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I Want That by Nicki Nance
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Location: Blogs Webster University Business Experts |
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| Posted by: Webster University |
9/23/2007 |
I should not be surprised that HGTV boasts a program entitled, “I Want That!” It showcases gizmos and gadgets. Today there was a belt buckle with a programmable LCD display. At forty bucks it was a steal. Most of the products showcased are thousands of dollars. On the cutting edge of home furnishings is a red sofa in the shape of a Swiss army knife. Its antithesis, the Feel seat made of 120 foam balls that can be tied together in endless configurations, comes with the warning that it may take several days to assemble. That’s cushy. If tech toys are more to your liking, you can find a motion sensing alarm for your back pack, a number of specialty robots. My favorite is the Lego robot that comes with its own software. If you aren’t home enough to enjoy it, you can command it from your mobile phone. Where’s the fun it that?
“I Want That” must be the Emmy winner of retail programming. Much like Law and Order, its spin offs have spinoffs. I Want That for Kitchens and I Want That for Bathrooms make a statement about our consumerist culture. Right now, the real estate market offers no assurance that one will have a kitchen, a bathroom or any other room. It’s consoling, I think, that those who are relegated to living out of their backpacks will, at least, have the security of an alarm. I don’t want that.
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Re: I Want That by Nicki Nance |
By The Blogfrog on
11/6/2007 |
| Did ya'll go out of business? |
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Re: I Want That by Nicki Nance |
By Karen Fattorosi on
11/18/2007 |
| Response to Blogfrog: No, Webster University didn't go out of business. We are very much in business. Webster College has changed its name to Rasmussan College. Perhaps you confused the Webster institutions in Ocala. Webster University continues to offer MBA in Business and Masters in Counseling degrees. |
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Re: I Want That by Nicki Nance |
By The Blogfrog on
11/21/2007 |
| Thank you for the information. Any advice for a 50ish yr old woman with only a high school education who secretly longs for a college degree? I am afraid to take the step and also believe I am unemployable due to health issues. The cost of a degree would most likely not be recouped due to my unemployability. |
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