Interactive French
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| A few polite forms |
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| Food language |
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| Do I have to? Or should I? |
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| The negative forms |
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| Frequently misused verbs: visiting, returning & coming back |
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| Depuis, pour, pendant, dans, en, ça fait … |
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| Que, quoi, quel, qu'est-ce que? |
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Those confusing past tenses in French
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Direct, indirect and tonic pronouns…
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| Faire = to do/to make |
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| Savoir vs connaître |
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The pronouns: en and y |
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Interview |
| Seona Reilly, Le Mesnil le Roi (Yvelines) |
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| Shelley Ruddock, Montflanquin (Lot et Garonne) |
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| James and Elma Durrand, Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres) |
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| Peta Matthews , St-Lô (Manche) |
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| Sue Bailey, Merléac (Côtes d'Armor), Britany |
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| Elisabeth Ashley, Paris + Discover le Marais |
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| James Merical, Ojai , California , USA + Discover Normandy |
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| John & Marion Stonehouse, Génolhac + Discover les Cévennes |
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| Sébastien Babolat, California (creator of French Podcasts) |
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| Mary Ann & Hal Glicksman, Ymeray, Beauce |
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| Jill Randall, Argeliers (Aude) |
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Jeff Steiner , La Roche-sur-Foron (Haute-Savoie) |
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Real life |
A problem with your dog ?
Le bricolage pour tous : Do it yourself + books on bricolage |
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At the hairdresser
Le bricolage pour tous : Wall fasteners |
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At the doctor's
Le bricolage pour tous : Why not try natural paints? |
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Speaking with an Internet technician
Le bricolage pour tous : Refinishing a piece of furniture |
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At the garden center
Le bricolage pour tous : Natural ways to insulate your house |
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Looking for a job
Natural gardening : It's organic & more productive + book |
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| Gîtes de France : A unique lodging alternative for the holidays |
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The MJC : Time to register!
A testimony story, by Shelley Ruddock |
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| Don't forget the ramoneur ! |
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Sales in France
Cultural differences: a testimony, by Serena Appella |
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Saint Valentine's Day : the Myths and Traditions |
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SOS Emergency! |
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Tips & Traps: |
Registered letter
Arrhes or acomptes
Unwelcome gifts
Non-delivery of an order
Associations de consommateurs
Banking in France |
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Questionable insurance company practices
Travelling by train: the best deals online |
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French Internet providers and service in English
+ Special expats |
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Portage salarial: an easy solution to self-employment
Consumer information
Income taxes
The well-being of children: a comparative study |
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What to do in case of a car accident ?
Internet provider hotlines
Travel: the best prices |
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| It's time for that income tax declaration + Le langage des impots |
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Renting a home during the summer holidays: precautions to take
What about sharing homes?
An interesting initiative: dog & house sitting |
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| Before settling in France , a few suggestions |
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Time for more taxes ( taxe d'habitation et foncière )
B&B under stricter control
Radars and false licence plates |
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Cell phones: easier termination of subscription
E-mails and text messaging can reduce your IQ! |
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EDF-GDF: Watch out for errors!
Health Insurance: OK, finally, for previous residents
SNCF: in case of a strike
Banks and Consumers |
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Free Wi-Fi in Hotels?
House for sale?
An Interesting Comparative Study
Salon des solidarités |
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This is France |
Christmas traditions:
- Markets, santons de Provence , Greeting cards, Tips/gifts
- The story of the Papillotes
- The Restos du coeur
- SOS Solidarity |
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New Year's resolutions: How to appreciate France better
- Inviting the French to your home
- The galette des rois
- A few TV programmes
- The French Press (main dailies) |
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Organized recreational games:
- Bridge
- Lotto
- Belote
- French Scrabble
- Tarot |
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Brocantes , vides-greniers & salons d'antiquités in France
- The different kind of events
- The public
- An example of a monthly brocante : Annecy
- Fixed venues for sales
- Two scenarios: with an antiquaire and with a brocanteur
- Vocabulary |
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Gardening in France :
- Vegetable gardening at spring
- Your ornamental garden
- A few garden fairs + a book |
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Working in France :
- The work culture + vocabulary
- The various labour contracts
- French labour unions |
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Summer in the Alps
- A few destinations and summer activities
- The Tour de France 07 |
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Social Etiquette
- A few expressions + vocabulary
- Le flirt à la française + scenario
- Tutoyer ou ne pas tutoyer , this is the question
- Communicating with school teachers in France
- Births, weddings, funerals… + expressions and scenarios
- L'argot politiquement correct |
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French gastronomy + vocabulary
- Guides & stars
- Ratatouille celebrates French gastronomy
- Scenario: Ordering in a restaurant
- How to chose a good restaurant – A few timely tips
- Some regional cuisine + sucreries et bonbons de toutes les régions
- Cooking and serving in France – Real professions! |
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Raising children: A few specificities
- A few expressions used by French kids
- What is different in France ? Personal stories and observations
- The French school system
- Scenario: dialogue dans la cour d'école + vocabulary |
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Retiring in France
- Retirement in France, How is it? 4 Testimonies
- Vocabulary of Retirement
- Vocabulary of Grand-parents |
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Living Organic in France
- The Eco-Label AB
- Organic Wine in France
- Le bio or la bio ?
- Scenario: dialogue With an Organic producer
- Correns: a Village Totally Organic!
- Forthcoming Organic Fairs
- A Few Useful Websites
- Basic Words and Expressions |
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French Politics |
| The electoral system |
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| The mayor |
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| The political parties |
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| Environmental political parties |
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| Presidential elections |
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| French labour unions |
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| The legislative elections |
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| La rupture , according to Sarkozy |
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| Who's in charge? The travails of the new Prime Minister |
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| La rupture & les grèves : The stumbling blocks to changing… |
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Municipal Elections
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Just Who Is Bertrand Delanoë?
Get Lost, You Bloody Idiot! |
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Our Planet |
To compost or not to compost?
Too many plastic bags
Clean laundry soap |
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About cotton: Think organic
Low energy lights |
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Recycling of electric and electronic appliances & solidarity
Environment fair in Paris ( Salon Primevère )
No smoking! |
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Le pacte de Nicolas Hulot
Organic cotton: new brands
Two exhibits ( Salons Ecobat & Vivre autrement ) |
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Building your house out of wood and straw
Semaine du développement durable
Banks: among the main polluters |
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| The choice of buying fair trade products |
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| Capturing rainwater |
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| Tax credits for solar panels installation |
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Mobile phones: Hard on the planet!
Le chauffage au bois
Recycled toilet paper |
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Le Grenelle de l'environnement |
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Genetically Modified Organisms : Have They Lived up to Their Promise?
Monsanto: a book and a film
Don't Trust Labels!
A Few Useful Websites on Genetically Modified Organisms |
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The French Scene
Main actor, singer, event, etc.: |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg |
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| Taratata TV broadcast |
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| Yannick Noah |
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| Romain Duris |
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| Agnès Jaoui |
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| Jamel Debbouze |
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| Jazz à Vienne |
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| Valérie Lemercier |
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| Mathilde Seigner |
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| Emmanuelle Devos |
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Yves Lecoq & Les Guignols de l'Info
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Thomas Dutronc
Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis |
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A song:
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| Petit Papa Noël |
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| Les voisines, by Renan Luce |
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| Je me suis fait tout petit devant une poupée, by Georges Brassens |
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| Le dîner, by Bénabar |
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| Mademoiselle chante le blues, by Patricia Kaas |
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| Rien à te mettre, by Benoît Dorémus |
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| Frida, by Stéphane Sanseverino |
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| Les bobos, by Renaud |
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| Les voyages en train, by Grand corps malade + Slam |
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| Samedi soir sur la terre, by Francis Cabrel |
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Les vieux, by Jacques Brel |
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J'aime plus Paris , by Thomas Dutronc |
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Literary text: |
| Rex, Sempé |
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| Rex, Sempé |
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| Rex, Sempé |
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| Rex, Sempé |
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| Rex, Sempé |
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| Jeune lion en cage, Jacques Prévert |
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| Jeune lion en cage, Jacques Prévert |
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| Le journal du petit déjeuner, Philippe Delerm |
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| Le journal du petit déjeuner, Philippe Delerm |
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| L'accent grave, Jacques Prévert |
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Le père Achille , Alphonse Daudet
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Le père Achille , Alphonse Daudet |
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A children's song or story:
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| Pour faire venir le Père Noël |
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| Le roi et la reine |
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| Une souris verte |
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| Conversation de table |
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| Chouette et chou |
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| Drôles de fruits |
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| Le coquillage |
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| Les sirènes |
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| Un oiseau |
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| Mon beau sapin |
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Herbier de souvenirs
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Coq |
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Books:
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| L'almanach 2007, by Pierre Bellemare |
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| Blanche Meyer et Jean Giono, by Annick Stevenson |
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Almanach 2008, by Pierre Bellemare
God Save les Françaises, by Stephen Clarke
Le grand livre du petit coin, by S. Bourgey & A. Schneider |
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Radio Franglais , by Nancy Boulicault
Chez vous en France , by Geneviève Brame
L'art d'être grand-mère , by Claude Aubry & Claire Laroche
Anticancer , by David Servan-Schreiber
Ni d'Eve ni d'Adam , by Amélie Nothomb |
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Acheter pour un monde meilleur , by Fédération européenne pour l'éthique et le développement durable
Le monde selon Monsanto , by Marie-Monique Robin
Impostures et vérités sur les aliments , by Dr. Laurent Chevalier
Les vérités qui dé-mangent , by Béatrice de Reynal
Le visuel , Collectif
Le fromage , by Christian Janier
Mai 68, jour et nuit , by Christine Fauré
Limbes/Limbo , by Nancy Huston
L'élégance du hérisson , by Muriel Barbery
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Francophone escapes
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| Neuchâtel, one of Switzerland 's hidden treasures |
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| Brussels, at the center of Europe |
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Sports:
The rugby culture in France |
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| Une recette de cuisine: |
| Tartiflette |
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| La tarte alsacienne |
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| Gratin de saumon et pommes de terre |
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| Tartelettes au citron |
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| Salade saumon, avocat et pamplemousse |
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| Soupe aux épinards et pois chiches |
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| Soufflé au saumon |
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| Bûche de Noël au chocolat + Christmas in France |
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La fondue suisse au fromage et bolets
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Profiteroles au chocolat |
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