diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 1fe52d2..fbefa8b 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 
 // Remove the wptexturizer from changing the quotes and squotes.
-remove_filter('the_title', 'wptexturize');
-remove_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');
-remove_filter('the_excerpt', 'wptexturize');
-remove_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');
-
+// remove_filter('the_title', 'wptexturize');
+// remove_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');
+// remove_filter('the_excerpt', 'wptexturize');
+// remove_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');
 
 global $wpmu_version;
 if (!empty($wpmu_version)) {
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 0a3de4e..1ce1408 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@
 	<?php } 
 } 
 if ($disable_blog_frontpage == 'no') {
-	if (have_posts()): 
-
+	if (have_posts()) {
+		global $blog_postcount;
 		$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat=-"'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
-	
+		
 		$posts = query_posts($blog_query);
 		while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-		
-			display_blog_post();	
 			
+			display_blog_post();	
+		
 		endwhile; ?>
 
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ if ($disable_blog_frontpage == 'no') {
 			<?php } ?>
 			<div class="clear"></div>
 			
-<?php endif; } ?>
+<?php } } ?>
 			<?php get_sidebar('underblog'); ?>
 
 		</div>
diff --git a/widgets/control-panel.php b/widgets/control-panel.php
index 8a61663..b47285b 100644
--- a/widgets/control-panel.php
+++ b/widgets/control-panel.php
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ Author URI: http://webcomicplanet.com/
 
 function comicpress_show_control_panel() { 
 global $wpmu_version; ?>
-<ul><li>
+<ul>
 	<?php if (!is_user_logged_in()) { ?>
+	<li>
 		<form action="<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-login.php" method="post">
 		UserName:<br />
 		<input type="text" name="log" id="sname" value="<?php echo wp_specialchars(stripslashes($user_login), 1) ?>" size="22" /><br /><br />
@@ -37,21 +38,9 @@ global $wpmu_version; ?>
 		$uri = wp_nonce_url( site_url("wp-login.php?action=logout$redirect", 'login'), 'log-out' ); ?>
 		<li><a href="<?php echo $uri; ?>">Logout</a></li>
 		<?php wp_register(); ?>
-		<?php 
-		if (function_exists('pm_inbox_new_count')) {
-			$newmsgs = 0;
-			$newmsgs = pm_inbox_new_count($current_user->ID);
-			if (!$newmsgs) $newmsgs=0;
-		}
-		?>
-		<?php if (function_exists('pm_inbox_new_count')) { ?>
-			<li><a href="/forum?pmaction=viewinpm&pms=1">Inbox (<?php echo $newmsgs; ?>)</a></li>
-			<li><a href="/forum?profile=user">Profile</a></li>
-		<?php } else { ?>
-			<li><a href="/wp-admin/profile.php">Profile</a></li>
-		<?php } 
-	 } ?>
-	</li></ul>
+		<li><a href="/wp-admin/profile.php">Profile</a></li>
+	<?php } ?>
+	</ul>
 	<?php
 }