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» 2/02/2018 1:54:22 PM Interesting article. The other notable recent comment on the veracity of the scientific li.....
» 4/12/2017 9:14:37 AM I must admit to having little in-depth knowledge of this topic, so I find the article inte.....
» 29/11/2017 2:51:34 PM nicknamenick "The 1mill was for 3 years in east Aust. Qld does half so it's 150,000 .....
» 29/11/2017 8:36:16 AM A more scholarly article on this topic of Queensland deforestation appeared on The Convers.....
» 4/04/2017 5:09:16 PM diver dan "Sense went out the window with the Japanese wood chip exports from the 70.....
» 4/04/2017 4:56:25 PM Taswegian "The forestry industry could save itself all this grief by moving to 100% .....
» 23/12/2016 11:14:19 AM The authors of this article may be well intentioned, but they should have looked up from t.....
» 14/06/2016 10:42:21 AM Good article -- notwithstanding the problem of appointing someone who is truly objective a.....
» 30/04/2015 5:09:08 PM SteeleRedux You're rationale that plantations were established specifically to replace na.....
» 8/04/2015 11:20:07 AM Foyle You said: "The principal reason that environmental issues are controversial is.....
» 8/04/2015 9:20:07 AM The Hawke inquiry is long overdue given that most of the largest environmental groups are .....
» 19/11/2014 8:12:57 AM Bernie My understanding is that the Japanese company involved will be directly contacted .....
» 8/08/2014 11:01:57 AM Matthew I could easily write an essay of similar length discussing the shortcomings of ma.....
» 19/07/2014 11:28:16 AM teredo I realise that this article is only scraping the surface of what runs much deeper .....
» 19/07/2014 10:07:52 AM LEGO, you said: "But no, Mark is another greenie who's job in the media is to look fo.....
» 17/07/2014 10:00:16 AM Cobber You are confusing forest science with the timber industry, and you are also reiter.....
» 10/06/2014 5:13:44 PM Billio As Jill Redwood is the regional mouthpiece of forest activism in East Gippsland, a.....
» 16/05/2014 10:31:37 AM Lets indeed not mince words ..... the main game here is, and has always been, the total cl.....
» 5/04/2014 8:48:43 AM Rache I think what should happen is that the ABC Fact Check Unit should get facts from al.....
» 4/04/2014 1:40:39 PM Hadrian The forests in question are part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area .....
» 18/12/2013 1:40:47 PM In thoroughly agree with 'NeverTrustPoliticians" that Australia's environment is alre.....
» 29/11/2013 1:47:00 PM Roger I can accept that Aboriginal burning played an important role in the coastal areas .....
» 25/10/2013 9:49:47 AM While this article is essentially about climate change rather than bushfires per se, it ne.....
» 9/10/2013 10:13:24 AM Taswegian, lillian I'm not convinced that you've fully read or understood the article, an.....
» 13/07/2013 9:25:35 AM Russell Cinders has responded to some of your points. Undoubtedly there are some areas t.....
» 27/06/2013 3:14:32 PM Further to my previous post: As an earlier poster has noted, there are different types of.....
» 27/06/2013 2:47:18 PM There is something deliciously ironic about a Tasmanian student and former forest activist.....
» 12/06/2013 9:40:39 AM From someone with a passing interest in this topic, thanks for a very informative article .....
» 6/06/2013 4:39:19 PM praxidice Your Great Lake experience is perplexing. Having worked up there and still a re.....
» 6/06/2013 3:52:19 PM praxidice I may have misread your post about polluting the Great Lake - you referred to a.....
» 6/06/2013 11:10:39 AM Continued..... Grey Cells citing of an academic article to prove his point is indicative .....
» 6/06/2013 10:32:49 AM The recent posts by praxtice, Emporer Julian, and Grey Cells are in my view quite fascinat.....
» 4/06/2013 2:19:03 PM Emporer Julian I will agree with you that the author's use of the term "200 years as.....
» 4/06/2013 11:41:47 AM Emperor Julian If you'd read the article properly, you'd see that only about 6% of Austra.....
» 21/02/2013 11:35:26 AM Duncan I must admit to being endlessly bemused by the fact whenever I write these article.....
» 21/02/2013 10:46:37 AM Robert It seems too much to expect you to read and understand what I say. For your benefi.....
» 20/02/2013 2:45:41 PM Robert In view of your intemperate comment, I'm tempted to ask if you've ever been to any.....
» 20/02/2013 10:13:02 AM Duncan I probably shouldn't bother even responding to your pontifications about my suppos.....
» 12/02/2013 4:24:46 PM Robert You are sadly displaying the hallmarks of a typical Greens supporter. Someone who.....
» 11/02/2013 2:54:29 PM Robert Le Page I guess I shouldn't be surprised by a defensive reaction such as yours and.....
» 14/01/2013 1:27:48 PM The author correctly draws parallels between the Moylan ANZ hoax and the behaviour of 'for.....
» 18/12/2012 2:51:10 PM An unsurprisingly skewed article from a Greens MP which typically ignores the reality that.....
» 7/11/2012 10:48:10 AM Robert Le Page In many ways your comment exemplifies what the article is saying about the.....
» 31/10/2012 3:28:51 PM Nervous Nellie You make some good points. It is understandable that neither side would not.....
» 29/10/2012 11:00:59 AM ybgirp You clearly didn't read past the quote you took from the article. If you had you w.....
» 11/10/2012 11:12:20 AM Robert Le Page You ask: What part of "the clear felling of old growth forest is detr.....
» 9/10/2012 2:45:49 PM Robert Le Page Parts of your post exemplify what I have said elsewhere about the tendency.....
» 9/10/2012 2:23:02 PM John Bennetts Interesting that you would expend so much effort addressing the article's s.....
» 28/06/2012 11:17:42 AM I agree with some of the previous posters as to being absolutely incredulous over articles.....
» 23/02/2012 7:44:26 AM Interesting article Max. The other matter which you didn't mention amongst the Greens cher.....
» 25/01/2012 9:27:20 PM Hasbeen I'm not really sure of your point about a 'pre-emptive' strike. Perhaps it is dif.....
» 11/01/2012 3:31:05 PM Saltpetre As a forester for over 30-years I am well aware of forest fire and have much ex.....
» 11/01/2012 9:29:04 AM JL Deland I understand your reluctance to participate in the verbal 'ping pong' of polari.....
» 10/01/2012 4:36:46 PM Hmmm .... where to start with such an article as it really requires a couple of thousand w.....
» 1/08/2011 1:11:21 PM Thanks for this article .... although it is several years too late. I agree that Jarod Dia.....
» 22/07/2011 1:38:05 PM Col Rouge "As for a couple of greens buying a Tassie business… That is life. I may d.....
» 21/07/2011 1:36:17 PM Sarnian For some more recent details about the Triabunna mill sale, see attached: http:/.....
» 21/07/2011 11:51:23 AM Sarnian You said: "Mark, how can you denigrate Graeme Wood “one of whom does not eve.....
» 21/07/2011 9:54:06 AM LRAM "It is interesting that capitalism is only "good" when it serves the .....
» 21/07/2011 9:22:05 AM Frederic With respect, I think you are missing the point that Tasmania already has a heal.....
» 15/07/2011 2:28:10 PM maaate Well, you are getting a bit desperate, aren't you. Sigh ...... the intention is to.....
» 14/07/2011 9:37:00 PM Pelican "It is not only logging reducing the area of land under forests there are ot.....
» 14/07/2011 3:23:19 PM Sarnian Sorry to spoil your little personal attack, but this article was obviously written.....
» 12/07/2011 9:36:08 PM rstuart I'm sorry to upset your sensibilities, but am at least gratified that you acknowl.....
» 12/07/2011 9:15:28 PM maaate Try these for recent deceitful ENGO statements: “Victoria’s Mountain Ash forests .....
» 12/07/2011 5:40:28 PM Sarnian You are quite wrong about this because you wrongly assume that every native fores.....
» 12/07/2011 2:05:26 PM Pelican You said: "Does every forest need to be exploited by man purely for economic .....
» 9/07/2011 11:22:38 AM maaate As I recall saying to you back then, these are not simple questions. They would pr.....
» 8/07/2011 7:08:57 PM Sarnian, rstuart, etc Sigh ....... I can't work out whether you are deliberately trying t.....
» 6/07/2011 2:37:31 PM Another key point about tourism as an alternative to forestry was also unearthed during th.....
» 24/05/2011 9:08:03 AM Saltpetre A thoughtful post - but a couple of points need to be made. Your suggestion th.....
» 23/05/2011 2:45:16 PM Saltpetre If you had read beyond the first paragraph, you would see that the article is n.....
» 3/05/2011 8:10:42 PM King Hazza I think the problem lies not with groups who actually do practical works, but .....
» 2/05/2011 1:28:10 PM While I wouldn't disagree with the thrust of this article, the great hypocrisy is that ENG.....
» 18/03/2011 2:32:00 PM A very thoughtful article that accurately addresses the complexity of the relationship bet.....
» 18/03/2011 8:38:41 AM maaate The information about the respective logging systems used in Tas is readily avaial.....
» 16/03/2011 5:04:36 PM maaate, maaate Questions, questions, again you require me to do your research - as I note.....
» 15/03/2011 10:33:53 AM David Leigh I wouldn't know where to start to dissect your home-spun misconceptions about .....
» 15/03/2011 10:20:16 AM maaate I will respond to your latest missive for the benefit of the public record: Re yo.....
» 11/03/2011 5:06:58 PM maaate Keep going ... you are only proving the truth of my earlier post that it is pointle.....
» 11/03/2011 1:39:28 PM David, continued response Re: the 'sheer scale and waste'..... Of Tasmania's public fores.....
» 11/03/2011 1:26:57 PM David Re: Old growth forest definition: Contrary to your assertion, the 'forest industry.....
» 11/03/2011 10:38:47 AM maate If coming to a conclusion that it is pointless to continue engaging with someone su.....
» 10/03/2011 4:57:33 PM Native forestry, esp in Tasmania, has arguably been by far the most misrepresented environ.....
» 17/12/2010 3:41:09 PM Ken Fabos "Yeah, the clear felled disaster zones are just in my imagination and the b.....
» 17/12/2010 2:14:31 PM Mudpuppy Your post seems to epitomise what Simon is saying - that the young and idealistic.....
» 17/12/2010 12:42:42 AM Simon Congratulations for writing one of the best articles on this topic. Ken Fabos ".....
» 29/09/2010 2:43:18 PM Severin Good question: The title that I recommended was "Gunns capitulates to misinf.....
» 28/09/2010 10:04:20 PM King Hazza As I said earlier, the community has every right to disagree with forestry acti.....
» 28/09/2010 2:03:04 PM The Mikester It seems that the mere mention of the 'Gunns' word spurs prominent pulp mil.....
» 28/09/2010 1:38:51 PM Paulie and King Hazza The pulp mill is a separate issue from native forests because it wi.....
» 27/09/2010 5:21:58 PM Paulie You have illustrated the truth of the article's central theme that campaigns again.....
» 27/09/2010 2:22:00 PM Mikk Your comment: "If they (Gunns) had a valid case of misinformation or blackmail .....
» 27/09/2010 12:58:21 PM Pelican "Does MPoynter really believe, with hand on heart, that Gunns has never been.....
» 27/09/2010 12:28:37 PM King Hazza The major point made by the article is that public perceptions of the Tasmania.....
» 24/09/2010 5:07:32 PM Mikk I think you will find that the Gunns 20 legal action was an attempt by the company t.....
» 19/08/2010 8:47:48 AM R1 If you read the article, I did not say they formally oppose FRB, but that their policy.....
» 18/08/2010 8:38:43 AM Maate Writing an opinion article constrained by limited space inherently leads to the app.....
» 10/08/2010 12:50:23 PM Ozandy Regardless of whether GW is going to increase the frequency of bushfires, their sev.....
» 9/08/2010 10:19:56 PM Mikk You are right that bushfires burning under extreme weather conditions can move throug.....
» 9/08/2010 11:45:25 AM Re the follwing paragraph: "For some prescribed burning has assumed the status of unc.....
» 15/07/2010 11:32:12 AM CamV8 Research into the implications of forestry operations on water quality has been happ.....
» 13/07/2010 10:06:41 AM Protagoras Sadly, it seems to be all too common for someone like you who disagrees with an.....
» 26/06/2010 12:21:48 PM Severin Yes, I have a vested interest though being academically trained in forestry and th.....
» 26/06/2010 12:12:26 PM Mikester Roads: You still don't acknowledge that Council roads were originally constructed.....
» 25/06/2010 9:19:47 AM Continued ..... @ “Communities don't need to understand forestry to understand its impact.....
» 25/06/2010 9:16:30 AM Mikester … a few thoughts on some of your recent comments @ “On water, trees have root sy.....
» 24/06/2010 4:31:32 PM Maaate @ "The current template whereby all native forests are logged in broadacre cl.....
» 24/06/2010 1:07:58 PM Mikester ... continued I guess though that the crux of your article and your earlier respo.....
» 24/06/2010 11:55:06 AM Mikester .... continued I won't comment specifically on your last post but will continue w.....
» 24/06/2010 9:16:10 AM Mikester I have read you whole article now and as expected you one-sidedly express the usu.....
» 24/06/2010 12:01:20 AM Maaate (Simon?) ..... Continued @ "At least I'm not here to get rich or earn an inco.....
» 23/06/2010 11:49:05 PM Maaate (or is it Simon?) @ "the figures I gave are from the table on p16. I.E. 929,00.....
» 23/06/2010 11:06:09 PM Young forester @ "Both sides of this argument are only solidifying in my mind that fi.....
» 23/06/2010 5:05:13 PM Mikester With respect, it is pretty difficult in 350-words to respond in any detailed way .....
» 23/06/2010 10:07:13 AM @ "Mark Poynter’s article goes a long way to showing how that conflict is inspired an.....
» 23/06/2010 8:34:48 AM Mr Bolan .... continued You also neglect to mention that those opposing Tasmanian forestr.....
» 23/06/2010 7:56:53 AM Mr Bolan With all due respect, the central tenet of your article - that “the stories of co.....
» 22/06/2010 11:08:13 PM Maaate .... Continued Re: "I'll appreciate foresters skills when I see exploited for.....
» 22/06/2010 11:06:21 PM Maate ... continued Re: "Young forests will become old forests and old forests will r.....
» 22/06/2010 10:22:00 PM Maate Here we go again .... Just who is pulling the swifty's mate. Last Saturday you said .....
» 20/06/2010 11:27:23 PM Maaate, your figures about the net area of Vic native forest available for timber producti.....
» 19/06/2010 1:02:43 PM Maaate Yes, 91% of Victoria's forests are reserved either formally in national, state or .....
» 18/06/2010 8:08:57 PM Maaate @ "If we're introducing random examples as general principles I'd like to cite.....
» 18/06/2010 4:39:26 PM Severin @ "There is no replacing a 100 or 400 year old forest. .... The biological di.....
» 18/06/2010 1:40:48 PM Severin and maaate I read you posts with some disbelief ...... that you could display such.....
» 18/06/2010 9:12:34 AM Taswegian With respect, your interpretation of my article as saying "that since Tasma.....
» 17/06/2010 2:50:02 PM The Mikester Firstly, I am not a 'paid forestry spin merchant'. I write about forestry mat.....
» 17/06/2010 10:44:28 AM Taswegian Interesting thoughts, but you are really just confirming the article's message t.....
» 31/05/2010 11:46:15 AM Victoria's wet mountain forest ash species eucalypts have evolved to only regenerate after.....
» 3/05/2010 10:10:34 PM Protagorus I shouldn't respond to your latest stuff, but you shouldn't be allowed to get a.....
» 1/05/2010 9:20:30 AM Protagorus Re chemicals: I am correct in saying that probably the most commonly used in pl.....
» 30/04/2010 4:17:36 PM Protagorus You are intent on shifting this discussion way off topic. Yes, there are financ.....
» 29/04/2010 11:54:40 AM Protagorus You said: " .... I note that in your publications and submissions, you pr.....
» 29/04/2010 11:14:21 AM Protagorus You said: "What is wrong with releasing any letter 4 days prior to an ele.....
» 28/04/2010 3:32:23 PM Protagorus The case you are putting forward bears no relation to the Tasmanian 'open lette.....
» 24/04/2010 1:04:44 PM Mr Browne - one final point before I go and watch the footy You said: Ïf Poynter had paid .....
» 24/04/2010 12:45:15 PM Mr Browne You said: “Tasmania’s so called “regulation” of the forest industry is self reg.....
» 24/04/2010 12:03:14 PM Mr Browne – another point You said: “he makes the unfounded assertion that forestry opera.....
» 24/04/2010 11:04:51 AM Mr Browne Wow – I must have really hit a raw nerve to deserve a whole article! I could wri.....
» 12/04/2010 7:57:23 PM Bugsy@ "What are the likes of Jennifer Marohasy, Bob Carter, Ian Plimer doing for the.....
» 12/04/2010 5:21:27 PM David Realistically, who is going to write an article like this if not someone who disagre.....
» 11/04/2010 10:00:56 PM Taswegian Indeed, Abel Tasman may have been able to move his ships, but the reason for poi.....
» 10/04/2010 10:52:54 AM Taswegian Re your concerns about forest fire, the following quotes are pertinent: "a.....
» 9/04/2010 3:37:18 PM rstuart I am reticent to respond to you as I am acutely aware that drawing attention to th.....
» 9/04/2010 2:15:31 PM Pelican@ "How are these academics or scientists trading their credibility?" Th.....
» 9/04/2010 10:42:27 AM Pelican@ "The author seems more concerned with the 'eminence' of the contributors ........
» 9/04/2010 10:05:45 AM Manorina The topic of this piece is really about the appropriateness of academics (many fr.....
» 6/04/2010 9:48:04 PM "Indeed, since the election, Get Up online has commissioned a poll that shows 72 per .....
» 29/03/2010 8:13:05 PM @rstuart: "I assume you realise that saying the timber industry is the best authority.....
» 26/03/2010 7:45:12 PM rstuart Far from being deceitful, the AEF would argue that because they include scientific.....
» 26/03/2010 2:35:40 PM Rstuart and byork - this is an interesting discussion. I have long been appalled by the te.....
» 11/03/2010 7:02:32 AM Bernie An interesting article. Wilderness is indeed a great concept, but I agree with you .....
» 6/03/2010 10:44:49 AM To Pelican and ant Your mention of the new carbon filter highlights another shortcoming of.....
» 6/03/2010 9:07:47 AM Ngarmada I don't disagree with you that there are negative public perceptions about Tasman.....
» 5/03/2010 10:27:08 PM To Ngarmada I think your post is a perfect illustration of why articles such as this are s.....
» 5/03/2010 1:48:33 PM To rexw (Comment no.2): I can accept the tag of writing from a viewpoint of self-interest.....
» 3/03/2010 12:43:10 PM Comment from BD Dexter, retired red gum silviculture expert: The conservation of ecologic.....
» 3/03/2010 11:18:36 AM A simple question: If timber production in the red gum forests is so destructive, why were.....
» 8/02/2010 4:43:24 PM Maate You obviously have a problem with this article but I'm not sure why. Regardless of w.....
» 19/11/2009 9:11:55 AM To Manorina Your comment: "The usual propaganda from a vested interest" As a for.....
» 18/11/2009 10:51:02 AM Taswegian With great respect, you have not commented on the article, but simply used it as.....
» 22/09/2009 10:49:13 AM To Mark J Whilst I mostly agree with you, the notion of engendering trust between forester.....
» 21/09/2009 6:12:47 PM To Mark J I think that the whole FRB "debate" has been difficult for the environ.....
» 21/09/2009 9:39:13 AM To Mark J Excuse my cynicism, but your point that environmental groups and their supporter.....
» 16/09/2009 11:20:18 AM To sarnian I have not contradicted myself. It has been well documented for decades that Au.....
» 17/07/2009 10:21:33 PM To Anthony: Re How the ANU researchers have addressed fire Professor Mackey et al comple.....
» 2/07/2009 9:13:46 AM Now Mr Campbell - perhaps you should get your facts straight before making personal accusa.....
» 1/07/2009 5:50:56 PM This article illustrates the pathetic state of Australia's environmental movement and the .....
» 17/06/2009 10:06:27 PM To 'horse' I'm not sure that I believe the end justifies the means as much as I just accep.....
» 17/06/2009 5:25:09 PM To Mr. horse You are being a little disingenuous in accusing me of 'forestry spin'. Re, my.....
» 16/06/2009 1:37:44 PM While I don't disagree with the central thrust of the article that MIS is now probably 'po.....
» 21/04/2009 10:56:51 PM The article doesn't say it, but my understanding is that almost all of the planned Tarkine.....
» 27/03/2009 4:01:08 PM This is a considered and softly measured article from an organisation seemingly shell-shoc.....
» 11/12/2008 7:42:43 PM As I predicted earlier, many respondents to this article would simply reinforce its messag.....
» 9/12/2008 10:13:19 PM I should firstly point out that my article was originally posted on the ABC Unleashed webs.....
» 7/11/2008 9:15:09 AM G'day again 'dickie' - I was working down in the Otways yesterday so have only just read y.....
» 5/11/2008 1:28:55 PM to 'dickie' - some comments and clarifications Let me get this straight - you are accusing.....
» 3/11/2008 8:47:24 AM to Judith Ajani To my mind, questioning the integrity of academic process does not constit.....
» 30/10/2008 8:49:51 AM To dickie In many ways you are supporting my point. I don't know much about mining or indu.....
» 23/10/2008 12:52:27 PM I confess that I love Tasmania. I lived and worked there for 6 years, I still walk and fis.....
» 15/10/2008 4:10:35 PM to keithcolin' This is my last post - it is not worth going on when you just refuse to ac.....
» 13/10/2008 3:45:58 PM Continue response to 'bizkit': You would obviously prefer to use plantations for timber bu.....
» 13/10/2008 3:24:05 PM To 'bizkit' I had resolved not to participate any further in this because of time constrai.....
» 8/10/2008 4:43:18 PM To 'environment for everyone' Like so many 'green' advocates, you appear to be reality-dum.....
» 8/10/2008 3:10:33 PM To keithcolin If you've been in a forest you will understand that tree trunks are roundish.....
» 6/10/2008 9:50:21 PM Chris James: Before you publicly accuse someone you should get your facts straight. If you.....
» 6/10/2008 10:07:44 AM Response to 'environment for everyone': You dismiss the Institute of Foresters of Australi.....
» 5/10/2008 9:14:52 PM Response to 'keithcolin':Saying that forests are carbon rich is akin to saying that Antarc.....
» 4/10/2008 5:09:56 PM Response to Chris James: Yes, all who know about this issue are aware that Melbourne munic.....
» 3/10/2008 9:13:01 PM Having re-read the article it is important point out the following errors: 'Greens ... br.....
» 3/10/2008 4:09:16 PM Article's about forestry issues written from the 'green' perspective (as this one has been.....
» 2/09/2008 8:33:14 AM Re: la_1985 You have to recognise that the red gum forests are a highly disturbed environm.....
» 30/08/2008 10:17:02 AM Dr Gale's points about carbon and forests are quite reasonable re the industry view of the.....
» 28/08/2008 6:01:57 PM Dr Gale lacks basic knowledge about native forest issues. I can only correct some: ".....
» 19/08/2008 10:37:47 PM Nickos Comparing the VEAC and RRGEA plans - agree that the processes can't be compared - .....
» 18/08/2008 11:51:17 AM Nickos You are only further confirming what my article was largely about - that the media.....
» 15/08/2008 9:23:15 PM To "nickos" I'm not sure where you get the Institute of Public Affairs from - th.....
» 15/08/2008 8:42:59 PM To 'roadsideservice' I do not claim to have any great knowledge of the indigenous situatio.....
» 24/12/2007 9:33:01 AM Re: Tim Hollo's last comment Plantations are not answer because, although we have plenty o.....
» 21/12/2007 4:53:32 PM SHONGA I don't know how many hectares Gunns are going to fell, but I know that the same ar.....
» 21/12/2007 2:27:34 PM AustinP - some comments in response: Perhaps you don't understand that 94% of Australia's .....
» 21/12/2007 2:09:36 PM Tim Hollo - some points in response to your criticism: Your 5% figure is suspicous, but ag.....
» 16/11/2007 3:31:03 PM Re: Comments by "tellthetruth" Symbolically preserving our forests for the sake .....
» 14/11/2007 4:28:11 PM It is really quite tragic that the environmental movement's uncompromising drive to achiev.....
» 27/09/2007 6:04:57 PM I don't pretend to know a whole lot about environmental assessment processes in relation t.....
» 22/08/2007 6:12:15 PM As a forester I am always concerned when I read articles such as this that imply that it i.....
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