.^[9] The Winifred Museum in Winifred, Montana, has a collection of more than 3,000 Tonka toys.^[10]

Avalon Solitaire 3 features 250 levels, 32 power-ups, 39 buildings to construct and reap benefits from, plus wild cards, jokers, hazards and more, making it a must-play for solitaire fans! Features: - 250 levels of addictive solitaire! - Construct a City of the Elves from 39 buildings - Harness the power of 32 unique power-ups! Avalon Legends Solitaire 3 is rated 3.7 out of 5 by 20. Rated 5 out of 5 by from Best/Most Challenging One-Up One-Down This is the best one-up one-down solitaire game I've played in a long long time. Many and varied obstacles in each level that make it hard to advance with three stars.

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Fifteen video games based on the toys were released between 1996 and 2006.^[11]

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In 2012, an animated film based on the trucks toy line was in development. It was to be produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Hasbro Studios, and Happy Madison Productions, and to be distributed by Columbia Pictures.^[12] A script was written by Happy Madison alumni Fred Wolf, and was to be produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo, Brian Goldner (CEO and president of Hasbro) and Bennett Schneir (Hasbro’s senior vice president and managing director of motion pictures).^[12]

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1. ^Published: January 22, 2000 (January 22, 2000). 'Russell L. Wenkstern, 87, Toy Chief and Dump Truck Co-Developer'. The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
2. ^ANTHONY RAMIREZPublished: February 1, 1991 (February 1, 1991). 'Tonka Accepts Offer from Hasbro'. The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
3. ^'Tonka`s Troubles Nothing To Toy With As Ghostbusters Line Fades'. Chicago Tribune. August 19, 1990. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
4. ^ ^abDavid, Dennis; Laumann, Lloyd (2004). Tonka. MBI Publishing Company. ISBN0-7603-1868-9.
5. ^'Tonka Logo'. i4.ebayimg.com. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
6. ^Ramirez, Anthony (February 1, 1991). 'Tonka Accepts Offer From Hasbro'. The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
7. ^Hirsch, Jerry (May 10, 2015). 'For Arnie Rubin, selling toys has been all fun and games'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
8. ^'Hasbro Reacquires Digital Gaming Rights From Infogrames for $66 Million'. hasbro.com (Press release). Hasbro. June 8, 2005.
9. ^'Tonka Trucks'. toyhalloffame.org. National Toy Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
10. ^'Winifred Museum - Russell Country Montana'. russell.visitmt.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
11. ^Game Search: 'Tonka'. GameFAQs.
12. ^ ^abFleming, Mike (June 11, 2012). 'Sony To Make Tonka Trucks Animated Pic'. Deadline. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

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