LParyani

That's pretty much the reason. We had learnt about oil prices in my Organisation Theory class, and from the research we did for about a month on the rising of oil prices, we had a clear idea that at this point there is no shortage of oil, but the shortage (or hoarding) of oil refinaries (spelling?). The shortage of oil is simple make-believe.

Not a problem. Also, regularly run TaskManager and check on the status of svchost.exe, specially if you're connected on a network or connected to the internet. It should not be using much on CPU usage.

This link isn't working for me. When I click on this link, some sort of search portal opens up. Is it working for the rest?

I live in Dubai and the fuel prices here should be considerably low considering the fact that UAE is somewhat of an oil producing nation, although only 10% of the economy is dependent on oil.However, we used to pay approximately $1.6 per gallon, and now it's risen to $2.0 per gallon. I guess this is a great advantage because the oil prices have rocketed much greater in proportion in other parts of the world. But from what the economists are predicting, oil prices may rise slightly again after the war. Let's hope that doesn't happen.

As mentioned, the red and green on the banner don't fit well. But, if you could incorporate the green in the rest of the template, then it would kind of 'fit into place' and not leave a sense of separation between the forum banner and the rest of it.Secondly, too many forums with not enough members makes it look more empty than always. I'm not sure if you could do this, but reduce the number of forums and keep only the ones that are crucial, and then as the members increase, you could gradually increase the number of forums. I think the locked forums are of no use and should'nt be visible if not removed for now, and when you need them, you could incorporate them as a part of the site. Now, I would only lock a forum if it already had posts in it and could be useful for a read, but because you don't have any posts you should probably hide it and re-open on the 1st of September (as mentioned) and let the members know through other methods (like announcements, etc.)

I read in the newspaper the other day that a Canadian was trapped in Lebanon when he was there for a vacation, and after being informed about the whole situation, he called the Canadian embassy for help, but all they told him was to stay put as they're doing all they could to bring aid and are currently very low on resources.

First off, it would be helpfull to put up a little discription about the website, even though it's just an online community. Secondly, when I click the "Death Shadow" link (placed under the banner), I don't get directed anywhere because it's linked to LOCALHOST/, which means it's a broken link. Finally, I wouldn't insert a video on the forums page. It could turn out to be annoying later if not soon. I haven't got around the website/forum much, but will post up if something comes up. Good luck with it.

Welcome pandacakes. I have to say, nice username/handle.

500 times is probably too much for the modem to handle, specially if it's only dial-up. I really doubt it. Anyone had any experience with this software program?

Out of all the places I've travelled, I'd say that where I live now is the hottest place - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In summers, the tempratures rocket to around 45C (and above) in the shade and during the night, it's around 37C, but feels 41C. To make it worse, the humidity level ranges around 75% throughout summer. It's very pleasent in the winter with minimal rain, but summers are when people rely completely on their air conditioners and when it breaks down, all hell breaks lose.

That is very true. The only thing we can expect from the United Nations are their comments on war without much action behind it. Their fight against terrorism is nothing but a race for more and more power. In the midst of all this, we should'nt forget the tension between USA and Iran.

I tried all I could to avoid taking the necessary injections back when I was in school. And so, I didn't have much experience with needles and to say the least, I was pretty scared of them. Not long ago, I had to get my blood drawn for legal reasons (of residency), and it practically freaked me out. I kept my cool and it wasn't as bad as I had imagined it to be. Yet, I voted No.

I guess it is usual to have more than one svchost.exe processes running on your computer at the same time. But if one of these (or several) of these processes start hogging more and more of your memory, then I guess you'll have to worry. Otherwise, it's just fine.

I've heard about Spy Sweeper, but isn't that only restricted to scanning spyware/adware and the like and not viruses? I'm not sure, but thanks for the information.

I'm not using any anti-virus at the moment and haven't been using one for the last two years. Fortunately enough, I have been bug free.But, from what my friends suggest, I hear that McAfee (Hotmail uses it) is a good anti-virus. But, wait for other members to post up their recommendations.