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MEMORIAL SOCIETY OF BC, WITH PETER TOPPING, FEB 9, 2023
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE - A PRACTICAL PRIMER, WITH CHRISTA OVENELL, DEC 8, 2022
HAVEN LEGACY WITH MAGGIE GANNON, CEO & FOUNDER, JAN 12, 2023
Join Peter Topping, Executive Director of The Memorial Society of BC and learn about the value of memorial societies across North America, the benefits they provide to members and why you should know about them.
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HAVEN LEGACY WITH MAGGIE GANNON, CEO & FOUNDER, JAN 12, 2023
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE - A PRACTICAL PRIMER, WITH CHRISTA OVENELL, DEC 8, 2022
HAVEN LEGACY WITH MAGGIE GANNON, CEO & FOUNDER, JAN 12, 2023
Join Maggie Gannon of HAVEN, as she explores Dignity and Legacy Therapy, and the evidence based research used to develop the HAVEN doula business platform to enhance client services and business efficiencies.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE - A PRACTICAL PRIMER, WITH CHRISTA OVENELL, DEC 8, 2022
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE - A PRACTICAL PRIMER, WITH CHRISTA OVENELL, DEC 8, 2022
HONOURING OUR DEATH - HONOURING OURSELVES, WITH DEATHWALKER CREATIONS, NOV 23, 2022
Join Christa Ovenell, Death's Apprentice as she shares important information on what to expect after death occurs, in various settings, such as hospital, care facility, hospice or home.
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HONOURING OUR DEATH - HONOURING OURSELVES, WITH DEATHWALKER CREATIONS, NOV 23, 2022
PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
HONOURING OUR DEATH - HONOURING OURSELVES, WITH DEATHWALKER CREATIONS, NOV 23, 2022
Join Deathwalker Creations in exploring how to honour or dead, and honour ourselves with the Perpetual Death Days Calendar
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PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
Join Dr. Angela Gutzer of White Feather Mobile Veterinarian Services, as she explores palliative and end of life care for animals.
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AN EVENING IN CONVERSATION WITH BARARA KARNES, RN & KAREN WYATT, MD OCT 13, 2022
PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
PALLIATIVE CARE: DEATH AND DYING WITH OUR FURRIED FRIENDS WITH DR. ANGELA GUTZER, NOV 10, 2022
An evening in casual conversation with Barbara Karnes, RN and creator of end of life education, AND Karen Wyatt, MD - End of Life University.
Discussing pain management, fear at end of life, hospice and the opportunity for relationships between hospice and death doulas.
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THE MAGIC OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER, SEPT 8, 2022
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER, SEPT 8, 2022
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER, SEPT 8, 2022
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC AND LAUGHTER
Levity, Laughter & Loss
with
JO-ANNE HAUN - END OF LIFE ALTERNATIVES
and
ROBIN RUSHTON, LAUGHTER YOGA LEADER
Jo-Anne and Robin lead us in experiences that remind us the value and importance of music and laughter.
Experience how both can help us with daily struggles as well as our grief and loss.
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INVISIBLE THREADS OF GRIEF, AUGUST 11, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
THE INVISIBLE THREADS OF GRIEF: CONNECTING OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE with
LESLIE BULLER-HAYES, STONEHEDGE TRANSITIONS
and
ROSEANNE DESMARAIS, HEART TO HEART PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
Leslie & RoseAnne lead us in conversation, exploring the impact of stories, and how storytelling can change the way we navigate and process our grief. Storytelling is the invisible thread of grief that connects us to our past, present, and future.
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HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, with MEGAN SHELDON, BE CEREMONIAL
Megan's workshop explores what makes a ritual meaningful, how to structure a ceremony, and what you can do to bring more ritual into those seemingly invisible moments that often surround death, dying, and grief.
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COMPASSION FATIGUE with Romney Pierog, June 9, 2022
HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, July 14, 2022
COMPASSION FATIGUE with Romney Pierog, June 9, 2022
COMPASSION FATIGUE, with Romney PIEROG, BA, RN CFE (c)
Compassion Fatigue Educator
Compassion Fatigue is real and most especially for health care providers and caregivers. It impacts our relationships, our work, and our ability to function. It seeps into every part of our daily life. Compassion Fatigue is a crisis.
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FACILITATION SKILLS 2.0, May 12, 2022
Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
COMPASSION FATIGUE with Romney Pierog, June 9, 2022
FACILITATION SKILLS 2.0
A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE
This workshop is for anyone preparing for a presentation and wanting to leave a lasting impression through engaging and influential Facilitation Skills.
Be sure to also check out Facilitation Skills 101, recorded April 8, 2021
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Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
CREATING POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS
A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE
How to begin in creating powerful presentations with tips and tricks to create interest and engagement.
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What's In Your Doula Kit? March 10, 2022
Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
Creating Powerful Presentations, April 14, 2022
WHAT'S IN YOUR DOULA KIT?
A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE
Whether just starting out or looking to enhance your Doula Kit, we share suggestions on items and resources that can enhance how you provide care to your clients & their caregivers.
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2022 Green Burial Series - NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION, April 21, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION - HUMAN COMPOSTING
with Local Experts
Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC
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2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION
with Local Experts
Jocelyne Monette - Aquamation BC Coalition
Chris Benesch - Earth's Option Cremation & Burial
Christa Ovenell - Death's Apprentice
Hosted in Partnership
with
Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC
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2022 Green Burial Series: You're Dead Now What?, February 24, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series - ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION, March 24, 2022
2022 Green Burial Series: You're Dead Now What?, February 24, 2022
The Three R's of Deathcare:
How To Green Your Death
with Local Experts
Ngaio Davis & Emily Bootle
of
KORU Cremation | Burial | Ceremony
Hosted in Partnership with
Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC
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A Legacy Primer with Keri-Lynn Turney, Jan 13, 2022
Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
2022 Green Burial Series: You're Dead Now What?, February 24, 2022
A LEGACY PRIMER
Keri-Lynn Turney of Sacred Departure shares insights, ideas and resources for creative legacy projects.
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Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
An evening with Christina Andreola, of New Narrative Events helps us to understand what it takes to create a hybrid event, and gives even non-techie's confidence to try it!
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Ritual & Ceremony with Ngaio Davis, Oct 14, 2021
Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
Understanding Hybrid Events with Christina Andreola, New Narrative Events, Oct 28, 2021
A conversation with Ngaio Davis of KORU Cremation-Burial-Ceremony on Rituals & Ceremony. What are ritual and ceremony, how to lead them and who needs them, and why.
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Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
Barbara Karnes RN, shares her end of life educational materials for families and professionals.
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Bedside Singing with Pashta MaryMoon, Sept 23, 2021
Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
Pashta MaryMoon of CINDEA & En~chanting Beyond shares steps on how to sing at the bedside.
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MAiD - Medical Assistance in Dying, Sept 9, 2021
Dishing with the Doulas & Barbara Karnes, Oct 5, 2021
MAiD - Medical Assistance in Dying, Sept 9, 2021
An information workshop on MAiD - Medical Assistance In Dying.
The process, eligibility requirements, and the impacts of new legislation.
With Alex Muir, Vancouver Chapter, Dying with Dignity Canada
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An Introduction to AFTER CLOUD, July 17, 2021
Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
MAiD - Medical Assistance in Dying, Sept 9, 2021
An Introduction to AFTER COULD, with CEO and Developer Darren Evans.
AFTER CLOUD, a digital app to create your lasting digital legacy.
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Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
Most people don’t take time to understand the array of options within these choices, or what alternatives are available in addition to these choices. Good news is, many steps can be taken to green your death no matter where you live. New options for greening your death are growing.
Facilitated as Licensed Willow EOL Educators
Green Burial - A Series - A Panelist Forum, June 26, 2021
Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
Greening Your Death & Aligning Your Values - A Willow Workshop, July 8, 2021
Nicola Finch, Green Burial BC
Catherine Valentine - Salt Spring Natural Cemetery
Emily Bootle - Deathcare BC
Trevor Crean - Heritage Gardens Cemetery
Ngaio Davis - KORU Cremation Burial Ceremony
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Let the Cosmos Guide Your Way, June 24, 2021
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
With the WILD SKY SISTERS
KEY TAKE AWAYS:
- Your Sun, Moon & Rising Sign
- The 12 Signs and 12 Houses of the Zodiac
- Your Pluto Sign and where in your life you're here to transform
- Clues to your Soul's Path - the North Node - that is laid out in the stars
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
Beyond practical guidance and solace offered by an insider, Jen's journal reminds us how to live presently during our darkest hours, honor our grief, and discover - even after devastating loss - ways to forge forward.
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Ellie Atherton, Author, Stepping Stones, May 27, 2021
The Hospice Doctor's Widow, Jennifer O'Brien, June 10, 2021
An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
An Evening with Ellie Atherton, author of Stepping Stones, Following a Pathway to End of Life
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An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
The Threshold Choir shares their vision of a world where all at life’s thresholds may be honored with compassion shared through song. Singing for those at the thresholds of life.
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Transforming EOL Conversations into Plans, May 8, 2021
An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
Transforming EOL Conversations into Plans, May 8, 2021
A 3-hour interactive workshop, to discover DYNAMIC tools to help you START the conversations, EXPLORE and DEFINE personal comfort wishes, and EXPERIENCE powerful techniques to bring COMFORT during difficult times.
Sacred Essential Oils with Amy Reedman, April 29, 2021
An Evening of Song with The Threshold Choir, May 13, 2021
Transforming EOL Conversations into Plans, May 8, 2021
Discover how aromatics can offer comfort, connection, and solace for those in the death and dying process, and provide support for their caregivers and loved ones with grief.
Amy Reedman, The Blending Bar Aromatherapy & Wellness
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DoulaGivers World Training Day, April 20, 2021
Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
DoulaGivers World Training Day, April 20, 2021
Doulagivers World Training Day Free 90-minute webinar hosted by founder Suzanne B. O'Brien RN.
Facilitation 101, April 8, 2021
Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
DoulaGivers World Training Day, April 20, 2021
Explore the steps to completing your advance care plan, and how to use these steps in supporting your clients in the process.
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Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
Explore the steps to completing your advance care plan, and how to use these steps in supporting your clients in the process.
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Digital Legacy Plan, March 25, 2021
Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
Coaching Through Advance Care Planning, Mar 20, 2021
The workshop is based on the book Digital Legacy Plan (Self-Counsel Press, 2019) and led by co-authors
Vicki McLeod and Angela Crocker.
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Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
DDNBC Member
Bonita Summers of Spirit Kelowna
walked with us as we explore Death & Beyond, learning how to navigate the afterlife with the dying. Gain tools that will help you support clients or loved ones through their transition.
Remembering & Being Remembered - A Willow Workshop, Feb 25, 2021
Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
Death & Beyond: Navigating the Afterlife with the Dying, Mar 11, 2021
In Remembering & Being Remembered we’ll look at the who, what, how and why of remembering. Why do you remember? How do you remember & how are you impacted by remembering or not remembering? This workshop will remind us that we each have an impact on the lives of others.
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
No matter what kind of life you live, how much money you have, or what you think of your accomplishments, you have a legacy. Inside a thoughtful & dynamic process you will reflect on your life & your legacy,draft a lasting message for those you love & future generations.
Open for Business, February 11, 2021
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
So you're ready to go with your Death Doula business but just don't know where to start, or how.
Join us as we explore the steps you need to consider in marketing and networking as you "OPEN FOR BUSINESS".
This event was recorded and is available to members in our Member's Only Resource Centre
7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death - 3 Part Willow Workshop Series - Feb 2021
Write Your Heart Will & Live Your Legacy - a 2 Part Willow Workshop, Feb 20 & 21, 2021
7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death - 3 Part Willow Workshop Series - Feb 2021
Based on Willow's holistic and pragmatic workbook, 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death, this workshop series will guide you to explore the reality of your mortality in a fun and interactive workshop.
7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death
Meet The Death Deck January 28, 2021
Meet The Death Deck January 28, 2021
7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death - 3 Part Willow Workshop Series - Feb 2021
The Death Deck - A Game of Lively and Surprising Conversations. We joined Death Deck Creators, Lisa Pahl & Lori LoCicero, as they shared their stories & what prompted them to create this valuable tool for the conversations we all need to have, but don't know where to begin.
TheraPsil - Therapeutic Psilocybin January 14, 2021
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
TheraPsil - A DDNBC MEMBERTheraPsil, a non-profit coalition of healthcare professionals, patients, & advocates dedicated to obtaining legal access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for Canadians. Learn who they are, what they do, and how they support Canadians experiencing end of life distress.
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
In this workshop, you’ll be warmed up & guided to write at least one Legacy Love Letter to someone in your life. Even people who have attended many Willow workshops report this one to be very profound and powerful.
Grief & the Holidays November 26, 2020
The Five-Minute Legacy Love Letter - A Willow Workshop December 10, 2020
What's in Your Doula Kit? November 12, 2020
Grief & the Holidays don't always go well together. We will share tips & rituals to help navigate the holidays while acknowledging your grief & honoring your heart.
With special guest Chalsi Goetz.
What's in Your Doula Kit? November 12, 2020
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
What's in Your Doula Kit? November 12, 2020
So you're a Death Doula. What's in your kit? Join us as we explore all the "magic" you might want to consider carrying in your "doula" kit.
Meet the Funeral Director October 29, 2020
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
Guests Garden Hill Cremation & Funeral Services, explored after death care, dispelled myths, & answer questions about funeral directors, & the benefits of making an after death plan for you & your loved ones.
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
Heather Plett, The Art of Holding Space, October 13 & 15, 2020
We gathered round our table in conversation with Heather Plett, as she shared her story, and talked about her newly birthed book,
THE ART OF HOLDING SPACE: a practice of love, liberation, and leadership.
Beliefs, Values & Wishes October 8, 2020
5 Steps for Successful EOL Planning Conversations September 10, 2020
Beliefs, Values & Wishes October 8, 2020
(A Willow Workshop)
As Licensed WillowEOL Facilitators, we use tools from 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death to uncover what and who matters most to you.
Natural (Green) Burial September 24, 2020
5 Steps for Successful EOL Planning Conversations September 10, 2020
Beliefs, Values & Wishes October 8, 2020
Guest Nicola Finch, of Cariboo Natural Burial Sanctuary gives us an understanding of natural (green) burial. Learn about options, and all the exciting work that's happening in BC.
5 Steps for Successful EOL Planning Conversations September 10, 2020
5 Steps for Successful EOL Planning Conversations September 10, 2020
5 Steps for Successful EOL Planning Conversations September 10, 2020
We will explore where your fears lie, and what holds you back from the courageous, but necessary conversations. You will learn how to apply the WillowEOL 5 Steps for Successful End of Life Planning Conversations.You will discover tools that can be applied to any challenging and courageous conversations that are necessary in your life.
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