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I love the way you are headed with this design. I think that its somewhat not as original but I know its not yet a graphic design.
There isn't much to me that you would have to actually change in the layout of the website. The blog is right near the news section which is a great idea and the calendar is also on the same level and nothing looks bigger than the other besides in width but that is understandable.
Nice idea of placing the search bar at the very top of the website. It seems like it would be a major help for many that come to find information faster than with the constant hassle of going through the links.
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This area can probably be unified
Think about combining the news and blog posts. Usually only one outlet is needed for companies.
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Unify the footer
Perhaps it's just visual representation of the footer, but I would unite all of these three boxes into one with a different background. All of this is utility functionality and eliminating "boxing" will make the design look cleaner.
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Good placement of search box
The search box is right where users expect it. On the other hand, "Search:" label is really not needed here.
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1 liner menu
I would go with a 1 line menu. I don't know if it's possible but it would make the menu more easy to scan and more room on the page.
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Great headline
Great bold headline that's screaming "read me" :)
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Action areas / buttons
Try to make the most important stand out. Else, there are to many action buttons next to each other.
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Not related
These 2 do not releate with eachother ... separate it, or move it elsewhere.
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Not noticeable
There links are barely noticeable. Maybe place a similar link at the very bottom of the article box, this is where users expect it.
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Rename it
Try "read more", its an descriptive action. Will generate more clicks.
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Why no title here?
It seems inconsistent with the boxes on the right and left. Unless you want to make it less noticeable / important.
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Combine
As Aurimas already said: Try to combine these. It would make them more interesting to read (more content).
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Thumbnails
Add more thumbnails to the page or else it will look dull lilke a newspaper column.
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Move it to the top
Bump this up ... this is how the user interacts with your site. It's important.
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Language
Language selection here? Why?
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Integrate
Integrate these into a separate area. I don't have any brilliant ideas, but it's a mess right now. Maybe adding some of them to the main menu (drop down)?
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Test
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