$j.fn.infiniteCarousel = function () {

	var $ = $j;
	/*
		By: Remy Sharp @ http://jqueryfordesigners.com
	*/
	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('<div class="arrow back"></div><div class="arrow forward"></div>'); 
		
		// 5. Bind to the forward and back buttons
		$('div.back', this).click(function () {
			return gotoPage(currentPage - 1);
		});
		
		$('div.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);
		});
	});
}