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1. Not that I know of
2. Yes, edit modules/news/xoops_version.php, look for
$modversion['sub'][..]
and comment them out (put // in front of each line)
3. In Administration->System->Groups, you can set the access level for blocks and module for each group
4. Yes, in your theme's style.css - the #mainmenu styles, usually toward the bottom of the file.
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