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We recently sent out our year end newsletter featuring some of your most popular questions and topics from 2009. 

Take a look and share your 2009 highlights!

source: yedda newsletter

As the end of the decade creeps up on us, people start looking back at the highs and lows of the past year and indeed the past ten years. The world has changed in many ways since the millennium – the war on terror, global warming, the financial crisis as well as  personal joys and tragedies. Everyone has their own reasons to look forward to the New Year and the new decade but it is always good to share you thoughts and opinions. Share your best memory of the past decade, your favorite song or worst movie, discuss whether 2009 was better than 2008 and what New Year’s resolutions you have for 2010.

Happy New Year to everyone on Yedda!

source: viZZZual.com, Rob & Jules, Don Nunn.

If you are cooking Christmas dinner for the first time or you are just looking for some new ideas to make your Christmas menu more interesting this year, have a look at the wonderful recipes that fellow Yeddais have shared in the past and share your own family specialties for everyone else to enjoy. Whether it is advice on how to cook a good turkey, how to flame a Christmas pudding or how to decorate Christmas cookies, there is something for everyone. Happy Holidays!

source:  jamespeek, dano, mike fleming,

‘Tis the season to be jolly and now is the time to make sure you know what gifts you are buying all your friends and family. Take advantage of you fellow Yeddais and ask them for their shopping and gift ideas, how they decorate their Christmas trees and find out what they think is the best Christmas present or the weirdest Christmas present.

source: jelene, timbrauhn

Check out the new “Compliments”  feature we launched recently. 

You can now give a direct compliment to the person who gives you a great answer… simply visit their profile and send your compliments (these will be posted on their profile view). 

Take a look at OronD’s profile who already received numerous compliments from the community.

So if you have a favorite person who always gives you great answers, take the time to thank them for their help and make their day!

It seems that this season we are being spoilt with a large selection of new TV shows. Whether you like witches and vampires, drama or action – there is something new for everyone. So find out what other people think about the return of Melrose Place, the new season of Grey’s Anatomy and new shows Glee, Mercy, Eastwick and Flash Forward.

Around the world people are trying to do their bit to help the environment and reduce their energy consumption by turning off lights when not in use, walking instead of taking the car and washing clothes at a lower temperature.

Here are some ways you can save energy when cooking. Use two smaller pans for macaroni and cheese instead of one big pan; they’ll cook quicker, using less energy. Baking in glass or ceramic dishes often means you can turn the oven temperature down 25 degrees. The difference between a simmer and a boil is just a degree or two, but it takes a tremendous amount of energy to clear that hump. Vegetables and grains cook just as evenly in simmering water.

Find out what advice your fellow Yeddais have on the topic.

source:Laurel Fan; FotoosVanRobin; Monica Arellano-Ongpin

Yedda recently updated its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy – we wanted Yeddais to be up to date on the modifications that were made. Please take a moment to review these two items… I have highlighted below the main areas that were updated:

Terms of Use – Usage of Yedda Content, Usage of Yedda Widgets & APIs, Relationship of Parties, and Limitation on Liability.

Privacy Policy – Type of Information Collected, Use of Personal Information, Use of User Generated Content, Use of Cookies.

It seems that there is still a lot of confusion about what Swine Flu is and how dangerous it is. Here is a basic explanation; It is the H1N1 virus that is a specific  strain of the normal flu virus but it is potential life threatening in the very young, the very old and those with poor health.

Find out about your fellow Yeddais’s concerns about swine flu, thoughts about the medicine Tamiflu and a possible vaccine.

source:Y

As the summer draws to a close, children all over the world are getting ready to go back to school. For many there is the excitement of being reunited with their friends to gossip about the summer or play games together. For some however, this is a difficult time, the stress of going into a year leading up to important exams and life changing decisions or even starting a new school and having to make new friends.

Do not forget that the Yedda community is there to help you along the way. Ask fellow Yeddais for advice on how to prepare for a new school year or even help on difficult subjects like Science and Mathematics.

source:House of Sims; OakleyOriginals; Avolore