(function () {
    $.fn.infiniteNewsBar = function () {
        function repeat(str, n) {
            return new Array( n + 1 ).join(str);
        }
        
        return this.each(function () {
            // magic!
            var $wrapper2 = $('> div', this).css('overflow', 'hidden'),
                $slider2 = $wrapper2.find('> ul').width(9999),
                $items2 = $slider2.find('> li'),
                $single2 = $items2.filter(':first')
                
                singleWidth2 = $single2.outerWidth(),
                visible2 = Math.ceil($wrapper2.innerWidth() / singleWidth2),
                currentPage2 = 1,
                pages2 = Math.ceil($items2.length / visible2);
                
            /* TASKS */
            
            // 1. pad the pages with empty element if required
            if ($items2.length % visible2 != 0) {
                // pad
                $slider2.append(repeat('<li class="empty" />', visible2 - ($items2.length % visible2)));
                $items2 = $slider2.find('> li');
            }
            
            // 2. create the carousel padding on left and right (cloned)
            $items2.filter(':first').before($items2.slice(-visible2).clone().addClass('cloned'));
            $items2.filter(':last').after($items2.slice(0, visible2).clone().addClass('cloned'));
            $items2 = $slider2.find('> li');
            
            // 3. reset scroll
            $wrapper2.scrollLeft(singleWidth2 * visible2);
            
            // 4. paging function
            function gotoPage(page2) {
                var dir2 = page2 < currentPage2 ? -1 : 1,
                    n2 = Math.abs(currentPage2 - page2),
                    left2 = singleWidth2 * dir2 * visible2 * n2;
                
                $wrapper2.filter(':not(:animated)').animate({
                    scrollLeft : '+=' + left2
                }, 500, function () {
                    // if page2 == last page2 - then reset position
                    if (page2 > pages2) {
                        $wrapper2.scrollLeft(singleWidth2 * visible2);
                        page2 = 1;
                    } else if (page2 == 0) {
                        page2 = pages2;
                        $wrapper2.scrollLeft(singleWidth2 * visible2 * pages2);
                    }
                    
                    currentPage2 = page2;
                });
            }
            
            // 5. insert the back and forward link
            //$wrapper2.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(currentPage2 - 1);
                return false;
            });
            
            $('a.forward', this).click(function () {
                gotoPage(currentPage2 + 1);
                return false;
            });
            
            $(this).bind('goto', function (event, page2) {
                gotoPage(page2);
            });
            
            // THIS IS NEW CODE FOR THE AUTOMATIC INFINITE CAROUSEL
            $(this).bind('next', function () {
                gotoPage(currentPage2 + 1);
            });
        });
    };
})(jQuery);