Fixed somewhat
 

In one of my template modifications I added an extra table in the home.tpl. It was just for me to organize myself a little better so I thought that I could try without it and it turned out that my table may have been the problem. The information is now showing correctly in the center section.

However, the image in the css which is static in the background is now gone???

At least it is usable and viewable in all browsers. Thanks for the help to everyone.