A couple of question on StyleVars

[Syxguns]

I'm developing a theme and I have a couple of problems that I'm hoping someone could answer for me.

1) Hyperlink color in post? Example not a real link

See how that link is underlined and has a blue color. My links just look like standard text! What StyleVar changes this for me?

2) I want to center the title of the Forum Topic area, if that is what it is called. I also want to remove "Thread/Post" and "Last Post" from the area. I'm going to be drawing the area and including that in a URL.

I included a couple of pics to help you understand what I'm talking about. Thanks for any assistance you could give me!

Edit: forgot to include that I'm using vB 4.1.11