Firefox 13's new tab page appears blank, just like in older versions. Why?

After my beta install upgraded from 12 to 13 yesterday, the new tab page was working as advertised. When I started my computer today, however, the new tab page appeared blank, just as it did in older versions of Firefox. What happened? Any idea how to fix it?

The thumbnails on the about:newtab page are generated from the cache, so if the page is not in the cache or otherwise can't be rendered as a PNG image then you will get an empty box.<br />
Do not use Clear Recent History to clear data when you close Firefox.<br />
If there is no history then you get an about:newtab page with empty boxes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-tab-page-show-hide-and-customize-top-sites
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/thumbnails-on-new-tab-page-are-missing

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Sorry for my bad English.

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Firefox 13's new tab page appears blank, just like in older versions. Why?

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