When I tried those two links with Firefox 20.0.1, I didn't see any delays. You might want to try Chrome which you can download from http://www.google.com/chrome . Two other things you could do would be (1) clear your browser cache in Firefox and (2) boot to Safe Mode and check for viruses.
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Good luck.
Problem:
At some specific websites, my computer will freeze up completely for a good 4-5 minutes before allowing me to continue navigating the page. This happens at those specific pages consistently, the first time I visit them each time my computer is turned on.
Websites that I know do this, off the top of my head:
http://community.eveonline.com/support/petitions/
http://eve-central.com/
There are other websites where I know this has happened, but I can't remember them. Another note is that it seems to happen at only the first example of those websites that I visit each time I turn on the computer, the next ones run fine as far as I could tell.
Relevant info:
Operating system: Vista 32
Browser: Firefox

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