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What we doWho we are
Support for organisations in East Africa 2020-2021
The Rainbow Fund supports Civil Rights Defenders to ensure that the LGBTQ movement in the region is supported for 12 months in order to remain in place and eventually create a network and business.
The crucial significance right now is that there is support for organisations and groups to be able to build up capacity so that they can continue to be a LGBTQ rights movement.
Deteriorating situation in East Africa
LGBTQ people in East Africa live under extreme vulnerability with an almost constant threat of violence from the police and authorities, from society at large, and even often from close family members.
We are building capacity at local LGBTQ organisations
Since 2017, there has been a sudden and dramatic deterioration in the situation for LGBTQ people in the region. The discriminatory legislation has always been there, but countries that have previously been places where LGBTQ people could live in relative security and had the opportunity to organise have now also increased their oppression instead.
Arrests, sudden termination of rental contracts for organisations, statements from a high political level on special forces within the police to hunt down lesbians and gays place several countries in the region on the list of countries where it has become life-threatening to openly live as a LGBTQ person.
It is a great challenge for LGBTQ organisations in the region to find resources and space to fight for their rights. Organisations and informal LGBTQ groups often have weak capacity and are very vulnerable, so they need a lot of close support.
The Rainbow Fund supports Civil Rights Defenders to ensure that the LGBTQ movement in the region is supported for 12 months in order to remain in place and eventually create a network and business. The crucial significance right now is that there is support for organisations and groups to be able to build up capacity so that they can continue to be a LGBTQ rights movement.
The support partly concerns core support for LGBTQ organisations to staff basic functions in order to contribute stability and long-term sustainability, and it's partly about mentoring. The strength of the organisations is that the members are committed and courageous in their work. However, they often have limited experience of seeking funding from aid providers, and mentoring should offer guidance in project management, reporting and expectations from donors. Mentoring works by Civil Rights Defenders providing support on issues such as internal capacity development.
Read more, in swedish, about the situation in Tanzania at Civil Rights Defenders webb här.
About Regnbågsfonden
The purpose of the Fund is to financially help HBTQ people around the world, as well as individuals, primarily in countries where HBTQ people are stalked and harassed by authorities, police and religious institutions.
Our funds will not go to organisations or individuals who do not respect human rights and freedoms. These include racism, and antisemitism, sexism and children's rights.
The foundation's purpose is to financially help LGBTQ organizations around the world, as well as individuals, preferably in countries where rainbow people are persecuted and harassed by authorities, police and religious institutions.
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Tony Wroten of the Philadelphia 76ers was just doing his usual thing against the visiting Indiana Pacers, and then, all of a sudden, in the 4th Quarter of their game, his Jordan shoe lost its sole.
The dreadful experience may be over, but the feeling won't just go away overnight. Imagine going hard to the basket and then suffering a shoe sole separation. It's like losing a tire while in a tight car race which is very dangerous.
Good thing for him, according to Delaware News Journal, the legendary Michael Jordan of the Jordan Brand called his agent feeling sorry about what happened to Wroten's Jordan 10 shoe.
Wroten himself confirmed the news via DNJ. "It was more embarrassing than anything," Wroten said Wednesday. "But things happen. I got an apology from Jordan. Yeah.… He called my agent," admitted Wroten.


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Case Name Latino Officers Ass'n of New York v. City of New York EE-NY-0208
Docket / Court 1:99-cv-09568 ( S.D.N.Y. )
Special Collection IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Private Employment Class Actions
On September 9, 1999, Latino and African-American police officers filed a putative class action against the City of New York and the New York Police Department ("NYPD") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil ... read more >
On September 9, 1999, Latino and African-American police officers filed a putative class action against the City of New York and the New York Police Department ("NYPD") in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, 1985, and state and local laws. Specifically, the plaintiffs contended that NYPD's work environment was hostile to Latinos and African-Americans, that NYPD's application of its disciplinary rules and processes embodied a pattern or practice of disparate treatment, and that they were retaliated against when they complained about discrimination. Represented by private counsel and an attorney from the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society, the plaintiffs sought an injunction requiring the NYPD to abolish discrimination, ensure equal treatment, cease retaliation, and change the disciplinary procedure. The plaintiffs filed two amended complaints, one on October 7, 1999 and the other on December 3, 1999.
On December 15, 2000, the plaintiffs moved to certify a class consisting of "all Latino and African–American individuals who have been, are, or will be employed by the NYPD as uniformed officers, including civilians who perform the same employment functions as uniformed officers, who have been or will be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in the form of a hostile work environment, disparate disciplinary treatment, and retaliation for the exercise of their rights." On August 6, 2002, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted the plaintiffs' motion in part. Judge Kaplan severed the liability stage from the individual remedial stage and certified the liability stage of the claims. Officers Ass'n v. City of New York, 209 F.R.D. 79 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).
On December 5, 2001, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment dismissing the claims in this action of plaintiffs Charles Castro, Fernando Sanchez and Reuben Malave for damages and equitable relief based on their terminations from the New York City Police Department. On April 1, 2003, Judge Kaplan granted in part and denied in part this motion. The motion is granted to the extent that: (1) Castro's wrongful termination claim is dismissed; (2) Malave is precluded from relitigating the issues whether he patronized as prostitute and that he was unfit for duty by reason of intoxication; and (3) Sanchez is precluded from relitigating the issue whether his termination was in retaliation for his exercise of his First Amendment rights.
On June 18, 2003, Judge Kaplan granted in part and denied in part the defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing aspects of the complaint as to plaintiff Clifford Muniz. The motion is granted to the extent that Muniz's disparate treatment claim with respect to the removal of the flyers at the 26th Precinct is dismissed. The motion is denied in all other aspects. On the same day, Judge Kaplan granted in part and denied in part the motion of summary judgment as to all claims against Anthony Miranda, the Latino Officers Association, and others. The motion is granted to the extent that the claims of (1) Miranda based on events prior to 11/24/97 and (2) Alvarez based on events prior to 11/12/97 are dismissed. The motion is denied in all other aspects.
On July 14, 2003, Judge Kaplan denied defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, defendant's motion for summary judgment on liability on the plaintiffs' class action pattern or practice claims of discrimination in the disciplinary system, retaliation and hostile work environment, and defendant's motion for attorney fees.
In November 2003, after completion of discovery and filing of a pre-trial order, the parties engaged in settlement negotiations, which resulted in a stipulation resolving all issues raised by the plaintiffs in their complaint filed on December 18, 2003.
On March 18, 2004, the parties made a joint application for an order preliminarily approving the settlement of the class action. On September 15, 2004, Judge Kaplan approved this settlement agreement and the award of attorneys' fees and costs as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The court also certified an amended class defined as "all Latino and African–American individuals who have been, are, or will be employed by the NYPD as members of the force, who have been or will be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in the form of a hostile work environment, disparate disciplinary treatment, and retaliation for the exercise of their rights." Officers Ass'n v. City of New York, 2004 WL 2066605 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).
Pursuant to the settlement agreement, NYPD agreed to changes to the disciplinary and equal employment practices and procedures, including record-keeping and database requirements. NYPD would pay the plaintiffs $20 million and pay class counsel $4.8 million for attorneys' fees and costs. The court retained jurisdiction of this matter to ensure compliance with the stipulation for 27 months from its implementation. Accordingly, the case was dismissed with prejudice. Officers Ass'n v. City of New York, 2004 WL 2066605 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).
On June 21, 2007, the court ordered that the clerk close the case, because all the claims brought by all parties in this case had been resolved and the case was settled on a class action basis. On July 6, the court entered a stipulation of settlement, dismissing the case with prejudice. Within a few short months, though, Judge Kaplan denied a motion by the plaintiffs to find the defendants in contempt and to compel compliance with the settlement. The plaintiff appealed the decision to the Second Circuit, which affirmed the district court's decision on March 30, 2009.
On September 2014, one of the class members sought to reopen his case because he remained unhappy with the relief he obtained. Since he did not serve copies of his papers on any of the parties, his application was denied without prejudice.
There has been no docket activity since. We presume the case is closed.
Kunyi Zhang - 08/30/2010
Sichun Liu - 05/25/2019
Constitutional Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Unreasonable search and seizure
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Defendant-type
Law-enforcement
National Origin/Ethnicity
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action 42 U.S.C. § 1981
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Defendant(s) City of New York
Plaintiff Description All Latino and African–American individuals who have been, are, or will be employed by the NYPD as uniformed officers, including civilians who perform the same employment functions as uniformed officers, who have been or will be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in the form of a hostile work environment, disparate disciplinary treatment, and retaliation for the exercise of their rights.
Class action status sought Yes
Class action status granted Yes
Public Int. Lawyer No
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1:99−cv−09568 (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Denying Motion to Consolidate) (2000 WL 1030623 / 2000 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 11936) (S.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0208-0004.pdf | WESTLAW| LEXIS | Detail
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Order (For Additional Briefing) (2002 WL 511548 / 2002 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 5664) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Certifying Class) (209 F.R.D. 79) (S.D.N.Y.)
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Opinion (Denying in Part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment) (253 F.Supp.2d 771) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Motion to Compel) (2003 WL 1883418 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 5760) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 6506) (S.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0208-0016.pdf | LEXIS | Detail
Source: LexisNexis
Opinion (Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment) (2003 WL 21437057 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 10669) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Denying Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment) (2003 WL 21396689 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 10057) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Denying Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment) (2003 WL 21638165 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 11792) (S.D.N.Y.)
Order Establishing Settlement Procedures (2004 WL 574493) (S.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0208-0011.pdf | WESTLAW | Detail
Judgment and Order Approving Class Action Settlement, Certifying Amended Class and Approving Attorneys Fees (2004 WL 2066605) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (Re: Defendants' motion in limine to exclude expert testimony) (2006 WL 238989) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (2007 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 44740) (S.D.N.Y.)
Opinion (519 F.Supp.2d 438) (S.D.N.Y.)
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What a perfect honeymoon/vacation in Aruba, except for the flight home!
Just plain silliness on our last day of our honeymoon/vacation on the island of Aruba!
Buckle your seat belts for this edition of Jason & Emily's honeymoon/vacation in Aruba.
Who know Aruba had peacocks! What will we find next on our honeymoon/vacation?
Ringing in the New Year in our Nations Capital!


The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Garland Sales Inc., a rug manufacturer and seller located in Dalton, Ga., alleging it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary and discriminatory hurdles to employment for work-authorized individuals.
According to the department's findings, Garland required all non-U.S. citizen applicants to present certain work authorization documents. The Immigration and National Act (INA) requires that employers not impose different or greater employment eligibility verification (I-9) standards on non-citizen authorized workers as compared to U.S. citizens. Garland imposed different and greater requirements on non-U.S. citizens as compared to applicants who were U.S. citizens.
Moreover, the department found that Garland retaliated against a limited English proficient naturalized U.S. citizen, when it rescinded a job offer. Specifically, Garland requested the individual produce a "green card" (Form I-551 Resident Alien Card), which the applicant did not have because he is a U.S. citizen. When the applicant did not produce this document and voiced concern about being asked to produce it, Garland withdrew his offer of employment.
The lawsuit charging Garland was filed in the department's Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO).
Earlier this month, OSC entered into an out-of-court settlement with Macy's department stores to settle allegations that a store in Orlando, Fla., committed document abuse and discriminated against a legal permanent resident by requesting more work authorization documents than are required to establish eligibility under the Form I-9. As part of the settlement, Macy's has agreed to train its human resources employees in its Orlando area stores about federal protections for workers against citizenship status and national origin discrimination, and properly conducting the employment verification process.


Advice To Assist You To When It Comes To FurnitureFurnishings are a thing that every home needs so undoubtedly you will buy furniture inside your lifetime. It is also a costly purchase so it helps to save cash and also to purchase something of proper quality since you will likely already have it and employ it for years. Below are great tips for making the most of your hard earned dollars to get furniture that will bring you satisfaction for years.If you require a new sofa, try finding one with some fully covered cushions. These cushions go longer and can be flipped regularly. Ideally, you should obtain a sofa with removable covers so that you can easily wash them. Removable covers can even be replaced quickly in case you cannot clean a stain.Stick to neutral colors for your personal main furniture pieces. You could love a selected bright color or pattern, but will you still love it several years from now? Instead, pick neutral colors for the main pieces inside your room and make use of accent decor to bring in color. You will be glad of your own decision enough time comes to redecorate.Look at the legs of any furniture before buying. Seek out furniture that has sturdy wooden legs that happen to be properly joined towards the frame from the piece. Nailed on wood legs or plastic molded legs will not be as stable, and can damage floors. If you are looking at sofas, look for one with a fifth leg, located in the middle for more stability and support.Decide what material you desire before you start looking. In the event you only want oak tables, for instance, that will keep you from putting things off checking out many other materials that you won't need. If you want a candle chandelier, realize that before starting looking so you get what you want. When you go to a shop with no goal, you'll feel considerably more uncertain.Will be the patterned fabric on the sofa you wish to buy properly aligned? It may not be aligned correctly if it's cheap. Find a pattern that's aligned perfectly when you get a couch. If you see any flaws, proceed.Now you have a much better concept of what to consider when selecting furniture along with ways to save cash. It's crucial that you buy furniture that you will be content with since you will certainly be using it for a long time. So take everything you have learned and initiate shopping for the furniture of the dreams today.


Images at the Cross is intended to be a beacon of hope and encouragement for all those who follow Christ as well as those who are searching for a relationship with Christ. For everyone, just to see the cross situated in the magnificent setting of the beautiful Ozark Mountains will have a positive, lasting impact.
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Student Joyce Lin is a designer in her final year obtaining a dual degree at RISD and Brown. Majoring in furniture design and biology, her unique mix of talents is clear in her piece, titled Exploded Chair.
Made from maple and acrylic, Lin's design plays on the illusion of a deconstructed chair. By encasing the wood in clear acrylic, it's as though we see through to the skeleton of the work. And while our natural inclination is to believe that the wood is doing the heavy lifting, the clear acrylic case is what gives support.
Thus, the "bones" of the chair are false—an illusion used to capture our imagination. Instead, by placing the maple in a display case, Lin highlights how the pieces interconnect. In this way, she shows us how, if they were joined, they would come together to form a classic chair.
Exploded Chair is really a dissection of materials, and a play on expectation that showcases Lin's innovative thinking toward the art of furniture design.
Lin's sketches and process images show the carefully planning behind her furniture design.
All images via Joyce Lin.
What an innovative piece of furniture!


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Oakland Raiders owner is worth $500 million and still uses a 2003 Nokia phone and drives a minivan
Emmett Knowlton
Oct. 2, 2015, 12:00 PM
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Mark Davis has been the sole owner of the Oakland Raiders since his father, Al Davis, the legendary coach and owner, died in 2011. During that time, the Raiders have gone 19-44 (2-1 this year!) and are in serious talks to move to Los Angeles, where they would share a stadium with the San Diego Chargers in Carson, California.
If the Raiders franchise is known these days for its terrifying fans and mostly putrid football teams, Davis has mostly stayed out of the public eye. Unlike Davis' outspoken father, not much is known about Davis aside from his trademark orange Prince Valiant bowl cut.
Earlier this week in ESPN the Magazine, Tim Keown published a revealing profile of Davis that offers a rare glimpse into the life and mind of one of the most fascinating owners in sports. From its first paragraph, the profile gives us a sense of just how eccentric Davis really is:
Most days start the same — behind the wheel of a white 1997 Dodge Caravan SE outfitted with a bubble-top Mark III conversion kit, a VHS player mounted to the roof inside and a r8hers personalized plate. Mark Davis pilots this machine from his East Bay home to the nearest P.F. Chang's, where he sits at the left end of the bar, same spot every time, puts his white fanny pack on the counter, orders an iced tea and unfolds the day's newspapers. Beside him on the bar, next to the papers, is his 2003 Nokia push-button phone with full texting capability. When someone calls and asks him where he is, he says, "I'm in my office," and sends a knowing nod to the bartenders. It gets 'em every time.
Davis is worth an estimated $500 million, so his tricked-out minivan and throwback cellphone are telling of the man's personality. It's possible to interpret Davis as someone wildly out of touch with reality, but it seems that more than anything he just loves football. Unlike his father, he handles almost no actual responsibilities, and when he does make decisions, he does so in curious fashion.
From the same ESPN piece:
During one dinner with a group that included his mother and Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie, Davis inexplicably handed a piece of paper to McKenzie with the corners torn off.
"This is what I need you to get me," Davis said.
McKenzie, flummoxed, turned the tiny triangles over in his hands.
Seeing nothing, McKenzie gave up. "What is this?" he asked.
"Two corners," Davis said. "I need you to get me two corners."
The profile is filled with quirky moments like this, and depending on how you read it, some may look at Davis as a tragic figure, or a total lunatic. Regarding the bowl cut, Keown writes that Davis travels all the way from his home in northern California to Palm Springs just to get it cut at the same barber:
In perfect Davis family fashion, it's a middle finger to convention. Davis travels to Palm Desert to get it cut, just as he traveled to Chico from Oakland to visit a preferred barber long after he left college at Chico State. "I think he's had three barbers since college," [former Raiders WR Cliff] Branch says. "If he likes something, he stays loyal."
The question of loyalty is a sort of recurring motif of the piece, particularly regarding the team's uncertain future in Oakland and Davis' tenuous relationship with his father, who when he was alive wouldn't let his son travel on the team plane to games and once stayed in the car while his wife was visiting their son — and his pet pigs. Needless to say, the whole profile is worth a read.
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The Circus Maximus Toy Show is held twice a year in the Spring and Fall at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. Conveniently situated halfway between Detroit and Chicago, or Grand Rapids and South Bend, IN. Nearly 50,000 square feet of toys from over 200 vendors around the country will be here for you to explore. You will find your favorite childhood toys including but not limited to; Japanese pressed tin litho, cast iron banks, steel pedal cars, Smith Miller & Tonka trucks, old robots and science fiction items, battery operated toys, cap guns, western toys, and more. For the younger collectors, there is a lot to see from Disney, Star Trek, Star Wars, G I Joe, slot cars, movie, TV and sport memorabilia, and action figures of all kinds, You will also find antique pedal cars and tractors along with spare parts.
It's The Jackson Toy Show! This is the one you DON'T want to miss! All your NASCAR, Hot Wheels, sportcards, dolls, Pez, model cars, promos, trains, slot cars, matchbox, old toys, Star Wars, die cast semi trucks, tractors and diecast and so much more.
Michigan Comic Convention is a comic book convention located in Detroit, Michigan, at the Cobo Center. Featured are exhibitors that cater to a wide-spectrum of interests including comic books, magazines, toys, games, Star Wars, Star Trek, anime, manga, cosplay, artwork, sketches and apparel. In addition, a roster of comic industry professionals, and comicdom-related celebrities are in attendance for attendees to meet and greet. As admission is kept reasonable for adults and FREE for children, the Michigan Comic Convention is a family-friendly convention.
MediaWest*Con is the annual gathering of SF/Media fandom, traditionally held each Memorial Day Weekend in Lansing Michigan.
MediaWest*Con is sponsored by T'Kuhtian Press as a celebration of the diversity of SF/Media fandom, run by fans, for fans, and is staffed entirely by volunteers. MediaWest*Con traditionally features the Art Show and Auction, Fanzine Reading Room. Fannish Videos, Masquerade, Dealers' Room, SF/Media Fan Fund, Fan Quality Awards, a Con Suite (AKA Hospitality Suite) and a Party Suite, and many, many panels on a wide variety of topics representing many areas of interest.
Grand Rapids Pops boldly goes to space, the final frontier. To a galaxy far, far away, aboard The Black Pearl, across the shire, and into the skies over Hogwarts. Join conductor Bob Bernhardt and guest vocalist Mela Dailey on an epic adventure with musical highlights from such films as "Star Wars," Star Trek," "Superman," "Lord of the Rings," "Harry Potter" and much, much more!
Step into a galaxy far, far away as the Tangent Gallery again becomes an immersive recreation of the Mos Eisley Cantina!
It is a lawless time.
spice, booze, hyperfuel, weapons, death sticks, harlotry and medicine.
The Empire is too incompetent to reign us in and too cruel to bother.
Corruption runs rampant, from the Senate to Imperial High Command, local checkpoints and everywhere in between.
greed can be a powerful ally.
officers can be bought and stormtroopers are outnumbered.
If the time comes, they may find it harder to hold than it was to take.
This is the underbelly, the spaceport hive where all the gangsters, thugs, trash, and scoundrels of the galaxy come to gamble, find work, and drink to oblivion when they can't. Here you can bargain for whatever you desire, and business is booming.
Just watch your step, this place can be a little rough.
Blue Milk cocktails. No droids. No blasters!
Self guided monthly event in Downtown Monroe. Check in at the Monroe County Museum from 6 pm to 9 pm for a printed event guide listing the evening's events.


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Q: Passing an integer to a class, and then creating an array with a size of that integer I have a class named Calculator. This class accepts a bunch of test scores, and will store each of them into an array. This array is called scoreArray.
I want to declare the array like this, but I'm having trouble with the scope:
int scoreArray[numTestScores];

If I put that code into the @implementation, it doesn't know what numTestScores is, because it hasn't been passed to the class yet.
And if I try to do this:
-(id)init:(int)numTestScores_
{
    if (self = [super init])
    {
        int scoreArray[numTestScores_];
    }
    return self;
}

then the array gets created, but the rest of the class doesn't know what scoreArray is.
How can I make it so that scoreArray is created with length "numTestScores" and has the same scope as if I had put it in the implementation block?

A: Using a native C array is an unnecessary pain. I'd rather use a NSMutableArray, declaring it as a property.
@property (nonatomic, copy) NSMutableArray *scores;

NSMutableArray automatically manages its memory, so you don't need to declare its size in advance.
Just initialize it as
_scores = [NSMutableArray array];

and then add values to it
[self.scores addObject:@(aResult)]; //assuming that aResult is an integer expression

@(...) wraps the value in a NSNumber since NSArray can only hold objects.
To retrieve a score, you can do
int score = [self.scores[0] intValue];

A: VLAs (variable-length arrays) only work in contexts where... um... where they make sense. In this case, you will rather want to utilize dynamic memory allocation and an instance variable:
@interface MyClass: NSObject {
    int *array;
    size_t size;
}

// ... etc ...

- (id)initWithSize:(size_t)n
{
    if (self = [super init]) {
        size = n;
        array = malloc(size * sizeof array[0]);
    }

    return self;
}

// free the allocated memory upon destruction
- (void)dealloc
{
    // ...
    free(array);
    // ...
    [super dealloc];
}

As to why it doesn't really make sense to use a variable-length array as an instance variable: instance variables are part of an object. If you declared a VLA inside an object, then the size of the instance would depend on its initialization. That is not something immediately easy to implement, and it is not the way the Objective-C runtime works. (I'm not saying it's impossible, but it would be very, very impractical.)
All classes have their instance size deduced at compile time (well, mostly... nowadays it's rather the initialization of the runtime system), and it can't be changed later. As a consequence, the size of an object cannot vary from initialization to initialization.

A: On the assumption that you're writing a properly contained object oriented class, the implementation of your set of scores is not important to the outside world. If that is indeed the case, don't create an int array, create an NSMutableArray instead (and if you want to pre-fill numTestScores_ entries to make things easier later, do that, but there shouldn't be a need for it really).
If you must have an array, you will have to allocate it dynamically by declaring scoreArray to be an int * and using malloc. Be careful here though -- you will have to create a dealloc method in your class to free() the array if it has been created.

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Added by Spyhawk about 2 years ago. Updated about 1 year ago.
The in-memory db mode (db_mode 1) create the engine database in memory, but while the mod and LuaSQL can access it, the table created in engine aren't visible to them.
On-disk memory mode (db_mode 2) is actually used as default as a fallback.