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The law of triviality is C. Northcote Parkinson's 1957 argument that people within an organization commonly give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. [1] Parkinson provides the example of a fictional committee whose job was to approve the plans for a nuclear power plant spending the majority of its time on discussions about relatively minor but easy-to-grasp issues, such as what ...
This "bicycle shed effect" is easily explained: true expertise on nuclear plants is rare, while everybody can have a say about bicycle sheds, and refreshments are clear and dear to all. Sadly, the "bicycle shed effect" can be noted on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and theoretically every Wikipedian is working to build it.
The Clarinda and Page Apartments were located at 3027 Farnam Street and 305–11 Turner Boulevard in the Midtown area of Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1909 and 1914 respectively, they both reflected the Georgian Revival style of architecture. The buildings were designated an Omaha Landmark on April 21, 1981.
1819 Farnam Street Built in 1908, this site was labeled a key historic site by the Federal Writers Project. [29] Eggerss-O'Flyng Building: 801 South 15th Street Built in 1902. Farnam Building: 1613 Farnam Street Built in 1929. Federal Office Building: 110 South 15th Street Built in 1934. First National Bank Building: 300-312 South 16th Street 1917.
The former Woodmen of the World Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was located at 1323 Farnam Street. Built in 1912 by the architectural firms of Holabird & Roche and Fisher and Lawrie, the building was the headquarters of Woodmen of the World (WOW) from 1912 until 1934. WOW relocated in 1934 to the Bee Newspaper Building at 17th and Farnam, also ...
Jones Street on the south to St. Marys Avenue on the north; from South 20th Street on the east to South 23rd Street on the west Yes Yes Eggerss-O'Flyng Building: 1902 801 South 15th Street Yes Yes Epeneter House: 1905 502 North 40th Street No Yes Farnam Building: 1929 1613 Farnam Street Yes No Federal Office Building: 1934 106 S. 15th St. Yes No
"Sesame Street" has been gentrified. After 45 seasons, the brick walls that once fenced in the neighborhood have been razed, giving way to sweeping views of what looks suspiciously like the Brooklyn Bridge (it is in fact a composite of three New York City bridges).
The Farnam Building is located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska.It is a seven-story, 110-foot-tall (34 m), historic building that was constructed in 1929. It is adjacent to the First National Bank Building to the east, and Farnam Plaza, an eight-story building that houses the Opera Omaha offices, to the west.