$.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);

        // 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>');
        $wrapper.after('<a class="arrow back"></a><a class="arrow forward"></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); });
    });
};

//  
//    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($items.length / visible);
//        // 1. Pad so that 'visible' number will always be seen, otherwise create empty items        
//        if (($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);
//        });
//    });
//};

//$(document).ready(function() { $('.infiniteCarousel').infiniteCarousel(); });