function showFirstStory() {

    if ( location.href.indexOf('show_first_story=false') != -1 ) {
        return;
    }

    var firstStoryRef = document.getElementsByTagName('a').item(0);
    window.parent.frames['story'].location.replace(firstStoryRef);
}

function extlinkopen(href,target) {

    if ( href.indexOf('http://') == -1 ) {
        href = "http://" + href;
    }

    document.write('<a href="' + href + '" target="' + target + '">');
}

function extlinkclose() {
    document.write('</a>');
}

function extlink(text,href,target) {
    extlinkopen(href,target);
    document.write(text);
    extlinkclose();
}

function showChart() {

	var url = "/gold-price-chart.do";

	var chartWin = window.open(url, '_blank', 'width=720,height=430,resizable=yes,dependent=no,scrollbars=no');
	chartWin.focus();
}