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I want to offer condolences to all those whose friends or family were killed or injured when the stage collapsed<\/a> at the Indiana State Fairgrounds after a sudden strong gust of wind last night.<\/p>\n

The image that has impressed me most is the video below, in which you see the stage collapse, and then the immediate, instinctive reaction of so many people present, not to run away to safety but to run forward, to help in any way they can.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=63GKrWWF5d8<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"