(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"></a><a href="#" class="arrow forward"></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');
      }
  }, 5000);
});