protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.timeline);

    //capture view elements
    ListView months=(ListView)findViewById(R.id.months);

    db=new Database(this);

    cursor=db.getAll();

    startManagingCursor(cursor);

    adapter=new DiaryAdapter(cursor);
    months.setAdapter(adapter);
     }
   class DiaryAdapter extends CursorAdapter {

    //constructor
    DiaryAdapter(Cursor c) {
        super(Timeline.this, c);
    }

    @Override
    public void bindView(View row, Context ctxt,Cursor c) {
        DiaryHolder holder=(DiaryHolder)row.getTag();
        holder.populateFrom(c, db);
    }

    @Override
    public View newView(Context ctxt, Cursor c,ViewGroup parent) {
        LayoutInflater inflater=getLayoutInflater();
        View row=inflater.inflate(R.drawable.row, parent, false);
        DiaryHolder holder=new DiaryHolder(row);
        row.setTag(holder);
        return(row);
    }
}//end of DiaryAdapter
    tatic class DiaryHolder {
    private TextView title=null;
    private TextView time=null;

    DiaryHolder(View row) {
        title=(TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.title);
        time=(TextView)row.findViewById(R.id.time);
    }
    void populateFrom(Cursor c, Database helper) {
        time.setText(helper.getTime(c));
        title.setText(helper.getDay(c));
    }
}