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A National Survey On Immigration Led Me To A Rural Iowa Town Changed By Immigrants
WKMS | By Andrea Tudhope
Published February 3, 2020 at 7:29 AM CST
Andrea Tudhope
America Amplified: Election 2020
On a Monday night, a week before the Iowa caucuses, about 20 residents gathered at the Norelius library in Denison, Iowa, for a mock caucus. Latina activist Alma Puga, the organizer, called the caucuses the "Disneyland of politics."
Rather than caucusing for candidates, it's food: egg rolls, pepperoni pizza, homemade ceviche and carne asada tacos — a multicultural spread reflecting a diverse town here in rural Iowa.
Of around 9,000 residents in Denison, at least 3,000 — or about 30% — are immigrants, according to the latest Census Bureau data. By comparison, the U.S. average is 13% and it's 5% in the state of Iowa.
Denison is a town of about 7 square miles.
"When you grow up in a predominantly white community, that's what you're used to with very few minorities. And when you have an influx, it changes everything," said Troy Gehlsen.
Gehlsen grew up in the 1980s, around the time the population began to shift.
"It's gotten a lot easier, but it should — it's been three decades at least," he said.
A new survey fielded in collaboration with APM Research Lab suggests this sense of acceptance may have to do with proximity.
"If you have more immigrants in the county in which you live, you're much more likely to feel positively about welcoming immigrants on a national policy level," said Craig Helmstetter, managing partner of APM Research Lab.
Helmstetter directed the survey, which asked Americans how they feel about the numbers of immigrants in this country — 41% said they feel the U.S. has the "right amount," 26% felt it should allow more, and close behind, 25% said the country allows too many.
As caucus and primary season launches, I spent time with some residents of Denison, Iowa, to get a sense of how they feel about immigration in the U.S.
Here are some of the people I met and what they had to say.
Alma Puga
The young activist was born in Mexico, and came to Denison when she was five because her parents heard from friends there were jobs in town. Now she wants to grow roots here, and is focused on getting the local immigrant communities politically engaged.
"When I came here, it was like, wow. There was so much diversity, and it was like, I feel like I belong, like I can relate to other people, with my culture, music and food. I didn't feel like an outcast like I did in Storm Lake, Iowa."
Troy Gehlsen
Growing up in the 1980s, Gehlsen remembers about a dozen minority families in town. Now, over half the students in Denison's schools are learning English as a second language, according to Iowa Public Radio.
"My neighbors told me once a long time ago, I said, 'Why Denison, Iowa?' Our friends told us it was a good place to raise a family. What can you say against that? I mean, who doesn't want that? The way I look at it, this is reality. We're a diverse community. We're a diverse country. That's the way the world's going to be for our children, for the rest of their lives. They need to experience that when they're young."
Chris Espino
Credit Andrea Tudhope / America Amplified: Election 2020
Chris Espino says he can see a future in Denison. But he wants to see more interaction between the diverse communities that make up the small town.
Espino is a senior at Denison Community High School. He was born here, but because his parents came from Mexico, he says he's experienced discrimination. He used to wonder what he was doing wrong, but then, he says, he realized it wasn't his fault.
"I don't 100 percent blame the person. People that have prejudice toward us, it's something that they've learned. In my opinion, the community here in Denison is amazing and those select few that have those beliefs, I don't think the community has reached out to them in a way. They've been neglected. And we need to find a better way to reach them."
Bryan Bryant
Bryant comes from a military family, so he has lived all over the world. He's been in Denison for about a decade caring for his elderly parents and keeping his mom's coffee shop, the Robin's Nest, open. He says he appreciates immigrants coming to this country legally, but he worries about the loss of American culture and small town Iowa values.
"It's good that they come. It's good if they embrace the way of life. Sometimes it's really sad to see immigrants come here because they want a better life, but they want us to change into the country they came from. A lot of the newer ones, they come in and they expect things without participating."
Brett Gehlsen
Gehlsen co-owns Reynold's Clothing on Main Street with his brother Troy Gehlsen. Both agree that immigrants have helped keep their family's third-generation men's clothing store alive.
"They have money to spend like everybody else. They're no different than you and me. They need groceries, they need clothes, they need gas for their vehicles, they need to buy cars. I don't want this to sound insensitive, but I mean, I've got to survive and provide for my family, too. And if they're willing to come in and support my business, that's great."
Patty Ritchie
Ritchie says it's important to her to maintain her family's Iowa roots and values, but also to keep her culture close. The Latina community advocate says Denison has come a long way, thanks to the work of an older generation of immigrants.
"The younger generation, it's their turn. There were those of us they had to sacrifice, that were discriminated against, that were scorned, that were ridiculed in public. We bore the brunt of all that for them to be able to do the work that they're doing now."
Andrea Tudhope is coordinating producer for America Amplified: Election 2020. Email her at andreat@kcur.org, and follow her on Twitter @andreatudhope.
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On the outside, 19-year-old Steven appears to be a mild-mannered and soft-spoken young man. But inside, he's fearless — and once he starts talking, his personality explodes.
"He's willing to try anything," says his mom, Linda. "He's been parasailing, loves roller coasters, and he's going indoor skydiving this summer. He's very determined."
In June, Steven participated in commencement ceremonies with his graduating class at Spring-Ford Senior High School in Royersford, PA. He has a busy summer planned, with vacation, Camp PALS, playing basketball, batboy for his brother's travel baseball team, hanging out with friends, vocational training at Variety Club Camp, and some old-fashioned R&R all in the mix.
Despite the hustle and bustle of his day-to-day life, Steven has his eye on a bigger goal: college. His ultimate goal is to attend the College of New Jersey's Career & Community Studies Program, a two-year certificate program for students with developmental disabilities.
"I want to study American history," Steven says. "I really like learning about the presidents and the World Wars and politics. I watch the news every day. President Trump is on there a lot — sometimes it's for good stuff and sometimes for bad stuff, but it's all interesting to me."
Steven will encounter some obstacles as he works toward his goal, but he's determined to face them head-on — just as he has faced other issues throughout his life. Diagnosed with Down syndrome in utero, Steven is healthy but has weathered a few medical challenges including multiple surgeries: reconstructive intestinal surgery the morning after birth, strabismus eye surgery as a baby, tonsil and adenoidectomies, wisdom teeth extraction, and emergency hernia surgery.
Steven has also worked with a speech therapist for most of his life to address a stutter. A few years ago, he wrote a letter to James Earl Jones, a former stutterer who went on to become a famous actor and the voice of Darth Vader in Steven's favorite movie series, Star Wars. "I asked him how he dealt with his stutter and he sent me two autographed photos," Steven says. "It was really cool."
As part of his vocational training through Spring-Ford, Steven has already worked at a handful of different jobs, including at the front desk of the YMCA, at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, in a thrift shop, and at two restaurants. He hopes to one day be an entertainer or a videographer.
"My hope for Steven is that he can find a job he enjoys," Linda says, "and that he'll be able to live independently."
Steven is a Patient Champion for the 2017 CHOP Buddy Walk, the single largest fundraiser to support research and care for children and adults with trisomy 21 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Mr Dix joins Wunderman from Accenture Digital where he led the consultancy's ASEAN digital hub based in Singapore. Prior to Accenture Digital, Mr Dix served as Director of Global Clients at Publicis.Sapient in China, where he helped evolve, transform, and reposition Publicis.Sapient to be an experience-led and digital transformation offering agency.
Mr Dix will be supported by Singapore Chief Operating Officer Nimesh Desai, who will also continue to manage the integration of Wunderman's business in South East Asia, and take on additional responsibility developing Wunderman's fast growing ecommerce capability in the region.


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Q: Putting a windowsformhost inside a usercontrol I'm trying to put a windowsformshost inside a WPF UserControl.   Whenever I shrink the size of the UserControl the windowsformshost seems bleed out of the UserControl?   Is there anyway to make the windowsformshost stay inside the usercontrol?   I saw some examples online but none of them work.  I am putting the windowsformshost inside a grid.   Is there someplace else I have to place it?   Thank you in advance for the help.
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Q: Multiple classifications from predictive classifier I have a classification problem where I would like to predict an outcome, but would like my classifier to get several 'attempts' at the answer (something like placing an each-way bet), rather than a single classification which is either correct or incorrect, and was wondering about the best process for this.
Example: Given outcomes A, B, C, and D, I would like to predict that it will be 'A or B', or 'A or C', and the 'correct' solution(s) (those that at least contain the right individual answer) affect the learning process accordingly.
So far, my thoughts have been to split the data set up into bins, more or less as above (A or C) and train a classifier in the usual way, or to train multiple classifiers such that they are diverse, and simply combine the results, but I was wondering if there is a better/Different way? I'm sure this can't be a unique problem, but I'm not sure of the correct terminology to Google.
I don't know if it's a related problem, but is there also a way to include in the options 'I don't know' - ie. don't make a classification?

A: A lot of classifiers can do what you want.
Naive Bayes can give you probabilities for each label, so you can take the k most probable labels instead of just the single most probable label and output that.
Logistic Regression, SVMs can also give you a score for each label, letting you do something similar.
Another trick is to slightly perturb the input feature vector and feed it to the classifier. Repeat that several times, and you get not one output label, but several. You can count and sort them by frequency to get multiple potential answers. You can then make some cutoff criteria to pick only a subset of those labels and return them to the user.


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Wigan Facts
on Sun Aug 28 2016, 13:29
Wigan was the home of Northern Soul in the 70s ans 80s
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https://www.wigan-rejects.com/
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Re: Wigan Facts
Wigan was the home of the best market hall in the land. It had the greatest atmosphere ever.
Beechams
Beecham was the family business of Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), a chemist. He was the grandfather of the conductor also named Thomas Beecham (1879–1961). As a boy, he worked as a shepherd, selling herbal remedies as a sideline. He then started as a travelling salesman or peddler.
Their first product was Beecham's Pills, a laxative, in 1842.[2] Subsequent success enabled him to open a shop in Wigan in 1847
Michael Marks of Marks and Spencer fame lived in Great George Street, Wigan in 1891
My wife was born in Great George Street.
Frank Randle was born in 1901 and lived at 50 Wigan Road, Aspull.
Colin Bean (Private Sponge in Dads Army) was born in Wigan, lived in Scholes. His dad played for the Latics.
Elvis never visited Wigan.
Rolf Harris, on a fleeting visit to Wigan, chucked his bag of sweets in the bin on seeing Dostaf
@Mac wrote: Rolf Harris, on a fleeting visit to Wigan, chucked his bag of sweets in the bin on seeing Dostaf
Behave on my serious educational thread.
Please miss. He started it!
I never!
Top Facts?
http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/news/17949/top-facts-about-wigan
on Mon Aug 29 2016, 14:10
Rose by Martin Cruz Smith was set in Wigan
The year is 1872. The place is Wigan, England, a coal town where rich mine owners live lavishly alongside miners no better than slaves. Into this dark, complicated world comes Jonathan Blair, who has accepted a commission to find a missing man.
When he begins his search every road leads back to one woman, a haughty, vixenish pit girl named Rose. With her fiery hair and skirts pinned up over trousers, she cares nothing for a society that calls her unnatural, scandalous, erotic.
As Rose and Blair circle one another, first warily, then with the heat of mutual desire, Blair loses his balance. And the lull induced by Rose's sensual touch leaves him unprepared for the bizarre, soul-scorching truth. .
There is a Ballad of Wigan Pier
on Fri Jan 06 2017, 21:47
Heinz make a billion cans of beans a year.
In 1788 Wigan had a spa. It was said to be located around Harrogate Street and people came from miles around to take the waters..
Watched a goood prog about Heinz beans recenty. Wilm look for the prog tomorrow
Location : Metropolitan Borough of Haydock
@Admin wrote: Rose by Martin Cruz Smith was set in Wigan
The year is 1872. The place is Wigan, England, a coal town where rich mine owners live lavishly alongside miners no better than slaves. ....
There's Wigan 'fact' and there's also Wigan 'bullshit'"! Wigan was never a 'coal town' and no 'mineowners' lived in Wigan in 1872.
Rose is a work of Fiction it was set in Wigan That's a fact
@tonker wrote:
prove it....
Heinz COMPANY PRODUCTION FIGURES ..... CLAIM ..... IN THEIR OWN PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS .... that their factory situated in Orrell, in the area governed by Wigan Council, in Greater Manchester, England, UK, PRODUCES 1.5 million cans of beans a day.
It follows that, if 100% production took place for 365 days in any year, their TOTAL BEANS PRODUCTION would be ...... 547.5 million cans of beans per year.
If 'Heinz', a Worldwide Company, produce over 1 billion cans of beans a year, it follows that any amount OVER 547.5 million MUST BE PRODUCED IN THEIR SEVERAL OTHER FACTORIES, WORLDWIDE?
@Vixen wrote:
I could. I might do. Watch this space!
A 'coal town' produces coal over and above any other produce. Wigan town, produced very little coal. It processed much cotton and most of it's population was employed in it's many mills, one of which was amongst the largest in Britain.
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Wigan was twinned with the French town of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988.
@Admin wrote: Wigan was twinned with the French town of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988.
Wigan 'BOROUGH' was twinned with the French 'CITY' of Angers in the Loire Valley in 1988
Thank you for pointing that out tonker what would we do without your superior knowledge on all things wigan


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I am really excited about Apple's new iCloud service, and insanely impressed that it'll be free. It's perfect for me because the ability to synchronize my calendars and contacts instantly across my devices is the only part of the now-defunct MobileMe that I cared for. I had other solutions that mirrored the rest of MobileMe's features, so $99 per year was too high a price if I only used the sync features.
I'm not saying MobileMe's price was unreasonable—only that it was a value if you could legitimately benefit from all of its features. If Apple had made just the synchronization features available for a subset annual cost, I'd have almost certainly bought into it.
Yes, admittedly, I'm somewhat of an Apple Fanboy. But can you blame me when Apple makes stuff that works this well?
I am curious of one thing, though: for those who were using the 20+ GB of MobileMe storage, what happens to them? I've not read anything about file storage. In fact, the only fee-based feature I've seen is the amnesty scenario for music not purchased from iTunes. That feature doesn't increase storage. I've read nothing but 5 GB on all the PR. So do MobileMe storage customers have to pull down the potentially dozens of gigabytes worth of data and find some place else to put it?


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Q: Ruby %x forks on 64-bit Linux, but not on 32, and only with specific syntax Here's some Ruby code:
puts %x{ pstree #{$$} }   # never forks
puts %x{ pstree '#{$$}' } # forks on amd64 only

On 32-bit Ubuntu Dapper, I get this output:
t.rb---pstree
t.rb---pstree

Which makes sense to me.  But on 64-bit Ubuntu Hardy, I get this:
t.rb---sh---pstree
t.rb---pstree

What's being shown here is that Ruby forks before exec'ing in just one of the cases.  When I put the code in a file and run it under strace -fF, it appears that on 64-bit Hardy it calls clone() (like fork()) before execve(), whereas on 32-bit Dapper it does no such thing.
My Ruby versions are:
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i486-linux]
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [x86_64-linux]

I should try mixing & matching interpreters & OS's & word sizes more, but right now it's not easy since I don't administer these machines.  Maybe someone among you can tell me what the difference even is between these commands on the 64-bit system, let alone why they work the same on the 32-bit one.

A: Ruby performs shell expansion when %x is used with a single argument (like you are doing).
Here's my guess as to what is going on:
Ruby scans the command to determine if there are any special characters that would result in the need to perform shell expansion, if so it calls the shell to do that.  In the second example the single quotes are enough to make Ruby want to call the shell to do the expansion, hence the fork. In the first example Ruby can determine that shell expansion is not needed as the command contains no special characters (after variable expansion), hence no fork.  The difference between the two versions probably has to do with an internal change in how ruby tries to determine is shell expansion is needed.  I get a fork for the second example on ruby 1.8.5 on a 32-bit machine.
[EDIT]
Okay, I took a look at the source code for ruby 1.8.4 and 1.8.6 and both versions use the same criteria to determine whether or not to call a shell to perform shell expansion, if any of the following characters exist in the command line the shell will be invoked when one argument to %x is provided:
*?{}[]<>()~&|\\$;'`"\n

Ruby is actually calling the shell in both cases (in example that contains the quotes), the reason you are seeing different outputs from pstree is due to differences in the the sh command on the different machines, one calls fork, the other doesn't.  To see this for yourself, run this command on both machines:
/bin/sh -c "pstree $$"

This is the command that Ruby is using to execute pstree in the example with quotes on both machines.  You should see bash---pstree on the 32-bit machine and bash---sh---pstree on the other one.
So now I'm curious, what led you to discover this difference and is it causing a problem?

A: I went through this situation by developing an asynchronous processor work that has a series of subprocesses(fork), and it happened when the master was in the foreground and received a SIGINT.
I run: puts "the result is %(monster-delayed-job)"
and the output was only: "the result is "

*

*Yes, Im "trap" SIGINT in the master

Andre


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I didn't think her smile could get any wider, but then the staff delivered mini-cupcakes and her face literally exploded with happiness….
You can't really beat alone time with mom full attention, pretty pampering AND cupcakes now can you?
It was seriously THE CUTEST to watch her take in the whole experience. She totally loved it and looked very at home in the pedi chair (oh dear!) and the therapists were so lovely to her too… even managing to paint the tiniest toe nails!!
And I loved it too!
Spending special bonding time with my daughter without the interruptions of work/ social media/ daily life to distract us was divine and we had a lovely little chat while we both relaxed.
After our catch up I may even have dozed off for a few minutes during the heavenly foot massage!


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I finally received my Scanguage yesterday, so I decided to run an experiment on a lower grill block. I drove 8-mile runs on Highway 16 from Hartland (H) to Oconomowoc (O), WI and then back.
The grill block consisted of layers of packing tape, so it was not flush with the bumper.
The stats on the Scanguage were reset at the same specific points (road signs) at the beginning of each run. Resulting stats were recorded at the same specific points (road signs) at the end of each run. The car was up to speed and set on cruise at least a quarter of a mile before the beginning of each run.
The road was slightly wet, but there was no rain or puddles. I did not use the wipers.
This experiment took place between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM CST. I stayed in the right lane at all times. I kept the radio and fan off, so the headlights were the only device I had on. I was passed by only one car on each run, going in each direction. The exception was the last run without a grill block (O to H: 46.0 mpg), when a semi passed in front of me for the last 60 seconds of the run, most likely providing improved stats due to drafting.
There were no other modifications to the exterior of the car, including the upper grill.
Last edited by Arminius; 04-14-2008 at 04:16 AM..
2-4am...and you didn't get pulled over for driving erratically?
You: "I'm doing a fuel economy experiment"
That road has officers all over it at that time of night. I was followed a couple of times. I did intend to use that excuse, plus point out that my bumper was covered with several layers of tape.
Last edited by Arminius; 04-12-2008 at 08:00 PM..
Could you post some pictures of your car and your aero mods?
I'll try. I'm not very good on the computer, plus I took the tape off and am trying to make or buy something to replace it. Right now I've got a black garbage bag (hardly noticeable) covering the area. I'm continuing to test the block and I keep getting the same results, except I get better results at faster speeds. I'm not going to put anything permanent on until I study the engine temp for a while.
Like I said before, all the changes I make must be unnoticeable to my wife, since this will be her car in the future. If/when I do use the foam, it will be way in the back, only, so that she can't see it. I will also paint it the color of the car so that it doesn't stand out.
Last edited by Arminius; 04-13-2008 at 07:55 PM..
I'll post any formal testing. I'm not using controls or attempting to isolate variables, as I did before. I'm just using the judgement of an experienced observer at this time.
One more thing: I'm making a sign for my back window that says, "Efficiency Testing / Ecomodder.com" so the cops don't pull me over for going too slow.


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Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa: Age and gender-dependent modifications
Nicola Arrighi, Serena Bodei, Angelo Peroni, Giuseppe Mirabella, Danilo Zani, Claudio Simeone, Sergio Cosciani Cunico, PierFranco Spano, Sandra Sigala
Istituto di Neuroriabilitazione Motoria San Camillo
Aims: Muscarinic receptor subtypes expressed in the human urinary bladder mucosa were characterized, investigating whether there were gender-dependent differences and if aging could induce changes in their expression. Methods: The study was carried out on 34 subjects, 22 men and 12 women, divided in four groups, based on gender and age. Gene expression was evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR. The Western blot was performed using the 4-12% NuPAGE Bis-Tris Gel System. Results: The molecular expression of each subtype of the M1 receptor family was observed and it was not influenced either by gender or age. M2 receptor family transcripts revealed that both M2 and M4 were detected and that the M2 transcripts were modified by both gender and age. Indeed, M2 mRNA was lower in old rather than adult men (P <0.05), but higher in rather old than adult women (P <0.05). Further, adult men expressed more M2 mRNA than adult women (P <0.05), while the opposite was detected in old age (P <0.05). The Western blot followed by quantification confirmed that the mRNAs were translated into proteins, and that the M2 subtype showed similar modifications found at molecular level. Discussion: The selective modification of M 2 receptors observed at the urinary bladder mucosa levels indicates that this anatomical structure could play an active role in the pathophysiology of micturition and supports evidence suggesting an effect of antimuscarinic drugs at this level. Whether these results may influence the age-dependent development of micturition disorders remains to be determined
Neurourology and Urodynamics
https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.20521
Muscarinic receptors
Urinary bladder mucosa
10.1002/nau.20521
Dive into the research topics of 'Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa: Age and gender-dependent modifications'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Muscarinic Receptors Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Urinary Bladder Medicine & Life Sciences 73%
Mucous Membrane Medicine & Life Sciences 72%
Urination Medicine & Life Sciences 53%
Bistris Medicine & Life Sciences 42%
Western Blotting Medicine & Life Sciences 31%
Muscarinic Antagonists Medicine & Life Sciences 27%
Arrighi, N., Bodei, S., Peroni, A., Mirabella, G., Zani, D., Simeone, C., Cunico, S. C., Spano, P., & Sigala, S. (2008). Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa: Age and gender-dependent modifications. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 27(5), 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.20521
Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa : Age and gender-dependent modifications. / Arrighi, Nicola; Bodei, Serena; Peroni, Angelo et al.
In: Neurourology and Urodynamics, Vol. 27, No. 5, 2008, p. 421-428.
Arrighi, N, Bodei, S, Peroni, A, Mirabella, G, Zani, D, Simeone, C, Cunico, SC, Spano, P & Sigala, S 2008, 'Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa: Age and gender-dependent modifications', Neurourology and Urodynamics, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.20521
Arrighi N, Bodei S, Peroni A, Mirabella G, Zani D, Simeone C et al. Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa: Age and gender-dependent modifications. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2008;27(5):421-428. doi: 10.1002/nau.20521
Arrighi, Nicola ; Bodei, Serena ; Peroni, Angelo et al. / Detection of muscarinic receptor subtypes in human urinary bladder mucosa : Age and gender-dependent modifications. In: Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2008 ; Vol. 27, No. 5. pp. 421-428.
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Q: Thymeleaf pagination only partially working I tried to paginate my users CRUD, but it doesn't work. I can open users.html, it only shows 3 records, which is fine and if I use localhost:9001/users/page/1, 2 etc manually, it works fine. But the paginator under the table is an error screen.
My UserController:
@GetMapping("users/page/{pageNo}")
    public String findPaginated(@PathVariable (value="pageNo") int pageNo, Model model) {
        int pageSize = 3; //only 3 so I can easily test it

        Page<User> page = userService.findPaginated(pageNo, pageSize);
        List<User> listUsers = page.getContent();

        model.addAttribute("currentPage", pageNo);
        model.addAttribute("totalPages", page.getTotalPages());
        model.addAttribute("totalItems", page.getTotalElements());
        model.addAttribute("listUsers", listUsers);
        return "/users";
    }

**and**

@GetMapping("/users")
    public String viewHomePage (Model model) {
        //model.addAttribute("listUsers", userService.getAllUsers());
        return findPaginated(1, model);
    }

My UserService:
Page<User> findPaginated(int pageNo, int pageSize);

UserServiceImpl:
@Override
    public Page<User> findPaginated(int PageNo, int PageSize) {
        Pageable pageable = PageRequest.of(PageNo -1, PageSize);
        return this.userRepository.findAll(pageable);
    }

UserResository extends JpaRepository:
public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {

Pagintation in users.html:

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