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Football season is here and iPhone gamers are scouring the App Store for the best NFL video games available for their device. Three of the best apps in this genre are included in our round this week. The titles which made the cut are EA’s Madden 10, Gameloft’s NFL2010, and Chillingo’s Super Shock Football.

For the past 20 years, Madden has been the king of football games. It is now available in the App Store by game production house EA. iPhone and iPod touch gamers now face a dilemma as to choose between Madden 10 and the earlier released NFL2010 by Gameloft.

From a visual standpoint, Madden delivers, but not exactly with the precision we had hoped for. Everything looks a bit old-school like the graphics of consoles of days gone by. Yet, for the iPhone they look standard. You’ll quickly recognize that the original John Madden comments and helmet-to-helmet crash audio effects are all included in this iPhone version of the game. If you don’t like the included music tracks, you can play your own selection from your iPod library. All the controls in Madden 10 work great and a variety of options are available on demand.

Hopefully, we the game will obtain multiplayer and roster updates as the title gets successive updates in the App Store. Where it stands today, Madden 10 offers tons of replay ability. Don’t forget, this is a Madden football title. Gamers will be playing this feverously until the next Madden title is unleashed. Comparing it to NFL2010, it’s a close draw as both offer a slightly different experience. If you like, you may choose to buy both and determine which options you like the best. Madden appears in the App Store at a $9.99 price point. We believe it will remain there for the rest of the season. We give Madden 10 a 4-Star rating that puts it neck and neck with NFL2010.

NFL 2010, the first full-featured football game specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch, was released earlier than expected by Gameloft. With a graphic style similar to Madden, it is hard not to compare NFL 2010 to the king of all that is football. Fortunately for mobile gamers, NFL 2010 holds up quite well.

We really were shocked by the stunning visuals in NFL2020. Madden 10 better watch our as this smaller competitor is racking up to be a huge success. All the audio sounds are pleasing. Controls are well honed and respond appropriately to our commands. Some functionality does feel absent as the plays come off as preplanned. We felt like we just set them up and then watch them unfold in front of us. However, we did like the Kicking plays as we felt these offered the most control with aiming and power. This was probably our favorite aspect of the gameplay.

For what it’s worth, NFL 2010 looks great and plays well for a first effort. We expect to play this one for some time. While a little pricey at $7.99, it seems downright cheap when you consider that any similar console version will likely start around $50. NFL 2010 is a solid 4-Dimple touchdown celebration of a game.

Chillingo has taken a different approach with Super Shock Football by basing it on the electric football gaming style. It won’t replace Madden 10 or NFL2010, but it does present some coolness with vibrating players and other additions that justify it as a worthy contender.

Graphically, the game looks terrific, with 2D men darting around in a 3D world. The view shifts back and forth between top down for setup and on field for close ups of the action during plays. Sounds are great, with the soft hum of vibrating players in the background and football sound effects (like crowd noise, whistles, etc.) in the foreground. Controls are simple touches and can be accomplished with a single finger. Game information (scores, time remaining, etc.) are in tiny print along the screen bottom. While these are a bit difficult to read, they won’t detract from the overall gameplay. Several options exist, including quarter length (up to 15 minutes each) and number of men per side (as many as 11, but you can play with far fewer).

Clearly, there are other games available for a more authentic football experience, but Super Shock Football is in a league of its own for nostalgia and humorous gameplay. If you don’t take this game too seriously, it is an absolute blast. Replay value is very high, as anything can happen and the eventual outcomes are so random that no two games will be anywhere close to the same. Chillingo has priced Super Shock Football at $1.99 for a limited time, a very fair price for an enjoyable experience. Super Shock Football is worthy of a 5-Dimple touchdown dance.

We can’t believe how far iPhone and iPod touch gaming have come in just a little over a year. When we decided to take a look at these NFL video games for review, we were surprised at how well they all performed. With Madden 10, NFL2010, and Super Shock Football, players clearly have some of the best apps to get their football fix.

Want to find out more about iPhone app reviews, then visit Eric Meister’s site on how to choose the best iPhone apps for your needs.

When you first begin your flying endeavors you may find yourself, feeling nauseated to the point of actually being sick. You probably will put this down to being beginner?s jitters or nervousness. It very well could be but may very well be motion sickness. It is a very common occurrence and you have most often heard the term carsick. This is where every time an individual travels in a car they feel sick to their stomach. It comes in varying degrees and is not just restricted to automobiles. It can be caused from any type of motion most often associated with travel. Perhaps by car, plane or sea an attack of this can strike. It really is not a disease or a virus, it is simply our movement perception becomes mixed up. The inner ear consists of semi circular canals that contain fluid. In motion, this fluid is mixed up and cannot discern between major movement and just a slight movement.

If you are wondering just how appropriate it is to use the word nausea, in Greek it means seasickness. Good indication it has been around a long time. Most often unfortunately, the nausea does not subside on its own. Most often, the sufferer will end up being sick to their stomach. In addition, that is not the end of it; the problem can last during the entire trip. It is easy to see how this would be of grave concern if its occurs during your flying lessons for example.

Manufactured Meds The key is to find something that will work to relieve your motion sickness without making your lethargic. There are various medications that you can buy over the counter to help counteract this. You would simply take them an hour or so before your flight. Again though some of them have the reputation of making you drowsy and you of course must be alert. You must also be aware that CAA may not approve and if they were to find out your were taking medications (with possible drowsiness side effects) you could have your license suspended or even lose it.

Alternative Methods There has been a lot of talk about success with the acupressure wristbands. These are structured so they apply pressure to the Ne Kuan pressure points found in each wrist. The wristband consists of knitted cotton with a plastic stud attached to apply the pressure. There is quite a bit of documentation by way of medical records indicating that this method is quite successful as anti-nausea.

Here are some other tried and true methods you may want to partake in, if you are not finding any solutions.

1. Avoid sudden movements by trying to keep your mode of travel smooth. Also, try to avoid any type of reading. Turbulence is certainly going to be unpleasant.

2. As strange as it may sound attempt to eat a decent meal two hour before flying. It works for some but not for others, it is a try and sees type of treatment. In any event do not over eat. Eat light and sensibly. 3. Try and get as much fresh air as possible.

4. Ginger has long been known for its anti nausea effects. It is often a natural remedy use for morning sickness in expectant women. There are many variations of ginger available and you could try them all to see which works best for you. It is also available in pill form as well, although the natural is purported as being the best. Simply make yourself some ginger tea from fresh ginger root.

5. Do yourself a big favor and abstain from alcohol the night before. A hang over is bad enough, but you don?t want to experience a hang over with motion sickness while you are piloting a plane.

6. looking straight ahead at the horizon may help but as the pilot, you are not able to do this.

Finally, no matter what method you choose, always carry a sick bag with you for those unpreventable moments.

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If you ask an American tennis fan as to what is his ideal pastime, it would perhaps be sinking into a seat in Flushing Meadows during the finals of the US Open. There are millions of sports fans around the world, as sports are some of the most passion inducing things in the world. People are willing to stand in long queues just to get a chance to enter the stadium to watch their favorite game. There is no wonder that on game days, stadiums are charged up with excitement and a sense of joy which is a reflection of the expectation and feelings of sports fans that permeates the air totally.

Stadiums have been an integral part of modern sporting history. You have various kinds of arenas and stadiums, both indoor and outdoor, to cater to the specific needs of various games and sports events. Whether it is swimming, boxing, or even cycling in a velodrome, you have so many kinds of stadiums that huge throngs of fans visit as and the game or event occurs. There is no wonder then that from young and old, male and female, going to stadiums ranks way up on the list of favorite pastimes.

While at the stadium, the adrenalin rushes fast and the heart pumps faster, what with all the excitement in the air. Sometimes the throat could get hoarse and parched from all the shouting and ecstatic screaming that goes on. It is here that one would like to reach out to a cup holder and take a sip from the bottle of cool drink or hot beverage that it holds. Around the world, this is one of the primary reasons why stadiums now have so many types of cup holders in the seats for the benefit of stadium goers.

When it comes to fastening cup holders, one need not worry about any hassles or any special skills. Cup holders come with special Velcro fasteners as well as straps with which you can strap on the cup holder to the stadium seat and enjoy your favorite drink.

Whether you are in Beijing or Boston, Copenhagen or Chicago, cup holders in stadiums spell a world of convenience. You can ask for stadium authorities to install these in case they have missed out doing so, by suggesting it through their website or customer relations desk.

Locating your own cup holder is merely a search engine away where numerous options are available for your convenience.

Phil Marlowe considers himself a citizen of the world when it comes to sports. He also finds it a nuisance when stadium seating does not have drink holders. Phil also has an extensive knowledge about a universal cup holder.