(function($){
  memoryTabs = function() {
    // CHECK IF STRING IS EMPTY
    function isEmpty(str) {
      return (!str || 0 === str.length);
    }

    if (isEmpty($.cookie("tabPosition", cookieValue))) {
      // COOKIE ONLOAD AND SET TAB POSITION
      var cookieValue = '1';
      $.cookie("tabPosition", cookieValue, { expires: 7 });
    }

    // ASSIGN A VARIABLE TO COOKIES VALUE
    var currentIndex = $.cookie("tabPosition");

    // SET CURRENT TAB AND CURRENT PANELS
    if (currentIndex > 0) {
      var currentTab = $('.tabNavigation a').eq(currentIndex-1);		
      var currentPanel = $('.tabContainer div').eq(currentIndex-1);
    } else {
      var currentTab = $('.tabNavigation a:first');
      var currentPanel = $('.tabContainer div:first'); 
    }

    // SET CLASS TO MAKE CURRENT TAB STYLED CORRECTLY
    currentTab.addClass("currentTab");

    // HIDE ALL CONTENT PANELS, SHOW CURRENT TAB CONTENT PANEL
    $('.tabContainer > div').fadeTo(0, 0).css("display", "none"); // FADE ALL TABS TO 0
    currentPanel.css("display", "block").fadeTo(0, 1); // SHOW CURRENT TAB

    // CLICK EVEN FOR EACH TAB IN NAV
    $('.tabNavigation a').each(
      function( intIndex ) {  // FOR EACH ELEMENT RUN THIS FUNCTION intIndex IS THE LOOP ITERATION INDEX
        $(this).click(function(event) {
          if ($(this).attr('rel') != $.cookie("tabPosition", cookieValue)) {
            $('.tabContainer > div').fadeTo(0, 0).css("display", "none");  /* fade all others out and then hide them */
            $('.tabContainer > div').eq(intIndex).css("display", "block").fadeTo(0, 1); /* fade in required div ...fadeTo(300, 1) */
            $('.tabNavigation a').removeClass();
            $(this).addClass('currentTab');
            // SET COOKIE
            var cookieValue = $(this).attr('rel');
            //alert(cookieValue);
            $.cookie("tabPosition", cookieValue, { expires: 7 });
          }
        });
      }
    );
  };
})(jQuery);