Drupal 6.x

Hi there. I am trying to figure out how to embed a new block region on a theme (marinelli 6.x).
This is explained for 5 and I had done it. But I could not find any info on how to do it on 6. Any help is much appreciated.
cheers

How would I print a specific menu by id in a theme?

I have created a Menu with the id of 82
with 3 menu/items of 83,84,85

I want to hardcode it to my theme to display the items inline.(across)
example:

doesnt work --> print theme('links', 82, array('class' => 'my-class'))

I have a simple module that requires one table defined via schema API. The module can be installed without causing error messages. Everything seemed to be fine until I tried to access the table. Utilizing the Schema module, I can see my schema is known (the hook_schema thus has been called), but the table is missing.

The code of file mymodule.install is

I want to build a lightweight PHP front-end to process some of the data in my Drupal database.

- Should I simply develop it in plain PHP and directly query the Drupal MySQL database ?
- Is there a way to load a minimal set of Drupal functions that would let me do this ?

Basically I need to select nodes on certain criteria including various CCK fields and location, and get the node title.

I am seeking bids for a project to expand the utility of an existing Listserv mailing list used by a group of approximately 200 US employment lawyers. This mailing list has evolved into a valuable repository of the collected insight and support of its members. The desire to share legal documents with colleagues via Listserv has resulted in a wealth of attachments containing briefs, filings and newsletters.

i'm new here and i really like drupal , i heared about it from a lot of forums and i can feel its power:)

i visited the Drupal driven website http://officepranks.forbes.com
i found :
1- a profile creator module
2- internal messaging
3- connection between members
4- instant messaging

does all those module exists or they create some of them from scratch, i would like to create the same thing for my university students and i would like to add: