$.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.before('<a class="back" href="#" title="Scroll left"></a>');
	$wrapper.after('<a class="forward" href="#" title="Scroll right"></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);
	});
});  
};