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1. )How To add (register)widget in function.php

function header_widgets_init() {
// Area 7, located in the header. Empty by default.
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'First Header Widget Area', 'twentyten' ),
'id' => 'first-header-widget-area',
'description' => __( 'The first header widget area', 'twentyten' ),
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget-container %2$s">',
'after_widget' => '</li>',
'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
'after_title' => '</h3>',
) );

// Area 8, located in the header. Empty by default.
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Second Header Widget Area', 'twentyten' ),
'id' => 'second-header-widget-area',
'description' => __( 'The second header widget area', 'twentyten' ),
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget-container %2$s">',
'after_widget' => '</li>',
'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
'after_title' => '</h3>',
) );

i)How to call widget:

<?php /* Widgetized sidebar */if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') ||
!dynamic_sidebar('First Header Widget Area') ) : ?><?php endif; ?>

2.) How To add featured image in post :
// This theme uses Featured Images (also known as post thumbnails) for per-
post/per-page Custom Header images
add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
add_action( 'init', 'header_widgets_init' );