Firfox frequently locks up when accessing American Express Web site

Firefox will frequently (but not always) lock up (i.e., I must use the Task Manager to terminate the process) when initially accessing the American Express web site; or when clicking on the "recent activity" link; or when clicking the "Log Out" link. I click on the red "X" to close the window, the window is removed from the desktop, but the process "firefox.exe*32" is still running preventing it from restarting - message box: Can't open Firefox since it is still running (paraphrased text). This is a recent development since Firefox 5 - worked fine for years prior.

I located some suggestions for flushing the cache.
There are really three ways you can flush the DNS cache on your iPad.
1) Simply turn the iPad off and on again using the power button. A simple reboot will go a long way.
2) Turning on Airplane mode and then turning it off again will also clear the DNS cache and should be enough to fix the problem. Tap on your Settings icon, then swipe Airplane mode to On and then back off. Since Airplane mode disables the wireless features of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to comply with airline regulations, this will generally do the trick.
The third method would reset all your network settings and I'm pretty sure you don't want to do that right now.

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