Hi Dave. A few comments on what you've got so far.
I don't the white text on light grey background on the menu block.
You need to have a consistent font size, type and colour throughout the document. At the moment you have a mixture. For reading online, a non-serif font is best such as Verdana or Arial (we usually use Verdana).
I think you could do better with your images. Go to one of the suppliers of images such as iStockphoto and i think you should be able to get something better than what you have currently.
I don't see the point of the clock.
I would also remove the visitor counter. Use something like Google analytics to check visitor stats. Displaying a visitor counter does you no good. It just shows up how few people visit the site.
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Mike
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