(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">&nbsp;</a><a href="#" class="arrow forward">&nbsp;</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');
				}
			}, 10000);
		});