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We gather today to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who did so much to bring America closer to the ideal of our Pledge of Allegiance: One nation under God, with liberty and justice for all. We thank Dr. King for his love of country, his love of peace and non-violence, his love of his fellow man.
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Budapest: The Fishermen’s Bastion: Side Relief on St. Stephen’s Statue


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Saint Stephen I (Hungarian: I. (Szent) István, Slovak: (Svätý) Štefan I.) (967/969/975, Esztergom, Hungary – 15 August 1038, Esztergom, Hungary), Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1000/1001) and the first King of Hungary (1000/1001-1038). Stephen was born under the pagan Turkic name "Vajk", but was baptised as "Stephen" in his childhood. Following the death of his father, Géza, Stephen became the Grand Prince of the Magyarsain, but he could only strengthen his rule when he defeated his relative, Koppány. Shortly afterwards, he claimed and received a crown from the pope and he became the first King of Hungary. Stephen extended his rule in the Carpathian Basin with force by defeating several local chieftains. He maintained peace with the Holy Roman Empire during the first three decades of his reign, and later he could withdraw the attacks of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Stephen established ten dioceses in his kingdom and he issued severe decrees against pagan customs and in favor of the Christian faith in order to strengthen Christianity among his subjects. He organised several counties (vármegye) in Hungary and his decrees could ensure the internal peace in his kingdom. Based on his acts, he is generally considered as the founder of Hungary. Following the death of his son, Emeric, Stephen wanted to ensure the maintenance of the Christianity in his kingdom and therefore he named his sister’s son, the Venetian Peter Urseolo as his heir instead of his cousin, Vazul whom he suspected following pagan customs and ordered him blinded. Stephen was canonised, together with his son and Bishop Gerard of Csanád, on August 20, 1083 and he become one of the most popular saints in Hungary.
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Image by Lawrence Whittemore
1. Honor the Dead, 2. World War II, 3. Cars, 4. Experiment 231, 5. Fit for a King (Stephen King), 6. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/124160529/, 7. Ocean Venture, 8. Yellow on Blue,

9. Condemned, 10. Stone Church, 11. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/111649727/, 12. Toy Truck, 13. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/119301348/, 14. Great Tasting Fruit, 15. Monkey Bars, 16. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/110461168/,

17. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/109774087/, 18. breaking out, 19. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/110212240/, 20. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/119961396/, 21. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/125685452/, 22. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/127570120/, 23. Not your Every Day School Bus, 24. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/124456417/,

25. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/112692633/, 26. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/116910680/, 27. flickr.com/photos/22339026@N00/114279551/, 28. Derailed, 29. The Storm (beavers_evil), 30. pPod Shuffle
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John Cusack’s character in the film 1408 (top) lives in Hermosa Beach, CA. This was an establishing shot.

@hutbert I think The Stand is my favorite Stephen King book! – by familyonbikes (Nancy Sathre-Vogel)

I want to sew but my feet start to look like something from a Stephen King movie after about 20 mins. #pregnantswelling – by JenaiHam (Jenai Hamilton)

Christine – Stephen King #NowReading – by deisenczkowski_ (Deise CM Senczkowski)

Stephen King Trivia!
I just recently finished reading Strangers, by Dean Koontz. It reminded me a lot of The Stand by Stephen king. (The Stand happens to be my favorite book)
There are a lot of simularites in style, the way the characters are drawn together. What are your thoughts?

Answer by Future Marine
Go Steven King.