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Newcastle Have Strong Squad For The Final Nine Premier League Games
10:28am Saturday, June 20th, 2020
Steve Bruce confirmed yesterday that the six players out of contract on June 30th this year have all agreed to stay on with Newcastel for the final nine games of the Premier League season.
The three loan players we brought in last January, Inter Milan's Valentino Lazaro, Schalke 04's Nabil Bentaleb, and Tottenham's Danny Rose have come back to renew their loan spells until the end of the season.
That's a relief.
The other three players are Andy Carroll, Javier Manquillo, and of course, 20-year-old Matty Longstaff.
There was news yesterday that Newcastle want to keep former Spanish U21 International right-back and Sunderland loanee Manquillo at the club, and have offered him a long term contract.
And Matty Longstaff (shown above), according to Steve Bruce yesterday, has been offered a fantastic new contract by the club, thought to be around £20K/week.
If you believe the news of the last few weeks Italian club Udinese have offered him £30k/week to leave his home town club this summer and try his luck at Udine, in north-east Italy.
Andy Carroll will be hoping to stay clear of injuries in the final 9 games and contribute to the side, although we think he will get another season at his home town club under the new owners.
And it looks like Manquillo could get some games at right-back, where he has looked an improved player this season.
We're not sure which of the loan players will be wanted permanently if we do get new owners in, but the bar will have been raised significantly for everybody at Newcastle.
But first things first we suppose, and we start tomorrow, at home to Sheffield United, to try to complete the Premier League season.
And we also have that quarter-final of the FA Cup against a good-looking Manchester City side.
Howay The Bonnie Lads!!
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Northumbrian
C'mon the boys, a strong start couple o wins and safety.
I can't handle sad stories i become a withering wreck. Alway remember watching The Champ when i was a wee lad it broke me lol
RobLeenio
Man city had lost their sparkle this season before lockdown. It'll be interesting to see if they can get that back and how quickly they do it.
Nobody sees them as a pushover but nobody sees them as invincible either any longer.
We have to pay them twice. One for the fa cup semis, one potentially to confirm our premier League survival. Two massive games, I think we can win both.
Insh'Allah
martoon, I can't post it all, but here's the bit on Bruce:-
Steve Bruce lost both of his parents two years ago. Joe, his dad, worked at Parsons, the engineering firm, on the same machine for more than 30 years and then retired at 62. He was a steadfast kind of man. Quiet. "He was like a lot of working-class fathers," Bruce says. "Went to work, enjoyed a few beers at the club at the weekend. He was satisfied with that." Joe "never wanted the limelight, never wanted to be seen as a footballer's dad".
When he played, Bruce would speak to his dad before every match. "I'd ring him on a Friday and he'd ask, 'Who have you got tomorrow?' I'd tell him and we'd have a chat." Sheenagh, his mam, would proclaim her son's achievements at Manchester United from the rooftops. With Joe, "if you got a 'well done', you'd be happy. It was that steely thing with him. In the end, it was over a Glenmorangie or a pint and he'd say, 'Yeah, you've done OK, son'."
Joe was Steve's route to Newcastle, the club he supported as a kid. He thinks his first match at St James' was to see "Bobby Moore's great West Ham team" but the years and the games have blurred. He vividly recalls the semi-final of the Fairs Cup, when Newcastle played Rangers and "the Scots were kicking off everywhere — bloody hell" and the first leg of the final against Ujpest Dozsa when he "was passed over the heads of the crowd so that I could get a place near the front".
And now, at the age of 59, Bruce is back at Newcastle, this great, restless, northern leviathan. "That's one of my biggest regrets, that my dad — and my mam — never knew I was manager," he says. "They would have been very proud. Mind, Dad would have said, 'Are you mad, son?' because that's what he always said. He hated me being in management. He found the whole experience far too stressful. He took it all very personally. He didn't enjoy it at all, you know."
geordietom
The Champ (1979)
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder, Jack Warden///
Joe is unlikely to have relished every aspect of Steve's return home. It had been a wearing season, even before the prospect of takeover jumbled everybody's brains. Mike Ashley's ownership has always caused divisions and, for some, Bruce is a symbol of it. To others, he will never be good enough. He has taken that and sucked it up and knuckled down, and although the football has been a grind, they are on 35 points, eight clear of the bottom three. They are OK. One truth which should be acknowledged: it could be a whole lot worse.
On Sunday, Bruce will coach his Newcastle team, his dad's team. It will be Father's Day, his first at the club and in this capricious occupation, he cannot know for certain there will be any more. "I'll think about him," Bruce says. "I miss him, miss both of them, every day; they just flash into your head sometimes, when you don't expect it, especially now, especially being at home. How could they not? But it's a weird sensation."
This stadium, so often a force of nature, this place of worship and fury, will stand empty. So many ghosts. "We've trained at the ground just to get a feel for it, and it's eerie," Bruce says. "You feel the size of it, the weight. You know it's the same bit of grass but football belongs to the people and here, it's what their lives are geared around. It isn't the same without them. It can't be. Let's hope the world can fix itself. They've got to come back."
Rob,, judging by what I saw against arsenal we will need 11 players plus 5 sub's just to keep up with them. I thought they looked super sharp for 1st game back.
MUND …
https://youtu.be/FAhrqKqK_cA
cleveleysbob
Wow Rob, that's optimism- hope you're right though 😉
MUND or this one …
https://youtu.be/XOiCjhq9RUc…
WLtoon
Good morning all, the sun is out but there are 4 games to enjoy so i`le stay indoors all day.
Another theory why this takeover hasn`t been announced.
Maybe an announcement wont be made til Monday after we have got the Shef U game out of the way as to not be accused of influencing the game if we were to win. Hmm, just a thought
magscar
Full marks for optimism but I think it best to wait until about 4:00 pm tomorrow to see whether lockdown has given some of our players their sparkle and that they can gel from the off.
Not sure if Wednesdays match was good for us or not. Sheff Utd should have won (if Hawkeye working) but were uninspiring. Could be they have got it out of their system and are different proposition tomorrow.
No way of knowing until we start and how all this takeover speculation has effected different players especially any loanees but hoping for a win
mate you've just broke me again there, tears rolling down my cheeks.
The kid who played DJ was incredible didn't realise how good he was till watching that back.
John Voight one of my fav actors, love him in Ray Donovan as well, brilliant he is.
I did say we can win both, not that we will
Two massive games that will go a long way to how we remember this season, I think.
Nobody will be surprised if we lose both, but if we were to win both then nobody will forget that for years to come.
Some moments define a clubs history and these could be two such moments.
Huge.
Some (unexpected) philosophical words from Bruce in that extract – liked it
toon22
The turds not going to sell us
Cabbage heed will need to get used to an empty stadium
sorry mate spoilt your day … 😀
FFS the Haribo kids up early …
lol nah mate it's all good took me back is all, great bloody movie tho….
Once this years colossal mugging off becomes apparent you think people will be rushing to buy those season tickets ?
During all the chaos thats happening right now ??
have you been giving an extra bag of sour snakes for breakfast or summit?
you do know you sound like the biggest PR on this blog don't you?
john voight's daughter is Angelina Jolie , a movie she made "SALT " pretty good …
I think we will one of the Man City games, hopefully the cup game. If we beat them in the Quarters i fancy us to win the cup.
The turd pays people to post on this blog to defend him and his actions
I think you can be sure im not here to defend him in any way
Are you saying you dont mind them, its just me that annoys you ?
Rob; Man City were brilliant on Wednesday. You also need to factor in that they can bring on 5 subs, who would walk in to any other team in the PL, if things were going a bit awry. We have no chance in either match for that reason alone.
aye i know mate didn't speak for years i think i heard something about them reconciling tho
mad about movies always have been since my grandad brought me up on Bond
This year the turd has torn the club a new one
A colossal mugging off
All in the name of his tat shops
You dont seem to mind any of it
When do you think we will be signing Bale ??
aye good movie for its time did you look at the second link of the original …
WL,, I'd rather we won the league points mate, I'd rather have safety than a cup unfortunately.
the thing is 22 i can overlook them because they don't sprout repetitive crap over and over and over. Your relentless fella and i don't see the point in it all as i've explained before. Why sit and torture yourself mate why??
Im guessing they are waiting till Sunday to un vale Pochettino as our new manger
Still can`t get on the site through the normal procedure, have to go Incognito to post . It`s really doing my head in.
toon22 …
i hear their looking for someone to play the Haribo kid in a movie , you gonna apply for it …
Northunbrian,
We might be safe by the time we play them mate, we only need 4 points imo
i did mate i havent saw the original tho…
have you ever heard of a movie called Yojimbo?
i mentioned to jail before but i don't think he answered me…
the amount of movies that have sprouted since this samurai movie Yojimbo. It inspired Clint Eastwood's character in the dollars trilogy.
Northumbrian…@ 30
i was just gonna say the beat me to it …
that*
nope mate never seen it to be honest with you , the magnificent seven was supposed to be based on samurai's…
aye it defo was
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Category: Umpire Relations
Umpire Relations
How to Make Friends and Influence People (or Not): Umpire Edition
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jason Turbow
Things got testy for Denard Span Tuesday.
We know already that there are different ways to deal with umpires—some effective, some not so much. We know already that superstars have more leeway in this regard than the average player. And if we didn't know already that you may as well go ahead and vent once you have nothing left to lose in a game—say, if you've just been rung up on three pitches out of the strike zone as your team's final out in the ninth inning—we learned about it on Monday.
We've learned a lot about umpire relations since Monday, in fact. Three examples (at least), in three different situations, with three different kinds of player. Whether these examples set any sort of precedent when it comes to understanding player-umpire relations is less clear than the fact that they were all wildly entertaining, and gave some insight into the psyches of those involved, players and umpires alike.
Start with Monday's game in San Francisco, in which Roy Halladay walked Aubrey Huff in the fifth inning on an 88 mph cutter with two outs and a runner on first. Trouble was, Halladay didn't agree that the pitch was a ball. (To his credit, neither pitch-tracking service Brooks Baseball; thanks to Hardball Talk for the link.) From the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Gelb:
Halladay snatched the throw from Carlos Ruiz and didn't flinch. His eyes were focused on (Marty) Foster, the home-plate umpire . . . Foster noticed the death stare. He said something to Halladay, who barked back. Then Halladay pointed to make his anger totally clear. It was a brief exchange, one Halladay later claimed was not directed at Foster. But that was the pitcher's way of being diplomatic.
The result: Five pitches later, Halladay threw another cutter to Brandon Belt, this one well off the plate. It was called a strike, Belt's third of the at-bat. Inning over.
"His demands had been heard," wrote Gelb. Halladay had "conquered the umpire."
Across the country, more balls were being called strikes, including three of Fernando Rodney's five pitches to Cody Ross, Boston's final batter in the final frame of a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay. (See them in another chart from Brooks Baseball, also via Hardball Talk.)
Ross, suffice it to say, was less than pleased, going off later in the Boston Herald about the ignominy of what had just occurred, calling the judgement of plate ump Larry Vanover "unacceptable."
"If I'm going up there and striking out every at-bat, I'm going to get benched," he said. "But it's not that way with (umpires). They can go out there and make bad calls all day, and they're not going to be held accountable for it."
Confronting an umpire apparently made a difference for Halladay. The same might be said for Ross (who did it through the press), but not in a way that held any appeal for the player. It could be coincidence, but the following day, three Rangers pitchers struck out a total of 11 Boston hitters—a team high since opening day, when they struck out 13 White Sox—as Texas cruised, 18-3.
On Tuesday in New York, Minnesota's Denard Span was tossed by plate ump Greg Gibson for arguing balls and strikes. Actually, he was tossed for the fact that he did so in an obvious fashion, swiveling his head backward as he stood in his batting stance to face the ump during the course of the conversation. (See it all here.)
It's well-known that such a move is widely taken as disrespectful by umpires, and few are willing to tolerate much, if any, of it. This became clear when Span was caught by on-field microphones saying, "I didn't disrespect you," shortly before he was tossed.
Said Span in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "It went from Level 1 to "Level 10 in like two seconds."
"You don't want to turn on an umpire, to show him up," said longtime catcher Ron Hassey, discussing the general concept, not Span specifically. "If you're going to talk, talk straight out. He knows what's going on. He can hear you."
Ultimately, what do all these interactions tell us? Unfortunately, not a heck of a lot. Every ump is different, as are players' relationships with them. Halladay's ability to stare down an umpire certainly had no bearing on Span's inability to try to talk sense to one.
None of the three players, of course, had anything on former Yankees pitcher Ryne Duren, long noted for his combination of blazing fastball and lack of control. Jim Bouton recounted in his book, I'm Glad You Didn't Take it Personally, the time that Duren walked three straight hitters on 12 neck-high fastballs. Wrote Bouton:
Finally he walked across a run and he stormed up to the home-plate umpire. "Goddammit, where the hell are those pitches?"
"Right up here, Ryne," the umpire said, pointing to his neck.
"Well, goddammit," Duren said, "I've got to have that pitch."
Angel Campos, Matt Treanor, Ned Yost, Umpire Relations
Young Umps at it Again: Royals Catcher Tossed for No Good Reason
Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jason Turbow
Matt Treanor and Angel Campos share some thoughtful opinions.
What is it with the Kansas City Royals and fill-in umpires? Last year it was Jason Kendall getting shown up, then ejected by a recent call-up from Triple-A. Today it was Matt Treanor.
The incidents have one thing in common, apart from the ejections of each catcher and manager Ned Yost: neither Kendall or Treanor did anything wrong.
Sunday's run-in began immediately after Royals pitcher Everett Teaford walked Colby Rasmus. Treanor had some things to say to plate ump Angel Campos—he insists that they had nothing to do with balls and strikes, which is an ejection-worthy offense—but never turned around as he spoke.
This is key. The umpires' code—which every catcher knows intimately—mandates that catchers and hitters have significant leeway when addressing an umpire, but the moment they turn around to do so—in other words, when they make it look like they're saying something contentious—whatever ice they may be standing on grows quickly and dangerously thin.
This wasn't Treanor's problem. He was in his squat, facing the pitcher's mound, when Campos ejected him. There was no indication they were even having a discussion.
According to Treanor, Campos roamed to the front of the plate to address him just prior to their fateful exchange, but that was not caught on the Royals' broadcast. (Watch it here.)
"I basically told him not to show me up by coming around the plate," Treanor said in the Kansas City Star. "I'm not doing anything to disrespect him. I was just trying to ask him some questions. He came back around the plate, said he had enough of me."
The motivation of a young umpire to interject himself so forcefully and ignorantly into game action is tough to explain, especially now that it's happened twice in two seasons to the Royals. Minor league umps are generally instructed to have shorter leashes than than their big league brethren, which may have played a part in this, but it's hardly an excuse. Baseball has enough problems with a small handful of veteran umps thinking they're bigger than the game; if they allow young umps to grow unchecked into that role, it's going to make for some very rocky exchanges in the future. Especially for Yost.
"Treanor did a great job in that situation," said the Royals manager on MLB.com. "Nobody in the park knew that they were arguing. Nobody. And to eject the guy under those circumstances isn't right."
Perhaps Yost should write a new line in the Codebook for his catchers: If you're wearing powder blue and there's a young ump behind the plate, keep your mouth shut at all costs—no matter how correct you might be.
Doug Harvey, Joe Torre, Umpire Relations
Torre Served as Bookend for Harvey's Career; Not Everyone Got off So Easy
Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jason Turbow
As umpire Doug Harvey prepared for induction into the Hall of Fame last weekend, an old story arose about his proclivity for ejecting Joe Torre at the most opportune moments.
In 1962, Torre was in his second season as a catcher with the Braves, and his resume flashed two primary distinctions: a runner-up finish in the '61 NL Rookie of the Year voting, and designation as the first player Harvey ever ejected from a game.
They say that players have long memories, but those players have nothing on Doug Harvey. Thirty-one years after that initial ejection, as the umpire took a final spin around the league before retiring, he pulled Torre—who by that point was managing the St. Louis Cardinals—aside.
"He said you were the first one, and I'd like you to be the last one," Torre recounted in the Los Angeles Times. "And I said, 'OK, we'll figure it out.'"
About a month later, in September, the Cardinals visited Shea Stadium, and jumped out to a big lead in the late innings.
"About the seventh inning, I yell out about a pitch," Torre said. "I figure I may not get a better shot at this. He came over to me and I had to explain what I was doing. It wasn't foremost on his mind.
"I started arguing with him, and I say, 'This is it.' And he says, 'What do you mean this is it?'"
"And I said, 'Remember, you wanted me to be the last guy you threw out.' And he started smiling and said, 'Get out of here.'"
It was as cordial an ejection as has ever been seen on a ball field.
That type of interaction does have an antitheses, however—the antagonistic non-ejection. These often take place on exceptionally hot days, when managers looking for a reprieve in the air-conditioned clubhouse try to bait an umpire into tossing them out. Umpires, however, frequently recognize the tactic, and exhibit significantly more restraint than usual.
Jose Rijo took things a step further.
With a large lead in the seventh inning of a game in which Frank Pulli was serving as plate umpire, Rijo, with a stout bullpen behind him, made an unusual request about the possibility of drawing an early thumb.
"I said, 'Frank, I want to stay, but I can't—I have a date tonight.' " Rijo said.
Pulli's reply: "You leave this game now, I'll never call another strike for you. If I have to stay, you do, too."
"So," said Rijo, "I stayed."
Gary Cederstrom, Joe Maddon, Umpire Relations
Maddon Vents to Garza, Gets Cederstrom's Goat
Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jason Turbow
There is a protocol to addressing umpires. Players and managers usually have a wide berth to say what they want, so long as they don't publically show up the ump with whom they're arguing. For hitters and catchers, this means not turning around to face him as they speak. For managers, it's overt displays of anger during the course of a discussion.
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon hewed closely to these rules yesterday, and was tossed anyway—to the delight of his players.
Maddon was angry that, for the second straight day, a Rays pitcher was called for a balk in a critical situation. Because managers are not allowed to argue balk calls, Maddon instead went to the mound and made his case to his pitcher, Matt Garza, loudly enough for the ump in question—Gary Cederstrom, who was manning second base, and who during the course of dialog circled around behind Maddon—to hear. (Watch it here.)
Maddon, surrounded by his infielders, looked just like he would if he was arguing with an umpire, arms waving, finger pointing and volume high—only facing his own pitcher.
It wasn't enough. Cederstrom quickly tossed him.
"The umpire said, 'Are you talking to me, or are you talking to your pitcher?' " said second baseman Reid Brignac in the St. Petersburg Times. "Joe said, 'I'm talking to my pitcher.' Then Joe started again. 'That's the second damn day in a row, yada, yada, yada.' It was definitely amusing."
One of Maddon's goals was to vent anger over what he felt was a pattern of bad calls. (Before Wednesday's balk call on James Shields, pointed out the Times, the pitcher had faced more than 3,600 batters in his career and been called for only one balk; Garza's last balk was more than 1,300 batters ago.)
He also wanted to give Garza a moment to get his head back in the game. It worked; Garza worked out of the jam and ended up going eight innings.
Maddon accomplished both items while sticking to the Code. He didn't show up the umpire so much as the umpire showed up himself.
Ultimately, he proved the point that it's not just how you say something that can get you tossed—it's what you say, as well.
Jason Kendall, Mike Estabrook, Umpire Relations
A Bad Week for Umpires Gets Even Worse
Posted on June 4, 2010 September 16, 2010 by Jason Turbow
Jim Joyce was responsible for a horrific call, but one call does not a bad umpire make.
Mike Estabrook shouldn't get off that easy.
Estabrook, the umpire behind the plate for the Royals-Angels game yesterday, didn't react well when Kansas City catcher Jason Kendall questioned his strike zone.
For catchers, the unwritten rule when it comes to dealing with umpires is to avoid showing them up, to which Kendall adhered. After Estabrook called a ball on a good-looking Zack Greinke pitch, the catcher questioned the decision without turning around or indicating in any way that he was even addressing the umpire.
Sometimes when umpires feel the need to go eye-to-eye with a catcher, they'll walk to the pitcher's side of the plate and bend over to dust it off, in the process saying whatever it is they feel need be said.
Estabrook, however, moved into the left-handed batter's box, and, hands on knees, bent down to get into the squatting Kendall's face, as if he was chewing out a four-year-old. (Watch it here.)
Estabrook is a call-up ump from Triple-A. Kendall, without hyperbole, probably knows more about playing catcher than any of his big-league contemporaries.
It was a disgraceful display.
Royals manager Ned Yost came out to question just what the hell it was Estabrook thought he was doing, and promptly got tossed. ("I'll never let an umpire show up one of my players, and that's exactly what he was doing," he said after the game.)
While it's valid to question whether Kendall said something to elicit that sort of response, there are several factors to consider:
Kendall knows exactly what and what not to say to an umpire when questioning a call.
If Kendall did say something to piss of Estabrook that badly, he should have been ejected on the spot, rather than shown up.
Kendall followed the Code so closely when addressing Estabrook that even as the umpire continued to talk to him after tossing Yost, Kendall would not turn around to face him.
"He missed a pitch, and I was talking to him about it, and he came out in front, which I've never really seen," Kendall said after the game. "I told him he'd better get out of my face. It was unprofessional what he did."
Unprofessional is one way to put it. Disrespectful is another. One can only hope that Estabrook picks up the finer points of the Code before his next stint in the major leagues.
How to Talk to Umpires
In the wake of two umpire-related events last week—Bob Davidson's blowout with Joe Maddon, and Joe West ejecting Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle over two disputed balk calls—former big leaguer Eduardo Perez (the son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez, who has managed in Puerto Rico and is an analyst for ESPN) offered up a brief tutorial on umpire relations, a topic with its own chapter in the unwritten rulebook.
Perez's key points:
"Sometimes (as a manager) you know that the umpire made the right call, yet your player doesn't seem to think so. In situations like that, you almost always still back your guy up because you don't want to lose his trust."
"Umpires don't like it when players use their hands as a form of communication. They would rather have you yell at them than flail your arms because everything is on TV and it makes them look disrespected, like you're showing them up."
"If I disagreed with a strike call, I was taught to look down at the plate and be specific about what I saw: 'Hey, I had that pitch 6 inches outside.' Making eye contact and asking the umpire where the pitch was is the wrong move because you're making more of a scene and questioning his judgment instead of confidently stating your own opinion."
Babe Ruth, George Frazier, Jose Offerman, Ron Hassey, Umpire Relations
Offerman Neither the First Guy to Want to Hit an Ump, Nor the First Guy to Actually Do It
Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jason Turbow
So Jose Offerman was banned for life from the Dominican Winter Baseball League after slugging an umpire last week while serving as the manager of the Licey Tigers. Our guess: It was merely an effort to maintain his reputation as an all-hit, no-field player.
Offerman, of course, reminds us that an entire section of baseball's Code is devoted to umpire relations. The unwritten rules, of course, while doing nothing to discourage on-field disagreements with the men in blue, generally solicit more tact than was shown by the former Dodger.
Which doesn't mean that guys don't occasionally attempt to inflict a little damage of their own.
Former pitcher George Frazier told us about the time in 1984, when his batterymate, Indians catcher Ron Hassey, was rung up on a dubious called strike by umpire Joe Brinkman. Hassey's response: when he came out to catch the bottom of the frame, he gave Frazier a signal to throw a fastball away, but set up on the inside part of the plate.
"I said, all right, maybe the hitter is peeking or something," said Frazier, describing a well-known method for deterring hitters whose eyes might wander backward (a tactic that has its own section of the Code). "I throw a fastball away, Joe's set up right there, and it hit him square in the mask. Oh my God—Hassey got tossed and Joe's wanting to kill me. I said, 'Hey, I just threw what I thought he called. Why are you mad at me? Joe's still not happy about that deal."
Something similar happened in 1999, when Devil Rays catcher Mike DeFelice failed to put a glove on a Wilson Alvarez fastball that more or less split the plate. The pitch hit plate ump John Shulock's mask so hard it dented the bars. Once Shulock regained his senses, he remembered that Alvarez had questioned several of his calls throughout the game, and stormed the mound, "yelling and gesturing angrily," according to the St. Petersburg Times.
Alvarez, of course, denied any intent, and Shulock was ultimately suspended three games for his "display of temper."
Leave it to no less an authority than Babe Ruth, though, to affirm that occasional scare tactics against umpires can be effective—and that Offerman was hardly alone in his love of the right cross.
It's well known that as a pitcher for the Red Sox, Ruth took part in a joint no-hitter. Ruth questioned umpire Brick Owens after walking the game's first hitter, and was subsequently tossed. Reliever Ernie Shore then came in and retired 27 men in a row (including the runner he inherited, who was thrown out on the basepaths).
What's less known is what Ruth actually did to get ejected.
"I still insist that three of the four (balls) should have been strikes," wrote Ruth in the autobiographical The Babe Ruth Story. "I growled at some of the early balls, but when (Owens) called the fourth one on me I just went crazy. I rushed up to the plate and I said, 'If you'd go to bed at night, you so-and-so, you could keep your eyes open long enough in the daytime to see when a ball goes over the plate.' "
At which point the ump threatened to toss Ruth.
The pitcher's response: "Throw me out of this game and I'll punch you right on the jaw." Not one to be intimidated, Owens immediately gave him the thumb.
"I hauled off and hit him, but good," wrote Ruth.
Good thing Ruth never got the managerial job he so desperately wanted, or he might have ended up like Jose Offerman. Which, as we know by now, is not necessarily a good thing.

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{
   //....
}

and
template<typename To>
constexpr To             to_type(std::string val)
{}

template<>
constexpr std::string    to_type<std::string>(std::string val)
{
   return val;
}

template<>
constexpr std::wstring   to_type<std::wstring>(std::string val)
{
   //....
}

template<>
constexpr std::u16string to_type<std::u16string>(std::string val)
{
   //....
}

template<>
constexpr std::u32string to_type<std::u32string>(std::string val)
{
   //....
}

Then i will use this like
template<typename CharT>
class basic_class
{
  public:
    using char_type   = CharT;
    using string_type = std::basic_string<CharT>;
  private:
    const char_type   ch = to_type<char_type>( '?' );
    const string_type str{ to_type<string_type>( "How to init" ) };
};

In if statements like
if ( ch  == to_type<char_type>('?') )
{
  //....
}

if ( str == to_type<string_type>("How to init") )
{
  //....
}

*How to convert char and std::string other types ?

All suggestions are welcome, Thanks in advance.

A: You may define a function that returns the value of correct type:
template<typename CharT>
class basic_class
{
  public:
    using char_type   = CharT;
    using string_type = std::basic_string<CharT>;
  private:
    constexpr auto getInitString() {
        if constexpr (is_same<CharT, wchar_t>::value) {
            return L"How to init";
        }
        else {
            return "How to init";
        }
    }

    const char_type   ch = '?';
    const string_type str{getInitString()};
};

That would work on C++17, on earlier versions that is a little trickier.
Another way is to copy from something:
std::string_view initString = "How to init"sv;

template<typename CharT>
class basic_class
{
  public:
    using char_type   = CharT;
    using string_type = std::basic_string<CharT>;
  private:
    const char_type   ch = '?';
    const string_type str{initString.begin(), initString.end()};
};

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package bootstrap.liftweb

import com.secdec.codepulse.components.dependencycheck.{ Updates => DependencyCheckUpdates }
import com.secdec.codepulse.components.surface.{ Updates => SurfaceDetectorUpdates }
import com.secdec.codepulse.components.includes.snippet.Includes
import com.secdec.codepulse.components.notifications.Notifications
import com.secdec.codepulse.components.version.snippet.VersionSnippet
import com.secdec.codepulse.tracer.ProjectManager
import com.secdec.codepulse.tracer.TracingTarget
import com.secdec.codepulse.tracer.snippet._
import com.secdec.codepulse.util.comet.PublicCometInit

import net.liftweb.common.Full
import net.liftweb.http.CometCreationInfo
import net.liftweb.http.LiftRules
import net.liftweb.http.LiftRulesMocker.toLiftRules
import net.liftweb.util.StringHelpers

private[liftweb] object BootSnippets {
	def apply(projectManager: ProjectManager) = {
		LiftRules.snippetDispatch.prepend {
			case SnippetRequest("Includes", _) => Includes
			case SnippetRequest("VersionSnippet", _) => new VersionSnippet
			case SnippetRequest("ProjectWidgetry", Full(target: TracingTarget)) => new ProjectWidgetry(projectManager, target)
			case SnippetRequest("ConnectionHelp", _) => ConnectionHelp
			case SnippetRequest("DotNETIISHelp", _) => DotNETIISHelp
			case SnippetRequest("DotNETExecutableHelp", _) => DotNETExecutableHelp
			case SnippetRequest("Notifications", _) => Notifications
			case SnippetRequest("TraceConnectorState", _) => TraceConnectorState
		}

		val cometActorsByName: PartialFunction[String, PublicCometInit] = {
			case CometTracerUI.className => new CometTracerUI
			case "ProjectListUpdates" => new ProjectListUpdates(projectManager)
			case "ProjectUpdated" => new ProjectUpdated(projectManager)
			case "Notifications" => Notifications
			case "TraceConnectorStateChanges" => new TraceConnectorStateChanges
			case "DependencyCheck" => DependencyCheckUpdates
			case "SurfaceDetector" => SurfaceDetectorUpdates
		}

		LiftRules.cometCreation append {
			case CometCreationInfo(cType, name, xml, attribs, session) if cometActorsByName.isDefinedAt(StringHelpers.camelify(cType)) =>
				val comet = cometActorsByName(StringHelpers.camelify(cType))
				comet.initCometActor(session, Full(cType), name, xml, attribs)
				comet
		}
	}
}

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My kitchen has been gutted. The only thing left is the cabinet holding the sink. Here, I was trying out my new wiring with a new electric fry pan. (Why not use my new stove, instead? Well, my old receptacle was 3 pronged, so I bought a 3 pronged cord for the new stove. The receptacle died before I could use my new stove. City code requires new receptacles be 4 pronged and I've yet to get a 4 pronged cord).
Anyway, I fried a pound of bacon in my new fry pan (not all at once). When I had finished, I lifted the pan and put it in the sink for washing. When I did, I noticed a lot of heat build up to the Formica countertop. I believe there was enough heat to cause the Formica to loosen and buckle. I know the Formica is very resistant to heat, but I'm not so sure about the adhesive used to glue it down.
My new cabinets and countertops are on the way, so if there was heat damage to the old countertops, there's no problem. But you can be sure, when I use this fry pan on my new countertops, I will put a marble slab down to set the fry pan on.
It's the little things that bug me the most. Why would a new fry pan with longer legs cause more heat buildup to the countertop than the older type with shorter legs? Go figure. Anyway, you might want to check to see just how much buildup of heat takes place under your fry pan. It might save you countertop replacement.
I've also noticed the heat build up from the electric frying pan and from the George Foreman grill. When my stove isn't being used, I place the pan or grill on top. The crockpot sits there too when I'm making an all-day slow cook. It's safe.
When I had the new countertop installed two years ago, I kept the cut-out piece from the sink and I use it for various things including counter protection and as a giant cutting board. Shelf moulding is available in various sizes and I found some to edge the cut-out so there aren't any rough edges. When it's not in use, it fits nicely between the stove and the cabinet beside it.
I already have a slab of marble, so that settles that. I do appreciate you mentioning the cutout for the sink. I will be sure to ask my contractor to save it for me.
We always put a marble slab under our heating elements, too. Can't trust anything. Well, can't trust me... I left a piece of plywood next to the oven on Thanksgiving. That was a scream. Literally.


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Littleton Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating the 18-wheeler crash. The result of that investigation could lead to criminal charges, if either driver is found to be responsible for the accident. If negligence on the part of the truck driver played a causal role in the matter, the two individuals who suffered injury could pursue personal injury lawsuits to seek recovery of their financial losses associated with the crash.


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Forget Bitcoin! I'd invest like Warren Buffett and aim for early retirement
Kevin Godbold | Sunday, 27th October, 2019
It's tempting to look at the rapid movements in the price of Bitcoin and other digital currencies and see the potential for a fast-track to riches. But I reckon putting money into Bitcoin is more like gambling than investing.
And multi-billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn't too impressed with Bitcoin either. He said in an interview with CNBC earlier this year that "Bitcoin has no unique value at all." And he went even further than that by saying: "It is a delusion, basically."
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I reckon it's worth considering Buffett's views about everything related to investing because he's arguably the most successful investor the world has ever seen. Indeed, he must be doing plenty of things right.
But on Bitcoin, Buffett has been critical for a long time. According to CNBC, its archive has him also describing the cryptocurrency a "mirage" and "not a currency." Although he did concede there's potential in the underlying blockchain technology, but chucked in another dampener by saying the success of blockchain doesn't depend on cryptocurrency.
So, I'm ignoring Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies completely, especially now, after so many of them have risen so far in price. I see huge potential for the price of Bitcoin and the others to crash back down to earth again, and there's no reliable way to tell when that might happen.
Yet Buffett has seen plenty of excitement in his investing life without the need to stray from stocks and shares. From the start, he enjoyed big annual returns of more than 60% per year, according to Alice Schroder's authorised biography about him, The Snowball.
With those kinds of annual return, he grew his capital of $9,800 to $174,000 by the time he was aged 26 — way back in 1956.
Because of inflation, that much money would be worth about $1.6m today. At that point in his investing career, Buffett considered retiring from paid work. He had certainly invested his way to enough money to support himself and his family for the rest of his life. He calculated at the time he'd need around $12,000 per year to live on, and the remaining capital would keep growing in the meantime.
And I'd invest like Buffett and aim for early retirement too. But how did he do it? He revealed a lot about his methodology and investing strategy when he once said: "The basic ideas of investing are to look at stocks as businesses, use the market's fluctuations to your advantage, and seek a margin of safety."
I'm sure many will recognise that philosophy as the teachings of Benjamin Graham, often called 'the father of value investing' after setting out his approach to investing in his books such as The Intelligent Investor.
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Arma Dei Academy's Rhetoric School has been blessed by God with extraordinary teachers—men and women that possess a rare combination of academic expertise, pedagogical proficiency, and profound love for both God and students. While qualifications are admittedly only one test of quality, it is nevertheless noteworthy that, as of the 2022-2023 school year, each of the Rhetoric School's seven full-time teachers possess a Master's degree and three possess Doctoral degrees. Having highly qualified teachers is, of course, critical to the success of Arma Dei's mission relative to Rhetoric students, which is to provide them "an excellent classical Christian education, founded upon a biblical worldview, which equips [them] to live purposefully and intelligently in service to God and others." Having highly qualified teachers has also, however, allowed the school to pursue Dual Credit status (i.e, both high school and college credit) for its core classes, with an ultimate goal that students might earn an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts during their tenure in the Rhetoric School at Arma Dei Academy.
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of several options for high school students to get a head start on their college education; namely, Clep Exams, Advanced Placement classes, and Dual Credit classes. Clep Exams do not require any specific course work; they merely test a student's proficiency in college-level subject matter with the expectation that colleges and universities will be willing to translate proven proficiency into college credit. Colleges and universities with higher admission standards generally will not accept college credit "earned" through Clep Exams. Advanced Placement classes offer a better option for obtaining college credit, but still rely on standardized tests at the conclusion of courses to prove proficiency, which potentially obligates high schools to alter their curricula (i.e., to "teach to the test"), and necessarily obligates students to perform well on "test day," which is not always the best measure of a student's mastery of material comprising a particular subject. Dual Credit classes, by way of contrast, give schools the freedom to define their own curriculum (in keeping with objectives higher than the attainment of college credit) and students the freedom to earn college credit based on their actual mastery of material and performance throughout an entire course. Dual credit classes are courses designed entirely by a secondary school as part of their own curriculum, which courses are examined by an accredited university to determine equivalency (in terms of content, academic rigor, and quality of instructors) to courses in their own Academic Catalogue. Where such equivalency can be established, students are permitted to enroll in the college course equivalent to their high school course and obtain college credit from the accredited university while simultaneously obtaining credit from, and meeting graduation requirements at, their own high school.
In summary, Dual Credit classes preserve the prerogative of secondary schools to develop their own curriculum and offer students the most reliable method for getting a head start on their college credit requirements insofar as they place actual transcripts from an accredited university in the hands of those students. When those students subsequently matriculate in the college or university of their choice, they will appeal to the registrar of that institution to receive their previously earned college credit by way of transfer. (Alternatively, students might continue their studies at Colorado Christian University, which offers a tuition discount to students who have taken Dual Credit classes in partnership with CCU at their high school.) As noted above, Arma Dei Academy's goal is to obtain dual credit status for enough classes to offer an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts (60 credits) to students during their tenure in the Rhetoric School, thereby allowing them to enter university with half the credits normally required for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Students thus stand to save significant money (in the form of college tuition fees) and significant time, having already achieved genuine mastery of the content comprised in those General Education courses that constitute university degree programs. To put the matter another way, students will be able to bypass the large, impersonal lecture halls where 100 and 200 level courses are taught and move directly to the smaller, more intimate classrooms where the 300 and 400 level courses
constituting their college majors are offered.
Arma Dei Academy has partnered with Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado, to obtain Dual Credit status for its core courses. Colorado Christian University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), which is one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). As of the 2022-2023 school year, the following Arma Dei Academy courses have been approved for Dual Credit status. Each year-long course at Arma Dei Academy translates into one semester of college-level learning at the credit value noted below.
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The course of study includes Arma Dei Academy School of Rhetoric distinctives with a table detailing the subjects to be studied, credits necessary to graduate, and courses normally offered for each grade. Arma Dei Academy enjoys much freedom to design a mission-appropriate course of study for the School of Rhetoric. There are few constraints from the state of Colorado, none from the local independent school district, and the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) accreditation requirements for graduation will be easily exceeded. The course of study recommended is consistent with the finest classical Christian schools in the United States.
Class Size and Student Life
Optimal class size at Arma Dei Academy is 16 students, enabling more individual attention and facilitating effective studio, laboratory, and discussion-based learning.
House Leadership and Community Service: Rhetoric students become or continue as members of one of the school's houses. Through the Arma Dei Academy House system, students serve in leadership roles, mentor younger students, compete against one another in athletics, and partner with community service organizations to contribute many hours of community service.
Galas and social events center around the joy of experiencing the countries, cultures, and the time periods students have studied.
Important Events: The culmination of the Arma Dei Academy School of Rhetoric education includes a senior thesis presentation and a capstone trip where students experience first-hand some of the history and heritage they have studied in class.
Athletics & Conditioning (coming)
Arts (coming)
What Is The Track Record of a Classical Christian Education?
Alumni Life Outcomes (from the Good Soil Report) The Good Soil Report is a 2018-19 comparative study of 24-42 year old alumni from public, secular private, Catholic, evangelical Christian, religious homeschool, and ACCS (classical Christian) schools, on topics of life-choices, preparation, attitudes, values, opinions, and practices. This research seems to confirm what history has repeatedly demonstrated – classical Christian education can influence the course of a home, a community, or a nation.
Beyond College, Alumni Outcomes Differ Greatly Because Of Their K–12 Experience
As adults, ACCS (Association of Classical and Christian Schools) alumni think and live in a markedly different way than their peers from other educational models. Nearly 90% of them attend church at least 3 times monthly, and they participate in other church activities at a higher rate. They are 2.6 times more likely to pray alone and 6.7 times more likely to be readers. While they do not give more money overall, they are much more likely to believe they have the obligation to give. They stand out as they seek jobs that fulfill their religious calling, and they prioritize pay at a much lower rate than other groups (which may explain the giving). ACCS alumni have healthy families. While they report no significant difference in marital satisfaction from the other segments, they are much more likely to hold to traditional beliefs about marriage than their Christian school counterparts. And, this shows in their lives. They have much lower divorce and cohabitation rates compared to the other groups. They send their kids to Christian schools at a higher rate, and they volunteer more.
ACCS alumni are more grateful, more hopeful, and more trusting than their peers from other types of schools. And they are willing to sacrificially serve wherever they are called.
In our communities, ACCS alumni are the best prepared academically, more than double the next highest group. They respect the authority within the church, and are more likely to believe the Bible is infallible, and much less likely to believe it has errors with regard to science and history. They are less likely to accept gay marriage. All of these beliefs are complimented by a much higher rate of knowing LGBT people and atheists, and respecting scientists. Their ability to think for themselves despite their personal relationships is evident when these facts are considered together. Finally, they are the most influential group of alumni as adults by the widest margin of all the profiles.
These results are predicted for those who have studied paideia and its impact through classical Christian education whenever it has been practiced. The results of this survey reinforce this historical evidence.
A full report can be downloaded at https://armadeiacademy.com/good-soil-a-comparative-review/.
The Arma Dei Academy School of Rhetoric teacher professes the Christian faith consistent with the Academy's statement of faith, endorses the mission statement, especially with respect to a biblical worldview, defends and applies classical Christian pedagogy, models the Arma Dei Academy portrait of a graduate, demonstrates subject matter expertise, and exhibits characteristics of professional excellence. Most teachers in the School of Logic and Rhetoric hold advanced degrees.
Dr. Aaron Denlinger
Dr. Denlinger holds degrees from Colorado Christian University (BA in History), Westminster Seminary California (MA in Theological Studies), and the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (PhD in Church History).
Dr. Janine Knedlik
Dr. Knedlik holds degrees from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada (MA in British History) and the University of Pennsylvania (BA, MA, and PhD in European History).
Mr. Josh Catron
Mr. Catron holds a BA in Economics and an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Dr. Kristen Ault
Dr. Ault holds multiple degrees (BS and Doctorate of Pharmacy) from the University of Colorado.
Arma Dei Academy seeks to admit mission-appropriate students who aspire to live the portrait of a graduate. Rising and entering students need to meet a standard of academic qualifications to thrive in an Arma Dei School of Rhetoric education. Academic readiness will be based on a school of logic/middle school transcript, achievement tests, and results of the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). Minimum academic readiness would be demonstrated by the above data, confirming students are average to well above average in academic ability. The Arma Dei Academy School of Rhetoric seeks to balance its high standards of admission with the unique situation of each applicant.
You may begin the application process at www.armadeiacademy.com/admission/.
Approximately 16% of students receive tuition assistance.
Our Admissions office is here to serve you during this process. Please call (303) 346-4523 or email admissions@armadeiacademy.com with your questions.
School of Rhetoric & Homeschool Partnership
Arma Dei Academy is pleased to offer its Rhetoric classes to local homeschooling students in high school. By participating in as many as three Rhetoric classes per year at Arma Dei, your student will have the opportunity to:
Experience a positive and joyful classroom culture
Form friendships with peers in a Christian environment
Pursue the possibility of dual credit through Colorado Christian University
Have the option to join social events, PE days, retreats, and academic capstone trips
A minimum of 1 & maximum of 3 of the below classes may be taken per year:
Medieval & Early Modern European History
Introduction to Classical Literature & Philosophy
Renaissance & Early Modern Literature
Theology I: Christ and Creeds
Theology II: Medieval Christianity & the Reformation
Biology & Biology Lab
Chemistry & Chemistry Lab
Algebra II
Latin - Requires prerequisites and approval from Dean of Rhetoric
Students interested in taking History or Literature must register for both, as they are taught concurrently. Space is limited in each course.
All of the courses listed above (excluding Geometry) have been approved or are in the application stage for Dual Credit through Colorado Christian University.
Students may also participate in extracurricular activities and events. These include quarterly PE days that range from mountain climbing to Scottish dancing and snow sports. Students also attend overnight retreats and camping trips at the start of the school year, and each grade has a capstone academic trip either abroad or within the US. Additionally, there are multiple opportunities each semester for students to participate in social events like escape rooms, country line dancing, and other gatherings that cultivate fellowship and friendship. Students may also choose to participate in Arma Dei sports and/or clubs.
Additional fees apply for these optional activities; please inquire if interested.
The application process is the same for all Arma Dei students and requires an application, references, and family interview. Students must meet prerequisites and have approval from the Dean of Rhetoric. Contact admissions@armadeiacademy.com with any questions.
Cost: $2,500 per each year-long class
Dual Credit Enrollment is an option for most courses at the price determined by CCU
Financial Aid is not available
Students must wear an Arma Dei school uniform, including formal chapel uniform on Mondays
Parents and students must adhere to the Parent-Student Handbook
Admission is now open!
If your family has questions about the Arma Dei Academy School of Rhetoric please see the Frequently Asked Question section below or contact our admissions department at admissions@armadeiacademy.com.
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Why is Rhetoric class only taught in 11th and 12th grades?
Students will study formal rhetoric in 11th and 12th grade, but in other grades, across subjects, they will begin the process of engaging with texts and winsomely persuading their audience in speaking and writing. In 11th grade, the formal study of rhetoric gives students a deep understanding of the use of communication in speech, civic engagement, advocacy, and all forms of social interaction. In 12th, they will have the opportunity to research and write a thesis, culminating in an oral speech and defense.
Why are there no alternatives to Latin until 11th grade?
Students will be required to complete 3 years of a foreign language. At Arma Dei, all students will take Latin I, II, and III. If students have taken 7th and 8th grade Latin at Arma Dei, they will enter the School of Rhetoric with 1 credit of Latin already. Thus, in 11th grade, many students will be free to study another foreign language. The foreign language offerings at the upper grades are still under consideration.
What electives are being considered?
We are looking into many options for electives. Some may be offered as full classes, as a semester class, or even as an intensive or club.
Is there a vision for AP classes or for dual credit arrangements with universities?
Yes, we intend to pursue Dual Credit and potentially add AP courses as well. These options will apply to 11th and 12th grades and are still under development.
What is the deadline for the application?
While there is no deadline, we are capping admission to 9th grade at 16 students. Beyond that, students who apply and are accepted will be put on a waitlist. If you desire a classical Christian education for your rising 9th grade student at Arma Dei Academy, please do not delay beginning the enrollment process. Please see the Important Deadlines on Arma Dei Academy's website here.
Will there be uniforms?
Yes, the School of Rhetoric will wear uniforms. They will be differentiated from the Schools of Grammar and Logic. Arma Dei will maintain a separate Friday chapel uniform across grade levels.
Does Arma Dei plan on incorporating college advisors and college application assistance?
Absolutely! Arma Dei recognizes that over time, an Admissions Officer/College Counselor will become a necessary addition to our faculty.
What is the tuition for 9th, and what do you expect the annual increase to be?
The tuition for 9th grade will be $15,500 in 2021-2022. The annual increase will align with that of previous years.
What is the homework philosophy for the School of Rhetoric?
In the School of Rhetoric, as in Arma Dei's Schools of Logic and Grammar, homework is viewed as an opportunity for students to engage with what they have learned and to prepare for the coming day. While being diligent in our pursuit of academic rigor, we also want to be intentional in encouraging our students to rest, pursue extracurricular activities, and have time with their families outside of the classroom.
Time spent on homework at the 9th grade level, therefore, will be comparable to that of 8th grade, with perhaps a slight increase. Of course, completion of homework varies for each student according to their aptitude and focus.
Is there a recording of the School of Rhetoric Information Meeting that was held on September 23, 2020?
Yes! If you would like the recording please email communications@armadeiacademy.com.
Will the School of Rhetoric keep the House System?
Yes! The School of Rhetoric seeks to provide opportunities of servant-leadership and mentorship to its students. To that end, the House system will be implemented in both the Schools of Logic and Rhetoric. We will expect students in the School of Rhetoric to become culture-creators by participating in service outside of and beyond Arma Dei, in the broader community.
How will the School of Rhetoric use technology?
Arma Dei recognizes the utility of technology, especially as students get older. There will be a gradual increase in the use of technology. Students in the School of Rhetoric will have the opportunity to bring their laptops to school, or use the school's resources,
when researching, writing papers, or preparing other assignments.
Will the policy on phones, laptops, smart watches, etc. be different in the School of Rhetoric?
Students will not be permitted smart watches or phones on their persons during the school day. Laptops will be utilized judiciously. While the School of Rhetoric recognizes and desires that older students have greater responsibility, it is not necessary for students to have their phones accessible during the day.
What are the ninth grade course offerings?
Please see the Course of Study, found here.
Will the School of Rhetoric host events and other galas?
Students will have the opportunity to learn about cultures, countries, and time periods that they have been studying in class. Arma Dei Academy will host various dances and opportunities for students to engage socially while learning new dances, all in a modest and God-honoring setting.
Will students have the opportunity to travel?
It is our hope that seniors take a capstone trip, where they will experience firsthand some of the history and heritage they have studied in class.
How will the academics be different from Valor, Regis, Lutheran, etc?
Students will experience a unified core and liberal arts curriculum; an education focused on the Great Ideas and Great Conversation; and the opportunity to obtain college credit while taking Arma Dei academic courses. Most teachers in the School of Rhetoric hold advanced degrees. All of these distinctives fall under our Mission Statement, which states that Arma Dei seeks to provide an excellent classical and Christian education founded upon a biblical worldview.
Will the School of Rhetoric space look different than Arma Dei's K-8 program?
Yes. Rhetoric students will have dedicated classroom space and a library, which will include a Harkness table for discussions as well as plenty of soft seating for collaborative learning and tutoring. Next to the library is a lecture space which will be available for lectures and performances. They will also have access to an outdoor patio space that serves as an outdoor classroom and lunchtime area.
Will there be extracurricular activities like sports or theater?
Yes, the School of Rhetoric will offer Drama and Oration as a ninth grade elective, culminating in the production of a play. For the 2021-2022 school year, the School of Rhetoric hopes to offer several sports options, either CHSAA sanctioned or as club teams.
Will students be able to participate in sports at other schools?
Yes! If Arma Dei does not offer a sport, students will have the opportunity to pursue that sport at another school.
Academy History and What Others Are Saying
Arma Dei Academy was founded in 2012 by four families who desired to pursue an excellent Christian education for their own children and for the greater good of generations to come. Arma Dei Academy (Latin for Armor of God) quickly grew from 7 students to over 300 students. In 2018, Arma Dei expanded into Phase I of a new structure on the adjacent 6.5 acres. By His grace, God has continued to bring like-minded families. The Academy has responded to parental requests by developing the next stage of classical Christian education, the School of Rhetoric. Phase II construction began in May 2020 and is scheduled for occupancy in 2021. Beginning with grade 9, the School of Rhetoric will continue to add grades 10-12 in the subsequent years until the school is complete in offering preschool and K-12 in 2024-2025.
The following comments are from current Arma Dei Academy parents.
"The classical Christian education my children have received at Arma Dei Academy holds a great track record; we must continue. We must finish the course."
"Arma Dei Academy must complete what they have begun; grammar, logic, and now our students need training in rhetoric level learning."
"We want an excellent high school with biblical perspectives; one that really aims at training disciples."
"There are no other options for our priorities as a family; to provide what we really want for our students."
"We have so much confidence in the direction of this school; it would be more of an experiment to go somewhere else."
Contact Information and Additional Resources
School of Rhetoric Questions?
Dr. Aaron Denlinger, Dean of Logic and Rhetoric Schools
adenlinger@armadeiacademy.com
Lora Hollaus, Director of Admissions
admissions@armadeiacademy.com
School of Rhetoric Pamphlet (download)
Good Soil | The Classical Difference (video)
Association of Classical Christian Schools
It is no wisdom to make boys (and girls) prodigies of information; but it is our wisdom and our duty to cultivate their faculties each in its season, first the memory and imagination, and then the judgment; to finish them with the means, and to excite the desire, of improving themselves, and to wait with confidence for God's blessing on the result. – Thomas Arnold (1795-1842)
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