In Sydney, the location I have dived most is Bare Island (over 500 dives). There are many dives that you can do here. In this article I will describe another of these dives.
Located 20 kilometres from the centre of Sydney, Bare Island is part of Botany Bay National Park. From the city, travel along Anzac Parade or Bunnerong Road to La Perouse. Upon arriving at La Perouse, park on the edge of Anzac Parade above the island as close to the island's access road as you can. Walk to the edge of the headland overlooking the island to check the water conditions as well as the entry and exit points. This dive can be done in virtually all seas, even those from the south-east. I have dived here many times when surfers have been surfing off the eastern end of the bridge that joins the island to the mainland. It is only in the hugest of seas that you cannot dive this site. One thing that can affect the site is that after prolonged periods of very heavy rain, the visibility can be reduced to one or two metres.
If you asked me back in the mid-1990s I would have said that even at its best, the visibility only got to four or five metres. However, since about 1999, visibility here has improved dramatically. In 2002 I dived here 10 times. The visibility averaged almost 10 metres on these dives which is certainly much better than the previous 13 years. In May 2003 I dived here and had 15 metres and in December 2003, January 2004 and December 2005 I had at least 20 metres on the deeper reef. The tides do not really have much impact on a dive although sometimes an outgoing tide can cause a current in the deep section of the dive. This is normally when there has been a very large high tide. Visibility is sometimes better on high tide but I have also had good visibility at low tide.
The best way for divers new to this site is to start at the small boat ramp as per the Bare Island Right dive. From here, swim across the sand in a westerly direction till you hit the main reef (depth about 5 to 6 metres). Then follow it past Sea Horse Rock (11 to 12 metres - but now no sea horses there) to the First Cave (14 metres) and then the Second Cave. Note that the way I describe this dive, the return uses the directions from the Bare Island Right dive from this location.
Once at the Second Cave, swim about 15 metres further along and you will see Sea Horse Corner or Cave (heaps of sea squirts and overhangs). This is right on the corner of the main Bare Island Reef. There used to be lots of sea horses here but there is now only the occasional one. Turn left and swim for about 20 metres along the edge of the main Bare Island Reef. You will probably see a couple of bits of timber or metal (not sure which) sticking up about 150 to 200 mm out of the sand. One is close to the reef and the other about 1.5 metres away. These point roughly to the south. Follow this direction and leave the reef.
Within 10 metres you will cross a small section of reef and a small wall about 0.5 metres high and should see what appears to be a large anchor (15 metres) with some chain or rope running out to the south-east (hard to tell as it is totally covered in growth). I do not think this is an anchor as there are other bits buried under the sand but there is definitely rope or chain running out. Perhaps it is a fish trap that has rusted and later buried under the sand. Note that in February 2006 I could not find this but there was a boat or pool ladder on the sand. Follow the direction of the piece you can see (that is south).
You will cross another section of sand that slopes down. This is in a similar area to where the third option to dive this site (see later) meets the sand. After about 30 metres you will start to see marine growth and then some reef. The depth has increased to about 16.5 metres. This is a small wall that runs to the south-east. Note where you meet this wall for the return trip. You should see a very large low rock on the sand a metre or so off the wall with a low overhang on the south-eastern corner and a large car tyre between the rock and the wall.
On 6 March 2008, we found the wreck of a fibreglass half-cabin boat here. It appeared to have been in the water only a couple of days. It was jammed between the two sections of reef. The motor, auxiliary motor, radio and everything else was missing. The bung was also missing. There was no apparent damage to cause it to sink. However, I later heard that NSW Maritime had a report that a boat had engine problems and rolled onto a reef somewhere near here. What happened to the engines is hard to fathom. Very suspicious! Anyway, on 27 April 2008, it was gone. There was some damage to the reef on the western side of where the wreck was located as if the wreck had been bumping it. We searched for about 40 metres to the west, north-west and north but found no side at all of it or damage to the reef if it had been dragged over it. What happened to it? I later heard that it was salvaged.
The sand here is about 17.5 metres deep. Follow the wall to the left towards the south-east. The depth increases to 18 and then 18.5 metres (at high tide). All along the wall there are lots of sea squirts and sponges similar to the photograph above. After about 20 metres (20 kick cycles for me) you will see a rock that sticks out a little from the reef (like a point). There is a piece of aluminium and a I_I shaped piece of timber about 1 m long on each side here. If you are unsure of the location, if you come across two tyres in the sand right next to the reef, go back a metre or so. If you come across a small Admiralty anchor (The Anchor) a few metres off the main reef, you are about 10 metres past the spot. From November 2005 to February 2006 there were at least two white pygmy pipehorses (see photos below) in this area. There were also at least two tiny pink/red ones here as well. The larger ones were about 25 mm long and the smaller ones about 10 mm. From October 2008 till July 2009 there were two medium sized red ones here. Search the whole top and side of the reef. Look carefully in the reddish weed, they blend in very well (except of course the white ones).
You can go a little further along the wall but if you (like me) have stopped to take some photos and look for more pygmies, then you probably want to turn around here. If you do this, you can take your time returning to the shore and explore a bit as I will further explain. Note that all five shore dives follow this same return trip.
To return to shore, swim back along the wall, this time in a roughly north-westerly direction. When you see the tyre between the rock and wall, turn right and head north across the sand. You will be going up a sort of "dry creek bed" or very shallow valley. There are normal spiny gurnards on the sand here.
You will come to the smaller wall or ledge (but probably not see the "anchor"). This is about 14 to 15 metres. In this area, look for pygmy pipehorses and red Indianfish on this reef.
On 11 January 2010, Kelly and I were scared out of our wits here by a very large seal that came out of the gloom (it was a twilight dive) and swam over and around us for a few seconds before disappearing up to the surface. It was a great thing to see, but I wish he had come in a bit slower!
From here follow the ledge to the left (westerly) and after 20 metres it takes a small turn to the right before turning left again. After another 15 metres it again turns to the left and sort of stops. Along this section you can sometimes see sea horses. From here, in good visibility (20 metres or better) you will see the main Bare Island Reef off to the north-north-east. Swim over and the depth will be back to about 14 metres. You should come across the overhangs near the corner (we call it Sea Horse Corner or Cave) this is the logical end of the reef if coming from the bridge as per Bare Island Right dive.
In poor visibility you will have to be a bit careful to ensure you do not keep following the 15 metre ledge across to the smaller rocks which takes you away from the main reef to the Bare Island Isolated Reefs mentioned above. Head north once at the corner and have a look in this area for sea horses (as I mentioned we call it we call it Sea Horse Corner or Cave). There are normally one or two here (November 2005 to May 2006) and I have seen up to six or seven but since 2010 we have only seen one every now and then. See the Bare Island Right dive for more information. You will then pass the two caves. Head out away from the first cave and there are some rocks and sections of reef that are home to some very nice fixed marine life and heaps of different nudibranches can be seen on the growth.
From here it is a matter of following the reef all the way back to the boat ramp on Bare Island (that is the opposite of the way you came out if you did dive 1).
Note that there can sometimes be strong currents in the 16 to 19 metre depth. If you encounter this, be very careful and alter the dive to not include the Deep Wall. High tide offers less or nil current and best visibility, but other tides can also be very good. This dive will take at least 50 minutes and more like 60 minutes, even if you do not spend too much time at the deep wall and loitering on the way back. You will need good air consumption and should take a large tank rather than a small one.
The second option is to walk out to the far western point of the island and enter the water in the sort of pool that is formed by the two piles of rocks just inside the actual point. Once in the water, swim out on the surface through the "heads". At low tide, the bottom is very shallow and you may need to haul yourself over the rocks. Once in deeper water, descend and head to the west. You will soon drop to five metres and within a minute you should be on the sand at about seven metres. Turn left and follow the reef edge in a roughly westerly direction. Beware that if you end up with high reef on your right side, you have strayed into the gully that runs to the south and you will need to head north to reach the edge of the reef.
Go past Sea Horse Rock to the Cave. Follow the directions from the First Option above for the rest of the dive. Note that this dive will take about 55 minutes. It is more suitable to divers who are not so good on their air as there is less distance to swim. Again, I would recommend a large tank.
The third option is to walk out to the far western point of the island and enter the water from the actual point. I would not start here until you have done the dive at least once as per one of the above starts (or are with someone experienced in doing the dive this way). You must be very good on your air consumption and navigation. In reality, this dive uses less air than the others but as you are quicker to 18 metres, you have the potential to use lots more and you are a long way from the exit spot. You will need extremely calm seas to do this dive (and the following dives) and good navigation skills as you come back a totally different way to how you get there.
Enter the water and snorkel out 10 or 15 metres till the water deepens. After descending, it is fairly shallow (3 metres) and not all that interesting. Head to the west (or just a bit south) and eventually you will reach the sand edge of the main reef at about 14 metres. This is just to the south of the Sea Horse Cave mentioned in Option One. Head south from here and you will cross the sand and the 15 metre reef and then find the deeper wall at 17 or 18 metres. Once at this depth, turn left and head south-east and south for a little while, say 20 metres, and you should find the pygmy pipehorses as explained in the First Option.
For a longer dive here, the directions are as follows. At first the wall is low. There used to be a small Admiralty anchor just off the reef here (see photo above - past the pygmy pipehorses) but some idiots moved it (and damgeed it greatly). As you go, the wall becomes more prominent and there are some overhangs, cracks and even a small cave. On the sand there are also some isolated rocks. Along this section of reef there are sea dragons and in some spots, very prolific fishlife. NOTE: Virtually no sea dragons seen on this dive since 2009 despite dozens of dives.
On your first dive here do not go too far (say 10 minutes) before turning around but if you are experienced, good on air and been here before, you can go quite a way before turning around. Past here the wall becomes a little less prominent for about 30 metres and then the wall is high again. There are some cracks and small overhangs here as well as some more rocks off the reef, including a couple of large ones. Just past here the wall again becomes less prominent right on the sand. The reef starts running south-east then south and after about 20 metres the wall is again more prominent. There are even more overhangs, cracks and even a couple of swim-thoughs here. There are also a couple of huge boulders on the sand. After this the reef heads south and then a little to the south-west and the wall again becomes less prominent. I would not go too far before turning back to the north, but you will never get this far (I used a scooter).
Follow the directions from the location of the pygmy pipehorse in First Option above for the return. Note that this dive will take at least 55 minutes, and up to 70 minutes if you go south from the first wall. The dive just to the pygmy pipehorse area is more suitable to divers who are not so good on their air as there is less distance to swim but because it goes quicker to depth, not for inexperienced divers. Again, I would recommend a large tank.
The fourth way to do this dive is to walk right to the back right (western) side of Bare Island as per the last option. Enter the water and swim out for 15 metres. Once you descend, head just south of west. The depth at first is four or five metres and it increases to 12 metres over 3.5 minutes before sloping more gradually to about 15 metres over the next two minutes. The bottom is rock with kelp and then sand with isolated rocks. After five and a half minutes you should hit a deeper drop off to 17 or 18 metres. This is near the join of the Isolated Reef and the main deeper wall. If you have good visibility you should see some signs as previously described to the south of the cave. If you cannot see anything of note, follow the wall with it on your left and you should see a small rock overhang and between this rock and the wall a large tyre. Keep going and within 30 seconds you will be at the spot as described above where the pygmy pipehorses live.
See First Option above for a description of how to find the pipehorses.
Follow the directions from the location of the pygmy pipehorses in First Option above for the rest of the dive. Note that this dive will take about 50 to 55 minutes. It is more suitable to divers who are not so good on their air as there is less distance to swim but because it goes quicker to depth, not for inexperienced divers. Again, I would recommend a large tank.
The last way to do this dive from the shore is to also walk right to the back right (western) side of Bare Island. You will need extremely calm seas to do this dive. It is preferable to have an incoming tide but you can also do on an outgoing tide so long as there is a not a big difference in the height between low and high. However, you need to be prepared to alter your dive plan should you encounter strong outgoing currents. This can even happen when there is supposed to be an incoming tide!
Enter the water and swim out for 15 metres. Once you descend, head south-west. The depth at first is two metres and it increases to 8 metres over two minutes before flattening out for 30 seconds before dropping again sloping more gradually to about 15 metres. The bottom is rock with kelp and then sand with bits of sponge on rocks. After five minutes you should hit a deeper drop off to 18 metres.
The wall here is very prominent (this is the first wall referred to in Option Three above). There are some overhangs, cracks and even a small cave. On the sand there are also some isolated rocks. Keep an eye out for red indianfish in this area. Along this section of reef there are more sea dragons and in some spots, very prolific fishlife.
On your first dive here you should turn right and follow the reef to the north-west. On later dives you can explore the rocks off here and once more experienced with the site, head south for a bit and then come back around the rocks off the wall. The the isolated rocks here have lots of nice growth and are home to heaps of things. We regularly see pygmy pipehorses here, as well as red Indianfish. We have also seen sea horses and sea dragons. These rocks also have had pipefish on them at times.
As mentioned above, you can head south for a bit as per Option Three above if you are very experienced and good on your air consumption.
From here, go back to the wall and head in a north or north-west direction. Just past here the wall becomes less prominent right on the sand. You will pass the site where the old Admiralty anchor used to be (as mentioned above). There are a couple of small rocks off the main reef edge. Once you see these, within five metres you should see the pygmy pipehorse location as mentioned in First Option.
Follow the directions from the location of the pygmy pipehorses in First Option above for the rest of the dive. Note that this dive will take about 55 to 60 minutes at a minimum, aalthough you could rush and do it in 50 minutes. Again, I would recommend a large tank.
Once you have done this dive a couple of times, you can head south rather than south west from the descent spot and this will take you to the Deep Wall further south and will mean a longer dive of about 60 minutes.
Use a boat to get to the site. If you have a boat, you can anchor near 33° 59' 41.1"S 151° 13' 43.5"E (note that all my GPS Readings are using AUS66 - if you use any other datum, you will need to convert the reading - see my GPS Page for more details). This anchor spot is near the southern most wall, caves and overhangs mentioned in Option Three. From the anchor spot head north or north-west till you come to the next lot of caves and then the pygmy pipehorses. Return back and perhaps explore to the south of the anchor spot.
We find pygmy pipehorses on every dive here. Once you find them, they normally stay in the one spot for one or two months or even longer. You should be able to find them again if you dive soon after. There is no point in recording them here as unless you dive the site soon after I have spotted them, they probably will have moved on.
To find, get down low and look across the reef. Look for movement that is not in sync with the surge pushing the weed and kelp. The pygmies normally lag a little in the movement.
It is far easier to find them at night as they stand out more when your torch shines on them. It appears that they are more common in the late Spring to early Autumn.
These are located to the north-west or west (right) from the Cave and Corner area. See Bare Island Isolated Reefs page for more information.
As well as the fish mentioned above, you will see bearded cod, beardie, bream, cuttlefish, old wife, mado, stripey, red and blue morwong, maori wrasse, crimson-banded wrasse, mosaic leatherjacket, six-spined leatherjacket, silver sweep, smooth flutemouth, blackspot goatfish, white ear, mullet, sergeant baker, yellow-eyed leatherjacket, pineapplefish (knightfish), snapper, crayfish, abalone, octopus, prawns, shrimp, herring cale, crab, senator wrasse, Port Jackson shark, yellowtail, silver drummer and moray eel. This reef also has some of the most colourful sponge life you will see anywhere in Sydney. Fantastic colours.!
A fantastic dive site, one of the best in Sydney. Now home to pygmy pipehorses, although they can be very hard to find at times.


A silver medieval cut halfpenny, AD 1180-1247, of uncertain mint, uncertain moneyer, and uncertain ruler.
A silver medieval cut halfpenny, AD 1247-1279, of Henry III. minted at Canterbury, moneyer: Gilbert, uncertain class.
A worn copper alloy shield of France Tournai jeton dating to 15th century AD. Obverse type depicting the Shield of France bearing three lis with star above. Reverse type depicting a triple standed straight cross fleuretty in 4-arched tressure with a star at each angle. The jeton has been folded across its diameter and the surface is worn away on both sides along this seam. The wear is worse on the obverse where a strip up to 5 mm in width has been worn away along the surface. A similar jeton is recorded by Mitchiner M. (1989), p. 225, no. 674.
A Late Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age (2500 BC - 1500 BC) flint End-scraper, measuring 44.96x40.47x9.63mm and weighing 17.1g. The flint is grey in colour with medium patination. The object has steep but long pressure flakes all around the top and part of the sides of the dorsal face. At the centre is a flake scar. The dorsal distal end is quite shallow.
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Gallienus (AD 253-268), sole reign, dating to the period AD 260-268 (Reece period 13). PROVI AVG reverse type depicting Providentia, standing left, globe at feet, holding baton and cornucopiae. Mint of Siscia. As Normanby 540, Cunetio no.1823.
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne Stickland', grid reference and parish protected.
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By seanmm1971, November 23, 2015 in Other Indiana Hoosiers Athletics
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Congratulations to #IUTF signee Gabriel Sanchez on being named Gatorade Indiana Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
The Gatorade Company announced their players of the year on Feb. 10 and Indiana Track & Field signee Gabriel Sanchez was named the 2019-20 Gatorade Indiana Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Four other Hoosiers have received this accolade prior to their arrival at Indiana. On the current roster, Dustin Horter (Ohio), Bryce Millar (New York), Ben Veatch (Indiana), and Matthew Schadler (Indiana) have all garnered this honor.
In his final season at Lowell High School, he raced to the individual state championship with a time of 15:28.7. Sanchez also broke the tape at the Dave Walker Invitational, the New Prairie Invitational, the Sectional championships, the Regional championships and the Northwest Crossroads Conference championships in 2019. He finished eighth at the Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional championships.
Off the course, he has volunteered locally on behalf of his school's peer-mentoring program.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track and field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. From the 12 national winners, one male and one female athlete are each named Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year. In all, 607 athletes are honored each year.
IUTF Wraps Up Stint at Alex Wilson Invite
Indiana Track& Field wrapped the regular season on Saturday afternoon at the Alex Wilson Invite hosted by Notre Dame.
Jalen Royal received a top-5 finish in the men's 800m after notching a time of 1:51.16. Reece Proctor took fourth in his section by securing a time of 1:55.77. Elizabeth Stanhope and Kelly Mindak competed on the women's side of the 800m. Stanhope finished in 11th and clocked a time of 2:10.51 while Mindak clocked a 2:11.91 and nabbed 16th place.
Claire Hamilton ran her second mile of the season where she nabbed eighth with a time of 4:55.39.
The men's DMR squad consisting of Matthew Schadler, Shaton Vaughn, Cooper Williams and Kyle Mau combined for a season best time of 9:27.72 and finished in the third. The time is good for second all-time in program history. In the women's race, Joely Pinkston, Janii Jenkins, Mallory Mulzer, and Jenna Barker clocked a time of 11:14.72 to finish in sixth.
In the men's weight throw, Nick Lane won his fifth competition of the season after heaving a throw of 20.59m (67'6.75"). On the women's side, Princess Brinkley finished third in the women's weight throw with a mark of 20.27m (66' 6").
Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went 1-2 in the women's shot put. Dawson put up a season best mark of 17.56m (57'7.50") while Pollard secured a distance of 16.29m (53'5.50"). Willie Morrison finished as the top-collegiate in the field in the men's shot put with a mark of 19.40m (63'7.75").
Up next the Hoosier will embark on the postseason journey beginning with the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. Action is set for Feb. 28 & 29 in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute.
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The Hoosier men check in at No. 14 in this week's @USTFCCCA poll ahead of #B1GTF Championships.
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Dawson Rakes In Third Big Ten Athlete of the Week Award
The Big Ten Conference announced their weekly Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week accolades on Wednesday afternoon. For the third time this season, Indiana Track & Field's Khayla Dawson was awarded as field athlete of the week.
Dawson competed at the Alex Wilson Invite this past weekend where she notched a distance of 17.56m (57' 7.5") to place first in the shot put. The mark also now ranks No. 5 in the country headed into conference championships weekend.
Dawson and the Hoosiers will be in action on Feb. 28 & 29 at the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships.
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Big Ten Indoor Championships Lay Ahead for IUTF
Indiana Track & Field begins the postseason journey with the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 28 & 29. The Championships will be held in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute.
Fans can purchase tickets ahead of the time at the SPIRE Institute's website. On site, tickets can be purchased at $25 for adults and $15 for Big Ten students who show their school ID. Single session tickets are also available, $15 for adults and $8 for Big Ten students with their school ID. Active military and children under six will be admitted free of charge.
Both days of the championships will stream live on BTN+ and FloTrack. Live results for the event can be found here.
More additional information about the meet visit the championship central page.
Friday track schedule of events (women followed by men)— 3000m (unseeded final), mile (prelims), 400m (prelims), 60m (prelims), 800m (prelims), 60m hurdles (prelims), 600m (prelims), 200m (prelims), 3000m (seeded final), and distance medley relay (final).
Friday field schedule of events— women's pole vault (prelims & finals), women's weight throw (prelims & finals), men's pole vault (prelims & finals), men's weight throw (prelims & finals), women's long jump (prelims & finals), and men's long jump (prelims & finals).
Saturday track schedule of events— 5000m (unseeded final), mile (final), 400m (final), 60m (final), 800m (final), 60m hurdles (final), 600m (final), 200m (final), 5000m (seeded final), and 4x400-meter relay (final).
Saturday field schedule of events— women's high jump (prelims & finals), women's shot put (prelims & finals), women's triple jump (prelims & finals), men's triple jump (prelims & finals), men's shot put (prelims & finals), and men's high jump (prelims & finals).
Last Time Out: Alex Wilson Invite
Over this past weekend a group of Hoosiers traveled to Notre Dame for the Alex Wilson Invite. The men's DMR squad consisting of Matthew Schadler, Shaton Vaughn, Cooper Williams, and Kyle Mau propelled themselves to No. 4 in nation with a time of 9:27.72. On the women's side, Joely Pinkston, Janii Jankins, Mallory Mulzer, and Jenna Barker combined for a time of 11:14.72. Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard highlighted the field as Dawson saw a season best mark of 17.56m (57' 7.5") to take first in the shot put. Pollard recorded a distance of 16.29m (53' 5.5") and placed second.
2019 B1G Indoor Championships
Last season at the indoor track & field championships. Three Hoosiers won individuals titles throughout the championships. Ben Veatch won the lone title on the track in the 3000m with a time of 8:26.3 while Jenna Jungels picked up the first field award in the Long Jump and recorded a distance of 6.12m (20' 1"). Rounding out the trio was Adam Coulon in the pole vault who cleared a height of 5.44m (17' 10.25"). As a unit, both teams took home silver in the team standings. The men finished behind Nebraska with 91 points while the women claimed 83 points behind Ohio State. Post Big Ten Championships, Brock Mammoser and Hope Purcell were honored as Conference Sportsmanship Honorees.
Hoosiers in the NCAA Top-25
18 Hoosiers and two relay squads currently rank among the NCAA top-25 in their respective events.
Rikkoi Brathwaite (60m; 6.66)- T20th
Adam Coulon (Pole Vault; 5.65m)- 5th
Jyles Etienne (High Jump; 2.23m)- T9th
Treyton Harris (Long Jump; 7.66m)- 22nd
Nick Lane (Weight Throw; 21.25m)- 22nd
Brock Mammoser (Pole Vault; 5.37m)- T18th
Kyle Mau- 13th (3000m; 7:50.22), 17th (5000m; 13:44.47)
Willie Morrison (Shot Put; 20.21m)- 7th
Matthew Schadler (Mile; 3:58.45)- 14th
Nathan Stone (Pole Vault; 5.37m)- T18th
Ben Veatch- 5000m (14th; 13:56.51), 3000m (21st; 7:53.75)
Adam Wallace (800m; 1:49.07)- 20th
Cooper Williams (800m; 1:47.84)- 6th
Distance Medley Relay; 9:27.72- 4th
-Schadler, Vaughn, Williams, Mau
Khayla Dawson (Shot Put; 17.47m)- 5th
Alexis Hill (Weight Throw; 21.25m)- 18th
Leah Moran (Triple Jump; 13.22m)- 16th
Maddy Pollard (Shot Put; 17.57m)- 4th
Anna Watson (Pole Vault; 4.30m)- 15th
Distance Medley Relay; 11:14.72- 17th
-Pinkston, Jenkins, Mulzer, Barker
In the USTFCCCA poll
The Hoosier men checked in at No. 14 in the USTFCCCA rankings ahead of the Big Ten Conference Championships.
In the regional rankings, Indiana continues to hold the top spot on the men's side, while the women are ranked No. 3 in the Great Lakes Region.
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Three Individuals And One Relay Crowned B1G Champions On Day One of Indoor Championships
Indiana Track & Field competed in day one of the Big Ten Indoor Championships where three individuals and one relay captured Big Ten Championships. Adam Coulon repeated in the pole vault while Leah Moran won her first long jump Big Ten title. On the oval, Bailey Hertenstein secured her first career individual gold medal in the 3000m and the men's DMR squad raced to gold to end the night.
As a team the men are in first place with 48.5 points while the women sit in second with 36 points.
Megan Grabowski wasn't going to let her final season end until she advanced to the final of the 60m. The senior clocked a personal best time of 7.34 to win her heat while also capturing the second-fastest qualifying time. Rikkoi Brathwaite also advanced to the final of the 60m after notching a time of 6.67, just .01 off of his personal best of 6.66. Brathwaite also had the second-fastest qualifying time.
Grabowski wasn't done as she also qualified for the final in the 200m with another personal best time of 24.05. Alyssa Robinson also advanced to the final with a time of 24.02. Brathwaite will return in the final of the event on the men's side as he clocked a time of 21.39.
Shaton Vaughn ran a PR time of 47.06 in the 400m prelims to move on Saturday's final. On the women's side, Janii Jenkins (55.16) and Lauren Thomas (56.22) both recorded personal records.
De'Aira Robertson competed in the 60m hurdle prelims but her PR time of 8.59 just missed the finals in the event.
Jalen Royal left it all on the line in the men's 600m prelims by clocking a time of 1:18.52 to ensure his spot in the finals.
Cooper Williams had the fastest qualifying time in the men's 800m prelims with a time of 1:51.65. Adam Wallace was right behind him with the second-fastest time capturing a time of 1:52.10. Joely Pinkston was the lone Hoosier in the women's field that advanced on to the final after notching a time of 2:07.62.
Matthew Schadler (4:07.35), Teddy Browning (4:07.91), and Dustin Horter (4:09.28) were the trio of Hoosiers that advanced to the finals in the mile while Grace Walther went 4:49.83 to also move on the finals in the women's race.
Bailey Hertenstein won her first career Big Ten Championships 3000m with a personal best time of 9:23.25. Ben Veatch, Kyle Mau and Arjun Jha all scored in the men's 3000m final. Veatch was runner-up with a time 8:13.65 while Mau crossed fourth in a time of 8:13.95. Jha took eighth in a time of 8:19.71.
In the last event on the oval, Browning, Dushawn Tunstall, Williams, and Schadler combined for the Big Ten Championship in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:41.36. In the women's race, Walther, Jenkins, Mallory Mulzer, and Jenna Barker earned a fifth place finish in a time of 11:21.88.
Leah Moran highlighted the field events for the Hoosiers as she picked up her first Big Ten title in the long jump. Moran hit a personal best mark of 6.26m (20' 6.5"). Treyton Harris and Jakub Andrzejczak went 7-8 in the men's field. Harris saw a mark of 7.19m (23' 7.25") while Andrzejczak secured 7.09m (23' 3.25").
Adam Coulon repeated as Big Ten Champion in the men's pole vault as he cleared a Big Ten record of 5.56m (18' 2.75"). Brock Mammoser was runner-up and Nathan Stone palced fifth as both hit a height of 5.27m (17' 3.5"). Anna Watson also walked away with bronze in the pole vault after clearing a height of 4.05m (13' 3.5").
Alexis Hill took home bronze in the women's weight throw with a mark of 20.30m. Princess Brinkley placed after seeing a mark of 19.71m.
Hope Purcell competed in the women's pentathlon where she just missed podium in ninth with 3,875 points.
CONGRATULATIONS to the IU Men's Track and Field team.
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Indiana Men Return To Bloomington As Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Champions
The Indiana Men's Track & Field team was crowned Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Champions on Saturday night with a total of 120.5 points, prevailing over Iowa who finished in second with 107 points. This is the second time the Hoosiers have taken the men's team title in the last four years. Indiana won the team championship in 2017.
Jyles Etienne won his first career men's high jump after matching his personal best height of 2.23m (7' 3.75") to highlight the day. Also in the field, Willie Morrison picked up bronze in the shot put with a mark of 19.11m (62' 8.25").
The first event on the track was the mile final where Matthew Schadler led three Hoosiers to the finish line in scoring positions. Schadler took silver in a time of 4:09.65 while Teddy Browning placed fourth with a time of 4:10.50. Rounding the trio was Dustin Horter who raced to sixth and a time of 4:11.34.
Shaton Vaughn left it all on the track on Saturday afternoon in the 400m final. He clocked a time of 47.06 to earn eighth.
Rikkoi Brathwaite took home a silver medal in the 60m final after going 6.67.
Cooper Williams and Adam Wallace ran their last indoor 800m final together where they finished in fourth and seventh, respectively. Williams went 1:49.13 while Wallace picked up a time of 1:50.02.
Jalen Royal put the men back in the title contention after laying down a time of 1:18.52 in the 600m final to pick fifth.
Heading into the men's 5000m final, Ben Veatch, Kyle Mau, and Arjun Jha scored key points to help secure the team victory for the Hoosiers. Veatch placed second in a time of 13:50.33 while Mau finishes closed behind in third with a time of 13:51.72. Jha ran the unseeded section of the event but clocked a 14:06.90 to earn eighth.
Behind the motivation of their teammates in the 4x400-meter relay final, Dushawn Tunstall, Royal, Williams, and Vaughn combined to run a time of 3:10.35 and capture fourth to ensure the men would be crowned champions.
On the women's side of the team standings, Indiana took fourth with 74 total points.
Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went 3-4 in the shot put, respectively. Dawson heaved a mark of 17.31m (56' 9.5") while Pollard hung a distance of 17.24m (56' 6.75").
Megan Grabowski ran her final two indoor races of her career. The senior took fifth the 60m and seventh in the 200m. She clocked a time of 7.44 before crossing with a time of 24.02 in the 200m.
Also, in the 200m, Alyssa Robinson raced to fifth with a time of 23.98.
Joely Pinkston walked away with a bronze medal in the 800m after earning a season best time of 2:06.47.
Grace Walther also ran her final indoor race in the mile where she crossed the finish line eighth in a time of 4:47.49.
After winning gold in the 3000m last night, Bailey Hertenstein earned a point in the 5000m with a time of 16:32.65.
Leah Moran took silver in the triple jump with a mark of 12.94m (42' 5.5") after earning gold in the long jump on Friday night.
Hope Purcell just missed the podium in the high jump with a ninth-place finish and a cleared height of 1.70m (5' 7").
The Hoosiers will face their last indoor test on Mar. at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.
Men's Team Standings
Indiana- 120.5 points
Iowa- 107 points
Minnesota- 88.5 points
Nebraska- 76 points
Ohio State- 57 points
Purdue- 54 points
Wisconsin- 51 points
Michigan- 42 points
Penn State- 37 points
Illinois- 28 points
Michigan State- 26 points
Rutgers- 15 points
Women's Team Standings
Ohio State- 104 points
Minnesota- 99 points
Penn State- 87.5 points
Indiana- 74 points
Iowa- 51 points
Nebraska- 35.5 points
Maryland- 7 points
Rutgers- 6 points
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Several of our squad named to the All Big Ten First Team.
The men's DMR took gold during #B1GTF Championships to pick up All-Big Ten first team! Members were: Teddy Browning; Dushawn Tunstall; Cooper Williams and Matthew Schadler.
Leah Moran soared to All-Big Ten First Team accolades with her winning mark of 6.26m (20 6.5") in the long jump at #B1GTF Championships!
Bailey Hertenstein won her first career #B1GTF individual title in the 3000m on Friday night on her way to All-Big Ten First honors!
Big Ten Champion / Big Ten All-Time Record / All-Big Ten First Team Adam Coulon cleared a #B1GTF championship-winning height of 5.56m (18' 2.75") in the pole vault to earn All-Big Ten Accolades!
Jyles Etienne Etienne earned All-Big Ten First Team honors after winning the high jump with a personal best-tying height of 2.23m (7' 3.75") at #B1GTF Championships!
SECOND TEAM HONORS
Ben Veatch placed second in both the 3000m and 5000m at #B1GTF Championships!
Competing in his st #B1GTF Championships, redshirt freshman Matthew Schadler picked up second in the mile and earned All-Big Ten Second Team!
Brock Mammoser went home with at #B1GTF Championships in the pole vault on his way to All-Big Ten Second Team accolades!
Rikkoi Brathwaite raced to All-Big Ten Second Team honors in the 60m with a time of 6.67!
Helmer and Coulon Recognized With B1G Championships Award
Indiana Track & Field Head Coach Ron Helmer and senior pole vaulter Adam Coulon were tabbed with championship accolades following the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend.
Helmer was unanimously named Men's Head Coach of the Year while Coulon earned Field Athlete of the Championships. This is the third time that Helmer has been given this award while this is the first of Coulon's career.
The men's track & field squad rallied together to win the program's 19th Big Ten team title and their third team title with Helmer at the helm of the program. He saw two individuals win Big Ten Championships. Two individuals and a relay team landed on the All-Big Ten First Team list while another two were on the All-Big Ten Second Team.
Coulon cleared an all-time Big Ten record height of 5.56m in the pole vault on his way to his second-consecutive indoor individual Big Ten Championship. He has a clearing height of 5.65m () which puts him at No. X on the national scale.
Also, Joely Pinkston and Brock Mammoser were named as Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees. Pinkston raced to second place in the 800m while Mammoser was runner-up the pole vault.
Although this was posted just before noon, have to wonder if the event will actually take place.
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2020/3/12/track-and-field-indiana-heads-southwest-to-conclude-the-indoor-campaign.aspx
Indiana Heads Southwest To Conclude the Indoor Campaign
Good Luck Coach Helmer
Please welcome, a transfer from Central Michigan, Logan Targgart to the #IUTF family!
3x MAC Champion
NCAA All-American Hammer- 65.43m
Weight- 21.92m
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Dr. Greg Bell was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic team and won the gold medal in the broad jump as it was called at that time. He never lost a collegiate competition in the long jump, won two NCAA titles, and twice came within about an inch of Jesse Owens' world record. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, he won the long jump, becoming the first native Hoosier to be an individual gold medalist in track and field.
I've had the privilege to meet Dr. Bell and he is a fascinating man to hear speaking of his life experiences.
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2020/06/13/1956-olympic-gold-medalist-greg-bell-retires-after-50-years-dentist-indiana-iu-track-and-field/5328944002/
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The Indiana track & field program is saddened by the death of former IU women's head coach Carol Stevenson.
Stevenson served as head coach of the women's program from 1980-89 where she coached two Hoosiers to NCAA title. The titles in 1987 and 1989 where the first for the program.
While at Indiana, she earned numerous accolades for her success with the Hoosiers. Stevenson was named the cross country Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1987 and went on to receive the accolade during the 1988 indoor track season.
On a national scale, she was named Coach of the Year for NCAA District IV two straight years, in 1987 and 1988. In addition to aiding the women's program, Stevenson had stints as president and vice president of NCAA Division I Women's Cross-Country Coaches.
After her time at Indiana, Stevenson served as the women's head coach at Purdue from 1989-93. After her time in coaching she went on to be the academic advisor for basketball followed by football. She retired in 2002.
She was recognized as a Master Coach by the USA Track and Field for her many contributions to the sport of track and field and as an educator of coaches.
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Indiana Track & Field Announces Returnees
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2020/8/27/track-and-field-indiana-track-field-announces-returnees.aspx?fbclid=IwAR27-u5xlSphQ_tmdhwr1y3N88Mzkx9CTlqEcTfggtdqeokUXvLS1rn25zA
Jaylen Castillo from Fishers, IN.
I am extremely excited to announce that I have committed to Indiana University. I could not have done this without the support of my teammates, coaches, and most importantly my mother. I cannot wait for this next chapter in my life. Go Hoosiers.
His specialty is 800M and I found this from a Feb. 2020 pre-season high school track preview: Castillo has a PR of 1:53.88 which is not something to overlook. With competition like Sanchez, Castillo has a good shot to better that PR. Castillo did not have the best performance in the 800 at the state finals last year, ultimately taking home a 27th place finish in 2:04.40 which is no indication of his ability. He did split a 1:53 in Fishers 4x8 team and helped lead them to a 4x8 state title.
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Indiana Track & Field has announced the schedule of competition for the 2021 indoor track & field and cross-country seasons. The schedule includes three home meets and two road tilts.
Indiana will kick off a new season of competition with a meet at Michigan on Jan. 14. Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue are set the meet in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Hoosiers will be home again in Gladstein Fieldhouse when they play host Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Purdue on Jan.23. Indiana will also host a meet consisting of Northwestern, Purdue, Ohio State, and Wisconsin on Feb. 6. The Hoosiers will host one final meet on Feb. 20 with competing teams yet to be determined. On Jan. 30 part of the squad will compete at Big Ten Cross Country Championships while the multi event student-athletes will head to Illinois for competition.
The Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held at the SPRIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio for the second-straight year on Feb. 25, 26 and 27. Arkansas will host the 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Fayetteville Ark. Competition is slated for Mar. 12 and 13.
This announcement also includes two scheduled cross-country competitions. The Big Ten Cross Country Championships will be held in Shelbyville, Ind. at the Blue River Cross Country Course on Jan. 30. The cross-country season will conclude with NCAA Cross Country National Championships on Mar. 15 in Stillwater, Okla.
2021 Indoor Track & Field and Cross Country Schedule
January 16th – At Michigan (Michigan, Michigan St, Ohio St, Purdue)
January 23rd – At Home (Purdue, Michigan St, Michigan, Northwestern- women only)
January 30th – Big Ten Cross Country Championships
Multi event competition At Illinois
February 6th – at Home (Ohio St, Purdue, Wisconsin, Northwestern- women only)
February 20th – at Home (TBA)
February 25th& 27th – Big Ten Indoor Track& Field Championships
March 12th & 13th – NCAA Indoor Championships
March 15th – NCAA Cross Country National Championships
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#IUTF welcomes Audrey Mendrys to Indiana!
600 - 5:05.13
3200 - 11:02.46
3 Mile XC - 17:03.8
Camden Marshall is a Hoosier!
800 - 1:55
1600 - 4:19
5K XC - 15:20.9
Give a big Hoosier welcome to Travis Hickner!
3200 - 9:27.17
Excited to welcome Jesus Garcia to #IUTF!
5K XC - 15:26.20
Welcome to Indiana, Jaylen Castillo!
800- 1:53.88
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Simmons-Harvey Invitational taking place this weekend at U. of Michigan with both IU men and women participating. Full summary at: https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2021/1/16/track-and-field-hooisers-set-records-at-simmons-harvey-invitational-on-saturday.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2iJJMRWVo0SRW6kGsrVGD2JhF7v1qdafEP3NvBrOTN1Pk8Uzp7YEniyEk
Couple of highlight performances.
Nathan Stone wins his first collegiate meet of his career after clearing a height of 5.07m (16' 7.5")!
Grayson Rolen takes second in the triple jump with a PR of 14.04m (46' .75")! He is Scott Rolen's nephew.
Micah Camble wins 600m with a PR 1:20.50.
New PR and ties the Simmons-Harvey Invitational meet record.
New meet record.
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Victorian mixed farmer Steven Hobbs has reduced his on-farm consumption of mineral diesel by 80% by using biodiesel produced from his mustard and canola crops.
Steven grows a variety of cereal, legume and oilseed crops, and runs Merino sheep and prime lambs.
5%–7% of his cropping area is dedicated to producing fuel.
The mustard and canola are break crops for his farming system and would not otherwise be used for food.
Steven's small biodiesel plant can also produce biogas, which he uses for heating and for running a generator to produce electricity.
The crops also produce high-quality stock food and reduce the financial risk of his cropping enterprise.
oilseed meal, or 'press cake'.
To use crude vegetable oil in place of diesel, Stephen installed a dual fuel system which preheats the vegetable oil to an optimum temperature prior to combustion.
Press cake is a high protein alternative to legumes for stock feed.
Press cake can also be turned into liquid fertiliser.
In the anaerobic digestion process that converts the press cake to fertiliser, biogas is also produced, which Steven uses for heating or for running a generator to produce electricity.
One litre of biodiesel, depending on the crop type and yield, costs Steven between 24 cents/litre and $1.56/litre to produce.
The cost of biofuel per litre as calculated by Steven Hobbs, Victorian farmer.
Read the full case study published by Vic DPI.
Decentralised energy production [PDF 1.2 KB] is Steven's Nuffield scholarship study about bioenergy in farming.
Biodiesel, farming for the future is a paper that Steven presented at the 2003 Australian Agronomy Conference [Word 176 kb].
Visit BE Bio-Energy, Yarrock Oils, Steven's website.


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Q: String to BigDecimal sorry for my english!
I have a problem with BigDecimal.
I have created a SQLiteDatabase. Now I want to search with Search View.
private void showResults(String query) {

    Cursor cursor = mDbHelper.searchCustomer((query != null ? query.toString() : "@@@@.@@"));

    if (cursor == null) {
        //
    } else {
        // Specify the columns we want to display in the result
        String[] from = new String[] {
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_1,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_2,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_3,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_4,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_5,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_6,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_7,
                ItemDbAdapter.KEY_8};

        // Specify the Corresponding layout elements where we want the
        // columns to go
        int[] to = new int[] {
                R.id.result_1,
                R.id.result_2,
                R.id.result_3,
                R.id.result_4,
                R.id.result_5,
                R.id.result_6,
                R.id.result_7,
                R.id.result_8};

        SimpleCursorAdapter customers = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this,
                R.layout.customresult, cursor, from, to);
        mListView.setAdapter(customers);

        mListView.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                    int position, long id) {
                np.setValue(100); //Numberpicker

                Cursor cursor = (Cursor) mListView.getItemAtPosition(position);

                String 1 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("1"));
                String 2 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("2"));
                String 3 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("3"));
                String 4 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("4"));
                String 5 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("5"));
                String 6 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("6"));
                String 7 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("7"));
                String 8 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("8"));

                RelativeLayout customerLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.custominfoLayout);
                if (customerLayout == null) {
                    // Inflate the Customer Information View
                    RelativeLayout leftLayout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.rightLayout);
                    View customerInfo = getLayoutInflater().inflate(
                            R.layout.custominfo, leftLayout, false);
                    leftLayout.addView(customerInfo);
                }

                Tv1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_i);
                Tv2 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_a);
                Tv3 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_k);
                Tv4 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_B);
                Tv5 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_k);
                Tv6 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_k2);
                Tv7 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_P);
                Tv8 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info_F);

                Tv1.setText(1);
                Tv2.setText(2);
                Tv3.setText(3);
                Tv4.setText(4);
                Tv5.setText(5);
                Tv6.setText(6);
                Tv7.setText(7);
                Tv8.setText(8);

                searchView.setQuery("", true);

Until here it works well. What I seek is shown.
If I want to store the values in BigDecimal, I get this error message:

10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053): Process: com.XXX.XXXX, PID: 28053
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053): java.lang.NumberFormatException: Invalid long: "0,3"
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.Long.invalidLong(Long.java:124)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.Long.parse(Long.java:361)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:352)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:318)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.math.BigDecimal.(BigDecimal.java:344)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.math.BigDecimal.(BigDecimal.java:425)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at com.XXX.XXXX.ListeActivity$1.onItemClick(ListeActivity.java:288)
10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):  at android.widget.AdapterView.performItemClick(AdapterView.java:299)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.widget.AbsListView.performItemClick(AbsListView.java:1113)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.widget.AbsListView$PerformClick.run(AbsListView.java:2911)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.widget.AbsListView$3.run(AbsListView.java:3645)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:733)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5001)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)
  10-05 17:58:51.759: E/AndroidRuntime(28053):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

My proceed as:
                Sa = String.valueOf(Tv1.getText());
                Sb = String.valueOf(Tv2.getText());
                Sc = String.valueOf(Tv3.getText());
                Sd = String.valueOf(Tv4.getText());
                Se = String.valueOf(Tv5.getText());
                Sf = String.valueOf(Tv6.getText());
                Sg = String.valueOf(Tv7.getText());

                Big1 = new BigDecimal(Sa);
                Big2 = new BigDecimal(Sb);
                Big3 = new BigDecimal(Sc);
                Big4 = new BigDecimal(Sd);
                Big5 = new BigDecimal(Se);
                Big6 = new BigDecimal(Sf);
                Big7 = new BigDecimal(Sg);

I do not understand why this error comes.
I only work with String and BigDecimal, but the error is float.

A: java variable names cant be just numbers, or even start with a number.
String 1 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("1"));
String 2 = cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow("2"));
....

Later you set
Tv1.setText(1);
Tv2.setText(2);

the build should have given you warnings.

A: I wonder if the names of the variables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... are valid variable names. I recommend to use variable names like firstColumnText or an ArrayList. So the error you're experiencing might be subject to this.
You also claim that the shown error is float but it definitely isn't! 0,3 might be a comma separated list of BigDecimals or something else!
From the information you have given I cannot make any suggestion about the problem but issues like that can be avoided by using tools like checkstyle with a default android style config.

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After a very successful first year of running football fixtures under the new BSSSA structure we are pleased to enclose details and entry forms for the 2013/14 Bradford South Secondary Schools Football Season.
In general the leagues will run the same as they did this year. We hope that we can build further on the format that clearly worked well, particularly as everyone became accustomed to it as the season progressed. Set fixture nights will be used for each age group. These will be decided on a majority response. In the first instance these should be adhered to, however, as we recognise that this is not always possible; schools should seek to complete the particular fixture within the same week. This must be agreed by both schools.
To ensure successful completion of fixtures we do require the continued support of schools that are lucky enough to have astro/floodlight facilities. Where games require the use of astro/floodlights we will endeavour to ensure host schools play at their school. However we recognise this may not always be possible and appreciate your continued support in increasing the number of fixtures played.
Download and complete the attached entry form, via email, and return to me by no later than Fri 12th July 2013.


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import { Feature } from 'toolkit/extension/features/feature';
import {
  getSelectedMonth,
  getEntityManager,
  isCurrentRouteBudgetPage,
} from 'toolkit/extension/utils/ynab';
import { formatCurrency } from 'toolkit/extension/utils/currency';
import { getEmberView } from 'toolkit/extension/utils/ember';
import { l10n } from 'toolkit/extension/utils/toolkit';

export class CheckCreditBalances extends Feature {
  injectCSS() {
    return require('./index.css');
  }

  shouldInvoke() {
    return isCurrentRouteBudgetPage();
  }

  invoke() {
    const today = ynab.utilities.DateWithoutTime.createForToday();

    if (today.equalsByMonth(getSelectedMonth())) {
      this.processDebtAccounts();
    } else {
      $('.toolkit-rectify-difference').remove();
    }
  }

  observe(changedNodes) {
    if (!this.shouldInvoke()) return;

    if (
      changedNodes.has('budget-number user-data') ||
      changedNodes.has('navlink-budget active') ||
      changedNodes.has('budget-inspector') ||
      changedNodes.has(
        'budget-table-row js-budget-table-row is-sub-category is-debt-payment-category is-checked'
      ) ||
      changedNodes.has('budget-header-totals-cell-value user-data')
    ) {
      this.invoke();
    }
  }

  onRouteChanged() {
    if (!this.shouldInvoke()) return;

    this.invoke();
  }

  getDebtCategories() {
    const entityManager = getEntityManager();
    const debtMasterCategory = entityManager.masterCategoriesCollection.find(c => {
      return c.get('internalName') === ynab.constants.InternalCategories.DebtPaymentMasterCategory;
    });

    const debtAccounts = getEntityManager()
      .getAllSubCategories()
      .filter(c => {
        return (
          !c.get('isTombstone') && c.get('masterCategoryId') === debtMasterCategory.get('entityId')
        );
      });

    return debtAccounts || [];
  }

  processDebtAccounts() {
    const debtCategories = this.getDebtCategories();
    let foundButton = false;

    debtCategories.forEach(debtCategory => {
      const {
        accountCalculationsCollection,
        monthlySubCategoryBudgetCalculationsCollection,
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Why Indian Schools Must Try The School Management System?
Schooling is no longer the same it was like 10 years ago. The education sector has faced extreme transformations in recent times and of course due to better reasons. Smart classes, biometric attendance, GPS vehicle tracking, online fee payments, and the list is too long to excite us. School administration has now become easy, accurate, and fun for the staff and daily operations hardly consume any time of the staff.
No doubt, the introduction of school management systems have made lives simpler for the school administration and for the students, it has equally lent a helping hand to parents as well. But the thing that the education sector is mostly concerned about is that the evolution of the school management system is yet not adopted by the Indian schools. They still hesitate to opt for a school management system for several reasons.
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#2: School management software is an expensive tool, we can't afford one.
9 out of 10 Indian school owners feel that investing in a school management software demands a huge capital and they simply risk it. But, let me tell you right here. There are many affordable school management systems like jiSchoolERP which offer the best services at reasonable prices and are able to cater to your school requirements perfectly. It is simply a one-time investment offer which has lifetime benefits for your school.
#3: My school is in the startup stage and has fewer students strength, I don't think I need a school management system.
School administrators generally believe that startup schools don't need a school management system as they have less strength. They feel that they can manage all the tasks manually with their staff. But startup schools need it more than the large schools as the operations need to be carried out accurately in order to deliver a better experience to the students, teachers, and parents as well.
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School owners feel that if they invest in school management software, they would need to hire a trained IT person who can manage the software and operate the features at all times. But the school management software comes with easy to use a panel which hardly requires any pre-knowledge about it. All the systems come with a user-friendly interface, thereby no need to hire an experienced IT person for managing the software.
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Every school has certain applications which they are using locally to manage their school tasks. However, the school management systems are designed thoughtfully and of course, they are made in a manner that they cope up and easily integrate with your existing applications perfectly.
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The Silver Dart (or Aerodrome #4) was a derivative of an early aircraft built by a Canadian/U.S. team, which after many successful flights in Hammondsport, New York, earlier in 1908, was dismantled and shipped to Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It was flown from the ice of Baddeck Bay, a sub-basin of Bras d'Or Lake, on 23 February 1909, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canada. The aircraft was piloted by one of its designers, John McCurdy. The original Silver Dart was designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA), formed under the guidance of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.
The AEA Silver Dart in flight.
The frame and structure of the Silver Dart were made of steel tube, bamboo, friction tape, wire and wood. The wings were covered with rubberized, silvery balloon cloth provided by Capt. Thomas Scott Baldwin of Hammondsport; hence the name the "Silver Dart". Its Kirkham engine, supplied by Glenn Curtiss, was a reliable V-8 that developed 50 horsepower (37 kW) at 1,000 rpm. The propeller was carved from a solid block of wood. The aircraft had what is now called a canard or an "elevator in front" design. Like most aircraft of its day the Silver Dart had poor control characteristics; likewise, it had no brakes.
When the Silver Dart lifted off on 23 February 1909, it flew only half a mile (800 m) at an elevation from three to nine meters, and a speed of roughly 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph). The aircraft was the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to fly in Canada. Other records were soon to fall; on 10 March 1909, the Silver Dart flown again by McCurdy completed a circular course over a distance of more than 35 kilometres (22 mi). The first passenger flight in Canada was made in the Silver Dart on 2 August 1909.
The Canadian Army was unimpressed at the headway made by the group. The general impression of the time was that aircraft would never amount to much in actual warfare. Despite official scepticism, the Association was finally invited to the military base at Camp Petawawa to demonstrate the aircraft. The sandy terrain made a poor runway for an aircraft with landing wheels about 2 inches (50 mm) wide. The Silver Dart had great difficulty taking off. On its fifth flight on 2 August 1909, McCurdy wrecked the craft when one wheel struck a rise in the ground while landing. The Silver Dart never flew again.
Although a significant aircraft in Canada, the location of the initial design and construction of the Silver Dart made it an American design. Following the disbanding of the AEA, founding members, McCurdy and F.W. ("Casey") Baldwin obtained the Canadian patent rights for Aerodrome No. 4 (The Silver Dart), for the express purpose of producing a Canadian-made version. Subsequently, the Baddeck No. 1 and Baddeck No. 2 were built by the Canadian Aerodrome Company, the newly formed company that Baldwin and McCurdy established in 1909.
There is a reconstruction of the Silver Dart on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. The reconstruction was built by volunteers from the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1956 and 1958 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first flight. The aircraft flew over Baddeck Bay on the day of the anniversary but crashed due to high winds. A number of other scaled and full-scale replicas are found in Canadian and museum collections in other parts of the world, including examples at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum A.G.Bell Museum, Baddeck Nova Scotia and Aero Space Museum of Calgary.
The Silver Dart replica taxies to the starting point for its commemorative flight on 22 February 2009. It was celebrating Canada's Centennial of Flight a day early, due to predicted unfavourable weather.
A small group of volunteers from the not-for-profit Aerial Experiment Association 2005 Inc. completed building a flying replica of the Silver Dart in early 2009.  The main goal of the group was to recreate the original flight on 23 February 2009 – again on the frozen surface of Baddeck Bay near Baddeck, Nova Scotia. However, due to weather conditions forecast for the 23rd, the centennial flight and fly-by occurred on 22 February. After a temporary repair made to the front wheel, former Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason piloted five successful flights that day. The replica is officially considered a Canadian heritage project, and throughout the year was the centerpiece of a series of events celebrating the centennial of the Silver Dart's first flight in Canada. In 2013, it was moved to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck, where it will be on permanent display.
Numerous other activities took place in 2009 to celebrate the Centennial of Flight, including a new exhibition entitled "Canadian Wings – A Remarkable Century of Flight" at the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa and a trans-Canada flight of vintage aircraft. The no longer functional official Nova Scotia Ministry of Tourism website Centennial Celebration of the Flight of the Silver Dart in Baddeck promoted the flight and anniversary activities in Baddeck throughout the centennial. Various historical photos and documents were posted on that site, in a virtual museum presentation.
The 824 Silver Dart Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in St. Peter's, Nova Scotia is named in honour of the Silver Dart. Another cadet squadron, the 602 McCurdy Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets – in Florence, Nova Scotia – is named in honour of John McCurdy, the original pilot of the Silver Dart.
Physical commemorations include Silver Dart Drive, located in Mississauga, Ontario, which is a perimeter roadway within the confines of Toronto Pearson International Airport. Another Ontario commemorative site is the double ice-surface arena in CFB Petawawa, known as the Silver Dart Arena.
On the 50th anniversary of its first flight, Canada Post issued a Canadian Silver Dart stamp on 23 February 1959. During the Canadian Centenary of Flight, Canada Post honoured the Silver Dart – and the first flight in Canada – with a Canadian postage stamp released on 23 February 2009.
^ The final AEA aircraft design, the Silver Dart, embodied all of the advancements found in the earlier designs.
^ Phillips 1977, pp. 96–97.
^ a b c d "A.E.A. Silver Dart." Canadian Wings: The History and Heritage of the Canadian Air Force (AEROWAREdesigns), 2010. Retrieved: 6 June 2011.
^ a b Molson and Taylor 1982, p. 159.
^ "Collections: A.E.A. Silver Dart." Canadian Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 23 February 2012.
^ a b Graham, Laurie. "Silver Dart replica flies at Hamilton airport." CBC News, 6 June 2011.
^ Murphy, Tom. "Silver Dart replica takes flight in Nova Scotia." CBC News, 22 February 2009. Retrieved: 6 June 2011.
^ a b "Silver Dart replica makes five flights." Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Globe and Mail, 22 February 2009. Retrieved: 23 February 2012.
^ "Famous replica lands at Bell historic site: Replica of the Silver Dart comes home to Cape Breton." CBC News, 30 April 2013.
^ "Flight of the Silver Dart." The Silver Dart Centennial Association (SDCA), 25 August 2011. Retrieved: 23 February 2012.
^ Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps. Toronto: Unitrade Associates, 2010. ISBN 978-1-894763-35-6.
^ Chiykowski, Teresa, Melissa Morin and Nikki Sinclair. "First Flight in Canada." Details (Canada Post), Volume XVIII, Issue 1, January–March 2009, pp. 20–21.
^ Eckland, K.O. "Aerial Experimental Association (A E A)." Archived 5 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine Aerofiles. Retrieved: 26 January 2012.
Green, H. Gordon. The Silver Dart: The Authentic Story of the Hon. J.A.D. McCurdy, Canada's First Pilot. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Atlantic Advocate Book, 1959.
Harding, Les. McCurdy and the Silver Dart. Sydney, Nova Scotia: University College of Cape Breton, 1998. ISBN 0-920336-69-8.
Milberry, Larry. Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades, Vol. 1. Toronto: CANAV Books, 2008. ISBN 978-0-921022-19-0.
Phillips, Allan. Into the 20th Century: 1900/1910 (Canada's Illustrated Heritage). Toronto: Natural Science of Canada Limited, 1977. ISBN 0-919644-22-8.
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I had the pleasure of attending the Keene State College Children's Literature Festival on Saturday. Janet Montecalvo and I left my house in Needham at 6:15 AM, in what felt like the middle of the night due to the darkness. In fact, it did not feel like day would break at all, until we hit Fitchburg. I kept thinking of D.B.Johnson's , "Henry Hikes to Fitchburg," and all I could think about was, "I hope he had more light than this." And less rain, as well.
While all of the speakers were enjoyable, I have to say that I absolutely loved listening to Patricia MacLachlan.
Besides the great warmth and humor that was evident as she spoke, I once again had the thrill of a small peek into the creative mind at work. It was very satisfying to hear just how closely her own life is mirrored in the events and characters of her books. As I work on my own MG novel, and I realize (and maybe worry?) just how much I am borrowing from my own life's experience, it is nice to hear that great writers have done the exact same.
A special and hilarious treat: some excerpts from "Once I Ate A Pie," the book she cowrote with her daughter.
Anyone who has had a dog will love it and maybe HOWL with laughter.
Sorry..... I could not help myself.
I am very lucky to have some wonderful on-line friends who live and breathe children's books as much as I do. We share our thoughts about this nutty business we are in. We talk about our books and our manuscripts. We even eat cyber chocolate and drink cyber champagne to celebrate our victories (or soothe our battered egos).
One of those blogs is OUTSIDE OF A DOG. That group has been together since 2000. Our members are authors and author/illustrators.
The other group I enjoy is made up of mostly illustrators, some of whom also write. That blog is PICTURE BOOK ILLUSTRATORS.
I am very thankful to on-line friends for camaraderie in what can otherwise be a very isolated existence. This digital world of sharing info is very exciting, don't you think? I am thrilled that I am even able to participate, being more than a little old school.
I love Typepad. They make it very easy to play around with the design and colors of this blog. That is like unlimited paper and crayons. I also decided that I needed a new header because this blog seems to concentrate on my book work, and is less concerned with junkin'.
As I wait for Tex and Sugar to get printed and bound, and as I help my publisher create events packet material for teachers and their students, my mind is beginning to think about my next book.
Like T and S, this character has been with me a long time. I know her VERY well. She desperately needs be given her day in the sun, and she is not too shy about nudging me, either. For a short spell I was sort of drifting, wondering where to dock. And then she snagged me. OK, I said. Lower the gangplank. I'm stayin' put.
I think it is a combination of the hot, soothing water and the white noise. It enables me to get to that creative "zone." I have thought about buying one of those sleep machines that can play the sounds of rain, or waterfalls, or wind, to see if I can get to that zone without depleting the contents of my hot water tank. We'll see. Weigh in if you know the brand name of a good one, and if you've ever done that.
But back to Penny, as I call her. She is one hot ticket. I've sketched her out and begun to create the beginning of the dummy. I have learned that I do not have to finish the text completely to delve into the art. Sometimes the art is the gateway to the text.
But, right now, distractions abound. She keeps trying to start conversations and I keep putting her off. Tomorrow, I promise her.
Showers are getting to be very filled with conflict.
I 've been thinking about why I love Ugly Betty so much. Yes, the show is well produced and the performances are fun. But I think it mostly has to do with the visual feast created by the genius or two behind the set and costume design. And it is in the small details: Betty's clothes and home environment (gotta love that kitchen!) and also her neighbor's and rival's place. Take a close look at the details in Gina Compara's apartment. Whoa! THAT is exquisite set design to a tee--things you see for only fleeting minutes on a small screen--and yet they so wonderfully add to the character portrayal or the not-so-lovely Gina.
My favorite film makers pay enormous attention to set design and clothing. They go for the small things that are true to time and place and person in the stories.
Good book illustration pays the same kind of attention to detail. Especially in a book for kids, when you have a limited number of words to show who the main characters are and what they are about. You have to fill in the space with small details in the art that paint (both literally and figuratively) the whole picture. What does this guy like to wear? How does the girl decorate her room? Are there family pictures on the walls? Is the place neat or warmly disorganized?
These are the kinds of things I love to add to illustrations. It helps me know my characters more. It helps me to show the reader who the characters really are. We all form instant impressions about people without realizing it-and we do it because of the small details.
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