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- Report to Council Proposed Big Bay Point Resort Community Geranium Corporation : application to the Town of Innisfil for amendments to the Official plan and zoning by-law / by Geranium Corporation; Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited;
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- Subjects: Planning;
- © 2004., Marshall Macklin Monaghan,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- How big things get done : the surprising factors that determine the fate of every project, from home renovations to space exploration and everything in between / by Flyvbjerg, Bent,author.; Gardner, Dan,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from sketch to the jewel of the New York skyline in twenty-one months; how Amazon started in a garage and became a global retail giant in five years; how, when coronavirus broke out in the city of Wuhan, the Chinese goverment built a 1,500-room hospital in under a week. These grand visions make for inspiring stories. But even for endeavors of far smaller and more modest scales, turning a vision into a plan and a plan into reality isn't easy. Whether it's delivering a key report to a client, organizing a big event, implementing a department-wide process, launching a small business, inventing a product, or renovating a home, many of our everyday projects are in fact complex feats of planning and coordination. Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life's work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg, dubbed "the world's leading megaproject expert" by KPMG. In Big Plans, he identifies the errors in judgement and decision-making that lead projects to fail, and offers research-based strategies for avoiding common pitfalls. For example: Think slow, act fast: It may seem obvious that we should spend less time planning and more time executing, but in practice this is exceedingly difficult. Plan backwards: Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there. Eliminate the unpredictable: when a project gets derailed, we often cite "unforeseen problems." However, most problems can be foreseen, through a method called reference-class forecasting. Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of Pixar's first film, Big Plans reveals how to get any ambitious project done: on time and on budget"--
- Subjects: Project management; Project management;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Best. Ceremony. Ever. : how to make the serious wedding stuff unique / by Shelley, Christopher(Wedding officiant),author.;
"Certified life-cycle celebrant Christopher Shelley is on a mission to revolutionize the wedding ceremony--or at least to make it as enjoyable as the reception. In Best. Ceremony. Ever., he will forever alter the way couples and wedding pros think about tying the knot. Shelley, who has officiated hundreds of weddings, walks couples and officiants through working together, from setting the atmosphere to telling an unforgettable love story. He shares questions for the couple to ask themselves before meeting with their officiant, and offers a wedding vow workshop and complete sample ceremonies. Shelley cares about the guests as much as the couple getting married, and his friendly, entertaining guide is a treasure chest of ideas to make guests laugh, cry, and then laugh at how much they're crying. From announcing the wedding (insert cliff-hanger) to selecting venues (consider breweries!) to choreographing processionals (dance party!) to explosive recessionals (balloon drop!), opportunities to surprise guests abound."--Amazon.com.
- Subjects: Weddings; Wedding etiquette.; Marriage customs and rites.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Innisfil Beach Park redevelopment study / by Innisfil (Ontario : Township).; Knox Martin Kretch (Firm).;
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- Subjects: City planning;
- © 1978., Knox Martin Kretch,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Grow a sustainable diet : planning and growing to feed ourselves and the earth / by Conner, Cindy.; Trice, Betsy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
- Subjects: Permaculture.; Organic gardening.; Gardens; Gardening;
- © c2014., New Society Publishers,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The art of engagement : bridging the gap between people and possibilities / by Haudan, Jim.;
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- Subjects: Employee empowerment.; Personnel management.; Organizational effectiveness.; Strategic planning.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- The complete guide to patios : plan, build and maintain by Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.);
Includes Internet addresses (p. 234-235) and index.
- Subjects: Patios; Patios; Do-it-yourself work;
- © c2007., Creative Pub.,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- A spark of light : a novel / by Picoult, Jodi,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The lives of ordinary people become intertwined when a gunman takes hostages at a women's clinic in the #1 New York Times bestselling author's latest. At Mississippi's sole remaining women's reproductive services clinic, a gunman bursts in and takes its patients and staff hostage. The stories that brought these individuals to the clinic vary, from a woman awaiting cancer screening results to a protestor hoping to catch the clinic in a scandal that could be used in a pro-life campaign. Then there is the police hostage negotiator, whose daughter is also trapped inside the facility, and the gunman himself, who has a vendetta to carry out. Meanwhile, across the state, a seventeen-year-old woman lands in the hospital after an attempt to self-terminate her pregnancy and is subsequently charged by the pro-life DA for the murder of her unborn child. They, too, are connected to the events unfolding in the clinic. As the book moves backward in time, each chapter set one hour earlier than the last, we learn how all these people and their stories are unwittingly connected--and that none of these characters' reasons for being where they are at this fateful place and time are exactly what it appears at first glance."--
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Hostages; Hostage negotiations; Family planning services;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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- A spark of light [sound recording] : a novel / by Picoult, Jodi,1966-author,narrator.; Turpin, Bahni,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Bahni Turpin, with a note read by the author."The lives of ordinary people become intertwined when a gunman takes hostages at a women's clinic in the #1 New York Times bestselling author's latest. At Mississippi's sole remaining women's reproductive services clinic, a gunman bursts in and takes its patients and staff hostage. The stories that brought these individuals to the clinic vary, from a woman awaiting cancer screening results to a protestor hoping to catch the clinic in a scandal that could be used in a pro-life campaign. Then there is the police hostage negotiator, whose daughter is also trapped inside the facility, and the gunman himself, who has a vendetta to carry out. Meanwhile, across the state, a seventeen-year-old woman lands in the hospital after an attempt to self-terminate her pregnancy and is subsequently charged by the pro-life DA for the murder of her unborn child. They, too, are connected to the events unfolding in the clinic. As the book moves backward in time, each chapter set one hour earlier than the last, we learn how all these people and their stories are unwittingly connected--and that none of these characters' reasons for being where they are at this fateful place and time are exactly what it appears at first glance."--
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Hostages; Hostage negotiations; Family planning services;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Arrow : Avro CF-105 MK.1 : pilot's operating instructions and RCAF testing/basing plans /
Includes bibliographical references: p. 128.
- Subjects: Avro Arrow (Turbojet fighter plane); Airplanes, Military;
- © 1999., Boston Mills Press,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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