(function($) {
				$.fn.parallaxSlider = function(options) {
					var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.parallaxSlider.defaults, options);
					return this.each(function() {
						var $pxs_container 	= $(this),
						o 				= $.meta ? $.extend({}, opts, $pxs_container.data()) : opts;
						
						//the main slider
						var $pxs_slider		= $('.pxs_slider',$pxs_container),
						//the elements in the slider
						$elems			= $pxs_slider.children(),
						//total number of elements
						total_elems		= $elems.length,
						//the navigation buttons
						$pxs_next		= $('.pxs_next',$pxs_container),
						$pxs_prev		= $('.pxs_prev',$pxs_container),
						//current image
						current			= 0,
						//the thumbs container
						$pxs_thumbnails = $('.pxs_thumbnails',$pxs_container),
						//the thumbs
						$thumbs			= $pxs_thumbnails.children(),
						//the interval for the autoplay mode
						slideshow,
						//the loading image
						$pxs_loading	= $('.pxs_loading',$pxs_container),
						$pxs_slider_wrapper = $('.pxs_slider_wrapper',$pxs_container);
							
						//first preload all the images
						var loaded		= 0,
						$images		= $pxs_slider_wrapper.find('img');
							
						$images.each(function(){
							var $img	= $(this);
							$('<img/>').load(function(){
								++loaded;
								if(loaded	== total_elems*2){
									$pxs_loading.hide();
									$pxs_slider_wrapper.show();
										
									//one images width (assuming all images have the same sizes)
									var one_image_w		= $pxs_slider.find('img:first').width();
							
									/*
									need to set width of the slider,
									of each one of its elements, and of the
									navigation buttons
									 */
									setWidths($pxs_slider,
									$elems,
									total_elems,
									one_image_w,
									$pxs_next,
									$pxs_prev);
							
									/*
										set the width of the thumbs
										and spread them evenly
									 */
									$pxs_thumbnails.css({
										'width'			: one_image_w + 'px',
										'margin-left' 	: -one_image_w/4 + 'px'
									});
									var spaces	= one_image_w/(total_elems+1);
									$thumbs.each(function(i){
										var $this 	= $(this);
										var $img	= $("img", this);
										var left	= spaces*(i+1)/2 - 45;
										$this.css('left',left+'px');
	
										if(o.thumbRotation){
											var angle 	= Math.floor(Math.random()*21)-10;
											if(navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE \d\.\d+/)){
												$img.css({'behavior':'url(http://www.espacehifi.com/templates/espacehifi/-ms-transform.htc)'});

											}
											$img.attr('style',
												'-moz-transform:rotate('+ angle +'deg);' +
												'-ms-transform:rotate('+ angle +'deg);' +
												'-webkit-transform:rotate('+ angle +'deg);' +
												'-o-transform:rotate('+ angle +'deg);' +
												'transform:rotate('+ angle +'deg);'
											);
											
	
										}
										//hovering the thumbs animates them up and down
										$this.bind('mouseenter',function(){
											$(this).stop().animate({top:'-25px'},100);
											if(navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE \d\.\d+/)) $("img", $(this)).css('filter','alpha(opacity=100)');
										}).bind('mouseleave',function(){
											$(this).stop().animate({top:'0px'},100);
											
										});
									});
										
									//make the first thumb be selected
									highlight($thumbs.eq(0));
										
									//slide when clicking the navigation buttons
									$pxs_next.bind('click',function(){
										++current;
										if(current >= total_elems)
											if(o.circular)
												current = 0;
										else{
											--current;
											return false;
										}
										highlight($thumbs.eq(current));
										slide(current,
										$pxs_slider,
										o.speed,
										o.easing);
									});
									$pxs_prev.bind('click',function(){
										--current;
										if(current < 0)
											if(o.circular)
												current = total_elems - 1;
										else{
											++current;
											return false;
										}
										highlight($thumbs.eq(current));
										slide(current,
										$pxs_slider,
										o.speed,
										o.easing);
									});
							
									/*
									clicking a thumb will slide to the respective image
									 */
									$thumbs.bind('click',function(){
										var $thumb	= $(this);
										highlight($thumb);
										//if autoplay interrupt when user clicks
										if(o.auto)
											clearInterval(slideshow);
										current 	= $thumb.index();
										slide(current,
										$pxs_slider,
										o.speed,
										o.easing);
									});
							
								
							
									/*
									activate the autoplay mode if
									that option was specified
									 */
									if(o.auto != 0){
										o.circular	= true;
										slideshow	= setInterval(function(){
											$pxs_next.trigger('click');
										},o.auto);
									}

								}
							}).error(function(){
								alert('here')
							}).attr('src',$img.attr('src'));
						});
							
							
							
					});
				};
				
				//the current windows width
				var w_w				= $(window).width();
				
				var slide			= function(current,
				$pxs_slider,
				speed,
				easing){
					var slide_to	= parseInt(-w_w * current);
					$pxs_slider.stop().animate({
						left	: slide_to + 'px'
					},speed, easing);
				}
				
				var highlight		= function($elem){
					if(navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE \d\.\d+/)) $("img", $(".selected")).css('filter','alpha(opacity=25)');
					$elem.siblings().removeClass('selected');
					$elem.addClass('selected');
					if(navigator.userAgent.match(/MSIE \d\.\d+/)) $("img", $(".selected")).css('filter','alpha(opacity=100)');
				}
				
				var setWidths		= function($pxs_slider,
				$elems,
				total_elems,
				one_image_w,
				$pxs_next,
				$pxs_prev){
					/*
					the width of the slider is the windows width
					times the total number of elements in the slider
					 */
					var pxs_slider_w	= w_w * total_elems;
					$pxs_slider.width(pxs_slider_w + 'px');
					//each element will have a width = windows width
					$elems.width(w_w + 'px');
				}
				
				$.fn.parallaxSlider.defaults = {
					auto			: 0,	//how many seconds to periodically slide the content.
											//If set to 0 then autoplay is turned off.
					speed			: 300,//speed of each slide animation
					easing			: 'jswing',//easing effect for the slide animation
					circular		: true,//circular slider
					thumbRotation	: true//the thumbs will be randomly rotated
				};
				//easeInOutExpo,easeInBack
			})(jQuery);
			$(function() {
				var $pxs_container	= $('#pxs_container');
				$pxs_container.parallaxSlider();
			});