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HOW BAD IS THE CURRENT RECESSION? LABOUR MARKET DOWNTURNS SINCE THE 1960s
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1 HOW BAD IS THE CURRENT RECESSION? LABOUR MARKET DOWNTURNS SINCE THE 1960s Executive summary The New Zealand economy experienced a fall in real GDP over the five quarters to March 2009 and further falls are likely in the June and September quarters. It is appropriate to look at past recessions to provide context for the outlook for the labour market. Key points: We consider six recessions, including the current one, since the 1960s. The previous five recessions have shown that: On average, unemployment more than doubles during each recession and it increases for around two years. It is evident that, in terms of the rise in unemployment, the longest recessions are not always the most severe. When there is a downturn it is usually those with no or low qualifications, youth, Maori, Pacific peoples and those in low income, lower skilled occupations that are the most affected. The labour force participation rate tends to fall during downturns as people are discouraged from looking for work and turn to other activities such as study. The average fall is around 1 percentage point. A falling participation rate tends to limit the extent to which the unemployment rate rises. Net migration usually declines during a downturn as more New Zealanders go overseas to find work. However, when a domestic downturn coincides with deteriorating global conditions, the opposite may occur, and net migration can rise. The current global downturn has already resulted in net migration rising strongly in New Zealand and it is expected to continue increasing in the short-term. Wage growth is usually one of the last indicators to turn during a recession and lags changes in the unemployment rate by 1-2 years. Wage growth is expected to ease over the next two years as the demand for labour falls and unemployment rises. The current downturn in the labour market is expected to be significant and lengthy, but based on projections it does not appear to be unusually severe. Even assuming a wide range of forecasts, the rise in unemployment is expected to be less than that recorded in the recession and no more severe than that recorded in the and recessions. Uncertainty around the extent of the current labour market downturn is high given that the global economy is going through its most significant and synchronised downturn since World War II. There is also considerable uncertainty about the timing and speed of the recovery. One key difference compared with most downturns over the past half century is the labour market is now more flexible, with a higher proportion of part-time workers and more people in temporary employment. This may mean unemployment rises sharply during the current downturn but also falls sharply during the recovery. On the other hand, the greater labour market flexibility may be helping wages and hours worked to adjust more quickly as firms seek to decrease their labour costs. This would reduce the need for firms to lay off workers and result in less upward pressure on the unemployment rate.
2 Purpose HOW BAD IS THE CURRENT RECESSION? LABOUR MARKET DOWNTURNS SINCE THE 1960s The purpose of this note is to briefly examine what happened to some of the key labour market variables during recessions in New Zealand since the 1960s. We will focus on employment and unemployment, but will also cover labour force participation, migration and wages. Introduction With the New Zealand economy having experienced a fall in real GDP over the five quarters to March 2009 and with further falls expected in the next two quarters, it seems appropriate to examine past recessions. While history does not necessarily repeat itself, it can provide some assistance in forming a view of what may happen in the labour market over the next two years. However, every recession is different and the drivers of the current downturn are different than those in previous recessions. Care must therefore be taken when comparing what is going on now to other recessions. The data used in this paper has primarily been sourced from Statistics New Zealand and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER). The official survey of employment and unemployment, the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), began in the mid-1980s and only picks up recent downturns in the labour market. However, NZIER have produced backdated estimates of key HLFS variables on a number of occasions. The first was Chapple (1994) 1 and the latest was an update of Briggs (2003) by Bailey in The backdated estimates of the HLFS were based on data from the Census of Population and Dwellings, the Half-Yearly Employment Survey, the Quarterly Employment Survey, and unemployment benefit data from administrative sources. The longer time series offers more downturns with which to compare the current recession 3. The recessions considered in this paper have been identified from work by Hall and McDermott (2006 and 2007) 4. However, while they, and others 5, have identified two or even three separate recessions between 1987 and 1991, for the most part we treat this period as one continuous downturn, given that unemployment rose almost uninterrupted over those four years. We therefore consider six recessions, including the current one, since the 1960s: , , , , and 2007-present. The shaded areas in Figure 1 and Figure 2 represent the six recessions Chapple, S. (1994). HLFS-consistent labour market data, NZIER working paper 94/16. Briggs, P. (2003). Looking at the numbers: a view of New Zealand s economic history, NZIER Research monograph 69, updated 2007 by Peter Bailey. NZIER backdated estimates of HLFS data have been seasonally adjusted by the Department of Labour. Hall, V.B. and McDermott, C.J. (2006). The New Zealand Business Cycle, Working Paper 21/2006, Canberra: Center for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University and Hall, V.B and McDermott, C.J. (2007). A Quarterly Post- World War II Real GDP Series for New Zealand, Motu Working Paper 07 to 13, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. See The Treasury (2009). May 2009 Monthly Economic Indicators.
3 Recessions and the labour market since the 1960s 6 Unemployment was near zero during the 1960s and early-1970s. The only recession over this period was between 1966 and The downturn was associated with the collapse of the wool market and real GDP in New Zealand was estimated to have fallen by 2.5% between the December 1966 and December 1967 quarters 7. Employment fell by around 1.3% and by March 1968 the unemployment rate had reached 1.3%, up from 0.5% at the beginning of the recession. While unemployment remained low in absolute terms, there was still a noticeable increase, with it increasing from around 6,000 to nearly 14,000. Unemployment began to trend up markedly from the late-1970s. In the lead up to the recession, New Zealand suffered a drought and oil prices more than doubled causing the world economy to enter recession. The terms of trade fell, the current account deteriorated and inflation rose strongly. Between mid-1976 and early-1978, the economy contracted by just over 4% and employment growth stalled. As a result, the number of people unemployed doubled and the unemployment rate increased from 0.8% to 1.7%. Economic growth in New Zealand had only just begun to recover from the recession when it was hit by the second oil price shock. While growth continued to be positive on an annual average basis, it remained weak until 1981 and the unemployment rate rose from 1.3% in late-1979 to 2.6% in 1981 at a time when there were considerable net migration outflows. New Zealand entered recession in the September 1982 quarter and the economy contracted by 3% in three quarters. As a result, the unemployment rate increased sharply from 2.7% to 5.1% in little over a year. Fig 1: Unemployment Rate 12 % of labour force Fig 2: Economic and Employment Growth 10% Annual average % change 10 8% Employment GDP 8 6% 4% 6 2% 4 0% -2% 2-4% Source: NZIER, Statistics NZ. -6% Source: NZIER, Statistics NZ. 6 7 For a more in-depth discussion of the drivers and characteristics of previous recessions in New Zealand, see Reddell, M. and Sleeman, C. (2008). Some perspectives on past recessions, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 2, June Hall, V.B and McDermott, C.J (2007). A Quarterly Post- World War II Real GDP Series for New Zealand, Motu Working Paper 07 to 13, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
4 The extent of labour market downturns The graph below shows the rise in unemployment in the six recessions since the 1960s. Using the Reserve Bank of New Zealand s (RBNZ) forecasts from their June 2009 Monetary Policy Statement we can also project how high unemployment might rise during the current downturn Index (100=trough) Dec-66 Jun-77 Mar-82 Sep-87 Dec-96 Dec Quarters from trough Source: NZIER, Statistics NZ and RBNZ. Note: Starting points refer to the trough in unemployment. The first thing to note is that unemployment can continue rising, even when the recession has technically ended and economic activity has begun to increase. In general, labour market recoveries tend to lag the wider economy. If unemployment were to peak in the June 2010 quarter, as expected by the RBNZ, the current labour market downturn would be the second longest since the 1960s, with the longest being in On average, each downturn has lasted around two years. However, in terms of the rise in unemployment, it is evident that the longest downturns are not always the most severe. This provides important context for the current recession. Both the and the recessions saw a slightly more severe but shorter rise in unemployment than is projected for the current downturn. During the five recessions preceding the current one, the average rise in unemployment was around 110%. If the current recession proceeds as projected by the RBNZ, the increase in unemployment would be of a similar magnitude to the average of past recessions. Peak to trough in GDP % change in GDP % change in unemployment Trough to peak in unemployment % point change in unemployment rate # of quarters unemployment increasing Dec 1966 Dec % 131% Jun 1976 Mar % 125% Jun 1982 Mar % 98% Dec 1987 Jun % 170% Jun 1997 Mar % 28% Dec 2007 Sep % Source: Hall and McDermott, NZIER, Statistics NZ and RBNZ June MPS Projections. The 1987 stock market crash, extensive economic restructuring, and a shift in focus by policymakers to concentrate primarily on reducing inflation, constrained economic growth and led to rising unemployment over the late-1980s and early-1990s. As noted by Chapple (1994) Disinflation, resulting high real interest and exchange rates, and contractionary fiscal policies meant that aggregate demand did not expand rapidly
5 enough to restore jobs eliminated by structural change 8. The unemployment rate rose from 4.2% in the September 1987 quarter to 7.5% in the June 1989 quarter. Over the same period, employment contracted sharply, falling by 109,000 and leaving it nearly 7% lower than it was in Economic activity fell sharply again in 1991 with real GDP falling by more than 3% over the first half of the year. A rise in oil prices, contractionary fiscal and monetary policy, and a global downturn were contributory factors. The unemployment rate, which had only just begun to level out, increased from 7.2% in 1990 to a peak of 11.2% in Over the entire period, unemployment increased from around 70,000 to nearly 190,000, a rise of 170%. The economy and the labour market recovered strongly from the downturn in the late-1980s/early- 1990s. The economy grew by an average of 5% per annum in the three years to December 1995 and the unemployment rate fell to 6.2%. However, growth was interrupted by consecutive droughts and the fallout from the Asian Financial Crisis with real GDP falling by 1.6% between the June 1997 and March 1998 quarters. The unemployment rate rose from 6.2% in late-1996 to reach 7.9% in both the June and December 1998 quarters. How quickly does the labour market recover? A key issue when looking at past recessions is the speed with which the labour market recovers. However, the unemployment rate has generally not returned to its predownturn level following the past five recessions. Between the late-1970s and early-1990s the unemployment rate in New Zealand generally trended upwards. John Savage noted in 1990 that "there has been a tendency for New Zealand's unemployment rate to level out during each recovery since 1977 at progressively higher levels 1. This appears to be due to a structural rise in unemployment as opposed to a failed recovery. Following the recession in the late-1980s/ early-1990s where the unemployment rate rose from 4.2% to 11.2%, it took over 12 years before it fell back to 4.2%. This was not only because the downturn was so severe, but also because it was interrupted by the 1997/98 recession. During that recession, the unemployment rate rose 1.7 percentage points and took nine quarters to recover to its pre-downturn rate of 6.2%. Employment on the other hand, has usually recovered to its pre-downturn level within a few quarters. The exception to this was after the recession where it took three years for employment to return to its pre-recession level. 1 Savage, J. (1990). Recession, Recovery and the Labour Market - The OECD Experience, Department of Labour Occasional Paper 1990/2. Who is most affected during a downturn? During a downturn, the impacts of the recession are not generally distributed evenly among the many demographic groups in the labour force. Typically, it is those with no or low qualifications, youth, Maori, Pacific peoples and those in low income, low skilled occupations that are impacted most. 8 Chapple, S. (1996). Full employment: whence it came and where it went, Research monograph 66, NZIER.
6 In the past two recessions, for example, the unemployment rate for those aged years has risen by around double that of the overall increase while their employment rate (employment/working-age population) has fallen by around double the average. The large decline in youth employment during downturns suggests the influence of a discouraged worker effect (discussed later on in the paper). This can be confirmed by larger than average falls in the youth labour force participation rate and also data which shows that the number of people not in the labour force due to studying has increased strongly over the past two downturns. Like youth, Maori and Pacific peoples are generally more affected during a recession. This can largely be attributed to them holding lower levels of qualifications and being over-represented in lower skilled occupations. During the past two recessions, employment in highly skilled occupations has continued to rise while there were declines in the number of many lower skilled jobs. There was also continued growth in employment for people who held post-school qualifications compared to declines for those with no or school qualifications only. Analysis by the Department of Labour (2009) suggests a continuation of these trends during the current downturn, with growth in knowledge intensive 9 sectors persisting despite falling economic activity 10. It is also interesting to note that there is usually strength in part-time employment during a downturn. In every recession since the 1960s, the number of people employed part-time has continued to increase while full-time employment has fallen. However, this is most likely due to full-time workers having their hours reduced and being forced to move into part-time employment, evidenced by an increase in the number of involuntary part-time workers during a downturn. During the past two recessions, there has been a noticeable increase in the percentage of part-timers wanting to work more hours. There has also been a small decline in the average number of hours worked per worker. Many similar trends of previous recessions can already be seen in the current downturn. In the year to March 2009, there has been a large increase in the unemployment rate for youth, Maori and Pacific peoples. As the labour market continues to ease over the next year, these groups will continue to be significantly affected. Another at-risk group is older workers. Research released by the Department of Labour (2009) shows that while older workers currently enjoy a strong position in the labour market, they are more likely to become long-term unemployed or leave the job market altogether if they are made redundant 11. Migration Permanent and long-term (PLT) net migration inflows usually decline during a downturn. As unemployment rises and there are fewer job opportunities, many New Zealanders will head overseas to find work. Arrivals also tend to fall for much the same reason. In the 1966/67 recession, annual net migration fell from an inflow of 18,000 to an outflow of 6,000 while weak economic growth over the second half of the 1970s saw net migration fall from an inflow of 20,000 to a record high outflow of more than 43,000 (see Figure 3) A knowledge intensive sector is an industry that has at least 25 per cent of the workforce qualified to degree level or higher, and at least 30 per cent of the workforce employed in professional, managerial and scientific and technical occupations. For further information please see the report on the Department s website: Department of Labour (2009). "The New Zealand Knowledge Economy: A Refined Methodology and Further Findings on the Structure and Growth of the Knowledge Economy (2009)". Department of Labour (2009). Understanding the Job Mobility and Employability of Older Workers.
7 However, when a domestic downturn coincides with deteriorating global conditions, the opposite may occur, and net migration can rise. During the early-1990s for example, many other countries were in recession, including Australia and the UK, which are the main destinations for New Zealand migrants. The poor economic conditions abroad led to a strong increase in the number of New Zealanders returning home, particularly from Australia, and may have contributed to the large rise in the unemployment rate in New Zealand during this period. A similar trend is also noticeable during the downturn in the early-1980s. The current downturn originally saw net migration inflows fall for much of 2008 as New Zealand entered recession before most other countries. Subsequently, the domestic recession has coincided with a severe global downturn that has seen the unemployment rate rise strongly in many countries. Due to a number of factors, New Zealand is expected to perform better than many other countries during this global economic downturn, which points to migration perhaps holding up better than might be expected. Fig 3: Annual PLT net migration, arrivals and departures 120, ,000 80,000 Number of people per annum Departures Arrivals Net migration 60,000 40,000 20, ,000-40,000-60, Source: Statistics NZ. Indeed, annual net migration has risen strongly in recent months, increasing from a net inflow of 3,800 in the year to December 2008 to 11,200 in the year to May Over the next 12 months it is expected to continue rising which will boost demand and have a positive influence on housing and construction activity. The rise, however, may mean there is an upside risk to the projected unemployment rate, as not all migrants coming into the country are likely to be absorbed into the labour market. Labour force participation rate A key dynamic during any labour market downturn is how the labour force participation rate (the percentage of the working-age population that are either employed or seeking work) interacts with the unemployment rate. During a recession, we usually expect the overall participation rate to decline. This is due to the discouraged worker effect where people find jobs hard to come by, and instead take up other activities such as study or childcare, thereby dropping out of the labour force.
8 Over the past 50 years, the labour force participation rate has tended to fall during recessions (see Figure 4). The largest fall in the participation rate was during the recession when it fell by nearly 3 percentage points, although on average it has fallen by around 1 percentage point. There are instances, however, where the labour force participation rate has held up during downturns. During the downturns in the late-1970s and early-1980s in particular, the participation rate remained relatively steady despite the unemployment rate increasing strongly. The participation rate has held up during the current downturn, in spite of rising unemployment and currently sits at 68.4%, the same rate as recorded when the recession began. Looking forward, the overall participation rate is expected to decline from its high level as falling job opportunities discourage workers from participating in the labour force. A falling participation rate tends to limit the extent to which the unemployment rate rises. Fig 4: Labour force participation rate 70% % of working-age population 68% 66% 64% 62% 60% 58% Source: NZIER, Statistics NZ. One important factor to note however, is that compared to many previous downturns the composition of the current labour market is different. The overall participation rate has risen strongly in the past two decades, with the increase being driven by higher participation of women as well as older workers who are staying in the labour force for longer. Additionally, today s labour force is a lot more flexible, with more part-time work available and more flexible working arrangements than seen in the past. This has helped boost the overall participation rate to historically high levels in recent years, but it may suggest that the participation rate falls more sharply than in previous recessions. Wages Real wage growth (ie wages adjusted for the cost of living) tends to be pro-cyclical, rising when the economy and labour market are performing well and slowing during a downturn as the demand for labour eases. However, wage growth typically lags labour market conditions, largely due to the infrequent nature of most wage negotiations. It takes around 1-2 years for a lower unemployment rate to push annual average real wage growth up. Figure 5 shows annual average real wage growth with recessions
9 (represented by the shaded bars) advanced two years 12. Note that in the graph we have treated the downturn as two separate recessions. Fig 5: Annual average real wage growth Source: Statistics NZ, DoL calculations. The lag of around 1-2 years means that wage growth is one of the last indicators to turn during a recession. For example, the rise in the annual average unemployment rate to 7.7% in 1998 led to annual average real wages falling in 2000, down from nearly 3% growth in Similarly, the rise in the annual average unemployment rate over 1990 and 1991 saw real wage growth ease from around 1.5% in 1992 to -1.1% in Real wage growth over the past year is therefore responding to the unemployment rate in 2007, which was under 4%, rather than current labour market conditions. Nonetheless, nominal wage growth has already begun to ease in recent quarters and with unemployment rising and weakening demand for labour, real (and nominal) wage growth is expected to weaken over the next few years. Labour productivity growth, which tends to be pro-cyclical, is also expected to ease over the short-term. The current recession and the labour market going forward The current recession has so far seen the unemployment rate rise from a 22-year low of 3.5% in the December 2007 quarter to 5.0% in the March 2009 quarter. With real GDP expected to continue falling over the next two quarters, and given the labour market typically lags economic activity, the unemployment rate is widely predicted to continue rising throughout 2009 and into However, while unemployment generally tends to lag economic growth, they have tracked each other increasingly closely in recent years as shown in Figure 6. It is possible that the peak in unemployment may follow the upturn in economic activity sooner than is generally expected. 12 Due to data availability, we only report on trends in wage growth from 1982 to present using the Quarterly Employment Survey. To obtain real wage growth figures we have deflated earnings by the Consumers Price Index (CPI).
10 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% -1% -2% -3% Fig 6: GDP and unemployment growth Annual average % change Source: Statistics NZ. GDP (left axis) Unemployment (right axis) Annual average % change (inversed) -50% -40% -30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Using forecasts from the Reserve Bank's June 2009 Monetary Policy Statement, we can project the extent of this downturn - unemployment is expected to more than double and the unemployment rate reach 7.2% by June The risk of this approach is the current downturn could be worse than forecast. However, there is also a possibility of the downturn being less negative as turning points are difficult to pick 13. With the global economy going through the most significant and synchronised downturn since World War II, there is significant uncertainty around the direction of the economy, and therefore the labour market. There is a possibility that this downturn could be less severe than the average downturn based on the experience to date: more than a year into an economic recession, annual employment growth remains positive and the labour force participation rate has remained steady at a near record high. However, the global economic and financial crisis, which began in late-2008, may not yet have had time to have a material impact on the labour market and could have quite a different impact than previous downturns. The experience of many nations overseas shows how much more serious the downturn could be. For example, the unemployment rate has increased from 4.7% to 11.1% in Ireland, from 10.0% to 18.1% in Spain and from 4.8% to 9.4% in the United States. Limiting the extent of this downturn will be that the rise in the unemployment rate is from a position of labour market strength. When the downturn began, unemployment was largely frictional, skill and labour shortages were widespread, and the participation rate was very high. Furthermore, an unemployment rate of 3.5%, briefly reached at the end of 2007, is generally not considered to be sustainable and non-inflationary given a normal level of churn and job seeking in the labour market (e.g. new job seekers, people between jobs). Another key difference compared with most downturns of the last half century is that the labour market is now more flexible, with a higher proportion of part-time work and more people in temporary employment. Exactly what effect this will have on the labour market is unclear. International evidence suggests that temporary employment falls 13 In late-1998, the Reserve Bank expected the unemployment rate to rise to 8.4% in March 1999 and be 7.9% a year later. As it turned out, the unemployment rate had peaked at 7.9% in the December 1998 quarter and fell to 7.5% in the March 1999 quarter and 6.5% in the March 2000 quarter.
11 more steeply than permanent employment during a recession 14. However, it also suggests temporary employment rises more quickly during the recovery. This is most likely due to hesitancy by some employers to expand their permanent staffing levels until they feel more certain of increased activity in the economy. This may mean that unemployment rises sharply during the current recession but it could also fall sharply during the recovery. On the other hand, the greater labour market flexibility may be helping wages and hours worked to adjust more quickly as firms seek to decrease their labour costs. This would reduce the need for firms to lay off workers and result in less upward pressure on the unemployment rate. Summary While every recession is different, and there is at present great uncertainty around the short-term outlook for the labour market, the current downturn does not appear to be unusually severe. Even assuming more pessimistic forecasts for the labour market 15, the rise in unemployment is expected to be similar to that recorded in the and recessions, and lower than that recorded in the recession. While this is not to underplay the seriousness of the current recession it does provide useful context for any future rise in unemployment Holmlund, B. and Storrie, D. (2002). Temporary Work in Turbulent Times: the Swedish Experience, CESifo Working Paper No. 671 (4). For example the Treasury assume the unemployment rate will reach 8.0% (or 179,000 people unemployed) in 2010 (Budget 2009).
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No matter where you turn, you cannot escape talk about technology or the pace of change in the world today, whether talk refers to the social aspect or in the world of business. Salon services are luckily still performed by a live person, but many of the activities around the actual service have moved into the technology realm. Attracting the client through marketing, the booking process, delivering the client into the chair, and communicating with them after the fact are more technology based than ever before.
We're just getting used to working with technology, and now we hear we need to go a step further by embracing the mobile world. Here are some statistics to consider:
- 1.2 billion smartphones will enter the market in the next five years
- As of 2012, mobile internet traffic has increased by 192.5% over 2010
- 86% of smartphone users have utilized their device to decide whether to visit a local business
These statistics and more were shared by our own Dan Chandre during his keynote address at the New York City SpaExec event earlier this week. In a room filled with owners and managers of high end beauty establishments, you could almost hear the collective sigh. Everyone said, "But we just don't have any more time to learn more about how to use technology!" However, as Chandre pointed out, it's not "whether" but "when" at this point. Those who will not embrace technology are going to be left further and further behind, and that's not a position any business owner can afford to be in.
So yes, some time has to be invested in continual education on the technology front, but there is a silver lining, especially when it comes to mobile access and booking. Imagine that when you open your salon on Tuesday morning, your books are filled with appointments made via mobile and internet on Monday, when you were not paying a customer service person to man the desk. Imagine how your support staff will be able to spend time upselling and retailing to clients in your salon because they are not on the phone with a regular who needs to book their monthly appointment.
As a web-based platform, Booker has a front-row seat to the developments in mobile booking, and the growth is nothing short of astonishing:
- 358% increase in the number of mobile bookings from Jan '12 to Jan '13
- Currently, 14% of total monthly bookings come from mobile
So what are you waiting for? First, make sure your business has a mobile-friendly website, and then get ready for increased mobile usage by your clients. Train your support staff so that they use their newly gained available time to confirm appointments, complete retail sales, and pre-book at checkout, and get ready to ride the mobile wave.

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Hallowed Legends: Templar HD - A Hidden Objects Adventure
By Big Fish Games, Inc
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Visit the south of France to stop a group of mysterious Knights Templar that have overtaken a small town. Uncover the truth, fight a terrible foe, and save the town and your family.
You've received a call for help from your brother's wife. Your brother has gone missing and mysterious figures that resemble the Templars of old have invaded their town.
Uncover the truth of what the Templars want, who they're working for and why they were drawn to this town.
Investigate a beautiful, but dangerous, French town. Experience the breathtaking journey through integrated live-action cut scenes.
Question all you've learned when you play the exciting bonus game. Listen to the haunting soundtrack and check out the unique wallpapers and beautiful concept art in this exciting Hidden Objects Puzzle Adventure.
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Customer Reviews
Good game
I enjoyed this one. Excellent graphics. Zoom on HO scenes do not blur. Didn't use strategy guide, so cannot comment on that. Seems like a map would be useful, but didn't look for one, because as soon as you figure out you've cleared an area, you can avoid some serious backtracking. Would be nice if it would " shut down" areas that are complete, though. HO scenes don't repeat. Story is good. Mini games are fun. Some easy, some extremely challenging. A couple of minor glitches, like taking the apple from the snake in one of the HO scenes, which took a number of attempts, but no major bugs that I found. Using items from inventory to pick up some items in HO is always a challenge, especially if you don't yet have that inventory item! Back out and keep looking, and enjoy!
Frustrating game
I bought this right away since I love this series. Big disappointment. No interactive map, you have to backtrack all over the place. Puzzles have very uninformative directions. It took me a while to realize if I used the hint button I could skip them. HOS are outstanding. The saving grace. Story line is interesting, too. But please, no more rats or bats. They are just not necessary for a game to be successful!! I would have rated this higher, but I think it's only a 3 star, since I had to keep using the Guide to figure out my next step, so I wouldn't have to backtrack everywhere. An interactive map, and maybe showing "something needs doing" would make this game much more awesome. As it is, I feel like I am slogging thru this game.
Better than most
This game is logical in its movements, for the most part, but has a map that is virtually useless. It tells you where you are and where you've been. That's it! The HO scenes are plentiful, and the puzzles have a nice range of difficulty, though I found a couple of them just plain boring. You CAN skip them though the button isn't labeled, nor is the hint button, which is the same as the skip. I'll buy this game when the price comes down into the reasonable range. $4.99 for this game is too much. No bells and whistles. Nothing compelling me to get it. Still too much money for a game.
- Free
- Category: Games
- Released: Apr 14, 2014
- Version: 1.0.0
- Size: 1.09 GB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese
- Seller: Big Fish Games, Inc
- © 2014 Big Fish Games
Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad Wi-Fi (3rd generation), iPad Wi‑Fi + Cellular (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini Wi-Fi, iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, 9.7-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th generation), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (5th generation), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation), 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wi‑Fi + Cellular (2nd generation), 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and 10.5-inch iPad Pro Wi‑Fi + Cellular.
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... Wind Beneath My Wings
I'm alive, filled to the brim, heading home from Houston after my White Belt Intensive Training. Soaring high above me a flock of birds seamlessly change direction; it's at their moment of shift, I feel wind beneath my wings. Really! My arms didn't move. The windows in the truck aren't down and yet I clearly felt the wind they felt beneath my own arms. Flying, my change in direction from corporate to self-employment felt affirmed.
It's February 2005, I'm headed for Houston to spend 7 days to collect some moves and some music. I want to teach Nia and I've signed up to attend Helen Terry's White Belt! (Learn More) Little did I know, a collective of disciplines awaited their introduction to my Body. They gathered together to present themselve with one goal in mind. They had a path to reveal, a path toward Loving My Body and Loving My Life.
The was set in Stillness. An Optimal Learning Environment was agreed on; YES, I am in. The Soul of Nia openly suggested I connect to Joy by Choosing Sensation. I learn to extend an invitation creating an Environment for Embracing All. A point was made. Natural Time introduced me to my Fluid Structure, while the Arts enticed me to explore diverse aspects of my whole self (BMES). I 'grok'ed this second point and a thread appeared between Principle 1 and Principle 2, a connection occured. A third idea presented itself forming a surface of Silence; I am here now waiting for Sound. Hearing that Anything Goes, I'm moved to explore as FreeDance arrives with a volumous container of play toys, tools for expanding my creativity. I'm Being Seduced by this collection and it's a sensational experience. Next I heard "Ask your Body what it needs to feel better thne wait, the answer will come." I'm skeptical, but continued my note taking, pretending, faking it, acting as if I understood. Paying Attention to Pleasure caught my full attention, this sounded the Real Me, it felt real too as I've always felt better when I Danced Through my Life. My Feet turned into Hands and I began to fall in love with my bare feet and the feeling of the floor. "Do it your way," activated my Conscious Personal Trainer. I shifted my weight and smiled. Change!! WHAT?! I squirmed, noting discomfort. Interfere...Judge...Not! An impossible task is asked of me! Afterall, I'd spent years developing my judge, we were tight! A structure of ideal examples continues to emerge as Energy Centers introduce themselves. With arms open wide, the Upper Extremities began to express. Loosening, tightening; I adjusted my Body, and Dynamic Alignment into a "body-click". Excited to Deliver the Promise, consciously using my time, and life force energy as a healing gesture; I was eager to approach the Tools for Transformation. Listening and Dancing, I can hardly fathom what was coming next, I summoned my courage, as that's how I'd always approached life. Filled with fear, I step up in front of my peers to Share What I Sense. My good news: The self-selected experience of teaching a song didn't kill me. Infinite possibilities unwound, outward and inward simultaneously.
The time has come, 7 days have passed, I'd collected Nia's Technique in my Body. Now it was back to Austin with this network of informational threads emerging as a supportive web. I was returning home with a system of acquiring knowledge through research and study, a applied science containing all the ingredients for Alchemy of my Body, my Mind, my Emotions and my Spirit.
Back in my truck heading toward Austin, TX ... Clarity arrived with their [the birds above my head] change in direction, with my change in direction. A prayer I'd pondered for nearly a year "Mitakuye Oyasin"** revealed itself to me through the sensation of that moment.
**Wikipedia: Mitakuye Oyasin - a Lakota Sioux prayer. The phrase translates as "all my relatives," "we are all related," or "all my relations." It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: other people, animals, birds, insects, trees and plants, and even rocks, rivers, mountains and valleys.
Today, curiosity abundantly fuels this Sensation Scientists' journey. Join me in Austin, TX for the next Nia White Belt Certification. It's moving experience.
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Yippee! It works, I was so happy when this game functioned, everything is temporary except the right click to move feature (that is what I am prototyping). Feel free to give it a go and tell me what you think:
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Ace Combat Assault Horizon: Enhanced Edition is now available for PC. The $34.99 set includes the base game as well as several DLC packs that add additional skins, skills, and maps, plus seven new aircraft. Multiplayer uses Games for Windows.
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Live launch delayed, + DLC now on PSN
Namco Bandai has announced that the Live Games on Demand launch of Ace Combat Assault Horizon has been delayed until January. The push back from December 18 is being put down to strategic reasons, while the + DLC Pack edition for PS3 has launched on PSN and Enhanced Edition for PC is on track for its Q1 2013 release.
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Games on Demand, PSN, Steam bound
Namco Bandai has announced that Ace Combat Assault Horizon will launch as three different packages on Live Games on Demand and PSN on December 18, and in early 2013 for PC. The standard version is already available for $19.99 on PSN, while the upcoming release will be the $29.99 + DLC Pack edition that includes adds six new aircraft and two maps. Live Games on Demand will only offer the standard edition, while Steam will only offer the $34.99 Enhanced Edition for PC. Additionally, a new patch will be available for the 360 and PS3 versions today to fix multiplayer exploits and address minor gameplay and balance issues. It was also announced that the Game Integrated Web Site will end service.
Kalypso's Air Conflicts: Secret Wars now on Games on Demand
Kalypso Media has added their casual air-combat title Air Conflicts: Secret Wars to Xbox Live's Games on Demand. The WWI- and WWII-era arcade-style shooter is available for 1600 MS Points and includes 49 missions set across seven campaigns that span both wars, covering theaters in Europe and North Africa. Mission types include patrol, hit-and-run attacks, bombing raids, and escort runs.
Birds of Steel takes off for 360, PS3
Konami has announced that Gaijin Entertainment's latest flight sim, Birds of Steel, has shipped to retail for the 360 and PS3. Set during World War II, Birds of Steel features 20 missions set across 16 locations, with over 100 aircraft, including the P-51 Mustang and A6M Zero, changing weather, and time cycles. Some of the notable battles include the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea. Multiplayer is also supported, with co-op strike campaigns and a 17-player versus mode.
Microsoft Flight launches along with Adventure Pack, plane DLC
Microsoft returns to the world of flight sims today with the release of their follow-up to Flight Simulator X, Microsoft Flight. The free-to-player download-only release, available at MicrosoftFlight.com, allows virtual pilots to fly over the Big Island of Hawaii in an Icon A5. Players who sign in using their Games for Windows – Live account will also receive free DLC, including the Boeing Stearman, extra missions, access to Achievements, and an Online Pilot Profile.


text: This club resort has retained the charm of 50's architecture and offers an array of gastronomic, sports and entertainment options as well as top services. The 3-storey hotel comprises a total of 92 rooms of which 87 are double rooms. Facilities include a safe, a currency exchange desk, a bar, a games room, a nightclub, a conference room, public Internet access and car parking.The rooms overlook the gardens or the sea and each come with a bathroom, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, individually controllable air conditioning, a hire safe, a balcony or terrace as standard. Rooms are cleaned on a daily basis and the towels are changed each day whilst the sheets are changed every other day.


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Should you forget about your ex, or try everything in your power to get the one you love to come back? This is the biggest question that you are faced with following a breakup, and it's never easy to say which way to go because each story is unique.
If you're wondering "should I forget about my ex, it's because you're being flooded not only with doubt, but by fear of failing after you've already lost your relationship once before. These feelings are rooted in a variety of things: either it can be a misunderstanding of all the techniques that are available to you; because of family members that get involved in your efforts to get back together with your ex; or simply because you just don't know how to proceed.
The first step is to figure out what you want.
You're thinking I want to get back with my ex? You don't know how you should go about it? You're afraid of screwing things up? Then follow my advice!
My friends are telling me to forget about my ex!
As I explain in an article about the influence of family members when trying to get back together with an ex, loved ones are often biased because they would prefer that you move on. They're saying that your ex is an ex for a reason, and that you should move on so that you may find a new and more fulfilling relationship. What they often forget is that they've been in your position before. When they were in love they also tried to get back with someone they loved.
Everyone at one point or another has tried to get back together with an ex. For some people it worked out great and for others it was a complete failure. In fact this might be the reason why your friends are telling you to "give up on your ex." Maybe they were so hurt when their story didn't work out that they want to protect you from going through the same pain.
However in these moments right after a separation you have to ask yourself pertinent questions and really figure out what exactly you want. Your decision is the most important. Of course you can always consult with your family and friends but you should never go against your own judgment. It's perfectly normal to ask yourself questions, to have doubts… Who wouldn't in such a situation? Knowing what exactly you want will help you to get rid of your biggest uncertainties.
Is getting back together with my ex hopeless?
Saying "I've decided that I want my ex back" is already the first step because you're able to articulate what you're feeling. Of course just saying these words won't be enough to make your ex come back to you tomorrow. You will have to set forth efforts to bring about a real evolution because your breakup didn't happen by accident. It's proof that something wasn't working between you, so now you have to grow and lean how to fix what was wrong either within yourself or within your relationship.
When you ask should I forget about my ex or not? you don't quite know where you stand, but it's because you're thinking about your ex boyfriend or ex girlfriend's point of view. You're thinking that nothing can change their mind regarding the relationship. But in truth this isn't really the case. There was once attraction between you but now it's disappeared. The good news is that you can make your ex come back by showing them that you've changed and improved. This will take time, but if you read the testimonials about getting back together with an ex on our site, you'll see that the results can be very satisfactory. So if you're thinking that you have no chance you're wrong!
Often times those that think that getting back together with their ex is hopeless are the ones that have put forth efforts, but without properly using the techniques that we recommend. If Radio Silence is a term that they are unfamiliar with, it's not that surprising that they're having difficulty. Moreover if a person is trying to shower their ex with gifts, blowing up their phone… or worse still, suffocating them by constantly being present, or even threatening their ex, of course it's not going to work! There are certain rules to respect and if you misuse or ignore them you'll hit a nice big roadblock.
I don't really like to make comparisons to unrelated themes but just to make my point a little clearer think about it this way: If you've got a recipe for something delicious and you don't use the right ingredients, of course the result isn't going to be what you were expecting. It could very well turn out to be awful! So if you're trying to bring about a bit of a renaissance in your love life it's the same idea. If you don't use the right ingredients… I think you see my point! So now you're aware, and you won't make any mistakes especially if you continue reading here!
It makes sense that until you fully understand what went wrong, what you really want, and what you need to do, that your ex won't be willing to give you the second chance that you feel you deserve. This is exactly why it's so important to understand the breakup and only after having done so will you be able to start asking, "What can truly help me to get back with the person I love?" Doubts have no place in your objective to get your ex-partner back, and rebuilding yourself is paramount. This is where your friends and family come in…
Your coach if you're determined to get back together with your ex.
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'Escape' an exciting new Festival based in the Somerset hills, is looking for a modern, new brand identity to help generate interest in the build up to their launch in late summer. To start with, the client is looking to have a new logo and set of icons they could use in the initial marketing materials for the Festival. The client is hoping to attract young professionals and families. The Festival will also host a series of events around getting out into the outdoors and surrounding countryside.
The theme of the festival is adventure and the great outdoors. This should be reflected in the logo and initial stages of the brand identity. They would like a set of 4 custom illustrated icons that represent: music, food, culture and camping.
Take some time mood boarding, some of the most exciting, up and coming festival identities of this season. Choose a style and go for it!!!! Pick out some key, eye-popping bold colours that you love and think could work well as a brand identity as a whole. Note, that the client is looking to have a strong, modern identity which stands out from the crowd.
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Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
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Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti was an Italian poet and editor, the founder of the Futurist movement, and a fascist ideologue.
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Emilio Angelo Carlo Marinetti (some documents give his name as "Filippo Achille Emilio Marinetti") spent the first years of his life in Alexandria, Egypt, where his father (Enrico Marinetti) and his mother (Amalia Grolli) lived together more uxorio (as if married).
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The Joy Of Mechanical Force
We have been up all night, my friends and I, beneath mosque lamps whose copper domes, as open-worked as our souls, yet had electric hearts. And while we trod our native sloth into opulent Persian carpets, we carried our discussion to the farthest limits of logic and covered sheets of paper with insane scrawls.
A vast pride swelled in our breasts, to feel ourselves standing alone, like lighthouses or advanced guards, facing the army of enemy stars that camp in heavenly bivouacs. Alone with the greasers in the infernal engine-rooms of great ships, alone with the dark phantoms that rummage...
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The Influence of Soil Moisture, Soil Texture, Drying Conditions, and Exchangeable Cations on Soil Strength1
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Empirical relationships expressing soil strength for different combinations of silt-clay and sand mixtures as functions of soil moisture, drying conditions, and exchangeable Na+ content of the silt-clay fraction were determined. Soil strength data indicate that moisture content, drying conditions, texture, and kind and level of exchangeable cations of the soil and interactions of these factors play significant roles on soil strength and the soil strength-moisture relationships. Strength of briquets increases (i) with decreasing soil moisture, reaching a maximum when moisture content was reduced to 2 to 3 monomolecular layers of water; (ii) with increasing silt and clay and exchangeable Na+ content; and (iii) by slow drying. The cohesive actions of water molecules during slow drying, similar to the dispersing action of Na+, increase close-packing of soil particles and, therefore, soil strength. Fast drying produces briquets of lower strength due to disruptive action of rapidly escaping water molecules on the arrangement of soil particles.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Congratulations to the Leadership Yakima Class of 2017
Graduation ceremony of the Chamber's 31st graduating class of Leadership Yakima! Click here to Watch
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Rick Pinnell - 2017 recipient of the Ted Robertson Community Service Award
(Yakima, WA) The Ted Robertson Community Service Award was established in 1989 by the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce Past Presidents/Board Chairs to honor individuals each year that have made major contributions to the betterment of the Greater Yakima area. Ted Robertson, former publisher of the Yakima-Herald Republic, held a strong belief that good fortune earned in a community should be shared with that community. Ted also believed that we, as a community, ought to find more ways to honor people who distinguish themselves through their community service over and above their chosen profession.
The honorees are selected by the Past Board Presidents/Chairs of the Chamber for their inspiring leadership, achievements and commitment to the improvement of our community as business people and citizens of the Yakima Valley.
The prestigious Ted Robertson Community Service Award has become the Yakima Valley's highest recognition for civic accomplishment and involvement.
The Past Chairs of The Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce Rick Pinnell as the 2017 recipient of the Ted Robertson Community Service Award.
Rick Pinnell graduated from Washington state University with a B.A. in communications. He served as platoon leader in Vietnam. Rick's business ventures include a copier business and leasing company here in the Yakima Valley.
Rick has chaired boards for; Yakima Rotary Club, YMCA of Yakima, The Yakima Rotary Trust, Heritage University, and Yakima YMCA Trust. He has served on the boards of Yakima Valley Bank, Red Cross, Providence Hospital, many business Associations.
He has also provided leadership to many local organizations including La Casa Hogar, The Yakima Chamber Foundation's Leadership Yakima and others.
Rick and his wife Mary Jo have a daughter and two grandchildren. Rick will be honored as the Ted Robertson Community Service Award recipient October 12th, 2017 during the Annual Chamber and Ted Robertson Community Service Awards celebration at the Yakima Convention Center.
Recent Ribbon Cutting Events
New location of Shorty's Sweets, Treats N' Cake at 114 E. A Street(Sgt. Pendleton Way-just west of Belu Salon). The bakery and restaurant is several time larger than before but with still the same personal attention and care.
The all new offices of FutureLink Technologies, 3711 First Street in Union Gap.
Solarity Credit Union Engagement Center, pilot office is located in Rainier Square, 2412 West Nob Hill Blvd, Ste 100 Yakima, WA
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Greater Yakima Chamber Receives "Above and Beyond" Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
TACOMA, Wash. May 6th, 2017 – The Washington Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee held its Annual Planning and Awards Meeting (APAM) at the Tacoma Dome Best Western in Tacoma May 6. Over forty volunteers gathered to receive updates, and plan better ways to engage employers and military members.
During the awards portion of the APAM, there were over 100 people in attendance, representing 15 employers. Keynote speakers were Col. Jeremy Horn, Director, Joint Forces, Washington National Guard, and Navy Captain Douglas Munz, Commanding Officer of the Navy Regional Operation Support Center, Kitsap.
President Verlynn Best and Vice President Thane Phelan of the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce received an Above and Beyond Award* on behalf of the Chamber's veteran and military programs.
The Chamber Veteran and Military Affairs Committee (VMAC) meets monthly at the Chamber and organizes the Annual Veteran and Dependents Job Fair; the Chamber also provides space for the Central Washington Veterans Task Force – a group of interested individuals who meet to discuss Veterans issues and needs in our community; the Yakima Stand Down Committee; the Chamber provides membership for ESGR; and has hosted ESGR related events.
*Above and Beyond Award
The Above and Beyond Award is presented by ESGR State Committees to recognize employers at the local level who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by providing their Guard and Reserve employees additional, non-mandated benefits such as differential or full pay to offset lost wages, extended health benefits, and other similar benefits. The award is given in limited numbers by State Committees to employers who have had at least one of their supervisors/managers recognized with a Patriot Award, and who have signed or agree to sign an ESGR Statement of Support. State Committees are authorized maximum discretion in considering an Above and Beyond Award for Patriot Award nominations of smaller firms, those with no individual supervisors specified, and other similar situations.