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Any of our regular MyNassauSun.com viewers have probably already noticed the change to the top, black menu bar.

We've added another section, Living History.

Clicking on that link will take you to our brand-new video page, with five short clips of Alice Nolan,the 100-year-old Fernandina Beach native.

Alice recently sat down with My Nassau Sun Editor Amelia Hart and professional videographer Chad Watts to reflect on her life.

Each clip is about a minute long, and we hope to continue adding other Nassau residents to the page, people who have a strong understanding of our community and how it's changed through the years.

We've had a great response from you guys since we introduced our Pet of the Week contest. So thanks for taking the time to share your photos- we're always happy to make your pets famous.

Just to make sure you know where to upload your photos, here is the spot:Nassau Pets when you're there, click "Submit a photo to this album" to do just that!

And don't forget- you can share any photos with us that you'd like, and here is the spot for that: Your photos

Have you ever been enjoying a meal at a fine restaurant (or slopping your way through a burger and fries) and wondered what was happening behind the kitchen's swinging doors?

Well, we have compiled a list of all the restaurant violations from every establishment in Northeast Florida, which means that your favorite haunt is definitely listed. Just to whet your appetite- one Fernandina Beach restaurant had 39 violations this year.

Ready to peek behind those doors?

Just drag that mouse of yours on top of the "News" link in the black menu bar at the top of the page and you'll see "Restaurant Violations" appear just underneath. Click on that and you'll be there!

I am endlessly fascinated by maps- and I thought I would share one of my favorite online map collections. Worldmapper.org has hundreds of Cartograms, which are basically maps whose territories are re-sized depending on the shown variable. Enough technical talk, here's an example:

It probably wouldn't take you more than two or three guesses to figure out what this map is measuring, but it's HIV prevalence. In 2003, 4 out of every 10 people in Swaziland (which is in Southern Africa) were HIV positive. Sure, 4 out of 10 people is a lot, but seeing a map of the problem is stunning.