(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');

			// 2a. ADDING SELECTED CLASS 
			$('.carousel li:nth-child(2)').addClass('selected');
			// CODE FOR EXTRACTING HREF FROM EACH LI's A TAG AND INSERTING INTO MASTER A TAG  (ONLY FOR FIRST ONE)
			currentLink = $('.carousel li.selected').find('a').attr('href');
			$('.rotatorLink').attr('href', currentLink);
			
           // 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;
					
					// CODE FOR ADDING SELECTED CLASS TO CURRENT SLIDE
					selectedPage = currentPage +1;
					$('.carousel li.selected').removeClass('selected');
					$('.carousel li:nth-child(' + selectedPage + ')').addClass('selected');
					
					// CODE FOR EXTRACTING HREF FROM EACH LI's A TAG AND INSERTING INTO MASTER A TAG 
					currentLink = $('.carousel li.selected').find('a').attr('href');
					$('.rotatorLink').attr('href', currentLink);
					
               });
           }

           // 5. insert the back and forward link
           $wrapper.after('<a href="#" class="arrow back">&lt;<span>&nbsp;</span></a><a href="#" class="arrow forward">&gt;<span>&nbsp;</span></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;
           });
			
			// display arrow buttons when mousing over the header image 
			;
											

           $(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);