$.fn.infiniteCarousel = function () {

    function repeat(str, num) {
        return new Array( num + 1 ).join( str );
    }
  
    return this.each(function () {
        var $comments = $('> div', this),
            $slider = $comments.find('> ul'),
            $items = $slider.find('> li'),
            $single = $items.filter(':first'),
            
            singleWidth = $single.outerWidth(), 
            visible = Math.ceil($comments.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
        $comments.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;
            
            $comments.filter(':not(:animated)').animate({
                scrollLeft : '+=' + left
            }, 500, function () {
                if (page == 0) {
                    $comments.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible * pages);
                    page = pages;
                } else if (page > pages) {
                    $comments.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);
                    // reset back to start position
                    page = 1;
                } 

                currentPage = page;
                afterClick(currentPage);
            });                
            
            return false;
        }
        
        $comments.after('<a class="arrow back" title="previous comment"><img src="/img/homepage/left-arrow.jpg" width="18" height="26" alt="back"/></a><a class="arrow forward" title="next comment"><img src="/img/homepage/right-arrow.jpg" width="16" height="27" alt="forward"/></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);
        });
    });  
};

function UpdateRotatorListHTML(varOrganisationComments,varListContainer)
{   
	var itemOrganisationComment;	
    for(var nOrgCommentIndex = 1; nOrgCommentIndex < varOrganisationComments.length; nOrgCommentIndex++) 
    {                    
		itemOrganisationComment = varOrganisationComments[nOrgCommentIndex];                
       $(varListContainer).append(
	    "<li><p class=\"quote\"><span class=\"hidden\">\&ldquo;</span><q><a href=\"" 
	    + itemOrganisationComment.CommentsDisplayPage + "\" title=\"" 
	    + itemOrganisationComment.CommentTitle + "\">" 
	    + itemOrganisationComment.CommentTitle + "</a></q><span class=\"hidden\">\&rdquo;</span></p>" 
	    + "<p class=\"comment-details\"><strong>" 
	    +  itemOrganisationComment.PostersName 
	    +  "</strong> commented " 
	    + itemOrganisationComment.CommentDate 
	    + "<br />about <a href=\"" + itemOrganisationComment.OrganisationLandingPage +"\" title=\"" 
	    + itemOrganisationComment.OrganisationName 
	    + "\">"
	    + itemOrganisationComment.OrganisationName + 
	"</a></p></li>");
	}
}

function afterClick(currentPage)
{
    $("#aSearchLink").attr("href",OrganisationCommentsList[currentPage - 1].SearchPage);                        
}