$j(document).ready(function() {  
      
            //options( 1 - ON , 0 - OFF)  
            var auto_slide = 1;  
                var hover_pause = 1;  
            var key_slide = 1;  
      
            //speed of auto slide(  
            var auto_slide_seconds = 8000;  
            /* IMPORTANT: i know the variable is called ...seconds but it's 
            in milliseconds ( multiplied with 1000) '*/  
      
            /*move the last list item before the first item. The purpose of this is 
            if the user clicks to slide left he will be able to see the last item.*/  
            $j('#carousel_ul li:first').before($j('#carousel_ul li:last'));  
      
            //check if auto sliding is enabled  
            if(auto_slide == 1){  
                /*set the interval (loop) to call function slide with option 'right' 
                and set the interval time to the variable we declared previously */  
                var timer = setInterval('slide("right")', auto_slide_seconds);  
      
                /*and change the value of our hidden field that hold info about 
                the interval, setting it to the number of milliseconds we declared previously*/  
                $j('#hidden_auto_slide_seconds').val(auto_slide_seconds);  
            }  
      
            //check if hover pause is enabled  
            if(hover_pause == 1){  
                //when hovered over the list  
                $j('#carousel_ul').hover(function(){  
                    //stop the interval  
                    clearInterval(timer)  
                },function(){  
                    //and when mouseout start it again  
                    timer = setInterval('slide("right")', auto_slide_seconds);  
                });  
      
            }  
      
            //check if key sliding is enabled  
            if(key_slide == 1){  
      
                //binding keypress function  
                $j(document).bind('keypress', function(e) {  
                    //keyCode for left arrow is 37 and for right it's 39 '  
                    if(e.keyCode==37){  
                            //initialize the slide to left function  
                            slide('left');  
                    }else if(e.keyCode==39){  
                            //initialize the slide to right function  
                            slide('right');  
                    }  
                });  
      
            }  
      
      });  
      
    //FUNCTIONS BELLOW  
      
    //slide function  
    function slide(where){  
      
                //get the item width  
                var item_width = $j('#carousel_ul li').outerWidth() + 10;  
      
                /* using a if statement and the where variable check 
                we will check where the user wants to slide (left or right)*/  
                if(where == 'left'){  
                    //...calculating the new left indent of the unordered list (ul) for left sliding  
                    var left_indent = parseInt($j('#carousel_ul').css('left')) + item_width;  
                }else{  
                    //...calculating the new left indent of the unordered list (ul) for right sliding  
                    var left_indent = parseInt($j('#carousel_ul').css('left')) - item_width;  
      
                }  
      
                //make the sliding effect using jQuery's animate function... '  
                $j('#carousel_ul:not(:animated)').animate({'left' : left_indent},500,function(){  
      
                    /* when the animation finishes use the if statement again, and make an ilussion 
                    of infinity by changing place of last or first item*/  
                    if(where == 'left'){  
                        //...and if it slided to left we put the last item before the first item  
                        $j('#carousel_ul li:first').before($j('#carousel_ul li:last'));  
                    }else{  
                        //...and if it slided to right we put the first item after the last item  
                        $j('#carousel_ul li:last').after($j('#carousel_ul li:first'));  
                    }  
      
                    //...and then just get back the default left indent  
                    $j('#carousel_ul').css({'left' : '-290px'});  
                });  
      
    }