I found this site called Online Scrapbook. It’s not just another photo manager. This one allows you to place the photos into a scenic slideshow, which looks great and makes the viewing more interesting.

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If you have your own domain, you can easily change the theme of your site. However, first you have to find something you like.
Here’s a good place to start - WordPress Theme Viewer. Note: You cannot upload a theme if you have a blog at WordPress.com; you can only choose from the [...]

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Duotrope’s Digest looks like a good resource.
Welcome to Duotrope’s Digest, a database of over 1175 current markets for short fiction and poetry. Use this page to search for fiction markets that may make a fine home for that short story or poem you just finished. Use the menus at the top and right to [...]

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Evil Editor was recommended by a member of my message board. This is what they said:
Basically, he edits someone’s real query everyday and writes about how to make it better. Also, people send him the first page of their story for suggestions. The whole thing is extremely humorous and helpful at the same time.

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Knights were men of the sword. Their iron blades were heated, cooled and hammered many times before they became steel. Their blades were often damacened, that is inlaid with gold and silver designs. The knight held the sword by the hilt which was protected by two guards called quillions. The pommel, [...]

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By the 13th century, a knight’s armour had changed in many ways. Most knights had mail mittens at the end of the sleeves of their hauberk. Theses were split along the palms so that the hands could be freed without taking off the rest of the armour. Helmets called flat-topped helms became [...]

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The invention of the stirrup enabled horse-soldiers or knights to wear heavy armour and, at the same time, to control their horses in battle. By the 11th century, knights were almost completely covered in mail armour. Mail was made of small interlocking steel rings so that each ring had four others linked through [...]

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This is a topic that I’ve skimmed over before but will go into more detail now.
Although knighting had been a simple affair during the early Middle Ages, the ceremony gradually became more and more complicated. By the end of the Middle Ages, it was performed in the grounds before some great castle amid great [...]

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At about the age of 14 if the page had made satisfactory progress he became a squire and, if he belonged to, or served in, a wealthy family, he put on silver spurs as a sign of his new status. As a squire, he had the right to carry a shield emblazoned with armorial [...]

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In the Middle Ages, some of the boys destined to become knights trained from early childhood in the knightly arts. The first stage in their military apprenticeship was served as a page in a noble’s household. A page learnt not only about military matters but also about honour and courteous behaviour, especially towards [...]

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