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The state of the Democratic party saddens me.

ending my radio silence on the earthquake

I remarked to my roommate last night that I'd seen a headline of USA Today stating that the U.S. had finally airdropped food & water in Haiti. Just three days prior, officials were concerned that doing so would incite rioting, but the logistics of navigating the nonexistent infrastructure made it so that this was the only way to get the supplies to the survivors. "I would think the longer you waited to make the airdrop, the more likely a riot would ensue," I told her. "So, to me, the government's position doesn't hold water."

Also, Haiti has been really plaguing me because the imagery reminds me so much of Katrina. Then, on days five, six, seven and continuing, the rescue missions haven't stopped, and as of two days ago they were still finding people alive. But in 2005, our military abruptly halted rescue efforts four days in, stating that logically no one could survive that long. How many more people in New Orleans died hoping that one of us would save them?

stand up

Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly

"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals," [Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences ] said. She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucose and fat in the body start to shut down.

Even for people who exercise, spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.