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"The Doe Triple-D or Doe Dual Drive is a make of tractor produced by Ernest Doe & Sons in the 1950s and 1960s in Ulting Essex. Its two engines and 90-degree articulation made it one of the most unorthodox tractors ever built. Development During the 1950s farmers in the United Kingdom in need of high-power tractors had few options. Essex farmer George Pryor developed an ingenious solution to the problem by creating his own tractor. He did this by purchasing two Fordson tractors, removing the front wheels and axles and linking the two by means of a turntable which provided the steering action powered by hydraulic rams. This left him with a double-engined four- wheel—drive tractor capable of producing more power and outperforming any of the conventional tractors on the UK market at the time. Commercial production Local Fordson dealers Ernest Doe & Sons agreed to build an improved version, the first one was completed in 1958 and called the Doe Dual Power, later changed to Doe Dual Drive and abbreviated to Triple-D. Doe Dual Drive 130 on show at the Codicote Steam and Country Show 2009 The first Doe Triple-D used two Fordson Power Major units producing , the later Triple-D 130 used two Ford 5000 tractors increasing the power output to over and the Triple-D 150 was based on Ford Force 5000 tractors producing . The vast majority of Triple-Ds were sold in the UK, but a number were exported to the United States and elsewhere. Disadvantages The main disadvantage with the Triple-D was the lack of suitable implements for such a powerful tractor, this meant that Ernest Doe & Sons also had to develop and build a range of implements to sell with the tractors. Other disadvantages stemmed from the use of two engines, this made controlling the tractor more difficult because of the need for two gearboxes. There were two engines and gearboxes to maintain and repair and the probability of breakdowns was increased. End of production By the late 1960s several companies had developed single-engined tractors capable of producing over , this competition put the Doe out of production after over 300 had been built. Legacy The Triple-D often makes appearances at agricultural fairs such as the Epworth Festival of the Plough in Epworth, Lincolnshire and LeSueur, Minnesota Pioneer Power Days show where it is always a crowd favourite, popular due to its unorthodox build. Triple-Ds are worth a great deal due to their relative rarity, even unrestored Does can demand extremely high prices at auction. The Triple-D is also available in a 1:16 Scale model produced by Universal Hobbieslink to picture of a model References External links *Ernest Doe homepage *Tractorshed profile *YouTube footage of Does ploughing at Epworth Tractors "
"Kevin Cordi is an American teacher, storyteller and author who has been awarded The Film Advisory Board of Excellence Award and The Storytelling World Award. He is a regular performer at storytelling festivals including the National Storytelling Festival. Cordi started the Youth Special Interest Group for the National Storytelling Network and founded the Voices Across America Youth Storytelling Project. Cordi also wrote the book "Playing with Stories: Story crafting for storytellers, writers, teachers and other imaginative thinkers" in 2014. He is the founder of the international StoryBox Project. Since 1995, he actively sends StoryBoxes loading with stories all over the world and they travel from place to place collecting more stories. This project has been mirrored all over the country and the world. For seven years he served as the Co-director for the Columbus Area Writing Project at the Ohio State University. He is currently teaching at Ohio University in Lancaster, Ohio. He was commissioned as the first Academic Storyteller in Residence for The Ohio State University. He used stories and narrative understanding to build programs for equity and social justice with the Multicultural Center at The Ohio State University. He is currently serving on the Advisory Panel for Teaching Tolerance with the Southern Law Poverty Center. See also *Storytelling *Storytelling festival External links *Kevin Cordi's Homepage *Interview and blog posting with Kevin Cordi on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf "Children Telling Stories—Giving Children a Voice" *Kevin Cordi writes on Coaching Young Storytellers Living people American storytellers Year of birth missing (living people) "
"Below is a complete list of the German records in swimming, which are ratified by the German Swimming Federation (DSV). Long course (50 m) =Men= =Women= =Mixed relay= Short Course (25 m) =Men= =Women= =Mixed relay= References External links * *German records – Men *German records – Women Germany Records Swimming "