I think they are fine there, they just need some definition. Highlight them, change the font, add some color or something to make them show a bit more. They don't need to overpower the page but a little something to make them a bit more polished.
The pages look very nice and clean. The links on the upper left look rather out of place they (to me) look like they were placed there as an afterthought. I think they need a bit more definition (hopefully that makes sense). Otherwise it is very nice.
You can learn an awful lot by listening (or in our cases reading) .. sometimes keeping your mouth shut is the biggest teacher of all, unfortunately in the wired world we live in a small amount of information makes many people think they know it all, as we too often see on this site.
Sadly the...