Amanda Broadfoot
Amanda Broadfoot is a Tallahassee-based freelance writer and mother of two preschoolers. She has been published for magazines, newspapers and websites around the world and blogs about family life, including mothering an autistic preschooler, at www.AmandaBroadfoot.com. Contact her directly at AmandaBroadfoot@gmail.com.
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How to Have a Great Family "Staycation" with Your Autistic ChildAutistic kids can find travel very challenging: new places, people, sights, sounds and smells. The alternative to long-distance travel and strange beds is the "staycation:" staying in your hometown and experiencing it like a visitor. -
Therapeutic Listening for AutismTherapeutic Listening is an emerging autism therapy: sound advice or hear-brained? After a six-month experience with her son's TL, one parent gives this non-invasive treatment a tentative thumbs-up. -
Romancing the StonesA guide to understanding cut, clarity, carat, and color, and selecting the highest quality stones in the latest styles.
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Between a Rock and a Good PlaceOne utterly risk averse 30-something's journey to catharsis and back by way of a giant rock. -
Adding Surround Sound to Your Home TheaterA surround system includes at least five speakers (front left and right, center channel, rear left and right surrounds), an optional subwoofer and a receiver (or decoder/processor, amps and tuner). Do it yourself or hire someone for the job. -
Home Security: Remote MonitoringFrom hiring a professional monitoring service to enabling Internet-friendly systems, homeowners can rest easy knowing a watchful eye is always trained on their home.
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Home Automation Cable 101: Wiring "Smart Homes"Nearly half of all new homes include "structured wiring." This specialized "smart" wiring package lets you connect multiple computers within your home, view different satellite channels on multiple TVs, and monitor security cameras from your TV or PC. -
Miss Florida USA Competes at Miss USA 2005Nothing could compare to the excitement of following my friend, Miss Florida USA Melissa Witek, through the Miss USA 2005 pageant. From missing sarongs to knee makeup to interviewing The Donald himself, it was a whirlwind.
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How to Select, Design and Install Home Automation Products and Systems You NeedYou've probably been mulling over the idea of adding electronics to your home plan for some time. Maybe you don't know where to begin. At the end of 30 days, you'll be armed with research, budgets, blueprints and contacts and ready to take action.
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Dishing Up Ft. Walton BeachTo visit Magnolia Grill is to step inside a museum of Ft. Walton Beach history. To open its menu is to page through Tom and Peggy Rice's personal and family history. They consider themselves curators as much as restaurateurs.
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Home Automation for the Physically Challenged"Assistive technology" is any system, device or service that helps those who face physical challenges to increase, maintain or improve their functional capabilities. This can be anything from walking sticks to doors and windows that open electronically. -
Port St. Joe, Florida: Paradise Lost . . . And FoundSix years after the St. Joe Paper Mill closed its doors for the final time, a different Port St. Joe, and a new, more balanced economy, has emerged. To understand this miracle of rebirth, one must first follow the long road it took to get here. -
Accessorizing Your Home TheaterThe main attraction to developing the home theater is the ability to bring the local multiplex right down the hall. From implementing full-scale themed motifs to adding low-key amenities, the small things really do make the difference. -
Neal McDough, Hollywood SurvivorActor Neal McDonough describes what it's like to endure the ups and downs of a career in Hollywood -- from roles in hits like Star Trek and Minority report to canceled series like Boomtown and Medical Investigation. -
How to Child-proof Your Home OfficeWhile the home office offers obvious benefits to the working parent, there are challenges as well. While everyone is familiar with the common hazards to small hands, the home office contains a frontier of new child hazards just waiting to be discovered.
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Star Trek Composer Jay Chattaway Strikes a ChordStar Trek composer Jay Chattaway comments on the important role that music plays in the development of plot and character in the multiple Star Trek series on which he has worked.
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Leonard Nimoy Stands the Test of TimeVeteran actor Leonard Nimoy, formerly Star Trek's Mr. Spock, has found new passions in poetry and photography. In this interview, Leonard Nimoy discusses his acting career, his book of poetry "A Lifetime of Love," and his plans for the future.
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1031 Exchange: A Real Estate Investor's Safe Harbor from Capital Gains TaxesFavorable tax treatment for investment property is also fueling a record-breaking boom in second homes, rental houses and commercial purchases. With the right information, property owners can completely eliminate capital gains tax liability.
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AOL Executive Automates Mountain HomeThe Oglethorpes designed an automated vacation home in Vail, Colorado, with fully integrated lighting, home theater, security and heating/cooling features.
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Speakers of the House: Selling Girls on Boy Toy ElectronicsYou wanna spend that much on home theater equipment? Well, there's an easy way to get your wife or girlfriend to say yes. You just have to understand how she thinks.
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Short Film Wins Big Prize for FSU Film StudentFlorida State University film student Matt Pope won the 2005 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award. "The Line Starts Here," the winning short film, could appear on 20,000 movie screens in October. -
Filmmaking at Florida State UniversityThe Florida State University film school is using its alumni network and a new grant to send its film graduates to Hollywood. The FSU film school hopes to one day rival Hollywood.
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Amelia Grey, I Presume?I was unprepared for meeting Amelia Grey; this world-renowned romance author wasn't at all what I was expecting . . . first of all, she wasn't Amelia Grey . . .
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The Greatest Soccer Story You've Never HeardIn June of 1950, the last-ranked team at the World Cup, the Americans, faced off against the best, the English. The results were so shocking that the world press believed it was a hoax.