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• n  a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
  the portals of the cathedral
  the portals of heaven
  the portals of success
• n  a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
  a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.
• n  a short vein that carries blood into the liver

• For example, the expert of the Ocean portal can grant editorial control to a steward for the Reef Portal, then in turn the Fish Portal, then the Shark Portal, The Angel Fish .

• portal site
• portal vein
• hepatic portal vein
• vena portae

News & Articles

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• Indian Gifts Portal Unveiled Fresh Collection of Rakhis for Raksha Bandhan
  Indian Gifts Portal, one of India’s leading gifting portals, unveiled its fresh collection of rakhis for the upcoming Raksha Bandhan celebration. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10783528.htm
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
• GSMA launches data and analysis portal for mobile industry
  The GSM Association (GSMA) has launched a new online portal, providing data and analysis on the mobile industry as well as market insights produced by a team of analysts.        
  June 12, 2013 - TechWorld
• Woodbury Financial Completes Successful Rollout of VISION2020 Advisor Portal to Advisors
  Woodbury Financial today announced the successful rollout of Advisor Group’s proprietary VISION2020 Advisor Portal to its nearly 1500 advisors. Advisor Portal is a
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in International Herald Tribune
  Obama says in a video: "The size and scale of this plan demand unprecedented efforts to root out waste, inefficiency and unnecessary spending. Recovery.gov will be the online portal for these efforts, publishing information about how the funding...
• Michael Chertoff in Forbes
  By the end of next year, we expect to have virtually all containers coming into the US screened through radiation portal monitors,Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.
• Patti Smith in International Herald Tribune
  Smith, 61, calls the show opening Friday at the Fondation Cartier "a portal, a door, an open door welcoming people into my world."