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Carol Blackman, M.A., is a journalist who writes about lifestyle trends. She regularly advises readers about health and fitness, business on the Internet, and travel destinations.<br>
Carol spent 14 years as a reporter, columnist, editor, and manager with two daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Peninsula Times Tribune and the San Jose Mercury News. She has been a regular contributor to San Francisco Focus magazine and the San Francisco Nob Hill Gazette. And most recently, she has contributed to new media projects by writing for Internet websites.