(function () {
		$.fn.infiniteCarousel = function () {
			function repeat(str, n) {
				return new Array( n + 1 ).join(str);
			}
			
			return this.each(function () {
				// magic!
				var $wrapper = $('> div', this).css('overflow', 'hidden'),
					$slider = $wrapper.find('> ul').width(9999),
					$items = $slider.find('> li'),
					$single = $items.filter(':first')
					
					singleWidth = $single.outerWidth(),
					visible = Math.ceil($wrapper.innerWidth() / singleWidth),
					currentPage = 1,
					pages = Math.ceil($items.length / visible);
					
				/* TASKS */
				
				// 1. pad the pages with empty element if required
				if ($items.length % visible != 0) {
					// pad
					$slider.append(repeat('<li class="empty" />', visible - ($items.length % visible)));
					$items = $slider.find('> li');
				}
				
				// 2. create the carousel padding on left and right (cloned)
				$items.filter(':first').before($items.slice(-visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
				$items.filter(':last').after($items.slice(0, visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
				$items = $slider.find('> li');
				
				// 3. reset scroll
				$wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);
				
				// 4. paging function
				function gotoPage(page) {
					var dir = page < currentPage ? -1 : 1,
						n = Math.abs(currentPage - page),
						left = singleWidth * dir * visible * n;
					
					$wrapper.filter(':not(:animated)').animate({
						scrollLeft : '+=' + left
					}, 500, function () {
						// if page == last page - then reset position
						if (page > pages) {
							$wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);
							page = 1;
						} else if (page == 0) {
							page = pages;
							$wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible * pages);
						}
						
						currentPage = page;
					});
				}
				
				// 5. insert the back and forward link
				$wrapper.after('<a href="#" class="arrow back">&lt;</a><a href="#" class="arrow forward">&gt;</a>');
				
				// 6. bind the back and forward links
				$('a.back', this).click(function () {
					gotoPage(currentPage - 1);
					return false;
				});
				
				$('a.forward', this).click(function () {
					gotoPage(currentPage + 1);
					return false;
				});
				
				$(this).bind('goto', function (event, page) {
					gotoPage(page);
				});
				
				// THIS IS NEW CODE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INFINITE CAROUSEL
				$(this).bind('next', function () {
					gotoPage(currentPage + 1);
				});
			});
		};
	})(jQuery);
	
	$(document).ready(function () {
	
		// THIS IS NEW CODE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INFINITE CAROUSEL
		var autoscrolling = true;
		
		$('.infiniteCarousel').infiniteCarousel().mouseover(function () {
			autoscrolling = false;
		}).mouseout(function () {
			autoscrolling = true;
		});
		
		setInterval(function () {
			if (autoscrolling) {
				$('.infiniteCarousel').trigger('next');
			}
		}, 8000);
	});