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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. Burlington Headquarters Building - Wikipedia

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    Part of the original cast-iron Farnam Street facade remains; and although the original atrium elevator was replaced, a new elevator occupies the same area as the original. [3] The Gene Leahy Mall wraps around the building today, and is on the outskirts of the Old Market Historic District and is across the street from the Nash Block.

  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. Jobbers Canyon Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Jobbers Canyon Historic District was a large industrial and warehouse area comprising 24 buildings located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, US.It was roughly bound by Farnam Street on the north, South Eighth Street on the east, Jackson Street on the south, and South Tenth Street on the west. [3]

  6. 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]

  7. WoodmenLife Tower - Wikipedia

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    The WoodmenLife Tower (formerly the Woodmen Tower or Woodmen of the World Tower) is a 478.02 feet (145.70 m) high-rise building at 1700 Farnam Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and headquarters of WoodmenLife (officially Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society) insurance company. Construction of the building began in 1966 and was ...

  8. Farnams Village Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Farnams Village Historic District is a historic district in Cheshire, Massachusetts, United States.It encompasses the historic limestone mining community known as Farnams Village and the associated surviving industrial and mining infrastructure associated with a mining operation active from the late 19th century into the mid-20th century.

  9. Nash Block - Wikipedia

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    October 17, 1978 [2] The Nash Block , also known as the McKesson-Robbins Warehouse and currently as The Greenhouse , is located at 902-912 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska . Designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1907, the building is the last remnant of Downtown Omaha 's Jobbers Canyon .