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    <title>Kate Ferguson&apos;s Blog</title>
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    <updated>2011-12-16T16:56:14Z</updated>
    <subtitle>The editor-in-chief of Real Health magazine, Kate Ferguson believes in the importance of healthy relationships, both with ourselves and others. She&apos;s written extensively about these issues for the past 12 years for various lifestyle publications.</subtitle>
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    <title>Model Moves: Beverly Johnson Launches Into Hair and Skin Health</title>
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    <published>2011-12-14T21:54:56Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-16T16:56:14Z</updated>

    <summary>
In short order, the restaurant&apos;s small vestibule began filling as people started milling about. Everyone was waiting. Then about 15 minutes into the social chatter, Beverly Johnson swept in wearing a slinky black number with her hair falling in stylish waves. </summary>
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In short order, the restaurant&apos;s small vestibule began filling as people started milling about. Everyone was waiting. Then about 15 minutes into the social chatter, Beverly Johnson swept in wearing a slinky black number with her hair falling in stylish waves. 
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<entry>
    <title>Is Tracy Morgan Just Another Hater...And What About the Rest of Us?</title>
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    <published>2011-06-13T22:34:33Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-13T23:27:58Z</updated>

    <summary>Is it just me, or does the vitriolic responses of some to what the 30 Rock star said in his Nashville stand-up comedy routine hint at a much bigger problem in today&apos;s say-what-you-like Internet world?  </summary>
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        Is it just me, or does the vitriolic responses of some to what the 30 Rock star said in his Nashville stand-up comedy routine hint at a much bigger problem in today&apos;s say-what-you-like Internet world?  
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<entry>
    <title>Why Not Give Yourself a Break?</title>
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    <published>2011-04-08T17:33:34Z</published>
    <updated>2011-04-11T16:36:54Z</updated>

    <summary>So I needed a mental health break, but really couldn&apos;t afford to take another precious personal day at work. What to do? Well, I made plans to lavish some love on myself at the upcoming Spa Week. (It&apos;s an annual event the spa industry launched in 2004.)</summary>
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        So I needed a mental health break, but really couldn&apos;t afford to take another precious personal day at work. What to do? Well, I made plans to lavish some love on myself at the upcoming Spa Week. (It&apos;s an annual event the spa industry launched in 2004.)
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<entry>
    <title>What Is This Hip-Hop DJ Guilty Of?</title>
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    <published>2011-04-07T14:05:02Z</published>
    <updated>2011-04-07T18:40:27Z</updated>

    <summary>Public lewdness or gay sex?</summary>
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        Public lewdness or gay sex?
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    <title>Find HIV Off-Broadway Too</title>
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    <published>2011-02-11T22:32:08Z</published>
    <updated>2011-02-13T02:48:31Z</updated>

    <summary>&quot;Through the Night&quot; tackles many of the major health issues plaguing the African-American community, including HIV, obesity and keeping hope alive</summary>
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        &quot;Through the Night&quot; tackles many of the major health issues plaguing the African-American community, including HIV, obesity and keeping hope alive
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    <title>Why Should Anyone Have to Pee In a Bottle?</title>
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    <published>2011-01-20T19:32:46Z</published>
    <updated>2011-01-20T20:53:41Z</updated>

    <summary>I mean, do these folks know how painful it is having to go to the bathroom and not being able to relieve yourself? That&apos;s one of the most uncomfortable (and painful) feelings in the world.</summary>
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        I mean, do these folks know how painful it is having to go to the bathroom and not being able to relieve yourself? That&apos;s one of the most uncomfortable (and painful) feelings in the world.
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    <title>Zumba Is a Fun Way to Lose Weight!</title>
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    <published>2011-01-19T01:53:32Z</published>
    <updated>2011-01-19T22:19:03Z</updated>

    <summary>What my problem was (and is) is late hours at the office and getting home too tired to think about working out. But when I popped in the Zumba dance party DVD, hit play and heard the music, suddenly I wasn&apos;t tired anymore. </summary>
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        What my problem was (and is) is late hours at the office and getting home too tired to think about working out. But when I popped in the Zumba dance party DVD, hit play and heard the music, suddenly I wasn&apos;t tired anymore. 
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    <title>Cipha Sounds Off: Fire Him Up, Yes-Fire Him, No!</title>
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    <published>2010-12-21T23:57:16Z</published>
    <updated>2010-12-22T14:21:00Z</updated>

    <summary>What Cipha Sounds said that created a furor that spilled into this week is a head scratcher that on the surface negates all the HIV education and awareness efforts of the past three decades.</summary>
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        <name>Kate Ferguson</name>
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        What Cipha Sounds said that created a furor that spilled into this week is a head scratcher that on the surface negates all the HIV education and awareness efforts of the past three decades.
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<entry>
    <title>A Visit to &quot;The Other City&quot;</title>
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    <published>2010-09-21T22:44:23Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-24T18:00:40Z</updated>

    <summary>When I first heard that a movie about HIV/AIDS in DC had opened in NYC theaters, I wondered how people would respond. Honestly, I didn&apos;t expect a crowd--couldn&apos;t see it.</summary>
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        When I first heard that a movie about HIV/AIDS in DC had opened in NYC theaters, I wondered how people would respond. Honestly, I didn&apos;t expect a crowd--couldn&apos;t see it.
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<entry>
    <title>Freedom</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2010:/kateferguson//21.744</id>

    <published>2010-03-18T22:05:42Z</published>
    <updated>2010-09-10T18:52:29Z</updated>

    <summary>What is true freedom? Is it simply a having no limits on our time and being able to move from place to place without restrictions, go wherever our feet, mind, and desire will take us? </summary>
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        What is true freedom? Is it simply a having no limits on our time and being able to move from place to place without restrictions, go wherever our feet, mind, and desire will take us? 
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<entry>
    <title>Sometimes I Wonder</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/kateferguson//21.728</id>

    <published>2009-08-26T14:16:12Z</published>
    <updated>2009-08-29T21:43:11Z</updated>

    <summary>Like clockwork, every morning, I listen to the news. As an editor, I have no choice. It&apos;s part of my job. I have to stay abreast of the news. But what I hear sometimes makes me wonder. The other day,...</summary>
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        Like clockwork, every morning, I listen to the news. As an editor, I have no choice. It&apos;s part of my job. I have to stay abreast of the news. But what I hear sometimes makes me wonder. The other day,...
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<entry>
    <title>Staying Sane</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/kateferguson//21.727</id>

    <published>2009-08-20T22:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-08-20T21:50:46Z</updated>

    <summary>Do you sometimes wonder why some people can take hit after hit in life and still remain happy and upbeat? Why they can stay in love with life and look forward to each new day? Well, so did I. Then...</summary>
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        <name>Kate Ferguson</name>
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        Do you sometimes wonder why some people can take hit after hit in life and still remain happy and upbeat? Why they can stay in love with life and look forward to each new day? Well, so did I. Then...
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<entry>
    <title>Compromises: How much is too much?</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/kateferguson//21.716</id>

    <published>2009-05-05T17:29:31Z</published>
    <updated>2009-05-05T18:07:01Z</updated>

    <summary>Apologies for being so behind on my blogging. The whip has been cracked so I will get cracking! I will blog every week...I will blog every week...I will blog every week! During a recent series of meetings with a colleague...</summary>
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        <name>Kate Ferguson</name>
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        Apologies for being so behind on my blogging. The whip has been cracked so I will get cracking! I will blog every week...I will blog every week...I will blog every week! During a recent series of meetings with a colleague...
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<entry>
    <title>Stop the Rape of Women </title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/kateferguson//21.702</id>

    <published>2009-02-13T17:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-02-13T20:32:45Z</updated>

    <summary>It&apos;s been ages since I last blogged. But recently I went to a meeting at the 92nd Street Y in New York City which got my attention and has compelled me to get yours. The event was a &quot;public conversation&quot;...</summary>
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        It&apos;s been ages since I last blogged. But recently I went to a meeting at the 92nd Street Y in New York City which got my attention and has compelled me to get yours. The event was a &quot;public conversation&quot;...
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<entry>
    <title>The Winds Of Change</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2008:/kateferguson//21.696</id>

    <published>2008-11-25T21:49:54Z</published>
    <updated>2008-11-25T22:13:26Z</updated>

    <summary>Almost one month ago, Senator Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States. When the confirmation came, it was announced by the DJ at the roller skating rink where I go to exercise and de-stress. After coming...</summary>
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        Almost one month ago, Senator Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States. When the confirmation came, it was announced by the DJ at the roller skating rink where I go to exercise and de-stress. After coming...
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