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The Weekly Roundup for 12.24.2012

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You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 7 days -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters file

Clinton, photographed here on Dec. 6 at Dublin City University, canceled a trip to Morocco earlier this month after a bout of flu. She was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot stemming from a concussion she sustained earlier in the month.

By NBC News staff

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was?admitted to a New York City hospital on Sunday after doctors discovered that a blood clot had formed, the State Department said in a statement.

Philippe Reines, a deputy assistant secretary, said in the statement that the clot stems from a concussion Clinton sustained several weeks ago.

Reines said that Clinton, 65, is being treated with anti-coagulants at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She will be monitored there for the next 48 hours, he said.

?Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion," he said. "They will determine if any further action is required.?

Related: Hillary Clinton recovering after fainting

Clinton sustained the concussion from fainting earlier in December. She had been sick for several days with the flu and had canceled a trip to Morocco where she was to officially recognize the Syrian rebels. ?

Brain injury doctors told NBC News said that although details haven't been made public, initial reports indicate that Clinton may have developed a blood clot in her lower limbs as a result of prolonged rest and inactivity after her recent concussion.

A deep vein thrombosis, known as a DVT, or a dural venous sinus thrombosis, could be two types of blood clots treated with anticoagulants, said Dr. Alex Valadka, a spokesman for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. A blood clot could be dangerous if it breaks free and lodges in a vital organ, such as the heart.

A deep vein thrombosis could be serious, but not necessarily life-threatening, and would require months of treatment with blood-thinning drugs, said Dr. Inam Kureshi, chief of neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn.

"Usually hospitalization is more of a precaution," Kureshi said.

It is possible that Clinton developed a blood clot elsewhere, including her brain. Doctors interviewed would not speculate about treatment or prognosis for the secretary of state.?

Days after she fainted, State Department officials said she was at home recovering. Officials also issued a statement from?Dr. Lisa Bardack of Mount Kisco Medical Group and Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi of George Washington University that provided more information about the secretary's condition:

"Secretary Clinton developed a stomach virus, leading to extreme dehydration, and subsequently fainted. Over the course of this week we evaluated her and ultimately determined she had also sustained a concussion. ?We recommended that the Secretary continue to rest and avoid any strenuous activity, and strongly advised her to cancel all work events for the coming week. ?We will continue to monitor her progress as she makes a full recovery."

It wasn?t the first time Clinton passed out while sick with a stomach bug. As a U.S. senator representing New York, Clinton?fainted in 2005?during a speech in Buffalo after complaining of a stomach virus.

NBC's Robert Bazell tells MSNBC's Chris Jansing that it is unclear how severe the blood clot could be for the health of Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, given lack of specific information about her condition on Sunday evening.

NBC's JoNel Aleccia and Isolde Raftery contributed reporting.?

Source: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/30/16255487-hillary-clinton-hospitalized-after-doctors-discover-blood-clot?lite

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'Saint of Death' gathers followers in Mexican town

Lined up inside a dark-black painted building in Ciudad?Ju?rez, Mexico, worshippers of La Santa Muerte wait their turn to place their rolled-up paper prayers at the feet of a 5-foot tall statue of an idolized female skeletal figure. She is draped in a white, laced cloak and holds a small globe in one hand, and a tall wooden scythe in the other.

Many of the Santa Muerte statues started popping up in this city around 2009, when drug-related violence began to ravage this border town. More than 10,000 people have been killed in Ciudad?Ju?rez?alone since 2007, when Mexico?s outgoing President Felipe Calder?n?first declared war on the country?s drug cartels. The murder rate earned Ciudad?Ju?rez?the title of murder capital of the world for a while.

Santa Muerte statue looks over prayer room during vigil. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Santa Muerte statue looks over prayer room during vigil. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Followers recognize La Santa Muerte as an iconic figure of prayer for those looking for protection. The Catholic Church in Mexico denounces the worship as a cult.

The origins of Santa Muerte worship is debated, but many believe it came from the ancient Aztecs and their worship of death. The modern image of Santa Muerte is believed to have surfaced in the mid-20th?century in poor areas of Central Mexico. Now, Santa Muerte can be found throughout all of Mexico, the border, and even some parts of the United States.

Yolanda Salazar inside her prayer room. (Photo Alex Pe?a)

Yolanda Salazar inside her prayer room. (Photo Alex Pe?a)

?You can ask the Santa Muerte for many things,? said Yolanda Salazar, self-proclaimed priestess of the Santa Muerte cult in Ciudad Juarez.

?Here in?Ju?rez, people pray for protection, but also health, and for love. What?s important is it comes from the heart. If your intentions are true, it will help you,? she said.

Salazar lives in and runs this particular sanctuary, which is located in the heart of the city, just a drive of a few minutes from the border with the United States. It?s believed there are many makeshift sanctuaries and Santa Muerte altars in?Ju?rez, but Salazar?s is public, and the most popular.

She said she had just a handful of followers in 2010, when she first opened her Santa Muerte sanctuary, which consists of perhaps 100 or more small and large statues of Santa Muerte. This year, her weekly prayer vigils to the Santa Muerte draw in a crowd similar to the size of a Catholic Mass.

Sign telling Santa Muerte believers where to place their money for good luck economically. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Sign telling Santa Muerte believers where to place their money for good luck economically. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

On this particular night, her vigil resembled more of a Mexican fiesta than an underground worship of death. Mariachi music flooded out into the street, and the 25 or more worshipers ate and danced while the others went inside to make their offerings.

?This has always existed here, but people were timid about professing their belief. They were afraid to be judged by society,? Salazar said. ?But now, a lot of us don?t really care what society thinks.?

According to Salazar, the violence in the city has drawn many followers to her sanctuary, searching for protection that neither the church nor their government can give them.

?Now that it?s come to light, I would say that 40 percent of the people in Juarez believe in Santa Muerte,? she said. ?Still, not all are professing it.?

In Mexico, a traditionally Catholic society, the worship of a deity that isn?t recognized by the Catholic Church usually?means?an association to criminal organizations. Members of drug cartels, commonly referred to as narcos, have long been followers of the Santa Muerte.

Little girl looks into glass window lined with life size statues of La Santa Muerte. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Little girl looks into glass window lined with life size statues of La Santa Muerte. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Narcos make offerings to the icon in return for protection in their illicit activities. In some rare and very brutal cases, the offerings have consisted of human body parts.

Eight people were arrested in northern Sonora state in March of this year after they were accused of killing two ten-year-old boys and a woman in ritual Santa Muerte sacrifices.

Salazar said that this type of worship is not the ?true cult? of La Santa Muerte.

?This is not exclusively for the narcos,? she said. ?Even police go to her for protection. Even they realize how powerful she is.?

The Catholic Church in Mexico has consistently denounced the worship of such a deity, but it cannot deny the rise in adoration for such figures in Mexico?s violent border towns.

Rev. Felipe de Jes?s Ju?rez,?head priest at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in CD.?Ju?rez, says the belief of Santa Muerte arrived in Ciudad?Ju?rez?around 2009 and 2010, at the height of the violence. Though the murder rate has dropped dramatically, the culture of death has not.

Mix of flowers, ginger, and other ingredients being offered as a sacrifice to La Santa Muerte inside of Sanctuary. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Mix of flowers, ginger, and other ingredients being offered as a sacrifice to La Santa Muerte inside of Sanctuary. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

?We are all exposed to this new cultural situation. Here in the border we see a lot of different types of beliefs,??Ju?rez?said. ?This started with people who don?t have a good moral base. They are grabbing death, putting a cloak on it, and making it a saint. But it?s not a saint; it?s death.?

In the case of Santa Muerte, once followers pray to her, they believe she will grant them favors, but they must repay her.

?If they don?t, they believe they will be punished,??Ju?rez?said. ?So many live in fear.?

He said he opposes such a practice because he believes the grace of God is free.

Nonetheless,?Ju?rez?recognizes the power of Yolanda Salazar and her followers of this growing cult in his city.

?This woman, a self-proclaimed high priest who started out of her house, now has a full building with a sanctuary,? he said. ??The devotion in Mexico is very strong.?

Candles lit for prayer vigil inside Santa Muerte Sanctuary. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

Candles lit for prayer vigil inside Santa Muerte Sanctuary. (Photo by Alex Pe?a)

And nowhere is the diversity of Santa Muerte worship more prevalent than inside the gates of a Salazar prayer vigil. Little boys and girls hold flowers and candles as offerings; their parents write the prayers on small sheets of paper.

All while a group of teenagers stand and chat near the door, waiting their turn to enter and place their own prayers.

?I feel a lot of security,? said Alexia Varaza, 20, a follower of Santa Muerte. ?I?ve had a lot of luck with La Santa Muerte. She gives me strength.?

Varaza?s mother and father are believers in the cult, but the rest of her family is skeptical.

?That stuff?s for sicarios ? for killers!? said Varaza,?explaining what her family thinks of the cult vigils she attends every weekend.

?That?s not what it is for me. I just tell them I?m a student, and I need the good luck!?

Whether for sicarios or students, Salazar?s doors are open 24/7 to people searching for protection in a city saturated with violence.

?The real cult, our cult, is to go out and profess the goodness of La Santa Muerte,? Salazar said. ?That?s why I opened the sanctuary.?

Salazar has plans to open another Santa Muerte sanctuary next year, with the expectation that her following will continue to grow as massively as during the past year. ?She certainly will be praying to her beloved Santa Muerte for that to happen.

Alex Pe?a is a freelance foreign correspondent currently covering Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Previously, Pena was based in Nairobi, Kenya covering East Africa for Voice of America TV, and has also filed stories from the Middle East, including the border of Jordan and Syria. He graduated from the journalism program at Florida Gulf Coast University in December 2011.

Source: http://nbclatino.com/2012/12/31/la-santa-muerte-cult-sees-major-growth-in-mexican-border-town/

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Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescence

Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescence [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 31-Dec-2012
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CHICAGO The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.

The current economic crisis has received much attention from policy makers, although the focus has been on short-term effects, while the long-term influences of such financial crises, especially on young children, have generally not been examined, according to the study background.

Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and colleagues examined the relationship between the high unemployment rates during and after the 1980 and 1981-1982 recession, and rates of subsequent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviors. Researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, which included a group of 8,984 adolescents born from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1984.

"The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the unemployment rate during infancy and subsequent behavioral problems. This finding suggests that unfavorable economic conditions during infancy may create circumstances that can affect the psychological development of the infant and lead to the development of behavioral problems in adolescence," the authors note.

According to the study results, exposure to a 1 percent deviation from mean regional unemployment rates at the age of 1 year was associated with an increase in the odds ratios of engaging in marijuana use (1.09), smoking (1.07), alcohol use (1.06), arrest (1.17), gang affiliation (1.09), and petty (1.06) and major theft (1.11). No significant associations were noted with the use of hard drugs and assaultive behavior, the results indicate.

"Although the past does not necessarily predict the future, it provides important lessons. Our findings suggest an important static risk factor that mental health professionals may want to take into account when dealing with children exposed to the current economic crisis," the authors conclude. "We hope that the study inspires mental health professionals to look for potential causes and explore interventions that can mitigate some of these long-term consequences."

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(Arch Gen Psychiatry. Published online December 31, 2012. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.280. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com.)

Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

To contact Seethalakshmi Ramanathan call or email Susan Cole.


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Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescence [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 31-Dec-2012
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Contact: Susan Cole
colesu@upstate.edu
315-464-6547
JAMA and Archives Journals

CHICAGO The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.

The current economic crisis has received much attention from policy makers, although the focus has been on short-term effects, while the long-term influences of such financial crises, especially on young children, have generally not been examined, according to the study background.

Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., of the State University of New York Upstate Medical University, and colleagues examined the relationship between the high unemployment rates during and after the 1980 and 1981-1982 recession, and rates of subsequent adolescent substance use and delinquent behaviors. Researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, which included a group of 8,984 adolescents born from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1984.

"The results demonstrate a strong correlation between the unemployment rate during infancy and subsequent behavioral problems. This finding suggests that unfavorable economic conditions during infancy may create circumstances that can affect the psychological development of the infant and lead to the development of behavioral problems in adolescence," the authors note.

According to the study results, exposure to a 1 percent deviation from mean regional unemployment rates at the age of 1 year was associated with an increase in the odds ratios of engaging in marijuana use (1.09), smoking (1.07), alcohol use (1.06), arrest (1.17), gang affiliation (1.09), and petty (1.06) and major theft (1.11). No significant associations were noted with the use of hard drugs and assaultive behavior, the results indicate.

"Although the past does not necessarily predict the future, it provides important lessons. Our findings suggest an important static risk factor that mental health professionals may want to take into account when dealing with children exposed to the current economic crisis," the authors conclude. "We hope that the study inspires mental health professionals to look for potential causes and explore interventions that can mitigate some of these long-term consequences."

###

(Arch Gen Psychiatry. Published online December 31, 2012. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.280. Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com.)

Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

To contact Seethalakshmi Ramanathan call or email Susan Cole.


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  • Experts New shale fields to help stabilise global oil prices

    Bangkok Post Business - Sunday 30th December, 2012

    Oil prices are expected to be fluctuate less in 2013, remaining on a par with or even softening slightly from 2012 levels, say energy experts. Suthep Liumsirijarern, director-general of the Energy ...

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    Keri-Anne Payne considers switching to the pool after the pain of fourth at London Olympics

    She knew straight away when the podium slipped out of sight. ?The race was a lot rougher than normal,? she recalls. ?But it was at the feeding station on the third lap when I got hit a couple of times and suddenly, having been first, I was eighth and then I had to catch up. It took so much energy and that meant I didn?t have quite enough at the end?.

    If it was any consolation Payne had other things to concentrate on immediately after her race: her marriage was just four weeks away. ?That helped console me ? it meant that, straight after the race, I had a new focus,? she said. ?David (Carry, her then fianc?) was amazing, he was so important for me.?

    Payne admits thoughts of retirement have drifted through her head but when she reflected on her year she took some pride from her fourth place.

    In the lead-up to the Games she had battled a kidney infection ? which she kept secret from the wider world ? and her coach had been ill. She took enormous strength from the thousands of people who had lined Hyde Park, many of them there to watch her compete.

    ?That moment of real excitement, that spark of competing, I know I want to do that again,? she insisted. But the Olympic experience has brought about significant life changes. She has changed clubs to Warrender Baths, moved house from Manchester to Scotland and started swimming again, this time in the pool, not open water.

    At the Edinburgh short course championships earlier this month Payne said her body took all of the initial 800m swim to remember what to do. It was only in the 400m the next day that everything all came flooding back. ?That pain and the excitement ? it was all there again,? she said. ?I was quite pleased with the 400m as it was a gritty race and I was pleased to have got back into that fighting spirit.?

    Payne is still weighing up whether to continue with the open water, or switch to the pool and concentrate on the Commonwealth Games. She intends to head to South Africa for the Midmar Mile swim near Pietermaritzburg, a race she has previously used as a pre-season warm up.

    Payne is giving herself time to think about what to do. She knows she has unfinished business. That is what fourth place does to an athlete.

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    Syrian airline cancels flight to Aleppo

    FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012 file photo, a man runs between debris after a mortar shell hit a street killing several people in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. 2012 was a year of storms, of raging winds and rising waters, but also broader turbulence that strained our moorings. Old enmities and grievances resurfaced in the Middle East, clouding the legacy of the 2011 Arab spring. And the number of dead in the Syrian civil war passed 40,000. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)

    FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012 file photo, a man runs between debris after a mortar shell hit a street killing several people in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria. 2012 was a year of storms, of raging winds and rising waters, but also broader turbulence that strained our moorings. Old enmities and grievances resurfaced in the Middle East, clouding the legacy of the 2011 Arab spring. And the number of dead in the Syrian civil war passed 40,000. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)

    (AP) ? Egyptian airport officials say Syria's national airline has cancelled a flight to Aleppo because of fighting near the city's airport.

    The officials said the Saturday flight was supposed to stop in Aleppo before continuing to Damascus but flew straight to Damascus "because of the deteriorated security situation" near the Aleppo airport.

    It was the first time a flight to Aleppo had been canceled, they said.

    The Syrian government and its airline did not comment.

    Rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad have launched a campaign to seize government airports as a way to cut the regime's supply lines and strike a blow against its airpower, the biggest threat faced by rebel forces.

    While the rebels have yet to seize a major airport, they have disrupted traffic at some with heavy machine-gun fire, and flights to Damascus have been canceled due to fighting near its airport.

    Syrian airlines is the only carrier still flying to Damascus, running one flight per day, though some officials still consider the trip too risky.

    Last week, Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. envoy to Syria, flew into Beirut and drove to Damascus overland to avoid the airport.

    On Saturday, Lebanese security officials said Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad did the same while returning from Moscow.

    The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.

    Saturday's was the first reported cancellation of a flight to the Aleppo airport, reflecting the spreading violence in Syria's largest city.

    Aleppo's international airport is just southeast of the city and still controlled by the government. It sits next to the Nerab military airport. The base of the army's 80th Brigade is nearby.

    Rebels have been clashing with government troops near the airport for days, and videos posted online show them firing homemade rockets and shooting at targets inside through holes punched in the airport's walls.

    The videos appeared genuine and corresponded to other reporting by The Associated Press.

    An Aleppo activist said the area's rebels see the airport's capture as a clear way to weaken regime forces fighting in the city since it is used to bring in supplies.

    "Since the rebels have targeted all the supply roads, the airport is the main way for forces in the city to get supplies, so if they can take it over it will be a big blow to the regime," the activist said via Skype, speaking on condition of anonymity out of security concerns.

    He and other activists reported a large explosion inside the airport on Friday, though it was unclear what caused it.

    Rebels also clashed Friday with soldiers inside the Mannagh helicopter base near the Turkish border.

    Anti-regime activists say more than 40,000 people have been killed since the start of Syria's crisis in March 2011.

    ___

    Associated Press writer Maamoun Youssef contributed reporting from Cairo.

    Associated Press

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    The 2012 Conundrums Gabfest 

    Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We post to the Facebook page throughout the week, so keep the conversation going by joining us there. Or follow us @SlateGabFest!

    To listen to the discussion, use the player below:

    Live Gabfest!?Jan. 23, Washington, D.C., at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6.)?Tickets and more information here.

    On this week?s Slate Political Gabfest, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon wrap up 2012 by puzzling over political, moral, ethical, psychological, and familial questions that stump them in everyday life.

    Here?s a list of the conundrums discussed, along with the names of the listeners who made the suggestions (some edited for length):

    • ?Near the beginning, David references a conundrum that was posed to President Obama during a Reddit AMA: ?Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or 1 horse-sized duck???Several Gabfest listeners suggested this dilemma, including Joshua Leach, Darren Barefoot and Varun Saluja.
    • Which would be worse morally?murdering a man in cold blood, or casting the decisive vote against a health care reform law that nonpartisan analysis convincingly shows would save 25,000 lives a year?? Please describe the philosophical assumptions behind your answer.?Paul Thacker
    • Address the question of a socially acceptable alternative to "What do you do?" when you're meeting someone for the first time.?Josh Littenberg-Tobias.
    • Would you rather be overdressed or underdressed? (as in, dressed too formally or too informally)?Andrea Carson Tanner
    • Which of your political/moral stances will you be embarrassed to admit to your grandchildren??@Willhoughteling, who noted a similar question on Quora.
    • As a person who has moved around a lot (and a person who currently lives in D.C., where lots of people aren't ?from here?), how long do you have to live in a place to claim you're ?from there???Nate Puckett
    • My conundrum: Do I dumb down the course so I keep up enrollment and have a job, or do I stick to my guns and teach the course I love ... and hope I still get minimum enrollment, but possibly not and then lose my job. ?Leeann Simmons
    • If there is one thing (and one thing only) that you can irreversibly change in the way your government is set up, what would it be??Jeroen ten Berg
    • Is it better to have serve others unhappily or to focus on your own happiness (real happiness, not the superficial kind) with the faith that doing so will make you a better person in the world? ?Dylan Smith
    • If you were born in a different country, what is one American thing that you wish you could have with you??Xiaojing Sun
    • How do you make sure you challenge your fundamental assumptions from time to time?? Puneet Verma

    For this week's cocktail chatter, David, Emily, and John shared their favorite political moments from 2012:

    Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Michael Vuolo. Links compiled by Jeff Friedrich.

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    PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 40 iPad Apps on Sale

    By Bill | December 29, 2012 | No comment yet Share |

    PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 40 iPad Apps on Sale

    For today?s Daily Deal we?ve found 40 great apps to add to your iPad collection. ?We have 19 productivity / entertainment apps and 21 game apps in today?s bundle.

    We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we?ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 86% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

    Game Apps

    1. Back to the Future Ep 3 HD ? This movie inspired adventure game has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99. This app weighs in at 380 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    2. Braveheart HD ? This very popular action game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $2.99.
    3. Car Club:Tuning Storm () ? This racing game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99.
    4. Castle Raid () ? This fun strategy game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    5. Chicken Revolution : Warrior () ? This wacky role playing game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $0.99.
    6. Cradle of Rome ? This puzzle game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $4.99.
    7. Empress of the Deep 2: Song of the Blue Whale HD (Full) ? This very popular adventure game has a 5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $2.99 instead of $6.99. This app weighs in at 392 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    8. Flight! () ? This popular game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $0.99.
    9. Frederic ? Resurrection of Music HD Complete ? This amusing music game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $3.99. This app weighs in at 571 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    10. Germz () ? This game has a 4 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $1.99.
    11. Jurassic Park: The Game 3 HD ? This dinosaur adventure game has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99. This app weighs in at 370 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    12. Monkey Island Tales 2 HD ? This game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99. This app weighs in at 328 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    13. Plight of the Zombie () ? This cool game of the undead has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99.
    14. Reiner Knizia?s Ra () ? This popular game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $2.99.
    15. Sonic Jump () ? This very popular Sega action game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $1.99.
    16. SpongeBob Marbles & Slides HD ? This very popular Sponge Bob game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $3.99.
    17. Swordigo () ? This adventure game has a 5 star App Store rating and is now available for Free instead of $1.99.
    18. Tapper World Tour HD ? This popular bar game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    19. Time of Heroes () ? This cool role playing game has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99.
    20. Wild Blood () ? This very popular action game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for $0.99. That?s a savings of 86% off the apps? normal price of $6.99. This app weighs in at 785 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    21. Wipeout () ? This very popular obstacle course game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.

    Productivity and Entertainment Apps

    1. Another Monster at the End of This Book?Starring Grover & Elmo! () ? This Sesame Street app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now available for $0.99. That?s a savings of 80% off the apps? normal price of $4.99.
    2. Auryn Ink () ? This painting app is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    3. CalcMadeEasy () ? This convenient calculator app has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    4. Clinometer ? level and slope finder () ? This utility app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    5. Coach?s Eye () ? This coaching aide has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $4.99.
    6. FontBook ? The Original Typeface Compendium, est. 1989 () ? This handy font app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now available for $0.99. That?s a savings of 83% off the apps? normal price of $5.99.
    7. iAnnotate PDF ? This very popular PDF app has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for $1.99. That?s a savings of 80% off the apps? normal price of $9.99.
    8. iQuarium HD ? This cool virtual aquarium app is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    9. it?s a small world () ? This Disney book app is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $3.99.
    10. JotNot Signature+: quickly sign and annotate documents () ? This PDF app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now available for $0.99. That?s a savings of 80% off the apps? normal price of $4.99.
    11. My Measures & Dimensions () ? This measuring app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $2.99 instead of $5.99.
    12. PDF Reader Pro Edition for iPad ? This very popular PDF app is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $6.99.
    13. RDM+ HD: Remote Desktop for Mac and Windows ? This remote desktop app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now available for $1.99. That?s a savings of 80% off the apps? normal price of $9.99.
    14. SpongeBob Frozen Face Off HD ? This Sponge Bob storybook app is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $3.99.
    15. The Great Cookie Thief? A Sesame Street App Starring Cookie Monster () ? This Cookie Monster storybook app has a 4 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $2.99. This app weighs in at 331 MB so please be sure that you have enough space on your iPad before downloading.
    16. The Monster at the End of This Book?starring Grover! () ? This cool Sesame Street app has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now available for $0.99. That?s a savings of 80% off the apps? normal price of $4.99.
    17. Tikal () ? This app has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $3.99.
    18. VinylLove () ? This music app is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
    19. Zen Of Snow HD () ? This fun winter-themed app has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.

    Also be sure to check out yesterday?s Daily Deal to find more great savings.

    = Indicates app is Universal and will run on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

    We use our PadGadget Apps Tracker to constantly monitor the App Store to find the biggest price changes on iPad apps. Our editorial team goes through the data, picks the best deals on the most interesting apps and then brings them to you on a regular basis. All app prices are checked at the time of posting but prices are subject to change without notice. When developers put their apps on sale it?s usually for a very limited time, often 24 hours or less, so be sure to check pricing on iTunes before making a purchase.

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