it's a good start..
however, it took a while to load
PROBLEMS:
- header has to be replaced ... too big with "nothing to show"; and, a bad font choice
- the news layout is poor ... there is nothing there that "grabs" attention ... what's the little image icon about?
- "Module Jump" - do you really think the average surfer knows what this means? Is that a dropdown menu on something that should be clearly visible to the visitor?
The only thing on the portal page that works is the LATEST PICS section. I recommend moving this to the top but remove all the crap below it (eg. name, title, comments, etc). The colors and "
action" found in these pics convey excitement. This is exactly the kind of mood that you want to create!