function getCookie( check_name ) {
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

	for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	{
		// now we'll split apart each name=value pair
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );


		// and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

		// if the extracted name matches passed check_name
		if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		{
			b_cookie_found = true;
			// we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
			if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			{
				cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			}
			// note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
			return cookie_value;
			break;
		}
		a_temp_cookie = null;
		cookie_name = '';
	}
	if ( !b_cookie_found )
	{
		return null;
	}
}
function setCookie(c_name,value){var expiredays=40;var exdate=new Date();exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);document.cookie=c_name+"="+escape(value)+((expiredays==null)?"":";expires="+exdate.toGMTString());}

	$('#AccordionYears .indentmenu a').click(function(){
		resetCookies('AccordionYears');
		theID = $(this).attr("rel");
		setCookie('AccordionYears',theID)
	})
	
	resetCookies = function(startingSelector){
		setCookie(startingSelector,'');
	}
	
	getOpenCookie = function(startingSelector){
		var cookie = getCookie(startingSelector);
		if(cookie){
			return cookie;
		} 
	}
	
	openCookie = function(startingSelector){
		var cookie = getOpenCookie(startingSelector);
		console.log('status'+status);
		/*this part is the magic part that would trigger the clicks on the accordion menu to reopen based off what they last clicked into*/
	}