Keith Davids

Simon Bennett

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh

John van der Kamp

Dynamic interceptive actions are those actions for which the body, or an implement, must be moved into the right place at the right time in order to accomplish a task. These actions are particularly prevalent in sport, for example reaching to catch a ball or running towards a target to make a tackle. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive review of existing theoretical research on dynamic interceptive actions, as well as close examination of specific, practical applications. The book includes material on: * catching * wielding tennis rackets * putting in golf * controlling and kicking a soccer ball. It is essential reading for anybody with a close interest in motor learning and control or skill acquisition, and will be of interest to students of sport psychology, movement science and coaching science.

Information and Movement

Interceptive Actions in Sport

Mark Lawrence

Hinemoa Elder

Mason Durie

Te Kani Kingi

Rees Tapsell

Maea te Toi Ora: Māori Health Transformations

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to travelas one big, happy familyover one thousand miles in a motor home? Simon Bennett did more than think about it: He decided to do it. It all began when he and his wife, Emma, adopted a dolphin and a polar bear as gifts to give to their twin children on their eighth birthday: Jessica and Jacob. But the determined Jessica simply had to see her adopted dolphin, which the family learned was named Sundance and lived in the Moray Firth in the highlands of Scotland, which is hundreds of miles away. (Fortunately, Jacob wasnt as determined to see his adopted polar bear in the Arctic - yet!). Simon had but little choice to start researching, and he found a great campsite book that became his reference source to plan an expedition in a motor home to see some of Scotlands lochs, coastline, and historic places. Laugh, learn, and celebrate with a family that embarks on an inspiring journey filled with discoveries and adventures they wont ever forget with In Search of Sundance, Nessie ... and Paradise!

A Family Adventure Motor-Homing Through Scotland

In Search of Sundance, Nessie ... and Paradise!

Steve McRobb

Ray Farmer

This work introduces students to the overall process of systems analysis and design. It can be used as a course book for students who are first encountering systems analysis and design at any level. This second edition contains many updates, including the latest version of the UML standard, and reflects the most up to date approaches to the information systems development process. It provides a clear and comprehensive treatment of UML 1.4 in the context of the systems development life cycle, without assuming previous knowledge of analysis and design. It also discusses implementation issues in detail and gives code fragments to show possible mappings to implementation technology. Extensive use of examples and exercises from two case studies provides the reader with many opportunities to practise the application of UML.

Object-oriented Systems Analysis and Design Using UML

The Crash of TWA Flight 800

Paradigmatic Disaster

Risk is an enduring theme of modern life. It permeates political, economic and environmental domains. Some risks are unavoidable. Others are not. Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management provides ideas and action plans for in a risk society. Dealing with issues of civil safety and security, the book addresses the management of socio-technical risks and hazards, environmental risk, and risk perception. Focusing on risk reduction, chapters cover key themes such as terrorism, public order, emergency responding, energy supply, climate change, and natural disasters. Featuring contributions from expert scholars, the book is both accessible and original. Practitioners in the emergency services, industry and commerce will find the book to be valuable reading, whilst for policy makers, students and academics with a focus on risk and crisis management, this is an essential reference.

Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management

Chris Button

The authors outline the development of a comprehensive model of motor control that has a multidisciplinary framework to capture the different interlocking scales of analysis involved in producing behaviour.

A Constraints-led Approach

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition

John Skelton

Ken Lunn

UML has established itself as the industry standard for modeling software systems. Schaum's Outline of UML, Second Edition, provides you with a step-by-step guide to the notation and use of UML, with a focus on the new UML 2.0 software. The book features: Complete explanations of UML modeling technique An exploration of the new UML 2.0 infrastructure Examples and exercises Two extended cases studies New review questions And more

Schaum's Outline of UML

Written from the inside, a dark and funny new play about burgulars and burgulary.

Simon Bennett

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