One Hot Box!

As a child I have joyfully played with home video game systems. As a woman I have never really been interested in video games. Even though I do warmly miss the semi-antique Atari 2600 and 7800s.

with the development of the XBOX 360 Microsoft has brought the Game system World into a whole new reality! This hot little box can do just about anything a professional gamer would expect and more!

Not only will you be able to play games, you will play them in High-Definition. Listen to digital music, look at your favorite photos and videos. Not excluding DVDs. You will be able to stream H-D television and movies directly from your Windows Media Center Edition PC to your Xbox 360.

While, enjoy playing your favorite games online, you will also be able to video chat and video message with the Xbox 360 live Camera,. How KWEL is THAT?!?

When you feel the creative mood stirring inside of you, you can customize your XBOX 360 with the many different Faceplates that will be available!

Heres what Jonathan Hayes, Microsofts Xbox 360 Design Director has to say..

I think of the design's iconic gesture as the inhale of a Martial Artist before a burst of power.

But to get the real feel and knowledge of the XBOX 360 watch the Press Conference Photostory, go to. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xboxtv/default.htm?t=5398&v=95858&bw=hi The video is less than 5 minutes in length.

Microsoft has brazenly announced they are after the Female market and this is one female who must say that they are definitely on track with that goal!

They have kindled my interest in the world of gaming systems. Even I, Terri Wells want one! November 22nd, 2005 is the Official Launch date of Microsofts Xbox 360 into the North America, Europe, and Japan market. The retail price will be $299.99 for the Core system and $399.99 for the Platinum system.

I was happy to discover http://www.inspirationmall.com where easy installment pay is welcomed, so you will not miss out this Christmas Season!

The XBOX 360 is One HOT Piece of Gaming Entertainment Console All-In-One!

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Mysteries of Muscle Memory

When you learned to write, you trained the muscles in your arm and hand to create letters. It took time and concentration to do this, but with repetition it became automatic. Your hand developed muscle memory; when you write your name, your muscles remember how to move without focusing on the process.

Dancing, yoga, gymnastics and weight training are examples of other activities that require enhanced muscle memory. We can make the learning process easier and help establish muscle memory by using a few simple techniques:

* Visual images
* Repetition
* Slow motion
* Micromovement

Imagery

Using a visual image is an effective way to train your body to perform a new dance step or exercise. the best visual images are those which are familiar and detailed.

In dance, visualizing a movement helps you perform the step. For example, if a dancer wants to make an S-curving motion with her body, she can visualize a fish swimming, a camel walking, or a snake crawling. Since the best visual images are familiar and detailed, visualizing the color, texture, shape and markings of the image make it more vivid and effective. Likewise, visualizing yourself correctly repeating a new dance step or exercise makes the learning process easier.

Many people find geometric shapes helpful. For example, you can imagine drawing a big circle to make learning a belly dance hip circle or circle step easier. A square is a useful image for learning a box step or hip square.

Repetition & slow motion

Repetition helps fix a new exercise or dance movement in your mind, so that the next time you perform it, you remember it more easily and perform it with less effort. Slow repetitions of a new exercise or dance step enable you to feel every nuance of the movement.

Rushing through a movement before youve completely mastered it skips over the important process of sensing every nuance of the movement; beginning dance students and exercisers often need to be reminded to slow down. Going slowly helps your muscles recognize precisely what the movement should feel like when performed correctly.

Micromovement

Micromovement means performing a movement in a very tiny way, using the least range of motion possible. For example, if you were writing the letter O ten inches high and then writing o in a script so tiny it could barely be seen, your O would require a much larger hand movement than tiny letter o, the micromovement. Using a tiny range of motion helps you sense subtle muscle movements which are occurring, but micromovements must be performed with awareness to get the full benefit. Going slowly helps.

have fun with learning!

Select the movement or exercise you are working on, then answer the following:

Imagery: what animal, shape or object does it remind you of?
Repetition: what kind of music would help you when practicing this movement?
Slow motion: how many counts does it take you to complete one repetition?
Micromovement:what is the smallest range of motion you can use for the movement?

Ramona is the author of Dynamic Belly Dance, the Joyful Journey of Dancemaking and Performing. See free belly dance videos, read book excerpts and order an autographed copy at http://www.DynamicBellyDance.com

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