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NEW YORK — The Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York City on Sept. 17 as an outpouring of frustration over the economy has captured the attention of the nation and spread to Washington and other cities.
Many protesters have decried government bailouts for financial institutions whose leaders escaped accountability for the recession. Others have focused on local issues and many LGBT advocates have joined the demonstrations. In New York, there is frustration among LGBT youth over cuts to programs like homeless youth shelters and HIV/AIDS care and prevention programs.
Jonathan "J.C." Lopez of Brooklyn has, like many of these "campers," been sleeping on the ground in Zuccotti Park in a sleeping bag with his boyfriend for nearly two weeks.
"I experienced a lot of messed up things, and a lot of good things that come along here, like how the cops were," Lopez said about clashes with police that triggered widespread criticism. "They messed up and I'm glad that what they did is on camera."
He hopes that the protests bring change to the New York Police Department.
"The good thing is that everybody works together for one thing and one thing only: Stand up," Lopez said about the actions in New York's financial district. "Everybody is tired of not speaking. The protest here is mainly for helping everybody. You know, the homeless, the justice, everything to make a change."
Lopez sees unique economic challenges for LGBT youth and sees the protests as a catalyst to fix those problems.
"Certain people are just stranded in the street because of what they are," he told the Blade as the sun was setting over his campsite. "Changing the whole economic system, changing people that are homeless, putting the programs back on, like the shelters and so on and so on, so people can get a job, people can get a home. I hope that will change."
"Queer economic justice can mean several things," Jake Goodman of New York activist group Queer Rising told the Blade. "On a very literal level, corporations — to my knowledge of which most have changed their employment policies to be favorable to at least gays and lesbian people — still donate a majority of their donations to candidates and to political parties that actively pursue policies that take away our rights or block us from our rights. So queer economic justice is to stop funding those people."
"Also queer economic justice is to remember that gay people are not the only queer people — there are transgender people that need help with housing [and employment protections] and we need to remember our other brothers and sisters and ensure economic justice for them," Goodman said, as a crowd gathered below the red "Joie de Vivre" statue towering over Zuccotti Park. "Economic justice for them is providing protection for [homeless queer youth] while they're on the streets because families kick them out," Goodman continued. "[Queer Rising is advocating] for additional $3 million per year in the budget every year, which would provide 100 additional beds per year until everybody has beds and protection."
The Blade spent Monday and Tuesday in New York and LGBT protesters were found at every turn.
Diego Angarita of Massachusetts sees LGBT issues wrapped up with many of the other issues being addressed.
"As you saw in the declaration for Occupy Wall Street, there is still discrimination based on your sexual orientation and gender," said Angarita, who was the sole marcher carrying a rainbow flag in a procession around the park. "Transgender people are discriminated against all the time. Imagine if there was a transgender stock trader. Are you kidding me that would never happen."
"There are gay people who were immigrants, gay people who are undocumented, gay people who are on welfare, I mean gay people who are environmentalists, gay indigenous folks," Angarita continued. "Being gay is so integrated into every form of identity that is out there and being the particular gay angle I guess is just discrimination for gender inequity and forms and in the sense of identity in general."
Sunlight Foundation organizer Bridget Todd has been marching with the Occupy Washington protests in Lafayette Park since the start of the demonstrations and said the D.C. branch of the movement is only getting started.
"I don't think that cops are going to force them to get out and they're going to see if it peeters out on its own; but I actually don't think it will, I think it's only getting stronger," Todd said of the D.C. demonstrations. "We were there just the other day on Sunday doing a teaching and trying to find ways to help them strengthen their movements and strengthen their ideas and really engage them."
"I got laid off in April and we're all suffering," said Kristin Ridley, who traveled from Occupy L.A. to join the New York protest. "We're all suffering and this is a basically becoming a plutocracy in this country, being ruled by the wealthy, and it hurts all of us.
"We need to go out and show support for a populist movement," she continued. "And wrapped up into that are also a lot of the individual things that help people, for example, advancing equal rights based on things like sexual orientation, it just fits right into it."
Though many members of the swelling group repeated that all were welcome, and that LGBT issues were not specifically being singled out because the economic policies being advocated would help all, some gay participants said they saw opportunities to educate passersby and others on unique LGBT economic issues. Paula Cambronero had an exchange with a man who approached her near the food trucks where interviews with protesters were being conducted.
"He was interested in what was going on … and he didn't feel he understood what people were here for, so he started asking me a few questions," Cambronero said. "He asked me what 'real' democracy meant, whether we thought we had a fake democracy now, where we were going, and he also asked me what we thought social justice meant. I said I thought it meant that everyone should have the same opportunities and the same rights, and he said that everybody already did."
Cambronero used the inability of same-sex couples to marry as an example of inequality, which led him to proclaim all gay people can marry, as long as they marry the opposite sex.
"We had an interesting discussion where he shared his viewpoints of why he thought the law should not change, and I shared my opinion of why it should," she told the Blade. "I hope I got him thinking."
Rev. Magora Kennedy — whose hat was decorated with a rainbow flag — was in the Stonewall Inn the night that the police raid on the gay bar sparked three nights of unrest in New York City, leading to the dawn of the modern LGBT rights struggle.
"We were in the streets from that Friday until that Monday," Kennedy said. "That weekend, there was very little 'salt in the pepper.' Most of us that were out there were people of color. The thing that happened with Stonewall, as the movement went on, it got whiter and whiter. Most of us that were involved with Stonewall, there's not many of us that are alive today."
Kennedy, a lesbian, was married to a gay man in the military. The two married to prevent Kennedy's husband from being kicked out of the military. They had four sons. Kennedy now has 14 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren and calls herself the "gayest great-grandmother out of the closet."
"I'm so sorry that he's not alive today to know that 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was repealed and that gay people can openly join the services now."
Kennedy sees the LGBT rights movement and the Occupy Wall Street protests as extensions of the civil rights movement.
"This whole thing is something that we've all been going through from the time of the civil rights movement," she said above a chorus of protesters and drums rising from the center of Zuccotti Park, just steps from the site of the World Trade Center. "When they were putting together Wall Street … it was very, very white; no women and no people of color."
She continued, "today … the people of color — the blacks, the Puerto Ricans, and just people of color in general — they gave them good salaries so they'd shut up. These people are making millions of dollars and as long as they stay quiet it's a brand of new slavery and it's economic slavery."
"The state is a central organized power of violence, and that's what forces violence against queers and everything else," Vita told the Blade. "Queers in particular face violence and pressure from the state. For example, the issue of marriage. I'm not necessarily pro-marriage, I'm for getting the government out of marriage so there's no bias either way for straight, gay or anybody."
A local nanny who wished to remain anonymous came to the rally on Sept. 18, initially to support "the vague sentiments being expressed at the beginning, the sense of dissatisfaction with injustice."
She decided to stay and has taken on the role of medic for the community of occupiers because she enjoys the community developing at Zuccotti Park.
"I think that what's being built here is a revitalization of progressive politics and the labor movement and a lot of other things that I feel really needed some new energy."
"The energy's definitely gone up," she said among the clamour of a call-and answer chant making its way across the park. "When it started it was maybe a couple hundred people, and it was a pretty consistent group of people, so we all knew each other. That's changed."
"One of the best things about this community is that everybody here is listening all the time," the New York nanny-turned medic said. "so when we do things like, for example, saying 'let's go around the circle and say our names and our preferred gender pronoun,' and somebody says 'why should I need to say my preferred gender pronoun,' we can explain, 'not everybody here is going to prefer the pronoun that you may assume based on their body.' And they sort of listen and go 'oh, OK. I didn't know that, and now I do, and now I have a new way to think about gender, and a new way to think about how people present themselves,' that they can not only take into their interactions with people here, but hopefully take back home with them into their communities."
"One of the reason that I've always opposed people like the Log Cabin Republicans, its not just that I'm a progressive, but I don't believe that a conservative outlook — even a conservative economic outlook — can be consistent with gay rights," the anonymous medic said. "I believe that the conservative political mindset is founded on elitism, its founded on special privileges, so it will never create a society in which LGBT people can live as equals to straight people and cisgender people. So if LGBT people want a society where they can be treated as the legal and cultural equal of the majority, they need to be part of a community that is working toward change and working toward more a equal rather than less equal community."
Kat Adams, a queer minimum wage worker from Staten Island works with the medics at Zuccotti Park. He is eager to have a family some day, but as his salary barely pays his rent, he is reticent to start his family.
"Not by a long shot," he said about whether or not minimum wage is a living wage. "I will not bring a child into a situation where I can't even provide shoes."
"Most of us have full time jobs," he said of criticism of the protesters.
"What brought me here was just medical. I came down here with no interest in the politics, very little knowledge of what was going on, and honestly I didn't think it would work, I didn't think it mattered, and thought it would all fall apart within a couple weeks."
"After seeing what happened Wednesday with the police confrontations and all the chaos, I consider myself part of it now," Adams said, recalling an ugly injury he helped treat, of a camper who was hit so hard by a police baton he required EMT attention.
"You'll see the rainbow flag out, you'll see a lot of people, but its such a diverse group, but everyone looks so 'weird,' that you're not going to find us."
Many protesters believe that mainstream media outlets have been resistant to fairly portraying the actions in New York's financial district.
"You haven't seen nearly as much coverage [of the protests] as you would think there would be of something like this big and loud and widespread, say, compared to the Tea Party where fifty people show up and it's and it's backed by a political party and they get a lot of attention," said Kristin Ridley. "But when its this big, widespread, truly grassroots movement it doesn't get nearly the same amount of attention."
Though their goals are intentionally abstract, according to the back page of the protester's daily newspaper, 'The Occupied Wall Street Journal,' many of those that spoke with the Blade feel that progress will spark from the colorful demonstrations.
Kat Adams notes that many groups from across the political and economic spectrum, from libertarian Ron Paul supporters to communists to anarchists have assembled at the park to exchange ideas and express frustration with a political process that has made them feel left behind.
"You see arguments that spring up, but I think that's good," Adams continued. "A lot of people talk about how aimless this is, but that really is expressive of the idea here. Its all these different groups who would never talk to each other, let alone hang out like this, have come together because they all see the same problem."
"I think they're actually constructive arguments, people are trying to understand one another, and help others understand them."
"What we want to happen here is a change to the way the process works, is a change to the way society is ordered," The anonymous medic summarized the goals of the occupation. "So that it is not the richest part of society that has all the political power, so its not the richest part of society that has all of the economic power, so that wealth is more fairly distributed, and so that things like education, food, health care, housing are recognized as basic human rights are treated as basic human rights by the government and by society."
Ethan Lee Vita agrees that the Occupy Wall Street protests and the dozens more that have began to appear all over the nation, are a good opportunity for a wide-range of like-minded individuals to network and exchange ideas.
"I'm not entirely sure if the occupation itself will forge anything, but the bonds that are built within it, and the ideas exchanged will be very helpful down the line," Vita concluded.
Bridget Todd supports the Wall Street group, but thinks that the Washington contingency will be even more successful at initiating change.
"I think Wall Street is important but I think K Street is arguably more important; that's where a lot of the money goes and that's where a lot of it happens so I think it's very important and I'm glad to see that this is a sort of countrywide movement but especially DC and New York."
Stonewall veteran Reverend Magora Kennedy believes uniting different movements against injustice is vital.
"We're all in this together. Whether you're gay or straight, white, black, blue, green, whatever; we're all in this together because if we don't come together and unite and do something about this we will perish."
We are unifying the LGBTQ Occupy Alliances on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/occupyequality/ networking cities, states, nationally and internationally. We are working on a global Declaration of Unconditional Constitutional Equality for all citizens on Planet Earth. Join the conversation,join the Occupation.


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Will of Richard Searle
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This is the last will and testament of me Richard Searle of Saint John's in the Island of Newfoundland Master Mariner. I give and bequeath to my executor hereinafter named all the estate of which I shall die possessed upon trust for my said executors to distribute and dispose of the said estate according to the terms of this my will as the same now follows
First I give and bequeath to my wife Jane Searle the sum of one hundred pounds currency in cash also all the money that shall be in the house at the time of my death for her own use and benefit also the bedding bed and bedstead which she now uses and all the remainder of my household furniture not hereinafter specifically disposed of I also give to my said wife the sum of fifteen pounds currency to become due upon my death from the Newfoundland British Society which sum I desire that she shall use for defraying my funeral expenses.
Second, I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Marie wife of Robert Leard the bed bedding and bedstead which she now uses for her own separate use and benefit.
Third, I bequeath to my son George Richard Searle my watch.
Fourth, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Thomas Searle all my clothing and wearing apparel provided he returns to Saint John's within two years from the date of my death. At the expiration of the said two years should he not have returned I desire that the said clothing and wearing apparel shall be equally divided between my two sons George Richard and William John.
Fifth, I desire that the furniture in the large room in the house now occupied by me to wit one center table six spring bottomed chairs one sofa one cane bottomed easy chair and six pictures be valued by two competent persons to be appointed by my executors and upon such valuation being made I desire that my two daughters shall have the option of purchasing the said furniture at the said valuation in preference to having the same sold by public auction. Should my said two daughters be not desirous of purchasing the said furniture at the said valuation the same shall be sold by my executors and the proceeds divided equally among my five children.
Sixth, I charge the residue and remainder of my estate with the payment of my just debts and testamentary expenses and I desire that the said residue and remainder shall be divided equally between my five children share and share alike the share of my said daughters being for their own use and benefit free from the control of their respective husbands.
Seventh, I desire that my executors shall deposit the shares of my said sons George Richard and William John in the Savings Bank until they shall respectively attain the age of twenty one years. Should my said sons George Richard and William John continue to reside with their mother and should she require means for their support I direct that my executors shall be at liberty to draw such amount as they shall consider necessary for that purpose from their shares and apply it towards their support.
Eighth. I hereby appoint my friends George Filmore and Levi Diamond both of Saint John's Master Mariners to be the joint executors of this my will and I hereby revoke all former and other wills by me at any time made. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and set my seal at Saint John's this tenth day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. Richard Searle (LS) Signed sealed published and declared by the said Richard Searle as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses, James J. Pitman, D. Morison.
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FITCHBURG -- Emma Barnaby was fired up and hungry to play against archrival Fitchburg on Wednesday night.
Barnaby -- a Leominster High senior forward -- was relentless in her attack on the Fitchburg net and potted two first-half goals as the visitors cruised to a 4-1 field hockey victory at Crocker Field.
"She's typically relentless in front of the net," Leominster coach Lauren Hatfield said. "That's Emma. She has transformed into that. She attacks. As soon as the ball gets in there, she's laser focus and trying to put that ball in."
Leominster, which entered on a two-game losing streak and 1-2-1 in its last four, improved to 6-6-1 overall. Fitchburg dipped to 0-8-2.
The Red Raiders played their yearly cancer game and sported pink T-shirts with the phrase "Stick it to Cancer" on the front of them.
"We have some people close to us that have been affected, so all of the money that we're raising is going directly to that family," Fitchburg coach Jen Scott said.
Barnaby was motivated to score as soon as she stepped on the field.
"Fitchburg is a big rival to play," she said. "My brother (Keith) scored a hat trick against Fitchburg, so I came in here 'I have to beat him.' Coach had us pumped up and we were ready to play."
Barnaby got Leominster on the scoreboard real early, only 2:16 into the contest. She was aggressive in the circle and battled for the ball before popping it into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.
Leominster stayed hot in the rain, as midfielder Sophia Hess picked up a rebound off a shot that hit the post by Grace Adams and powered it home and past Fitchburg netminder Lilly Bray at 7:43.
"They were excited," Hatfield said. "When Leominster shows up to play, I think we can hang with anybody. You saw that tonight. You can see when they attack the ball, they were ready to go."
The lead grew to 3-0 on Barnaby's second hard-working goal in front of the net at 14:42.
"I was not letting that goalie shut me down," Barnaby said. "It doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to go in."
Adams had the prettiest goal of the night -- a snipe that she lifted into the top corner of the net -- only 1:24 before the half, as the Blue Devils were well out in front, 4-0.
"We talk about effort all the time," Scott said. "You don't always judge game success by the number of goals that go in the net. For me, it's about their effort and attitude, and I never have any complaints.
"I wish we started a little stronger in the beginning, and Leominster certainly capitalized on that. After that I was really happy with the game and the effort."
Fitchburg, which had strong defensive play from Kylie Dudek and Hannah Faulkner, displayed that no-quit attitude from the first to the last whistle in the game.
The Red Raiders' hard work was rewarded late, as Michelle Cochran centered a pass to Karlie Allen, who one-timed a shot past Leominster keeper Tamara Landry to break up the shutout.
"Karlie has a nose for the net," Scott said. "She's been out for a little while, so it was nice to see her get back in and finish that way."
Hatfield says she still enjoys and appreciates the Fitchburg-Leominster rivalry.
"We always love playing Fitchburg," she said. "It's always a high-intensity game. As I've said in the past, it still is for me as a Leominster graduate."
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My Piano Concerto was broadcast on Friday, July 8th 2016, on BBC Radio 3. The programme is no longer available on iPlayer, but you can buy the CD!
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'I am delighted to turn once more to that great musical personality, David Owen Norris. He plays his own Piano Concerto, an important score, with extraordinarily imaginative mastery. His programme note is just as exemplary – let's not forget that he's also an eminent pedagogue, a musicologist and a brilliant broadcaster. He considers music from the point of view of drama, so for Norris, Concerto is a dramatic form. A genuine debate develops between the soloist and the orchestra, giving this classic form an exciting relevance to our own times. This is precisely Norris's genius: he works within known forms, to which he always brings new energies, growing from a deep reflection that transcends art. Culture, imagination and a spirit of synthesis feed a particularly inspiring voice, at once new and and yet spontaneously comprehensible, as if his music merged itself with myth. Certainly, music is a "myth in sound", but not all composers can live up to its demands. David Owen Norris, yes. This release from BBC Radio 3 is a Godsend, bringing joy, comfort, depth and light.'
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'I was very warmed to find that your argument between piano and orchestra led towards optimism. Early on, there seemed to be a trace of strop, later it seemed to be consoling, and even wise. But at all times it was very rich in themes. And to be very pompous, every now and then I saw silver beams and lakes of stillness and calm. Also (on one hearing only) it seemed to me that many of the themes came together in the final movement, and they led to… joy. There. That's what happens when entirely un-musical people listen to piano concertos.'


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Deciding to break out of your mortgage can be a complicated and painful task. I have seen many people who are reluctant to pay the penalty fee because it often cost thousands. Yet, it would save them much more if they do break out. I have also seen many people miscalculate the savings and cost to break out of their current mortgage. To keep it simple, if your mortgage interest, whether fixed or variable is about 2% higher than the rate you can get approved today including variable, then given today's financial conditions, you should break out of it. For example, if your mortgage interest rate is 4% and the approved lender variable or fixed rate is 2%, then you should break out of it. Using simplified math, a $200 000 mortgage at 4% is around $8000 in interest where at 2% is only $4000 in interest. Doing so, cuts your mortgage interest amount in half each year. This is a very general rule of thumb and there are always exceptions to these rules that you need address. I do not know your conditions personally, but if you post your situation, I may be able to answer it.
The procedure is complicated. First the current lender is reluctant to break out of the mortgage. Thankfully there are laws in Canada that force the lenders to behave. However, you, as the client, need to do your part to make sure all parties are following the process. Assuming you are breaking out of the mortgage from your current lender and going with another lender... 1. After you have minimized the penalty fee by making the largest prepayment, your new lender should fax a discharge request to the current lender. 2. After this fax, you should contact the current lender and make sure the fax has been received. Often times, lenders fail to receive such fax. (Whether intentionally or accidentally to delay the mortgage exchange process)) 3. After the current lender acknowledges the request to discharge has been received, then the current lender has forty-eight hours to respond with the mortgage break out fee, which would be the cost to break out of the mortgage. Often times, lenders would claim they need longer than forty-eight hours, but the law does stipulate forty-eight hours. 4. Once the mortgage break out fee is faxed back to the new lender, you need to contact the new lender and make sure the break out fee is the fee you expected. Lender tend to change the fee and up the fee suddenly. (Whether by accident or intentionally.) 5. Once the mortgage break out fee is acknowledged, the new lender would then get you to sign and make the change. Once that occurs, the mortgage exchange process is complete..
One may believe their mortgage broker should advise you on this, but the truth is, they won't. In fact they want you to know as little as possible so that you can only listen to them. The mortgage broker has their own agenda. It is only in the best interest of the mortgage broker that you break out of the mortgage, so that he can collect the commissions with the new mortgage. Also, if you do use a mortgage broker, all fees will be paid by you.
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The appointment of Jacob Lew to the White House Chief of Staff has raised just one problem – his signature will appear on all new US currency, and it looks ridiculous.
The news that US President Barack Obama had appointed Jacob Lew to the White House Chief of Staff is certainly news worthy. It's right and proper that a man appointed to such a high office should be scrutinised by the press, and especially since he has the added portfolio of US treasury secretary – but there is one area of his resume that has attracted undue attention.
It's customary that during the tenure of a treasury secretary, their signature is printed on all US currency. There's just one problem – Mr Lew's signature looks like a loopy scribble.
"The guy signs his name like a first-grader scrawling loop-the-loops," David Lazarus of the LA Times wrote. The New York Times labelled it 'a slinky that's lost its spring', while the The Atlantic's headline read "'OoooooooO!': Jack Lew's Insane Signature Is Going to Be All Over Your Dollar Bills, Soon". And there were many, many more witty labels handed out.
However the signature debacle may be all a storm in a teacup. CNBC reported that Lew would be likely to change the way he signs his name, something his treasury secretary predecessor Timothy Geithner did for the exact same reason. "Well, I think on the dollar bill I had to write something where people could read my name. That's the rationale," Geithner commented.
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Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh is set to make a movie about male strippers starring Channing Tatum. Ordinarily, this, in and of itself, would be the noteworthy element of the story, but considering the helmer went on Rich Eisen's podcast a few months back and claimed he was retiring, this little double talk wrinkle probably takes precedence. The original claim, made in January, was widely questioned at the time, despite the fact that it came from the director himself. People not named Barry Sanders just don't really up and retire when they still have more to give, at least not usually, but at the end of the day, I'll take some contradictions from a great director if it means at least one more wonderful film, even if it's about male strippers.
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"Our laughter is canned…" (by Dustin Kensrue / Thrice ~ "All The World Is Mad", track 1 on Beggars)
I would like to make it clear from the get-go that I do not know with certainty what the deacon meant when he wrote this line. My postulation: it has something to do with the biblical truth that, by nature, man is a rebellious mocker of God. It might be a bit of a stretch, but read on anyway…
Canned laughter is a twentieth-century invention that allegedly traces its roots all the way back to the time of William Shakespeare. The "Laff Box" invented by Charley Douglass and more updated versions of laugh tracks have been in use on television comedies since the 1950s. Even children's cartoons like The Flintstones often employed laugh tracks, if you recall! (If you care to know more about this interesting subject, read more by clicking one of these links.)
Essentially, canned laughter is like reality television: It appears to be real, but it's really all phony. To put another way, it is a mockery. In a spiritual sense, "our laughter is canned" represents our total depravity, expressed in our propensity to mock the things of God and, ultimately, God Himself. Consider the opening verse from the first Psalm:
"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers…." (Psalm 1:1)
(Note: Other translations render "scoffers" as "mockers". Also, I am indebted to the late Pastor J. Hampton Keathley III for his detailed insights and study of Psalm 1.)
While this opening verse speaks specifically and primarily of the path the godly man does not take, we gather from the same verse a description of the opposite path the ungodly man does take: walking to standing to sitting.
- It commences with walking ("walks…in the counsel of the wicked"). The first step is a choice to make: follow the advice of ungodly people or follow the words that lead to eternal life in God's Word. Many choose the former: the path that leads to destruction.
- It continues to standing ("stands in the way of sinners…"). Walking progresses to standing around in the company of sinners. You start to talk and think and act like them – all the while, your heart continues to become more and more calloused.
- It culminates in sitting ("sits in the seat of scoffers…"). Sadly, once you reach this level, your conscience is almost utterly non-operational (see I Timothy 4:2). You have become so accustomed to worldliness that godliness becomes the object of your mockery.
You want to know what's worst of all? There are many who profess to follow Jesus who are walking, standing, and sitting in this manner today – and don't even know it! Even their most orthodox belief system is nothing but a mockery in the eyes of God! Guess what? Jesus died for the sins of the ungodly and the outwardly-holy-but-inwardly-wicked!
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With nearly every major award already won, producer-director James Moll heads for wide-open spaces.
With an Oscar, a Grammy, and two Emmys already in the bag, where is a triple-threat filmmaker and producer to turn next? Look to the land says James Moll. Acclaimed for his films on World War II, civil rights, and the Foo Fighters, Steven Spielberg's go-to documentary filmmaker is breaking new ground with his latest to-be-named project, which showcases the lives of young farmers and ranchers. Profiling five agricultural workers in their 20s, each of whom have or are about to take over their family farms, the film seeks to provide "a very broad idea of what farming and ranching looks like in the United States today."
Broad ideas are Moll's specialty. Tackling enormous paradigms through the lens of narrow characters—a woman struggling to make peace with her father's history as a Nazi commander, three ultra-athletes breaking cultural boundaries as they attempt to run across the Sahara desert—Moll has made an art out of capturing the macro with the micro. Here's his take on keeping the bigger picture in mind while focusing on the details.
James Moll: People have been asking me that, especially given the subjects of my previous films, and it's something that has interested me for quite a while. It's such an important topic. It affects everybody and I don't think there's a lot of information out there. We see things in the media about farming and ranching, but often I think there's a certain agenda attached to what I'm hearing and seeing and I'm interested personally in hearing from the farmers and the ranchers about what it is they do and what their feelings are about some of the issues that are raised these days.
JM: In this case, I wanted to learn everything I could about farming and ranching today, the pros and the cons, the upside and the downside, everything I could and then the finding the people to profile. There are two things I was focusing on. One was learning as much about something that I had no virtual experience in. I grew up in the middle of Los Angeles, so farming and ranching is very foreign to me, hence the fascination.
JM: A lot of reading. I worked with a researcher as well. She did a lot of interviews; she spoke to people on the telephone. Yeah, so speaking to people directly and reading as much as possible. The usual. Nothing exciting. I didn't start a farm or a ranch.
JM: Each one of them has a different personality. Each one of them has different characteristics, has a different family situation. They're all different types of farmers and/or ranchers and they're all in different parts of the U.S., so we will get a very realistic, a very broad idea of what farming and ranching looks like in the United States today.
JM: It's an interesting question because I think it's one of the pitfalls of documentary filmmaking that first-time filmmakers fall into, trying to tell too big of a story. I know I only have 90 minutes, for example, to tell my story and so I focus on what's most important to me, or [rather] what I think is most important to the subject matter. Once I have done all the filming and all the research, once I have all the interviews done and I know what the big picture is, it's just a matter of trying to distill it and focus it so it still maintains its integrity. I'm not losing the essence about what's true about the story but it's done in a condensed way.
JM: Sometimes it's difficult. Sometimes it doesn't come immediately, so I tend to start with a slightly longer first edit and little by little work on it and bring it down. If I go too far too fast, I don't want to lose the soul of the piece.
JM: You don't know…I never know up front what I'm going to find in a documentary. I don't script my documentaries. I have a general outline of the direction I'm going in but I never know exactly what's going to happen nor do I know how long the shooting will ultimately take.
JM: Very carefully. [laughs.] Like everything else, negotiation. When I was filming Running the Sahara, we set out to film an 80-day expedition, Senegal to Egypt, and it turned out to be 111 days and there was a chance the runners wouldn't even make it and that's documentary. You have to work it out and think on your feet. The producer and the production team, as well as the director and storytelling team, need to work together. They both need to be flexible and ready for anything.
JM: Yes. Absolutely. In budgeting, you have to assume that there are going to be additional days on the end and that's based on experience at this point. In the case of this film, the producer, Christopher Pavlick, is trying to pin me down on how many shooting days I need with each farmer because he needs to set up travel and how many crew people to take to each location, yet he's also an experienced documentary producer so he's discussing with me contingency plans and contingency plans are very important in documentary.
JM: When I saw Witness, I was sitting there watching the screen thinking, "Can I do that? How did he know where to put his camera? How did he know to go in for the close-up? How did he know to end that scene?" For the first time, even though I had already wanted to be a filmmaker, I started to look at the technical side of filmmaking and I did question whether it was something I could ever do. I remember leaving the theater feeling overwhelmed and then thinking, "Yeah. I could do that."
JM: Funding has always been an issue in documentaries. I think these are very good times for documentaries because there are a lot of outlets for them and there's a lot of audience demand for them and, frankly, they ultimately can make money for those people who are able to invest in them. I think there's always that question, whether it's a scripted film or a non-scripted film, investors wonder whether it's a good investment.
JM: What we were talking about earlier is a very important one, which is not trying to tell too big of a story. You can't tell everything, and it is hard. You really hit on something. Once you become an expert, you think everything's important. Every detail's important, and they are. But I hope, and I felt this way about every film I've made, I hope it encourages people to learn more about the subject apart from our film, to read more about the subject, to immerse themselves. And I hope that I can inspire them to want to do that. I can only tell so much story in 90 minutes, but I know there's so much more out there to learn about every one of these subjects including farming and ranching. I still have a lot to learn about it myself.
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Marvin Mitchell, president and CEO of Compass Retirement Solutions, was not born to money. In fact, he knows firsthand the impact financial hardship can have on a family. A graduate of Parkway North High School ('02), he attended Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville to study law, but did an about-face when his grandmother became gravely ill and he returned home to look after her. "The stock market crashed; she had no long-term care insurance and ran out of money quickly," he explains. "The family pulled together, but my grandmother felt she was a burden. It ate me up inside." After she died, Mitchell set out to have a career in finance.
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He says he started his practice in memory of his grandmother; her end-of-life experiences illustrated to him the importance of protecting the future. "We understand our clients' pain points," he says, citing primary concerns like turbulent markets, low interest rates for savings accounts and complex industry jargon. "People facing retirement want to increase their assets, reduce risk and protect their hard-earned money, so they don't outlive their income," he says.
Although his company serves people of all ages, Mitchell says he is "most passionate" about baby boomers, who make up 90 percent of his clientele. This generation tends to be responsible and motivated to leave a legacy, he explains, adding that at any age, people need uncomplicated language and someone they can trust. "Our mission statement is: Positioning you for a safe and secure retirement," he says. "And that is what we do." Part of Mitchell's process is to refer clients to experts, when appropriate, in areas such as estate planning, taxes, and health care legislation.
In addition to their financial contributions to the St. Louis community, Mitchell reports that he and his staff also give their time, volunteering regularly in nursing homes, homeless shelters and elementary schools. "To whom much is given, much is required … it is a requirement in my life and in my business that I give back," he says. "I am a firm believer in paying it forward, and it brings me great joy that I am able to do so now."
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I took the above picture because I really wanted the picture below. Having the one above lets me know what the tree is doing all-slantwise sheltering a lovely white rhododendron.
The tree below was put on its side and what became the uppermost branches were wired to the side to form the bonsai you see below. I find myself intrigued by the methods used to create art.
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ST. LOUIS (April 28, 2014) - Professionals attending the 99th Annual ISM conference are welcome to visit booth 701 where experts from UniGroup Logistics will be available to discuss how its global network can provide service procurement, planning, execution and administration services, among others.
Conference attendees will also learn how the company works with customers to help design efficient, global supply chain solutions to meet their individual needs.
The ISM 99th Annual International Supply Management Conference & Educational Exhibit will be held at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from May 5 to May 7.
About UniGroup Logistics
UniGroup Logistics is an assets-based global supply chain solutions provider offering tailored solutions including transportation, specialized transportation, project management, distribution and IT relocations. Headquartered in suburban St. Louis, UniGroup Logistics is part of the UniGroup family of companies which includes United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit and UniGroup Relocation. You can learn more about UniGroup Logistics at its website UniGroupLogistics.com.
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On Monday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) praised the Proteas squad for their twin achievements of defeating England in back-to-back matches in the Test series and on overtaking their opponents as the No. 1 ranked side on the official ICC Test rankings.
The result also means that they retain the prestigious Basil d'Oliveira Trophy.
The Proteas were victorious in the series decider by a margin of 51 runs at Lord's, taking the three-match series 2-0. They now have a haul of 120 ranking points as opposed to the 117 of England and will now have to defend their world No 1 status when they travel to third-placed Australia for a three-match series starting in November.
That series will be followed by two Test series against New Zealand and Pakistan.
Proteas' starting XI can all be delighted with their efforts in the match, but it is Hashim Amla who takes the plaudits for his stand out century that set up the eminently defendable target of 346. In addition Vernon Philander made 96 runs as a No. 8 batsman over the two innings and finished the match with two wickets in two balls leaving him with figures of 5/30 to earn his place on the famous Honours' Board in the visiting changing room.
Philander has taken seven five-wicket hauls in less than a year of Test cricket and has taken 39 wick
ets in 2012 alone, just one less than the leader, Stuart Broad of England.
Jacques Kallis pulled off a huge performance on the last day, capturing a vital wicket from Broad and taking two catches, and it was also a memorable match for Graeme Smith himself, captain for a world record 94th time.
CSA acting CEO Jacques Faul stated, "The entire squad, including all the players and team management, deserve every accolade they will undoubtedly receive," and then added that "They have made the entire country extremely proud and it has been a wonderful period for South African sport coming after the impressive performance of Team SA at the Olympic Games and Ernie Els's victory at the British Open Golf Championship."
"What has been particularly impressive has been the way they have performed when the pressure has been at its most extreme and this is a tribute to head coach Gary Kirsten and his assistants for the coolness under pressure they have brought to the squad."
"What has been equally impressive has been the quality of their cricket and the way they have gone about their work. They have always played positive cricket throughout the series particularly when Graeme made that inspiring declaration at Headingley when he simply wasn't prepared to settle for the soft option of a draw."
"Particular congratulations are due to Hashim Amla for his record triple century and his Man of the Match award in the First Test and for his Man of the Series award. The same applies to Vernon Philander who was Man of the Match here at Lord's. And, of course, to Graeme Smith for his captaincy world record."
What next for Proteas? Do you think that they will be able to defend their Number 1 status against Australia?


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Let me start off by saying that I've always been the scrimping-to-save-every-last-penny type of person.
That being said, I'm no stranger to being told that I should travel and do the things I want while I'm young and have the chance.
I'm working on a happy medium here.
Day after day, we are bombarded with the idea of quitting our jobs now in order to pursue a life of carefree travels –why we should travel. For whatever reason, those that are only taking their annual 3-week vacations are deemed to be restricting themselves to unfulfilled lives.
From the very beginning we've had misconceptions over what the ideal career would look like. Having the most fulfilling jobs that are best fit for each individual never meant that it wouldn't come with pain and frustration. The concept of 'loving every moment' of our work is simply too abstract for our complex lives.
Feeling hesitant to pack up your bags and jump into an unknown world doesn't mean you're fearful of living on a budget or even clinging onto a stable life for fear of change. You see, life isn't defined by whether you leave your cubicle to travel; it's a matter of bringing Paris, New York and Rome all to a warm and fuzzy place you call home.
The only time we can truly grasp onto is now. We scrimp every last penny to go on what we've labelled once-in-a-lifetime trips. On these days or even weeks if we're lucky, we neglect all our e-mails and even the internet because we've come to understand that perhaps we'll never visit this geographical spot again.
Now allow me to suggest that you were never able to go on this once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Instead you were home with the people you love the most. Certainly being with these people is once-in-a-lifetime.
Why is it that we don't jump upon these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to spend time with the ones we supposedly care about the most? Instead, many of us can be found purging on television shows and internet fads as if being home makes time a limitless commodity.
We've forgotten that home –like Paris, New York and Rome –is also, once-in-a-lifetime.
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Blue Jeans: American or Italian?
Not so fast! In this blog post, my colleague Karen Brooks stated that denim work pants were developed by Jacob Davis in the late 1800s. However, the question is: Where does the iconic fabric come from? Jeans have become such a staple in American wardrobes that we may not question the origin of the term and the cloth itself. Jeans are as American as pizza is Italian, right? As a native Italian, I will make a very unpopular statement and claim for my country both pizza and jeans.
The word jeans is believed to come from the city of Genoa (Genova) in Italy, where a sturdy twilled cotton cloth, used to make working and everyday clothing, was being produced and exported in the second half of the 1500s. It was known as "geanes" or "jeans" in reference to its Genoese provenance and primarily was destined for use by the lower-middle classes because of its inexpensive, yet durable, quality.
On level six of the North Building you will find a rather large canvas displaying a woman begging with two children. On loan from the Galerie Canesso in Paris, this painting is part of Spun: Adventures in Textiles, our museum-wide celebration of textile art. The work, dated to the last quarter of the 1600s, shows the woman in a large, torn skirt, the fabric of which will look very familiar to you. For the recurring depiction in his paintings of this iconic canvas, the unknown artist has been named "Master of the Blue Jeans." Little is known about his artistic activity, but his intensely realistic scenes of everyday life seem to suggest he spent time in Lombardy, where he would have absorbed the Lombard-Venetian culture and its tendencies toward realism.
By the way, as much as I'd like to claim an Italian origin for the word denim, it is believed to come from the expression "de Nîmes" (from Nîmes), the beautiful city in the south of France. But that's another story.
Image: Installation shot of The Master of the Blue Jeans, Woman Begging with Two Children, on loan from Galerie Canesso, Paris. Level six of the North Building.


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Haley died Monday at Los Alamitos Medical Center from heart disease, his family said.
In a statement Tuesday, Haley's family said, "He cherished every moment and gave 100% whether on or off the court. And more than anything, Jack dearly loved his family. We are humbled and grateful for the outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the country."
The son of a world-class surfer, the 6-foot-10 Haley did not play basketball in high school. He picked up the sport at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, then spent three seasons at UCLA. He was taken in the fourth round of the 1987 draft by the
In Haley's journeyman career, he did two stints with the Bulls and
"Jack was a hard worker and always very professional," Lakers General Manager
An aggressive player, Haley became known for his close relationship with offbeat forward
"That's the kind of stuff that irks you," Haley, who played power forward and center in the pros, told the Seattle Times in 1996. "I want to be known for who I am, what I do. I'm a professional basketball player. I've been in the NBA eight years. I've played at UCLA. You like to be given some credit."
Haley took a different path to the gym. He was born Jan. 27, 1964, and grew up in Seal Bach, where he was drawn to surfing as a boy. His father, Jack Haley Sr., was the 1959 U.S. Surfing champion and later opened a surfboard shop and restaurant, where his son worked.
Haley was 6 feet 8 as a senior at Huntington Beach High, but he preferred surfing to team sports. He was captain of the school's surf team.
A pickup basketball game, which Haley said he played barefoot, resulted in an invitation to join the Golden West team in 1983. UCLA recruited Haley after center Stuart Gray declared early for the NBA draft.
Haley was told he probably would not play at UCLA but ended up starting as a junior and senior. He averaged 3.7 points and 4.4 rebounds during his UCLA career and was part of the 1985 team that won the National Invitation Tournament.
In a 1988 Chicago Tribune story, Haley said about his UCLA career, "It motivates me when people say I can't do something."
No one gave Haley much of a chance in the NBA, but he joined the Chicago Bulls in 1988. He played one minute without a point in his first game and would often joke, "I'll always remember it as the night Michael Jordan and I combined for 52 points."
Haley's humor made him popular with sportswriters and teammates. But the laughs stopped on the court, where Haley was a fierce competitor. In 1998, Jordan said in the Chicago Tribune, "When I heard that they were bringing Haley in, I thought, 'Uh oh, this is gonna be a tough camp.'"
Haley's friendship with the aloof and often difficult Rodman became the focal point of his career during the 1990s. The two played together in San Antonio and Chicago. Haley was on the Bulls' 1995-96 championship team, though he appeared in only one game because of injury.
But Haley had a productive role in two seasons with the Nets.
After his playing career ended, Haley worked as a commentator on Laker TV broadcasts.
Haley never forgot his surfing roots and would often joke, "I don't know if I'm the world's tallest surfer. But I think I'm one of the world's best for being 6-10."
Haley's personality helped earn him small roles in the movies "Eddie" and "Rebound." He also appeared in the Aerosmith video for the song "Love in an Elevator."
Haley is survived by his sons Jack Jr., who also played basketball at UCLA, and Jeffrey; his mother, Jeanette; his sister, Sondra, and his brother, Tim.
No funeral services were announced.
Twitter: @cfosterlatimes


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If you're interested in studying crime, criminality, victimisation and the criminal justice system, the BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice is for you. You will develop a critical awareness of theory and practice in criminology, and understand the social context of crime and how it is managed. You will also learn how agencies operate within the criminal justice system.
We have strong links with criminal justice agencies and offer modules that reflect the current nature of this subject, often inviting guest speakers to talk to you about their work. As well as volunteering opportunities, you can complete a work placement module, which could help you secure employment when you graduate.
Criminology staff run the Welsh branch of the British Society of Criminology and membership is open to our students.
Find us on Twitter @USWCriminology.
You will study:
You will also have the opportunity to choose two optional modules from the below:
The BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice is also available as a four year course including an integrated foundation year, and is designed for students who do not currently meet admissions criteria for direct entry onto the degree. You will start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support, allowing you to develop your skills and knowledge before continuing onto the three year degree programme.For more information please email firstname.lastname@example.com
Most modules involve a combination of lectures and discussion-based or practical seminars, which will develop your ability to form arguments and tackle specific problems. You will also complete reading, library and topic-related research, project work, and preparation for presentations.
We have expert practitioner guest speakers and encourage students to attend British Society of Criminology (Wales and West) branch talks.
You will usually have to complete coursework as you progress, and normally sit exams at the end of each academic year.
The University also offers a work experience placement module to help to enhance your employability which could include opportunities through a range of voluntary and statutory criminal justice agencies.
You can find out more about the staff who will be teaching you on the Centre for Criminology Research website. Our academics also run the Criminal Investigation Research Network and the Welsh branch of the British Society of Criminology and membership is open to our students.
The entry criteria below shows the qualification range within which the University will make offers. Most offers we make are at the top of the range, but we take all aspects of an application into consideration and applicants receive a personalised offer. Combinations of qualifications are acceptable and other qualifications not listed here may also be acceptable.
BCC - CDD (this is equivalent to 104-80 UCAS tariff points).
Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C/D in the Skills Challenge Certificate and BC - CD at A Level (this is equivalent to 104-80 UCAS tariff points).
BTEC Extended Diploma Distinction Merit Merit - Merit Merit Pass (this is equivalent to 112-80 UCAS tariff points).
Pass the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 29 overall including 5 or above in English at standard level
Pass the Access to HE Diploma and obtain a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points.
GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
We also welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications. Please visit the country specific pages on our international website for exact details.
In general, international applicants will need to have achieved an overall IELTS grade of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each component.
However, if you have previously studied through the medium of English IELTS might not be required, but please visit the country specific page on our international website for exact details. If your country is not featured please contact us.
Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee will remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course.
Find out how to pay your tuition fees in full or by payment plan.
This course is eligible under the Enhanced Learning Credits scheme for Ex-Armed Forces personnel.
International Scholarships are available for self-funding international students.
Students have access to a wide range of resources including textbooks, publications, and computers in the University's library and via online resources. In most cases they are more than sufficient to complete a course of study. Where there are additional costs, either obligatory or optional, these are detailed below. Of course students may choose to purchase their own additional personal resources/tools over and above those listed to support their studies at their own expense. All stationery and printing costs are at a student's own expense.
* Obligatory
For 2nd year students electing to do the Professional Practice module where their placement requires it. The fee covers the cost of the enhanced check, online admin fees and the post office checks.
|Placement expenses: work placement
|£0 - £300
2nd year students can undertake a period of work placement if they take the Professional Practice module. Students undertaking placement may incur costs associated with travel and expected workplace attire will vary according to the placement.
|Other : Text books
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Text books will be available in the library, but students may wish to purchase their own copies.
Apply via UCAS if you are a UK/EU residing applicant, applying for year one of a full-time undergraduate degree, Foundation Year, Foundation Degree or HND and you have not applied through UCAS before. If you are applying to study part-time, to top up your Foundation Degree or HND, or to transfer to USW from another institution, please apply directly.
Apply directly to the University if you live outside the UK/EU.
Criminology graduates have gone on to successful careers in the criminal justice system across the UK. Popular routes include the police, prison, probation, protection and victim support services. There are also opportunities in areas related to the justice system such as social work, drug and housing agencies, and pupil referral units. Many graduates also progress to postgraduate study and research in the social sciences.
This criminology degree is designed to develop a range of transferable skills that can be applied in a variety of related working environments. These include: the ability to present arguments orally, visually and in writing, the ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data, and the ability to evaluate reports and other research publications. As a graduate with a criminology degree you will be eligible for membership of the British Society of Criminology. The Society aims to further the interests of people who are engaged in criminology in the UK.
As a USW student, you will have access to advice from the Careers and Employability Service throughout your studies and after you graduate.
This includes: one-to-one appointments from faculty based Career Advisers, in person, over the phone or even on Skype and through email via the "Ask a Question" service. We also have extensive online resources for help with considering your career options and presenting yourself well to employers. Resources include psychometric tests, career assessments, a CV builder, interview simulator and application help. Our employer database has over 2,000 registered employers targeting USW students, you can receive weekly email alerts for jobs.
Our Careers service has dedicated teams: A central work experience team to help you find relevant placements; an employability development team which includes an employability programme called Grad Edge; and an Enterprise team focused on new business ideas and entrepreneurship.


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My VC dominated board of directors is trying to pressure me to step down from the post of CEO, but I own the majority of shares still. Any advice on how to handle this situation?
by Ethan Stone, Stone Business Law
First, a quick but important clarification: I'm not your lawyer and this answer doesn't establish a lawyer-client relationship. I'm giving a generic answer to a generic question to educate the users of this site. The information below is general in nature and should not be understood as a substitute for personal legal advice.
First, you have my sympathies. It's a tough situation. The combination of hard decisions and high emotions make for a very unpleasant experience. So it won't be easy, but I'll try to give you a few thoughts.
There are two directions to approach this problem: legal rights and organizational dynamics/politics. In each case, the most important thing in this situation is to have an experienced adviser (probably a lawyer, but possibly an entrepreneur or uninvolved VC who has been through this before) to help you think through the facts of your situation. That's not just a boilerplate warning. I'll give you some general pointers, but every situation is different and the differences matter a lot.
Legal Options
I'll start with the law because there's not much to say. Unfortunately, your specific legal rights can vary widely depending on the state where your company is organized, the specific organizational documents (certificate of incorporation, bylaws, voting agreements, investor rights agreements etc.) and exactly what has happened to date. Depending on those factors, you might be in a position to tell the VCs to go shove it. You might also be entirely at their mercy. So there's not much more to say on this other than that you should get a lawyer to go over the documents and the facts with you before you jump to any conclusions about your legal rights or take any action to exercise them or give them up.
Another general point about legal rights: Fights (especially ones that go to litigation) are almost never good for business. So in most cases, the real importance of knowing your legal rights is not to get ready to fight, but to establish how strong your bargaining position is. Sometimes, of course, you're forced into a fight by other people's foolishness, greed or ego. If not, it usually makes sense to take the first shot only if you think you have a good chance of taking your opponent down with that first shot (e.g. you have clear power to replace the entire board by a written shareholder action). If your opponents are going to have the right to skulk around the business after you start a fight, the business is likely to suffer and the fight will probably be messy.
Organizational Options
That leaves organizational dynamics.
Step Back and Understand
An important first step is to try as hard as you can to suppress your emotions and analyze the situation objectively. To formulate a good response to the VCs, you need an objective understanding of their motivations and your own. Looking at a situation like this objectively will usually be hard: They're trying to take away your baby and they're also probably questioning your abilities. So naturally, your first emotional response will be to disagree. Unless you're sure the VCs are acting out of spite or irrationality, however, you should be able to understand where they're coming from, even if you disagree.
Once you're sure you understand the VCs' reasons, try to analyze where you disagree with them. Again, that's a hard thing to do. How could you not disagree with someone trying to force you out? But try for a moment not to assume anything and think it through. In particular, try to remember that the VCs might have a less biased view than you do when it comes to your and other people's ability to run the company. Don't beat yourself up, but bear in mind your own bias.
Formulate a Response
Once you've gone through this exercise, there are several ways to use the results. Let's start with the obvious: If you think they're trying to force you out to cheat you of your shares, go to a lawyer and forget the rest of this answer.
Leaving that aside, there are several other possibilities.
First, you may remain firm in your desire to resist, not because you don't sympathize with the VCs' thinking but because it's your company, dammit, and you want to see it through. With that clarity, you're probably going to have to rely on your legal rights, since you aren't going to persuade anyone. So focus on that and evaluate the legal strength of your position. If your legal rights are strong enough to give you a good bargaining position, make that clear to the VCs and start bargaining for the solution you want (i.e. start thinking about concessions you can make, short of leaving). Even if you find that you have the legal power to thwart the VCs, you're still going to have to live with them. So make it clear to them that you're not leaving and then talk to them about other steps you might take to address their concerns.
Second, you may conclude that you understand the VCs' reasons but disagree with them. For example, you might understand why they want to take the business in a different direction but disagree with their strategic judgment. Or you might understand why they might doubt your ability to manage the company through the next stage of development but feel confident that they're wrong about you.
Either way, you now have something to talk about with the VCs and you should do that as the first step. Indicate clearly that you understand their reasons. Make sure they understand your viewpoint (in a way that takes theirs into account). Then see if you can't reach a resolution. You can't always, but it's usually worth a try.
Be creative about solutions. If they think you don't have all of the qualities needed to run the company, for example, think about whether bringing in a new person to help you and rearranging responsibilities might be as good or better than just replacing you (not least because booting you out could hurt the morale of your team). If there's a disagreement about what direction to take the company, think about whether there's any way to go in both directions, for example by devoting most of the resources to one idea but enough to the other to keep it going and get to a validation test.
Third, you may conclude that they're right. I know it's unlikely, but keep an open mind. Remember what you have at stake (besides your ego which, I know, is important): an equity interest in the business and a reputation that might be important in future ventures. So try not to bite off your nose to spite your face.
If You Have to Go, Negotiate Your Exit
If you conclude at any point that you have to go or want to go, you're not done. The terms of your departure can be very important to you. Even if the VCs have the right to force you out, you can almost always make things easier by going willingly. So you almost always have some bargaining power. Use it to get what you want as you leave.
That might be as simple as an adequate cash payout. It might be vesting of some or all of your founders' shares and/or a release of some of the restrictions you agreed to at the investment (e.g. drag along rights or a non-compete) or some additional rights to protect your interest once you're outside (e.g. information rights). You might want to take some IP with you (outright or by license) to start a new venture, possibly even with a new investment by the VCs. Think about what you want and try to get it.
Again, I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn out well and that these thoughts help.
not enough information. I'd start with a lot of communication to understand concerns. Maybe they're right–maybe the best thing for you to do for the company and yourself is to leave. Maybe they're wrong, and you should fight it gracefully. But try not to burn bridges.