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if(!notSignedIn){ var splitthis = getDataLayerVal('PartyActiveProductIds').split('|'); var premium = splitthis.filter(function(number) { return number == '2'; }); if(premium.length != 0){ document.querySelector('body').classList.add("premium"); } else{ if(document.querySelector('body').classList.contains("premium")){ document.querySelector('body').classList.remove("premium"); } } } }) </script> <!-- End of setting Premium user --> <style> .mast-sharing-icons { display: none; position: absolute; right: 20px; bottom: -20px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .mast-sharing-icons:after { display: table; clear: both; content: ''; } .mast-sharing-icons li { float: left; } .mast-sharing-icons li:not(:last-child) { margin-right: 8px; } .mast-sharing-icons li a { display: inline-block; } .mast-sharing-icons li a svg [id$="-circle"] { fill: #005092; transition: fill 200ms linear; } .mast-sharing-icons li a:hover svg [id$="-circle"] { fill: #000; } @media screen and (min-width: 1024px) { .mast-sharing-icons { display: block; } } </style> <script> var showwallpaper; if(document.querySelector('meta[name="showwallpaper"]')) { showwallpaper = document.querySelector('meta[name="showwallpaper"]').content; } </script> <style> @media screen and (min-width: 1220px) { .wallpaper-applied.site-width-1024 .mast.container .inner-sleeve, .wallpaper-applied.site-width-1024 #mainnav.container .inner-sleeve { max-width: 1220px; } } </style> <script type='text/javascript'> function getDataLayerVal(keyVal) { for (var i = 0; i < window.dataLayer.length; i++) { if (dataLayer[i][keyVal] !== undefined) { return dataLayer[i][keyVal]; } } } function updateContentFromDataLayer(selector, value) { return document.querySelector(selector).innerText = getDataLayerVal(value) } </script> <script> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { // Define a size mapping object which can be applied to the ad positions. The first // parameter to addSize is a viewport size, while the second is a list of allowed ad sizes. // The sizes included below match those in the examples provided in this support document. //(Used for: AdvertA, AdvertC, AdvertAttach) var mapSmallRight = googletag.sizeMapping(). // 320, 0 (Mobile) addSize([320, 0], [[300,75],[320,50],[300,250]]). // 768, 0 (Tablet - Portrait) addSize([768, 0], [[300, 250]]). // 1024, 0 (Desktop / Tablet Landscape) addSize([1024, 0], [[300,250]]).build(); //(Used for: AdvertB) var mapSmallRightB = googletag.sizeMapping(). // 320, 0 (Mobile) addSize([320, 0], [[300,75],[320,50],[300,250]]). // 768, 0 (Tablet - Portrait) addSize([768, 0], [[300, 250]]). // 1024, 0 (Desktop / Tablet Landscape) addSize([1024, 0], [[300,250], [120,600], [160,600], [300,600]]).build(); //(Used for: AdvertD, AdvertE, AdvertF) var mapLargeRight = googletag.sizeMapping(). // 320, 0 (Mobile) addSize([320, 0], [[300, 50]]). // 768, 0 (Tablet - Portrait) addSize([768, 0], [[300, 250]]). // 1024, 0 (Desktop / Tablet Landscape) addSize([1024, 0], [[300, 600]]).build(); // WV Cloud Documentation | Google DoubleClick Advertising // abacusemedia.com/webvision Page 6 of 12 //(Used for: Masthead Leaderboard;) var mapLB = googletag.sizeMapping(). // 320, 0 (Mobile) addSize([320, 0], [[300,50], [320, 50]]). // 601, 0 (Small Tablet - Portrait) addSize([601, 0], [[468,60]]). // 768, 0 (Tablet - Portrait) addSize([768, 0], [[728,90]]). // 1024, 0 (Desktop / Tablet Landscape) addSize([1024, 0], [[728,90], [970,250]]).build(); var mapWallpaper = googletag.sizeMapping(). addSize([0, 0], []). // 1220, 0 addSize([1220, 0], [1, 1]).build(); // var wallpaperSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/WallpaperV5', 'div-gpt-ad-1602240785818-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT A googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI.COM_MPU_GENERAL_PAGES', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602084646203-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT B googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_MPU_General2', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1601978937945-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // ADVERT C googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_MPU_C', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1666188956933-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); // UNDER NAV googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI.COM_LEAD_GENERAL_PAGES', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1601973347622-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Home Leaderboard 2 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_Leaderboard_2', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1724079785985-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Home Leaderboard 3 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_Leaderboard_3', [[300, 50], [320, 50], [970, 90], [728, 90], [970, 250], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1724081464759-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // Leaderboard 4 googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RGI_leaderboard_4', [[970, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-1726133201831-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); // home video slot //googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/rgivideo', [[640, 480], [300, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-1644499013896-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); //RG ADHESION - (WB 10.09/2024) googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/RGI_Adhesion', 'div-gpt-ad-1725960169073-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); // Microsite ad units googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/Metro_MPU_General', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602154876742-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/Metro_MPU_B', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602154919837-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/Metro_MPU_C', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602154953662-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/Metro_Leaderboard_General', [[300, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1707835215170-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/Metro_Skyscraper', [[300, 600], [300, 250]], 'div-gpt-ad-1602154984749-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Masthead_Leader_under_Nav', [[300, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155029502-0').defineSizeMapping(mapLB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Advert_A', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155062284-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRight).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_MPU_B', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155092840-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/13644946/RBUK_Advert_C', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1602155131343-0').defineSizeMapping(mapSmallRightB).addService(googletag.pubads()); //Out of page unit - added 15-9-22 googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/RGI_Interstitial', 'div-gpt-ad-1663232421348-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('UserStateLoggedIn', getDataLayerVal('UserStateLoggedIn')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('StoryCategories', getDataLayerVal('StoryCategories')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('navcode', getDataLayerVal('NavCode')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('articleid', getDataLayerVal('StoryID')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('storylayout', getDataLayerVal('StoryLayout')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('jobtitle', typeof jobtitleVar !== 'undefined' ? jobtitleVar.slice(1,-1) : ''); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('industrysector', typeof industrySectorVar !== 'undefined' ? industrySectorVar.slice(1,-1) : ''); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('MicrositeNavCode', getDataLayerVal('MicrositeNavCode')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('usertype', getDataLayerVal('usertype')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('ProductId',getDataLayerVal('PartyActiveProductIds')); googletag.pubads().setTargeting("url",window.location.pathname); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('slug', document.location.pathname.substr(document.location.pathname.lastIndexOf('/'))); if (document.querySelector('#div-gpt-ad-1602240785818-0') && showwallpaper && (window.innerWidth > 1220)) { var wallpaperSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot('/13644946/WallpaperV5', 'div-gpt-ad-1602240785818-0').addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('url', document.location.pathname); 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