Weekend Post

Video and/or Audio Blog Post, or Featured Artist Blog Post, published every Saturday.
Image Blog Post, or Featured Artist Blog Post, published every Sunday.
Emphasis is on videos, audios, and images (graphics, art, photos) especially in entertainment, art and culture; or in any other category – interviews, tutorials, infotainment.

Installing WordPress – Part One

A video tutorial to demonstrate how to install a Wordpress website

WordPress

WordPress is a great blogging platform. Here is a video tutorial to demonstrate how to install a WordPress website from scratch using Fantastico. Starting a WordPress website only takes a few minutes. Make your own WordPress website quickly and easily.

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Commonwealth Games Theme Song Unveiled

Music maestro AR Rahman launches CWG, Delhi 2010 theme song

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games official theme song, Swagatham, by Oscar winner Indian music composer AR Rahman, was unveiled at a glittering ceremony held in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi on August 28, 2010.

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British India and Freedom Struggle

The pictorial story of Company Rule and British Raj

Independence Day

On India's 64th Independence Day, I bring you the pictorial story of British India (1757–1947), featuring Company Rule (1757–1858) and British Raj (1858–1947). I am publishing a series of historical and rare pictures in chronological order to give you an idea of British India and freedom struggle.

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National Anthem and National Song

Enjoy videos of national anthem and national song of India

Independence Day

On the eve of India's 64th Independence Day, I bring you videos of the Republic of India's national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' written by Rabindranath Tagore, and national song 'Vande Mataram' written by Bankimchandra Chatterji. I hope you will enjoy them. I also give you the official lyrics of our national anthem, and national song.

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Featured Artist – Sourabh Goho

A young student of tabla from Kolkata, India

Tabla Player

Sourabh's father, Jyoti Goho, is a renowned classical harmonium player. But he was initiated into tabla playing at a very tender age of five. At the age of seven, he started learning under the great tabla maestro, Pandit Shankar Ghosh of Farukhhabad gharānā (schools or traditions), one of the six recognized gharānās of tabla.

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Oracle Octopus Picks Spain to Win World Cup

Paul, the octopus oracle is predicting Spain will beat Netherlands

Octopus Oracle

Germany's Octopus oracle Paul is predicting Spain will beat Netherlands in Sunday’s epic FIFA World Cup 2010 Final on July 11 by choosing a winning mussel from two jars in his tank. The mollusc also predicted Germany would beat Uruguay in the consolation contest for the 3rd spot, and that has come true.

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Featured Artist – Ruang Antho

Have fun with Zakumi papertoy

Papercraft

Papercraft, also called paper models or card models, is a form of crafting in which sheets of heavy paper, paperboard, or card stock are used to create three dimensional objects such as designer toys, models or sculptures. Some people refer to papercraft as pepakura, in an homage to the large Japanese papercrafting community.

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How to Save Penalty Kicks

Video tutorial on how to save a penalty shot in soccer

Penalty Kicks

For the goalkeeper, a penalty kick really is a no lose situation. The keeper is not expected to make the save, so the pressure is on the shooter (the conversion rate of penalty kicks, at all levels of soccer, is 80-90%). But there are tricks a goalkeeper can use to increase their odds of making the save.

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Featured Artist – Melody Lea Lamb

Original art and miniature paintings

Melody Lea Lamb

Melody's original art features miniature paintings and drawings that measure 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches (ACEOs) of whimsical animals, fantasy beings and woodland creatures. She works mainly in colored pencil, India ink and some white acrylic.

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Featured Artist – Tom Cloverfield

Composer, Artist, Producer

Tom Cloverfield

If I am to feature a musician on my blog this weekend from amongst my friends on twitter, one name that immediately comes to my mind is Tom Cloverfield, a composer, artist, producer - all in one without doubt. A versatile musician with many tracks, albums and videos easily available all over the net.

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