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  2. Law of triviality - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Woodmen of the World Building (Omaha, Nebraska) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Wikipedia:Avoid Parkinson's bicycle-shed effect - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of streets in Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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    Dodge Street splits into two streets that are Route 6, Dodge and Douglas. Dunlop Avenue: The main street of Omaha's Frenchtown. Ed Creighton Avenue: Starts at 32nd Avenue and ends when it hits the Interstate 480. F Street: Farnam Street Originally the main street of Omaha, it branches off of Dodge Street and goes east until it hits Eighth Street.

  6. List of Omaha landmarks - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Blackstone Plaza - Wikipedia

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    Blackstone Plaza (formerly named Kiewit Plaza) is a 210 foot (64 m), 15 story high-rise office building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.It is located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of South 36th Street. [1]

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  9. Farnam Building - Wikipedia

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    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.