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var previous = 0;
var later = function() {
previous = new Date;
timeout = null;
result = func.apply(context, args);
};
return function() {
var now = new Date;
if (!previous) previous = now;
var remaining = wait - (now - previous);
context = this;
args = arguments;
if (remaining <= 0) {
clearTimeout(timeout);
timeout = null;
previous = now;
result = func.apply(context, args);
} else if (!timeout) {
timeout = setTimeout(later, remaining);
}
return result;
};
}
/*
* Scroll Event
*/
function bindScrollDepth() {
scrollEventBound = true;
$window.on('scroll.scrollDepth', throttle(function() {
/*
* We calculate document and window height on each scroll event to
* account for dynamic DOM changes.
*/
var docHeight = $(document).height(),
winHeight = window.innerHeight ? window.innerHeight : $window.height(),
scrollDistance = $window.scrollTop() + winHeight,
/* Recalculate percentage marks */
marks = calculateMarks(docHeight),
/* Timing */
timing = +new Date - startTime;
checkMarks(marks, scrollDistance, timing);
}, 500));
}
init();
};
/* UMD export */
return $.scrollDepth;
}));
jQuery.scrollDepth();
} else {
setTimeout(monsterinsights_scroll_tracking_load, 200);
}
}
monsterinsights_scroll_tracking_load();
});
}
/* End MonsterInsights Scroll Tracking */
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
document.querySelectorAll("ul.nav-menu").forEach(
ulist => {
if (ulist.querySelectorAll("li").length == 0) {
ulist.style.display = "none";
}
}
);
/* ]]> */
</script>
</body>
</html>