$.fn.infiniteCarousel = function () {

    function repeat(str, num) {
        return new Array( num + 1 ).join( str );
    }
  
    return this.each(function () {
			var $wrapper = $('> div', this).css('overflow', 'hidden'),
			   $slider = $wrapper.find('> ul'),
			   $items = $slider.find('> li'),
			   $single = $items.filter(':first'),
			   
			   singleWidth = $single.outerWidth(), 
			   visible = Math.ceil($wrapper.innerWidth() / singleWidth), // note: doesn't include padding or border
			   currentPage = 1,
			   pages = Math.ceil($items.length / visible),
			   tallest = 0;
         
			$items.each(function(index){
				if($($items[index]).outerHeight() > tallest)
					tallest = $($items[index]).outerHeight();
			});
			$(this).css("height",tallest+'px');
			$wrapper.css("height",tallest+'px');


			// 1. Pad so that 'visible' number will always be seen, otherwise create empty items
			if (($items.length % visible) != 0) {
			   $slider.append(repeat('<li class="empty" />', visible - ($items.length % visible)));
			   $items = $slider.find('> li');
			}
			
			// 2. Top and tail the list with 'visible' number of items, top has the last section, and tail has the first
			$items.filter(':first').before($items.slice(- visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
			$items.filter(':last').after($items.slice(0, visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
			$items = $slider.find('> li'); // reselect
			
			// 3. Set the left position to the first 'real' item
			$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 == 0) {
			           $wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible * pages);
			           page = pages;
			       } else if (page > pages) {
			           $wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);
			           // reset back to start position
			           page = 1;
			       } 
			
			       currentPage = page;
			   });                
			   
			   return false;
			}
        
			$wrapper.after('<a class="arrow back">&lt;</a><a class="arrow forward">&gt;</a>');
			
			// 5. Bind to the forward and back buttons
			$('a.back', this).click(function () {
			   return gotoPage(currentPage - 1);                
			});
			
			$('a.forward', this).click(function () {
			   return gotoPage(currentPage + 1);
			});
			
			// create a public interface to move to a specific page
			$(this).bind('goto', function (event, page) {
			   gotoPage(page);
			});
			
			// THIS IS NEW CODE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INFINITE CAROUSEL
         $(this).bind('next', function () {
             gotoPage(currentPage + 1);
         });

    });  
};

$(document).ready(function () {
  if($('.infiniteCarousel') && $('.infiniteCarousel').length) {
  		var autoscrolling = true;
  		
  		$('.infiniteCarousel').infiniteCarousel().mouseover(function () {
			  autoscrolling = false;
			}).mouseout(function () {
			  autoscrolling = true;
			});
			
			setInterval(function () {
			  if (autoscrolling) {
			    $('.infiniteCarousel').trigger('next');
			  }
			}, 11000);
  }
});