(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 = false;
				
				$('.infiniteCarousel').infiniteCarousel().mouseover(function () {
					autoscrolling = false;
				}).mouseout(function () {
					autoscrolling = false;
				});
				
				setInterval(function () {
					if (autoscrolling) {
						$('.infiniteCarousel').trigger('next');
					}
				}, 2000);
			});