/*
 * jQuery Color Animations v@VERSION
 * http://jquery.org/
 *
 * Copyright 2011 John Resig
 * Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses.
 * http://jquery.org/license
 *
 * Date: @DATE
 */

(function( jQuery, undefined ){
	var stepHooks = "backgroundColor borderBottomColor borderLeftColor borderRightColor borderTopColor color outlineColor".split(" "),

		// plusequals test for += 100 -= 100
		rplusequals = /^([\-+])=\s*(\d+\.?\d*)/,
		// a set of RE's that can match strings and generate color tuples.
		stringParsers = [{
				re: /rgba?\(\s*(\d{1,3})\s*,\s*(\d{1,3})\s*,\s*(\d{1,3})\s*(?:,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*)?\)/,
				parse: function( execResult ) {
					return [
						execResult[ 1 ],
						execResult[ 2 ],
						execResult[ 3 ],
						execResult[ 4 ]
					];
				}
			}, {
				re: /rgba?\(\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\%\s*,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\%\s*,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\%\s*(?:,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*)?\)/,
				parse: function( execResult ) {
					return [
						2.55 * execResult[1],
						2.55 * execResult[2],
						2.55 * execResult[3],
						execResult[ 4 ]
					];
				}
			}, {
				re: /#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/,
				parse: function( execResult ) {
					return [
						parseInt( execResult[ 1 ], 16 ),
						parseInt( execResult[ 2 ], 16 ),
						parseInt( execResult[ 3 ], 16 )
					];
				}
			}, {
				re: /#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/,
				parse: function( execResult ) {
					return [
						parseInt( execResult[ 1 ] + execResult[ 1 ], 16 ),
						parseInt( execResult[ 2 ] + execResult[ 2 ], 16 ),
						parseInt( execResult[ 3 ] + execResult[ 3 ], 16 )
					];
				}
			}, {
				re: /hsla?\(\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\%\s*,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\%\s*(?:,\s*(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*)?\)/,
				space: "hsla",
				parse: function( execResult ) {
					return [
						execResult[1],
						execResult[2] / 100,
						execResult[3] / 100,
						execResult[4]
					];
				}
			}],

		// jQuery.Color( )
		color = jQuery.Color = function( color, green, blue, alpha ) {
			return new jQuery.Color.fn.parse( color, green, blue, alpha );
		},
		spaces = {
			rgba: {
				cache: "_rgba",
				props: {
					red: {
						idx: 0,
						type: "byte",
						empty: true
					},
					green: {
						idx: 1,
						type: "byte",
						empty: true
					},
					blue: {
						idx: 2,
						type: "byte",
						empty: true
					},
					alpha: {
						idx: 3,
						type: "percent",
						def: 1
					}
				}
			},
			hsla: {
				cache: "_hsla",
				props: {
					hue: {
						idx: 0,
						type: "degrees",
						empty: true
					},
					saturation: {
						idx: 1,
						type: "percent",
						empty: true
					},
					lightness: {
						idx: 2,
						type: "percent",
						empty: true
					}
				}
			}
		},
		propTypes = {
			"byte": {
				floor: true,
				min: 0,
				max: 255
			},
			"percent": {
				min: 0,
				max: 1
			},
			"degrees": {
				mod: 360,
				floor: true
			}
		},
		rgbaspace = spaces.rgba.props,
		support = color.support = {},

		// colors = jQuery.Color.names
		colors,

		// local aliases of functions called often
		each = jQuery.each;

	spaces.hsla.props.alpha = rgbaspace.alpha;

	function clamp( value, prop, alwaysAllowEmpty ) {
		var type = propTypes[ prop.type ] || {},
			allowEmpty = prop.empty || alwaysAllowEmpty;

		if ( allowEmpty && value == null ) {
			return null;
		}
		if ( prop.def && value == null ) {
			return prop.def;
		}
		if ( type.floor ) {
			value = ~~value;
		} else {
			value = parseFloat( value );
		}
		if ( value == null || isNaN( value ) ) {
			return prop.def;
		}
		if ( type.mod ) {
			value = value % type.mod;
			// -10 -> 350
			return value < 0 ? type.mod + value : value;
		}

		// for now all property types without mod have min and max
		return type.min > value ? type.min : type.max < value ? type.max : value;
	}

	color.fn = color.prototype = {
		constructor: color,
		parse: function( red, green, blue, alpha ) {
			if ( red === undefined ) {
				this._rgba = [ null, null, null, null ];
				return this;
			}
			if ( red instanceof jQuery || red.nodeType ) {
				red = red instanceof jQuery ? red.css( green ) : jQuery( red ).css( green );
				green = undefined;
			}

			var inst = this,
				type = jQuery.type( red ),
				rgba = this._rgba = [],
				source;

			// more than 1 argument specified - assume ( red, green, blue, alpha )
			if ( green !== undefined ) {
				red = [ red, green, blue, alpha ];
				type = "array";
			}

			if ( type === "string" ) {
				red = red.toLowerCase();
				each( stringParsers, function( i, parser ) {
					var match = parser.re.exec( red ),
						values = match && parser.parse( match ),
						parsed,
						spaceName = parser.space || "rgba",
						cache = spaces[ spaceName ].cache;


					if ( values ) {
						parsed = inst[ spaceName ]( values );

						// if this was an rgba parse the assignment might happen twice
						// oh well....
						inst[ cache ] = parsed[ cache ];
						rgba = inst._rgba = parsed._rgba;

						// exit each( stringParsers ) here because we matched
						return false;
					}
				});

				// Found a stringParser that handled it
				if ( rgba.length !== 0 ) {

					// if this came from a parsed string, force "transparent" when alpha is 0
					// chrome, (and maybe others) return "transparent" as rgba(0,0,0,0)
					if ( Math.max.apply( Math, rgba ) === 0 ) {
						jQuery.extend( rgba, colors.transparent );
					}
					return this;
				}

				// named colors / default - filter back through parse function
				red = colors[ red ] || colors._default;
				return this.parse( red );
			}

			if ( type === "array" ) {
				each( rgbaspace, function( key, prop ) {
					rgba[ prop.idx ] = clamp( red[ prop.idx ], prop );
				});
				return this;
			}

			if ( type === "object" ) {
				if ( red instanceof color ) {
					each( spaces, function( spaceName, space ) {
						if ( red[ space.cache ] ) {
							inst[ space.cache ] = red[ space.cache ].slice();
						}
					});
				} else {
					each( spaces, function( spaceName, space ) {
						each( space.props, function( key, prop ) {
							var cache = space.cache;

							// if the cache doesn't exist, and we know how to convert
							if ( !inst[ cache ] && space.to ) {

								// if the value was null, we don't need to copy it
								// if the key was alpha, we don't need to copy it either
								if ( red[ key ] == null || key === "alpha") {
									return;
								}
								inst[ cache ] = space.to( inst._rgba );
							}

							// this is the only case where we allow nulls for ALL properties.
							// call clamp with alwaysAllowEmpty
							inst[ cache ][ prop.idx ] = clamp( red[ key ], prop, true );
						});
					});
				}
				return this;
			}
		},
		is: function( compare ) {
			var is = color( compare ),
				same = true,
				myself = this;

			each( spaces, function( _, space ) {
				var isCache = is[ space.cache ],
					localCache;
				if (isCache) {
					localCache = myself[ space.cache ] || space.to && space.to( myself._rgba ) || [];
					each( space.props, function( _, prop ) {
						if ( isCache[ prop.idx ] != null ) {
							same = ( isCache[ prop.idx ] == localCache[ prop.idx ] );
							return same;
						}
					});
				}
				return same;
			});
			return same;
		},
		_space: function() {
			var used = [],
				inst = this;
			each( spaces, function( spaceName, space ) {
				if ( inst[ space.cache ] ) {
					used.push( spaceName );
				}
			});
			return used.pop();
		},
		transition: function( other, distance ) {
			var end = color( other ),
				spaceName = end._space(),
				space = spaces[ spaceName ],
				start = this[ space.cache ] || space.to( this._rgba ),
				result = start.slice();

			end = end[ space.cache ];
			each( space.props, function( key, prop ) {
				var index = prop.idx,
					startValue = start[ index ],
					endValue = end[ index ],
					type = propTypes[ prop.type ] || {};

				// if null, don't override start value
				if ( endValue === null ) {
					return;
				}
				// if null - use end
				if ( startValue === null ) {
					result[ index ] = endValue;
				} else {
					if ( type.mod ) {
						if ( endValue - startValue > type.mod / 2 ) {
							startValue += type.mod;
						} else if ( startValue - endValue > type.mod / 2 ) {
							startValue -= type.mod;
						}
					}
					result[ prop.idx ] = clamp( ( endValue - startValue ) * distance + startValue, prop );
				}
			});
			return this[ spaceName ]( result );
		},
		blend: function( opaque ) {
			// if we are already opaque - return ourself
			if ( this._rgba[ 3 ] === 1 ) {
				return this;
			}

			var rgb = this._rgba.slice(),
				a = rgb.pop(),
				blend = color( opaque )._rgba;

			return color( jQuery.map( rgb, function( v, i ) {
				return ( 1 - a ) * blend[ i ] + a * v;
			}));
		},
		toRgbaString: function() {
			var prefix = "rgba(",
				rgba = jQuery.map( this._rgba, function( v, i ) {
					return v == null ? ( i > 2 ? 1 : 0 ) : v;
				});

			if ( rgba[ 3 ] === 1 ) {
				rgba.pop();
				prefix = "rgb(";
			}

			return prefix + rgba.join(",") + ")";
		},
		toHslaString: function() {
			var prefix = "hsla(",
				hsla = jQuery.map( this.hsla(), function( v, i ) {
					if ( v == null ) {
						v = i > 2 ? 1 : 0;
					}

					// catch 1 and 2
					if ( i && i < 3 ) {
						v = Math.round( v * 100 ) + "%";
					}
					return v;
				});

			if ( hsla[ 3 ] == 1 ) {
				hsla.pop();
				prefix = "hsl(";
			}
			return prefix + hsla.join(",") + ")";
		},
		toHexString: function( includeAlpha ) {
			var rgba = this._rgba.slice(),
				alpha = rgba.pop();

			if ( includeAlpha ) {
				rgba.push( ~~( alpha * 255 ) );
			}

			return "#" + jQuery.map( rgba, function( v, i ) {

				// default to 0 when nulls exist
				v = ( v || 0 ).toString( 16 );
				return v.length == 1 ? "0" + v : v;
			}).join("");
		},
		toString: function() {
			return this._rgba[ 3 ] === 0 ? "transparent" : this.toRgbaString();
		}
	};
	color.fn.parse.prototype = color.fn;

	// hsla conversions adapted from:
	// http://www.google.com/codesearch/p#OAMlx_jo-ck/src/third_party/WebKit/Source/WebCore/inspector/front-end/Color.js&d=7&l=193

	function hue2rgb( p, q, h ) {
		h = ( h + 1 ) % 1;
		if ( h * 6 < 1 ) {
			return p + (q - p) * 6 * h;
		}
		if ( h * 2 < 1) {
			return q;
		}
		if ( h * 3 < 2 ) {
			return p + (q - p) * ((2/3) - h) * 6;
		}
		return p;
	}

	spaces.hsla.to = function ( rgba ) {
		if ( rgba[ 0 ] == null || rgba[ 1 ] == null || rgba[ 2 ] == null ) {
			return [ null, null, null, rgba[ 3 ] ];
		}
		var r = rgba[ 0 ] / 255,
			g = rgba[ 1 ] / 255,
			b = rgba[ 2 ] / 255,
			a = rgba[ 3 ],
			max = Math.max( r, g, b ),
			min = Math.min( r, g, b ),
			diff = max - min,
			add = max + min,
			l = add * 0.5,
			h, s;

		if ( min === max ) {
			h = 0;
		} else if ( r === max ) {
			h = ( 60 * ( g - b ) / diff ) + 360;
		} else if ( g === max ) {
			h = ( 60 * ( b - r ) / diff ) + 120;
		} else {
			h = ( 60 * ( r - g ) / diff ) + 240;
		}

		if ( l === 0 || l === 1 ) {
			s = l;
		} else if ( l <= 0.5 ) {
			s = diff / add;
		} else {
			s = diff / ( 2 - add );
		}
		return [ Math.round(h) % 360, s, l, a == null ? 1 : a ];
	};

	spaces.hsla.from = function ( hsla ) {
		if ( hsla[ 0 ] == null || hsla[ 1 ] == null || hsla[ 2 ] == null ) {
			return [ null, null, null, hsla[ 3 ] ];
		}
		var h = hsla[ 0 ] / 360,
			s = hsla[ 1 ],
			l = hsla[ 2 ],
			a = hsla[ 3 ],
			q = l <= 0.5 ? l * ( 1 + s ) : l + s - l * s,
			p = 2 * l - q,
			r, g, b;

		return [
			Math.round( hue2rgb( p, q, h + ( 1 / 3 ) ) * 255 ),
			Math.round( hue2rgb( p, q, h ) * 255 ),
			Math.round( hue2rgb( p, q, h - ( 1 / 3 ) ) * 255 ),
			a
		];
	};


	each( spaces, function( spaceName, space ) {
		var props = space.props,
			cache = space.cache,
			to = space.to,
			from = space.from;

		// makes rgba() and hsla()
		color.fn[ spaceName ] = function( value ) {

			// generate a cache for this space if it doesn't exist
			if ( to && !this[ cache ] ) {
				this[ cache ] = to( this._rgba );
			}
			if ( value === undefined ) {
				return this[ cache ].slice();
			}

			var type = jQuery.type( value ),
				arr = ( type === "array" || type === "object" ) ? value : arguments,
				local = this[ cache ].slice(),
				ret;

			each( props, function( key, prop ) {
				var val = arr[ type === "object" ? key : prop.idx ];
				if ( val == null ) {
					val = local[ prop.idx ];
				}
				local[ prop.idx ] = clamp( val, prop );
			});

			if ( from ) {
				ret = color( from( local ) );
				ret[ cache ] = local;
				return ret;
			} else {
				return color( local );
			}
		};

		// makes red() green() blue() alpha() hue() saturation() lightness()
		each( props, function( key, prop ) {
			// alpha is included in more than one space
			if ( color.fn[ key ] ) {
				return;
			}
			color.fn[ key ] = function( value ) {
				var vtype = jQuery.type( value ),
					fn = ( key === 'alpha' ? ( this._hsla ? 'hsla' : 'rgba' ) : spaceName ),
					local = this[ fn ](),
					cur = local[ prop.idx ],
					match;

				if ( vtype === "undefined" ) {
					return cur;
				}

				if ( vtype === "function" ) {
					value = value.call( this, cur );
					vtype = jQuery.type( value );
				}
				if ( value == null && prop.empty ) {
					return this;
				}
				if ( vtype === "string" ) {
					match = rplusequals.exec( value );
					if ( match ) {
						value = cur + parseFloat( match[ 2 ] ) * ( match[ 1 ] === "+" ? 1 : -1 );
					}
				}
				local[ prop.idx ] = value;
				return this[ fn ]( local );
			};
		});
	});

	// add .fx.step functions
	each( stepHooks, function( i, hook ) {
		jQuery.cssHooks[ hook ] = {
			set: function( elem, value ) {
				value = color( value );
				if ( !support.rgba && value._rgba[ 3 ] !== 1 ) {
					var backgroundColor,
						curElem = hook === "backgroundColor" ? elem.parentNode : elem;
					do {
						backgroundColor = jQuery.curCSS( curElem, "backgroundColor" );
					} while (
						( backgroundColor === "" || backgroundColor === "transparent" ) &&
						( curElem = curElem.parentNode ) &&
						curElem.style
					);

					value = value.blend( backgroundColor && backgroundColor !== "transparent" ?
						backgroundColor :
						"_default" );
				}

				value = value.toRgbaString();

				elem.style[ hook ] = value;
			}
		};
		jQuery.fx.step[ hook ] = function( fx ) {
			if ( !fx.colorInit ) {
				fx.start = color( fx.elem, hook );
				fx.end = color( fx.end );
				fx.colorInit = true;
			}
			jQuery.cssHooks[ hook ].set( fx.elem, fx.start.transition( fx.end, fx.pos ) );
		};
	});

	// detect rgba support
	jQuery(function() {
		var div = document.createElement( "div" ),
			div_style = div.style;

		div_style.cssText = "background-color:rgba(1,1,1,.5)";
		support.rgba = div_style.backgroundColor.indexOf( "rgba" ) > -1;
	});

	// Some named colors to work with
	// From Interface by Stefan Petre
	// http://interface.eyecon.ro/
	colors = jQuery.Color.names = {
		aqua: "#00ffff",
		azure: "#f0ffff",
		beige: "#f5f5dc",
		black: "#000000",
		blue: "#0000ff",
		brown: "#a52a2a",
		cyan: "#00ffff",
		darkblue: "#00008b",
		darkcyan: "#008b8b",
		darkgrey: "#a9a9a9",
		darkgreen: "#006400",
		darkkhaki: "#bdb76b",
		darkmagenta: "#8b008b",
		darkolivegreen: "#556b2f",
		darkorange: "#ff8c00",
		darkorchid: "#9932cc",
		darkred: "#8b0000",
		darksalmon: "#e9967a",
		darkviolet: "#9400d3",
		fuchsia: "#ff00ff",
		gold: "#ffd700",
		green: "#008000",
		indigo: "#4b0082",
		khaki: "#f0e68c",
		lightblue: "#add8e6",
		lightcyan: "#e0ffff",
		lightgreen: "#90ee90",
		lightgrey: "#d3d3d3",
		lightpink: "#ffb6c1",
		lightyellow: "#ffffe0",
		lime: "#00ff00",
		magenta: "#ff00ff",
		maroon: "#800000",
		navy: "#000080",
		olive: "#808000",
		orange: "#ffa500",
		pink: "#ffc0cb",
		purple: "#800080",
		violet: "#800080",
		red: "#ff0000",
		silver: "#c0c0c0",
		white: "#ffffff",
		yellow: "#ffff00",
		transparent: [ null, null, null, 0 ],
		_default: "#ffffff"
	};
})( jQuery );

/*-------JCAROUSELITE---------*/
(function($){$.fn.jCarouselLite=function(o){o=$.extend({btnPrev:null,btnNext:null,btnGo:null,mouseWheel:false,auto:null,speed:200,easing:null,vertical:false,circular:true,visible:3,start:0,scroll:1,beforeStart:null,afterEnd:null},o||{});return this.each(function(){var b=false,animCss=o.vertical?"top":"left",sizeCss=o.vertical?"height":"width";var c=$(this),ul=$("ul",c),tLi=$("li",ul),tl=tLi.size(),v=o.visible;if(o.circular){ul.prepend(tLi.slice(tl-v-1+1).clone()).append(tLi.slice(0,v).clone());o.start+=v}var f=$("li",ul),itemLength=f.size(),curr=o.start;c.css("visibility","visible");f.css({overflow:"hidden",float:o.vertical?"none":"left"});ul.css({margin:"0",padding:"0",position:"relative","list-style-type":"none","z-index":"1"});c.css({overflow:"hidden",position:"relative","z-index":"2",left:"0px"});var g=o.vertical?height(f):width(f);var h=g*itemLength;var j=g*v;f.css({width:f.width(),height:f.height()});ul.css(sizeCss,h+"px").css(animCss,-(curr*g));c.css(sizeCss,j+"px");if(o.btnPrev)$(o.btnPrev).click(function(){return go(curr-o.scroll)});if(o.btnNext)$(o.btnNext).click(function(){return go(curr+o.scroll)});if(o.btnGo)$.each(o.btnGo,function(i,a){$(a).click(function(){return go(o.circular?o.visible+i:i)})});if(o.mouseWheel&&c.mousewheel)c.mousewheel(function(e,d){return d>0?go(curr-o.scroll):go(curr+o.scroll)});if(o.auto)setInterval(function(){go(curr+o.scroll)},o.auto+o.speed);function vis(){return f.slice(curr).slice(0,v)};function go(a){if(!b){if(o.beforeStart)o.beforeStart.call(this,vis());if(o.circular){if(a<=o.start-v-1){ul.css(animCss,-((itemLength-(v*2))*g)+"px");curr=a==o.start-v-1?itemLength-(v*2)-1:itemLength-(v*2)-o.scroll}else if(a>=itemLength-v+1){ul.css(animCss,-((v)*g)+"px");curr=a==itemLength-v+1?v+1:v+o.scroll}else curr=a}else{if(a<0||a>itemLength-v)return;else curr=a}b=true;ul.animate(animCss=="left"?{left:-(curr*g)}:{top:-(curr*g)},o.speed,o.easing,function(){if(o.afterEnd)o.afterEnd.call(this,vis());b=false});if(!o.circular){$(o.btnPrev+","+o.btnNext).removeClass("disabled");$((curr-o.scroll<0&&o.btnPrev)||(curr+o.scroll>itemLength-v&&o.btnNext)||[]).addClass("disabled")}}return false}})};function css(a,b){return parseInt($.css(a[0],b))||0};function width(a){return a[0].offsetWidth+css(a,'marginLeft')+css(a,'marginRight')};function height(a){return a[0].offsetHeight+css(a,'marginTop')+css(a,'marginBottom')}})(jQuery);


/*---bxSlider.min-----*/
/**
 * jQuery bxSlider v3.0
 * http://bxslider.com
 *
 * Copyright 2011, Steven Wanderski
 * http://bxcreative.com
 *
 * Free to use and abuse under the MIT license.
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 * 
 */


(function($){
	
	$.fn.bxSlider = function(options){		
				
		var defaults = {
			mode: 'horizontal',									// 'horizontal', 'vertical', 'fade'
			infiniteLoop: true,									// true, false - display first slide after last
			hideControlOnEnd: false,						// true, false - if true, will hide 'next' control on last slide and 'prev' control on first
			controls: true,											// true, false - previous and next controls
			speed: 500,													// integer - in ms, duration of time slide transitions will occupy
			easing: 'swing',                    // used with jquery.easing.1.3.js - see http://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/ for available options
			pager: false,												// true / false - display a pager
			pagerSelector: null,								// jQuery selector - element to contain the pager. ex: '#pager'
			pagerType: 'full',									// 'full', 'short' - if 'full' pager displays 1,2,3... if 'short' pager displays 1 / 4
			pagerLocation: 'bottom',						// 'bottom', 'top' - location of pager
			pagerShortSeparator: '/',						// string - ex: 'of' pager would display 1 of 4
			pagerActiveClass: 'pager-active',		// string - classname attached to the active pager link
			nextText: 'next',										// string - text displayed for 'next' control
			nextImage: '',											// string - filepath of image used for 'next' control. ex: 'images/next.jpg'
			nextSelector: null,									// jQuery selector - element to contain the next control. ex: '#next'
			prevText: 'prev',										// string - text displayed for 'previous' control
			prevImage: '',											// string - filepath of image used for 'previous' control. ex: 'images/prev.jpg'
			prevSelector: null,									// jQuery selector - element to contain the previous control. ex: '#next'
			captions: false,										// true, false - display image captions (reads the image 'title' tag)
			captionsSelector: null,							// jQuery selector - element to contain the captions. ex: '#captions'
			auto: false,												// true, false - make slideshow change automatically
			autoDirection: 'next',							// 'next', 'prev' - direction in which auto show will traverse
			autoControls: false,								// true, false - show 'start' and 'stop' controls for auto show
			autoControlsSelector: null,					// jQuery selector - element to contain the auto controls. ex: '#auto-controls'
			autoStart: true,										// true, false - if false show will wait for 'start' control to activate
			autoHover: false,										// true, false - if true show will pause on mouseover
			autoDelay: 0,                       // integer - in ms, the amount of time before starting the auto show
			pause: 3000,												// integer - in ms, the duration between each slide transition
			startText: 'start',									// string - text displayed for 'start' control
			startImage: '',											// string - filepath of image used for 'start' control. ex: 'images/start.jpg'
			stopText: 'stop',										// string - text displayed for 'stop' control
			stopImage: '',											// string - filepath of image used for 'stop' control. ex: 'images/stop.jpg'
			ticker: false,											// true, false - continuous motion ticker mode (think news ticker)
																					// note: autoControls, autoControlsSelector, and autoHover apply to ticker!
			tickerSpeed: 5000,								  // float - use value between 1 and 5000 to determine ticker speed - the smaller the value the faster the ticker speed
			tickerDirection: 'next',						// 'next', 'prev' - direction in which ticker show will traverse
			tickerHover: false,                 // true, false - if true ticker will pause on mouseover
			wrapperClass: 'bx-wrapper',					// string - classname attached to the slider wraper
			startingSlide: 0, 									// integer - show will start on specified slide. note: slides are zero based!
			displaySlideQty: 1,									// integer - number of slides to display at once
			moveSlideQty: 1,										// integer - number of slides to move at once
			randomStart: false,									// true, false - if true show will start on a random slide
			onBeforeSlide: function(){},				// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			onAfterSlide: function(){},					// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			onLastSlide: function(){},					// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			onFirstSlide: function(){},					// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			onNextSlide: function(){},					// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			onPrevSlide: function(){},					// function(currentSlideNumber, totalSlideQty, currentSlideHtmlObject) - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
			buildPager: null										// function(slideIndex, slideHtmlObject){ return string; } - advanced use only! see the tutorial here: http://bxslider.com/custom-pager
		}
		
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
		
		// cache the base element
		var base = this;
		// initialize (and localize) all variables
		var $parent = '';
		var $origElement = '';
		var $children = '';
		var $outerWrapper = '';
		var $firstChild = '';
		var childrenWidth = '';
		var childrenOuterWidth = '';
		var wrapperWidth = '';
		var wrapperHeight = '';
		var $pager = '';	
		var interval = '';
		var $autoControls = '';
		var $stopHtml = '';
		var $startContent = '';
		var $stopContent = '';
		var autoPlaying = true;
		var loaded = false;
		var childrenMaxWidth = 0;
		var childrenMaxHeight = 0;
		var currentSlide = 0;	
		var origLeft = 0;
		var origTop = 0;
		var origShowWidth = 0;
		var origShowHeight = 0;
		var tickerLeft = 0;
		var tickerTop = 0;
		var isWorking = false;
    
		var firstSlide = 0;
		var lastSlide = $children.length - 1;
		
						
		// PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
						
		/**
		 * Go to specified slide
		 */		
		this.goToSlide = function(number, stopAuto){
			if(!isWorking){
				isWorking = true;
				// set current slide to argument
				currentSlide = number;
				options.onBeforeSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
				// check if stopAuto argument is supplied
				if(typeof(stopAuto) == 'undefined'){
					var stopAuto = false;
				}
				if(stopAuto){
					// if show is auto playing, stop it
					if(options.auto){
						base.stopShow(false);
					}
				}			
				slide = number;
				// check for first slide callback
				if(slide == firstSlide){
					options.onFirstSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
				}
				// check for last slide callback
				if(slide == lastSlide){
					options.onLastSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
				}
				// horizontal
				if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
					$parent.animate({'left': '-'+getSlidePosition(slide, 'left')+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
						isWorking = false;
						// perform the callback function
						options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					});
				// vertical
				}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
					$parent.animate({'top': '-'+getSlidePosition(slide, 'top')+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
						isWorking = false;
						// perform the callback function
						options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					});			
				// fade	
				}else if(options.mode == 'fade'){
					setChildrenFade();
				}
				// check to remove controls on last/first slide
				checkEndControls();
				// accomodate multi slides
				if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
					number = Math.floor(number / options.moveSlideQty);
				}
				// make the current slide active
				makeSlideActive(number);
				// display the caption
				showCaptions();
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Go to next slide
		 */		
		this.goToNextSlide = function(stopAuto){
			// check if stopAuto argument is supplied
			if(typeof(stopAuto) == 'undefined'){
				var stopAuto = true;
			}
			if(stopAuto){
				// if show is auto playing, stop it
				if(options.auto){
					base.stopShow(true);
				}
			}			
			// makes slideshow finite
			if(!options.infiniteLoop){
				if(!isWorking){
					var slideLoop = false;
					// make current slide the old value plus moveSlideQty
					currentSlide = (currentSlide + (options.moveSlideQty));
					// if current slide has looped on itself
					if(currentSlide <= lastSlide){
						checkEndControls();
						// next slide callback
						options.onNextSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
						// move to appropriate slide
						base.goToSlide(currentSlide);						
					}else{
						currentSlide -= options.moveSlideQty;
					}
				} // end if(!isWorking)		
			}else{ 
				if(!isWorking){
					isWorking = true;					
					var slideLoop = false;
					// make current slide the old value plus moveSlideQty
					currentSlide = (currentSlide + options.moveSlideQty);
					// if current slide has looped on itself
					if(currentSlide > lastSlide){
						currentSlide = currentSlide % $children.length;
						slideLoop = true;
					}
					// next slide callback
					options.onNextSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					// slide before callback
					options.onBeforeSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){						
						// get the new 'left' property for $parent
						var parentLeft = (options.moveSlideQty * childrenOuterWidth);
						// animate to the new 'left'
						$parent.animate({'left': '-='+parentLeft+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
							isWorking = false;
							// if its time to loop, reset the $parent
							if(slideLoop){
								$parent.css('left', '-'+getSlidePosition(currentSlide, 'left')+'px');
							}
							// perform the callback function
							options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
						});
					}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
						// get the new 'left' property for $parent
						var parentTop = (options.moveSlideQty * childrenMaxHeight);
						// animate to the new 'left'
						$parent.animate({'top': '-='+parentTop+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
							isWorking = false;
							// if its time to loop, reset the $parent
							if(slideLoop){
								$parent.css('top', '-'+getSlidePosition(currentSlide, 'top')+'px');
							}
							// perform the callback function
							options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
						});
					}else if(options.mode == 'fade'){
						setChildrenFade();
					}					
					// make the current slide active
					if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
						makeSlideActive(Math.ceil(currentSlide / options.moveSlideQty));
					}else{
						makeSlideActive(currentSlide);
					}
					// display the caption
					showCaptions();
				} // end if(!isWorking)
				
			}	
		} // end function
		
		/**
		 * Go to previous slide
		 */		
		this.goToPreviousSlide = function(stopAuto){
			// check if stopAuto argument is supplied
			if(typeof(stopAuto) == 'undefined'){
				var stopAuto = true;
			}
			if(stopAuto){
				// if show is auto playing, stop it
				if(options.auto){
					base.stopShow(true);
				}
			}			
			// makes slideshow finite
			if(!options.infiniteLoop){	
				if(!isWorking){
					var slideLoop = false;
					// make current slide the old value plus moveSlideQty
					currentSlide = currentSlide - options.moveSlideQty;
					// if current slide has looped on itself
					if(currentSlide < 0){
						currentSlide = 0;
						// if specified, hide the control on the last slide
						if(options.hideControlOnEnd){
							$('.bx-prev', $outerWrapper).hide();
						}
					}
					checkEndControls();
					// next slide callback
					options.onPrevSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					// move to appropriate slide
					base.goToSlide(currentSlide);
				}							
			}else{
				if(!isWorking){
					isWorking = true;			
					var slideLoop = false;
					// make current slide the old value plus moveSlideQty
					currentSlide = (currentSlide - (options.moveSlideQty));
					// if current slide has looped on itself
					if(currentSlide < 0){
						negativeOffset = (currentSlide % $children.length);
						if(negativeOffset == 0){
							currentSlide = 0;
						}else{
							currentSlide = ($children.length) + negativeOffset; 
						}
						slideLoop = true;
					}
					// next slide callback
					options.onPrevSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					// slide before callback
					options.onBeforeSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
					if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
						// get the new 'left' property for $parent
						var parentLeft = (options.moveSlideQty * childrenOuterWidth);
						// animate to the new 'left'
						$parent.animate({'left': '+='+parentLeft+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
							isWorking = false;
							// if its time to loop, reset the $parent
							if(slideLoop){
								$parent.css('left', '-'+getSlidePosition(currentSlide, 'left')+'px');
							}
							// perform the callback function
							options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
						});
					}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
						// get the new 'left' property for $parent
						var parentTop = (options.moveSlideQty * childrenMaxHeight);
						// animate to the new 'left'
						$parent.animate({'top': '+='+parentTop+'px'}, options.speed, options.easing, function(){
							isWorking = false;
							// if its time to loop, reset the $parent
							if(slideLoop){
								$parent.css('top', '-'+getSlidePosition(currentSlide, 'top')+'px');
							}
							// perform the callback function
							options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
						});
					}else if(options.mode == 'fade'){
						setChildrenFade();
					}					
					// make the current slide active
					if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
						makeSlideActive(Math.ceil(currentSlide / options.moveSlideQty));
					}else{
						makeSlideActive(currentSlide);
					}
					// display the caption
					showCaptions();
				} // end if(!isWorking)				
			}
		} // end function
		
		/**
		 * Go to first slide
		 */		
		this.goToFirstSlide = function(stopAuto){
			// check if stopAuto argument is supplied
			if(typeof(stopAuto) == 'undefined'){
				var stopAuto = true;
			}
			base.goToSlide(firstSlide, stopAuto);
		}
		
		/**
		 * Go to last slide
		 */		
		this.goToLastSlide = function(){
			// check if stopAuto argument is supplied
			if(typeof(stopAuto) == 'undefined'){
				var stopAuto = true;
			}
			base.goToSlide(lastSlide, stopAuto);
		}
		
		/**
		 * Get the current slide
		 */		
		this.getCurrentSlide = function(){
			return currentSlide;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Get the total slide count
		 */		
		this.getSlideCount = function(){
			return $children.length;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Stop the slideshow
		 */		
		this.stopShow = function(changeText){
			clearInterval(interval);
			// check if changeText argument is supplied
			if(typeof(changeText) == 'undefined'){
				var changeText = true;
			}
			if(changeText && options.autoControls){
				$autoControls.html($startContent).removeClass('stop').addClass('start');
				autoPlaying = false;
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Start the slideshow
		 */		
		this.startShow = function(changeText){
			// check if changeText argument is supplied
			if(typeof(changeText) == 'undefined'){
				var changeText = true;
			}
			setAutoInterval();
			if(changeText && options.autoControls){
				$autoControls.html($stopContent).removeClass('start').addClass('stop');
				autoPlaying = true;
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Stops the ticker
		 */		
		this.stopTicker = function(changeText){
			$parent.stop();
			// check if changeText argument is supplied
			if(typeof(changeText) == 'undefined'){
				var changeText = true;
			}
			if(changeText && options.ticker){
				$autoControls.html($startContent).removeClass('stop').addClass('start');
				autoPlaying = false;
			}			
		}
		
		/**
		 * Starts the ticker
		 */		
		this.startTicker = function(changeText){
			if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
				if(options.tickerDirection == 'next'){
					// get the 'left' property where the ticker stopped
					var stoppedLeft = parseInt($parent.css('left'));
					// calculate the remaining distance the show must travel until the loop
					var remainingDistance = (origShowWidth + stoppedLeft) + $children.eq(0).width();			
				}else if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev'){
					// get the 'left' property where the ticker stopped
					var stoppedLeft = -parseInt($parent.css('left'));
					// calculate the remaining distance the show must travel until the loop
					var remainingDistance = (stoppedLeft) - $children.eq(0).width();
				}
				// calculate the speed ratio to seamlessly finish the loop
				var finishingSpeed = (remainingDistance * options.tickerSpeed) / origShowWidth;
				// call the show
				moveTheShow(tickerLeft, remainingDistance, finishingSpeed);					
			}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
				if(options.tickerDirection == 'next'){
					// get the 'top' property where the ticker stopped
					var stoppedTop = parseInt($parent.css('top'));
					// calculate the remaining distance the show must travel until the loop
					var remainingDistance = (origShowHeight + stoppedTop) + $children.eq(0).height();			
				}else if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev'){
					// get the 'left' property where the ticker stopped
					var stoppedTop = -parseInt($parent.css('top'));
					// calculate the remaining distance the show must travel until the loop
					var remainingDistance = (stoppedTop) - $children.eq(0).height();
				}
				// calculate the speed ratio to seamlessly finish the loop
				var finishingSpeed = (remainingDistance * options.tickerSpeed) / origShowHeight;
				// call the show
				moveTheShow(tickerTop, remainingDistance, finishingSpeed);
				// check if changeText argument is supplied
				if(typeof(changeText) == 'undefined'){
					var changeText = true;
				}
				if(changeText && options.ticker){
					$autoControls.html($stopContent).removeClass('start').addClass('stop');
					autoPlaying = true;
				}						
			}
		}
				
		/**
		 * Initialize a new slideshow
		 */		
		this.initShow = function(){
			
			// reinitialize all variables
			// base = this;
			$parent = $(this);
			$origElement = $parent.clone();
			$children = $parent.children();
			$outerWrapper = '';
			$firstChild = $parent.children(':first');
			childrenWidth = $firstChild.width();
			childrenMaxWidth = 0;
			childrenOuterWidth = $firstChild.outerWidth();
			childrenMaxHeight = 0;
			wrapperWidth = getWrapperWidth();
			wrapperHeight = getWrapperHeight();
			isWorking = false;
			$pager = '';	
			currentSlide = 0;	
			origLeft = 0;
			origTop = 0;
			interval = '';
			$autoControls = '';
			$stopHtml = '';
			$startContent = '';
			$stopContent = '';
			autoPlaying = true;
			loaded = false;
			origShowWidth = 0;
			origShowHeight = 0;
			tickerLeft = 0;
			tickerTop = 0;
      
			firstSlide = 0;
			lastSlide = $children.length - 1;
						
			// get the largest child's height and width
			$children.each(function(index) {
			  if($(this).outerHeight() > childrenMaxHeight){
					childrenMaxHeight = $(this).outerHeight();
				}
				if($(this).outerWidth() > childrenMaxWidth){
					childrenMaxWidth = $(this).outerWidth();
				}
			});

			// get random slide number
			if(options.randomStart){
				var randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * $children.length);
				currentSlide = randomNumber;
				origLeft = childrenOuterWidth * (options.moveSlideQty + randomNumber);
				origTop = childrenMaxHeight * (options.moveSlideQty + randomNumber);
			// start show at specific slide
			}else{
				currentSlide = options.startingSlide;
				origLeft = childrenOuterWidth * (options.moveSlideQty + options.startingSlide);
				origTop = childrenMaxHeight * (options.moveSlideQty + options.startingSlide);
			}
						
			// set initial css
			initCss();
			
			// check to show pager
			if(options.pager && !options.ticker){
				if(options.pagerType == 'full'){
					showPager('full');
				}else if(options.pagerType == 'short'){
					showPager('short');
				}
			}
						
			// check to show controls
			if(options.controls && !options.ticker){
				setControlsVars();
			}
						
			// check if auto
			if(options.auto || options.ticker){
				// check if auto controls are displayed
				if(options.autoControls){
					setAutoControlsVars();
				}
				// check if show should auto start
				if(options.autoStart){
					// check if autostart should delay
					setTimeout(function(){
						base.startShow(true);
					}, options.autoDelay);
				}else{
					base.stopShow(true);
				}
				// check if show should pause on hover
				if(options.autoHover && !options.ticker){
					setAutoHover();
				}
			}						
			// make the starting slide active
			if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
				makeSlideActive(Math.ceil(currentSlide / options.moveSlideQty));
			}else{			
				makeSlideActive(currentSlide);			
			}
			// check for finite show and if controls should be hidden
			checkEndControls();
			// show captions
			if(options.captions){
				showCaptions();
			}
			// perform the callback function
			options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
		}
		
		/**
		 * Destroy the current slideshow
		 */		
		this.destroyShow = function(){			
			// stop the auto show
			clearInterval(interval);
			// remove any controls / pagers that have been appended
			$('.bx-next, .bx-prev, .bx-pager, .bx-auto', $outerWrapper).remove();
			// unwrap all bx-wrappers
			$parent.unwrap().unwrap().removeAttr('style');
			// remove any styles that were appended
			$parent.children().removeAttr('style').not('.pager').remove();
			// remove any childrent that were appended
			$children.removeClass('pager');
			
		}
		
		/**
		 * Reload the current slideshow
		 */		
		this.reloadShow = function(){
			base.destroyShow();
			base.initShow();
		}
		
		// PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
		
		/**
		 * Creates all neccessary styling for the slideshow
		 */		
		function initCss(){
			// layout the children
			setChildrenLayout(options.startingSlide);
			// CSS for horizontal mode
			if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
				// wrap the <ul> in div that acts as a window and make the <ul> uber wide
				$parent
				.wrap('<div class="'+options.wrapperClass+'" style="width:'+wrapperWidth+'px; position:relative;"></div>')
				.wrap('<div class="bx-window" style="position:relative; overflow:hidden; width:'+wrapperWidth+'px;"></div>')
				.css({
				  width: '999999px',
				  position: 'relative',
					left: '-'+(origLeft)+'px'
				});
				$parent.children().css({
					width: childrenWidth,
				  'float': 'left',
				  listStyle: 'none'
				});					
				$outerWrapper = $parent.parent().parent();
				$children.addClass('pager');
			// CSS for vertical mode
			}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
				// wrap the <ul> in div that acts as a window and make the <ul> uber tall
				$parent
				.wrap('<div class="'+options.wrapperClass+'" style="width:'+childrenMaxWidth+'px; position:relative;"></div>')
				.wrap('<div class="bx-window" style="width:'+childrenMaxWidth+'px; height:'+wrapperHeight+'px; position:relative; overflow:hidden;"></div>')
				.css({
				  height: '999999px',
				  position: 'relative',
					top: '-'+(origTop)+'px'
				});
				$parent.children().css({
				  listStyle: 'none',
					height: childrenMaxHeight
				});					
				$outerWrapper = $parent.parent().parent();
				$children.addClass('pager');
			// CSS for fade mode
			}else if(options.mode == 'fade'){
				// wrap the <ul> in div that acts as a window
				$parent
				.wrap('<div class="'+options.wrapperClass+'" style="width:'+childrenMaxWidth+'px; position:relative;"></div>')
				.wrap('<div class="bx-window" style="height:'+childrenMaxHeight+'px; width:'+childrenMaxWidth+'px; position:relative; overflow:hidden;"></div>');
				$parent.children().css({
				  listStyle: 'none',
				  position: 'absolute',
					top: 0,
					left: 0,
					zIndex: 98
				});					
				$outerWrapper = $parent.parent().parent();
				$children.not(':eq('+currentSlide+')').fadeTo(0, 0);
				$children.eq(currentSlide).css('zIndex', 99);
			}
			// if captions = true setup a div placeholder
			if(options.captions && options.captionsSelector == null){
				$outerWrapper.append('<div class="bx-captions"></div>');
			}			
		}
		
		/**
		 * Depending on mode, lays out children in the proper setup
		 */		
		function setChildrenLayout(){			
			// lays out children for horizontal or vertical modes
			if(options.mode == 'horizontal' || options.mode == 'vertical'){
								
				// get the children behind
				var $prependedChildren = getArraySample($children, 0, options.moveSlideQty, 'backward');
				
				// add each prepended child to the back of the original element
				$.each($prependedChildren, function(index) {
					$parent.prepend($(this));
				});			
				
				// total number of slides to be hidden after the window
				var totalNumberAfterWindow = ($children.length + options.moveSlideQty) - 1;
				// number of original slides hidden after the window
				var pagerExcess = $children.length - options.displaySlideQty;
				// number of slides to append to the original hidden slides
				var numberToAppend = totalNumberAfterWindow - pagerExcess;
				// get the sample of extra slides to append
				var $appendedChildren = getArraySample($children, 0, numberToAppend, 'forward');
				
				if(options.infiniteLoop){
					// add each appended child to the front of the original element
					$.each($appendedChildren, function(index) {
						$parent.append($(this));
					});
				}
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Sets all variables associated with the controls
		 */		
		function setControlsVars(){
			// check if text or images should be used for controls
			// check "next"
			if(options.nextImage != ''){
				nextContent = options.nextImage;
				nextType = 'image';
			}else{
				nextContent = options.nextText;
				nextType = 'text';
			}
			// check "prev"
			if(options.prevImage != ''){
				prevContent = options.prevImage;
				prevType = 'image';
			}else{
				prevContent = options.prevText;
				prevType = 'text';
			}
			// show the controls
			showControls(nextType, nextContent, prevType, prevContent);
		}			
		
		/**
		 * Puts slideshow into auto mode
		 *
		 * @param int pause number of ms the slideshow will wait between slides 
		 * @param string direction 'forward', 'backward' sets the direction of the slideshow (forward/backward)
		 * @param bool controls determines if start/stop controls will be displayed
		 */		
		function setAutoInterval(){
			if(options.auto){
				// finite loop
				if(!options.infiniteLoop){
					if(options.autoDirection == 'next'){
						interval = setInterval(function(){
							currentSlide += options.moveSlideQty;
							// if currentSlide has exceeded total number
							if(currentSlide > lastSlide){
								currentSlide = currentSlide % $children.length;
							}
							base.goToSlide(currentSlide, false);
						}, options.pause);
					}else if(options.autoDirection == 'prev'){
						interval = setInterval(function(){
							currentSlide -= options.moveSlideQty;
							// if currentSlide is smaller than zero
							if(currentSlide < 0){
								negativeOffset = (currentSlide % $children.length);
								if(negativeOffset == 0){
									currentSlide = 0;
								}else{
									currentSlide = ($children.length) + negativeOffset; 
								}
							}
							base.goToSlide(currentSlide, false);
						}, options.pause);
					}
				// infinite loop
				}else{
					if(options.autoDirection == 'next'){
						interval = setInterval(function(){
							base.goToNextSlide(false);
						}, options.pause);
					}else if(options.autoDirection == 'prev'){
						interval = setInterval(function(){
							base.goToPreviousSlide(false);
						}, options.pause);
					}
				}
			
			}else if(options.ticker){
				
				options.tickerSpeed *= 10;
												
				// get the total width of the original show
				$('.pager', $outerWrapper).each(function(index) {
				  origShowWidth += $(this).width();
					origShowHeight += $(this).height();
				});
				
				// if prev start the show from the last slide
				if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev' && options.mode == 'horizontal'){
					$parent.css('left', '-'+(origShowWidth+origLeft)+'px');
				}else if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev' && options.mode == 'vertical'){
					$parent.css('top', '-'+(origShowHeight+origTop)+'px');
				}
				
				if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
					// get the starting left position
					tickerLeft = parseInt($parent.css('left'));
					// start the ticker
					moveTheShow(tickerLeft, origShowWidth, options.tickerSpeed);
				}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
					// get the starting top position
					tickerTop = parseInt($parent.css('top'));
					// start the ticker
					moveTheShow(tickerTop, origShowHeight, options.tickerSpeed);
				}												
				
				// check it tickerHover applies
				if(options.tickerHover){
					setTickerHover();
				}					
			}			
		}
		
		function moveTheShow(leftCss, distance, speed){
			// if horizontal
			if(options.mode == 'horizontal'){
				// if next
				if(options.tickerDirection == 'next'){
					$parent.animate({'left': '-='+distance+'px'}, speed, 'linear', function(){
						$parent.css('left', leftCss);
						moveTheShow(leftCss, origShowWidth, options.tickerSpeed);
					});
				// if prev
				}else if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev'){
					$parent.animate({'left': '+='+distance+'px'}, speed, 'linear', function(){
						$parent.css('left', leftCss);
						moveTheShow(leftCss, origShowWidth, options.tickerSpeed);
					});
				}
			// if vertical		
			}else if(options.mode == 'vertical'){
				// if next
				if(options.tickerDirection == 'next'){
					$parent.animate({'top': '-='+distance+'px'}, speed, 'linear', function(){
						$parent.css('top', leftCss);
						moveTheShow(leftCss, origShowHeight, options.tickerSpeed);
					});
				// if prev
				}else if(options.tickerDirection == 'prev'){
					$parent.animate({'top': '+='+distance+'px'}, speed, 'linear', function(){
						$parent.css('top', leftCss);
						moveTheShow(leftCss, origShowHeight, options.tickerSpeed);
					});
				}
			}
		}		
		
		/**
		 * Sets all variables associated with the controls
		 */		
		function setAutoControlsVars(){
			// check if text or images should be used for controls
			// check "start"
			if(options.startImage != ''){
				startContent = options.startImage;
				startType = 'image';
			}else{
				startContent = options.startText;
				startType = 'text';
			}
			// check "stop"
			if(options.stopImage != ''){
				stopContent = options.stopImage;
				stopType = 'image';
			}else{
				stopContent = options.stopText;
				stopType = 'text';
			}
			// show the controls
			showAutoControls(startType, startContent, stopType, stopContent);
		}
		
		/**
		 * Handles hover events for auto shows
		 */		
		function setAutoHover(){
			// hover over the slider window
			$outerWrapper.find('.bx-window').hover(function() {
				if(autoPlaying){
					base.stopShow(false);
				}
			}, function() {
				if(autoPlaying){
					base.startShow(false);
				}
			});
		}
		
		/**
		 * Handles hover events for ticker mode
		 */		
		function setTickerHover(){
			// on hover stop the animation
			$parent.hover(function() {
				if(autoPlaying){
					base.stopTicker(false);
				}
			}, function() {
				if(autoPlaying){
					base.startTicker(false);
				}
			});
		}		
		
		/**
		 * Handles fade animation
		 */		
		function setChildrenFade(){
			// fade out any other child besides the current
			$children.not(':eq('+currentSlide+')').fadeTo(options.speed, 0).css('zIndex', 98);
			// fade in the current slide
			$children.eq(currentSlide).css('zIndex', 99).fadeTo(options.speed, 1, function(){
				isWorking = false;
				// ie fade fix
				if(jQuery.browser.msie){
					$children.eq(currentSlide).get(0).style.removeAttribute('filter');
				}
				// perform the callback function
				options.onAfterSlide(currentSlide, $children.length, $children.eq(currentSlide));
			});
		};
				
		/**
		 * Makes slide active
		 */		
		function makeSlideActive(number){
			if(options.pagerType == 'full' && options.pager){
				// remove all active classes
				$('a', $pager).removeClass(options.pagerActiveClass);
				// assign active class to appropriate slide
				$('a', $pager).eq(number).addClass(options.pagerActiveClass);
			}else if(options.pagerType == 'short' && options.pager){
				$('.bx-pager-current', $pager).html(currentSlide+1);
			}
		}
				
		/**
		 * Displays next/prev controls
		 *
		 * @param string nextType 'image', 'text'
		 * @param string nextContent if type='image', specify a filepath to the image. if type='text', specify text.
		 * @param string prevType 'image', 'text'
		 * @param string prevContent if type='image', specify a filepath to the image. if type='text', specify text.
		 */		
		function showControls(nextType, nextContent, prevType, prevContent){
			// create pager html elements
			var $nextHtml = $('<a href="" class="bx-next"></a>');
			var $prevHtml = $('<a href="" class="bx-prev"></a>');
			// check if next is 'text' or 'image'
			if(nextType == 'text'){
				$nextHtml.html(nextContent);
			}else{
				$nextHtml.html('<img src="'+nextContent+'" />');
			}
			// check if prev is 'text' or 'image'
			if(prevType == 'text'){
				$prevHtml.html(prevContent);
			}else{
				$prevHtml.html('<img src="'+prevContent+'" />');
			}
			// check if user supplied a selector to populate next control
			if(options.prevSelector){
				$(options.prevSelector).append($prevHtml);
			}else{
				$outerWrapper.append($prevHtml);
			}
			// check if user supplied a selector to populate next control
			if(options.nextSelector){
				$(options.nextSelector).append($nextHtml);
			}else{
				$outerWrapper.append($nextHtml);
			}
			// click next control
			$nextHtml.click(function() {
				base.goToNextSlide();
				setAutoInterval();
				return false;
			});
			// click prev control
			$prevHtml.click(function() {
				base.goToPreviousSlide();
				setAutoInterval();
				return false;
			});
		}
		
		/**
		 * Displays the pager
		 *
		 * @param string type 'full', 'short'
		 */		
		function showPager(type){
			// sets up logic for finite multi slide shows
			var pagerQty = $children.length;
			// if we are moving more than one at a time and we have a finite loop
			if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
				// if slides create an odd number of pages
				if($children.length % options.moveSlideQty != 0){
					// pagerQty = $children.length / options.moveSlideQty + 1;
					pagerQty = Math.ceil($children.length / options.moveSlideQty);
				// if slides create an even number of pages
				}else{
					pagerQty = $children.length / options.moveSlideQty;
				}
			}
			var pagerString = '';
			// check if custom build function was supplied
			if(options.buildPager){
				for(var i=0; i<pagerQty; i++){
					pagerString += options.buildPager(i, $children.eq(i * options.moveSlideQty));
				}
				
			// if not, use default pager
			}else if(type == 'full'){
				// build the full pager
				for(var i=1; i<=pagerQty; i++){
					pagerString += '<a href="" class="pager-link pager-'+i+'">'+i+'</a>';
				}
			}else if(type == 'short') {
				// build the short pager
				pagerString = '<span class="bx-pager-current">'+(options.startingSlide+1)+'</span> '+options.pagerShortSeparator+' <span class="bx-pager-total">'+$children.length+'</span>';
			}	
			// check if user supplied a pager selector
			if(options.pagerSelector){
				$(options.pagerSelector).append(pagerString);
				$pager = $(options.pagerSelector);
			}else{
				var $pagerContainer = $('<div class="bx-pager"></div>');
				$pagerContainer.append(pagerString);
				// attach the pager to the DOM
				if(options.pagerLocation == 'top'){
					$outerWrapper.prepend($pagerContainer);
				}else if(options.pagerLocation == 'bottom'){
					$outerWrapper.append($pagerContainer);
				}
				// cache the pager element
				$pager = $('.bx-pager', $outerWrapper);
			}
			$pager.children().click(function() {
				// only if pager is full mode
				if(options.pagerType == 'full'){
					// get the index from the link
					var slideIndex = $pager.children().index(this);
					// accomodate moving more than one slide
					if(options.moveSlideQty > 1){
						slideIndex *= options.moveSlideQty;
					}
					base.goToSlide(slideIndex);
				}
				return false;
			});
		}
				
		/**
		 * Displays captions
		 */		
		function showCaptions(){
			// get the title from each image
		  var caption = $('img', $children.eq(currentSlide)).attr('title');
			// if the caption exists
			if(caption != ''){
				// if user supplied a selector
				if(options.captionsSelector){
					$(options.captionsSelector).html(caption);
				}else{
					$('.bx-captions', $outerWrapper).html(caption);
				}
			}else{
				// if user supplied a selector
				if(options.captionsSelector){
					$(options.captionsSelector).html('&nbsp;');
				}else{
					$('.bx-captions', $outerWrapper).html('&nbsp;');
				}				
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Displays start/stop controls for auto and ticker mode
		 *
		 * @param string type 'image', 'text'
		 * @param string next [optional] if type='image', specify a filepath to the image. if type='text', specify text.
		 * @param string prev [optional] if type='image', specify a filepath to the image. if type='text', specify text.
		 */
		function showAutoControls(startType, startContent, stopType, stopContent){
			// create pager html elements
			$autoControls = $('<a href="" class="bx-start"></a>');
			// check if start is 'text' or 'image'
			if(startType == 'text'){
				$startContent = startContent;
			}else{
				$startContent = '<img src="'+startContent+'" />';
			}
			// check if stop is 'text' or 'image'
			if(stopType == 'text'){
				$stopContent = stopContent;
			}else{
				$stopContent = '<img src="'+stopContent+'" />';
			}
			// check if user supplied a selector to populate next control
			if(options.autoControlsSelector){
				$(options.autoControlsSelector).append($autoControls);
			}else{
				$outerWrapper.append('<div class="bx-auto"></div>');
				$('.bx-auto', $outerWrapper).html($autoControls);
			}
						
			// click start control
			$autoControls.click(function() {
				if(options.ticker){
					if($(this).hasClass('stop')){
						base.stopTicker();
					}else if($(this).hasClass('start')){
						base.startTicker();
					}
				}else{
					if($(this).hasClass('stop')){
						base.stopShow(true);
					}else if($(this).hasClass('start')){
						base.startShow(true);
					}
				}
				return false;
			});
			
		}
		
		/**
		 * Checks if show is in finite mode, and if slide is either first or last, then hides the respective control
		 */		
		function checkEndControls(){
			if(!options.infiniteLoop && options.hideControlOnEnd){
				// check previous
				if(currentSlide == firstSlide){
					$('.bx-prev', $outerWrapper).hide();				
				}else{
					$('.bx-prev', $outerWrapper).show();
				}
				// check next
				if(currentSlide == lastSlide){
					$('.bx-next', $outerWrapper).hide();
				}else{
					$('.bx-next', $outerWrapper).show();
				}
			}
		}
		
		/**
		 * Returns the left offset of the slide from the parent container
		 */		
		function getSlidePosition(number, side){			
			if(side == 'left'){
				var position = $('.pager', $outerWrapper).eq(number).position().left;
			}else if(side == 'top'){
				var position = $('.pager', $outerWrapper).eq(number).position().top;
			}
			return position;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Returns the width of the wrapper
		 */		
		function getWrapperWidth(){
			var wrapperWidth = $firstChild.outerWidth() * options.displaySlideQty;
			return wrapperWidth;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Returns the height of the wrapper
		 */		
		function getWrapperHeight(){
			// if displaying multiple slides, multiple wrapper width by number of slides to display
			var wrapperHeight = $firstChild.outerHeight() * options.displaySlideQty;
			return wrapperHeight;
		}
		
		/**
		 * Returns a sample of an arry and loops back on itself if the end of the array is reached
		 *
		 * @param array array original array the sample is derived from
		 * @param int start array index sample will start
		 * @param int length number of items in the sample
		 * @param string direction 'forward', 'backward' direction the loop should travel in the array
		 */		
		function getArraySample(array, start, length, direction){
			// initialize empty array
			var sample = [];
			// clone the length argument
			var loopLength = length;
			// determines when the empty array should start being populated
			var startPopulatingArray = false;
			// reverse the array if direction = 'backward'
			if(direction == 'backward'){
				array = $.makeArray(array);
				array.reverse();
			}
			// loop through original array until the length argument is met
			while(loopLength > 0){				
				// loop through original array
				$.each(array, function(index, val) {
					// check if length has been met
					if(loopLength > 0){
						// don't do anything unless first index has been reached
					  if(!startPopulatingArray){
							// start populating empty array
							if(index == start){
								startPopulatingArray = true;
								// add element to array
								sample.push($(this).clone());
								// decrease the length clone variable
								loopLength--;
							}
						}else{
							// add element to array
							sample.push($(this).clone());
							// decrease the length clone variable
							loopLength--;
						}
					// if length has been met, break loose
					}else{
						return false;
					}			
				});				
			}
			return sample;
		}
												
		this.each(function(){
			// make sure the element has children
			if($(this).children().length > 0){
				base.initShow();
			}
		});
				
		return this;						
	}
	
	jQuery.fx.prototype.cur = function(){
		if ( this.elem[this.prop] != null && (!this.elem.style || this.elem.style[this.prop] == null) ) {
			return this.elem[ this.prop ];
		}

		var r = parseFloat( jQuery.css( this.elem, this.prop ) );
		// return r && r > -10000 ? r : 0;
		return r;
	}

		
})(jQuery);