/**
  * Prepares the list of items for displaying
  *
  * This is where you prepare your data for display. This method will usually
  * be used to query the database, sort and filter the data, and generally
  * get it ready to be displayed. At a minimum, we should set $this->items and
  * $this->set_pagination_args().
  *
  * @since 1.40
  *
  * @return	void
  */
 function prepare_items()
 {
     $this->_column_headers = array($this->get_columns(), $this->get_hidden_columns(), $this->get_sortable_columns());
     /*
      * REQUIRED for pagination.
      */
     $total_items = MLAMime::mla_count_upload_items($_REQUEST);
     $user = get_current_user_id();
     $screen = get_current_screen();
     $option = $screen->get_option('per_page', 'option');
     if (is_string($option)) {
         $per_page = get_user_meta($user, $option, true);
     } else {
         $per_page = 10;
     }
     if (empty($per_page) || $per_page < 1) {
         $per_page = $screen->get_option('per_page', 'default');
     }
     /*
      * REQUIRED. We also have to register our pagination options & calculations.
      */
     $this->set_pagination_args(array('total_items' => $total_items, 'per_page' => $per_page, 'total_pages' => ceil($total_items / $per_page)));
     $current_page = $this->get_pagenum();
     /*
      * REQUIRED. Assign sorted and paginated data to the items property, where 
      * it can be used by the rest of the class.
      */
     $this->items = MLAMime::mla_query_upload_items($_REQUEST, ($current_page - 1) * $per_page, $per_page);
 }