Britain’s royal family marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI with a special commemoration on Sunday.

Queen Elizabeth attended a service Sunday morning at The Cenotaph, a war memorial in London. Prince Philip, who retired from many of his public duties in the summer of 2017, did not attend. But her son, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were there, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. British Prime Minister Theresa May also attended, as did the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Prince Charles lay a wreath on behalf of his mother. Prince William laid his own wreath, as did Prince Harry.

The Queen watched the service from a balcony, along with Camilla and Kate. Duchess Meghan was on another balcony with Elke Budenbender, the German president’s wife.

The royals previously attended another Remembrance Day event Saturday night. The Queen, Prince Charles, Camilla, William and Kate, Harry and Meghan, and several other members of the Royal Family attended the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall, which featured performances from Tom Jones and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force.

If you’re wondering why the Queen wears so many poppies, by the way, there are a few theories about that: some people say her five flowers represent five branches of the military: the army, the navy, the air force, the civil defence, and women’s troops. It’s also possible that it’s a custom-made brooch, rather than five individual poppies.

On Sunday evening, the royals attended a service to mark the Armistice at Westminster Abbey, where the Queen and the German president both laid flowers at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in front of a congregation of about 2,000 people.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is proud to announce the 48 players chosen for the 2015 NFCA High School All-America softball teams.

Texas’ Deer Park High School led the way with three players honored. Meanwhile, The Woodlands High School (Texas), Mt. St. Dominic Academy (N.J.), Clovis High School (Calif.), Papillion-LaVista High School (Neb.), Keystone High School (Ohio) and Bridgewater-Raynham High School (Mass.) each had two representatives.

In all, 40 schools are represented on the three 16-player All-America squads.

Garnering the only multiple first-team nods was The Woodlands as seniors Ally Langkamp and Aubrey Leach were recognized for the second straight season. Langkamp, one of four pitchers, concluded her senior campaign 17-1 with 1.00 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 112.1 innings of work. Grabbing honors at shortstop, Leach posted a .584 batting average (57-94) with 23 extra base hits, including 10 doubles and eight triples, 53 runs scored, 31 RBI and an .882 slugging percentage. She also walked 25 times which attributed to her .657 on base percentage.

Kelsey Oh of Mt. St. Dominic Academy, Morgan Ray of Frenchtown High School (Mont.) and Kelly Barnhill of Pope High School (Ga.) were the other first-team pitchers. Oh, the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, finished her sophomore year 26-2 with a microscopic 0.24 ERA and 0.90 batting average against. She recorded 20 shutouts and struck out 330 batters in 170 innings and did not allow a home run to the 661 batters she faced. A three-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year, Ray led her squad to a third consecutive state title by going 19-2 with a miniscule 0.23 ERA, 10 shutouts, and 248 strikeouts in 130 innings. The senior held her opponents to a .117 batting average and allowed just seven extra base hits all season. Senior Barnhill was 29-5 with a 0.59 ERA and an astronomical 534 strikeouts in 226 innings, while she held her opposition to a .076 batting average and was named Georgia 6A Pitcher of the Year.

Reagan Hathaway of Kansas’ Olathe Northwest and Bailey Hemphill of St. Thomas More Catholic (La.) were the first-team catchers. Garnering her second straight first-team All-American nod, senior Hathaway launched a state record 18 home runs, which played a big part in her jaw-dropping 1.950 slugging percentage. In addition, she hit .640 with 61 RBI, 50 runs scored and a .750 on base percentage. Junior Hemphill batted .489 with six doubles, nine home run and walked 49 times which helped her post a .758 on base percentage.

Shasta’s Mia Camuso earned the nod at first base, while Alexis Mack of Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Ohio), a second-teamer in 2013, garnered first-team honors at second base for the first time. Junior Camuso hit .606 with 14 doubles, six triples and a section-record 16 long balls, while posting 61 RBI, 45 runs scored and a 1.284 slugging percentage. Mack, a senior, hit .682 (73-107), posted a .717 on base percentage, scored 60 runs and swiped 79 bases in 83 attempts.

Rounding out the infield is third-base selection, senior Rhoda Jarvis of Deer Park. Jarvis clocked in with a .535 batting average, 16 doubles, 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 42 runs scored, a 1.079 slugging percentage and .586 on base percentage.

Sophomores JoJo McRae of Lucas Lovejoy (Texas) and Reese Guevarra of Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.), along with freshmen Rachel Hammons of Bourgade Catholic (Ariz.) make up the All-American outfielders. McRae hit .557, scored 45 times and was a perfect 25-for-25 in stolen bases, while registering .652 slugging and .673 on base percentages. Posting a single-season program-record 67 hits, Guevarra recorded a .563 batting average with 14 doubles, five triples, six long balls, 35 RBI, 52 runs, a .908 slugging percentage and .639 on base percentage. With the highest batting average amongst the All-Americans, Hammons hit a cool .790 (83-105) with nine extra base hits and 76 runs. She swiped 68 bases in 69 attempts and sported .821 on base and .904 slugging percentages, respectively.

Baker’s Lacey Summerlin earned All-American status at the utility position. Summerlin, a senior, helped her program to a 7A state championship with her bat and arm. She hit .435 with 67 hits, 16 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs, 68 RBI and 71 runs scored, while registering 30 steals in 32 attempts. In the circle, she was 22-1 with a 1.35 ERA, 176 strikeouts and .142 batting average against in 120 innings.

Rounding out the first-team squad are at-large selections, pitcher Shelbi Sunseri of Santa Fe (Texas) and catcher Sydney Cross from Mt. Shasta. Sunseri, who no-hit 10 of her opponents this season, pitched in all but two of Santa Fe’s games. The sophomore compiled a 29-7 record with a 0.69 ERA, 18 shutouts and 329 strikeouts in 221.1 innings, while holding her opponents to a .144 batting average. Cross posted a .612 batting average with 60 hits, 11 doubles, 11 homers, 57 RBI, 50 runs scored, a .650 on base percentage and 1.087 slugging percentage.

The NFCA High School All-America teams are selected by a committee of member head coaches from the pool of players who earned first team All-Region recognition in the five high school regions.

To view the complete 2015 NFCA High School All-America teams, please click HERE.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s Jotaro Kujo and DIO have joined the ever expanding roster of Jump Force.

Announced during Inside Xbox, Jump Force’s Koji Nakajima confirmed the two newest characters with a brand new trailer that shows of each character in action.

Jotaro Kujo, the third and most recurring JoJo in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, is the main protagonist of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, which takes place in 1987 and follow Jotaro as he develops mysterious powers known as Stands, in which his is named Star Platinum.

Dio Brando, on the the other hand, is the main antagonist of Stardust Crusaders (known as DIO) and is an evil and immortal vampire who wields a Stand named The World. Jotaro and his friends are in search of him to help save Jotaro’s mother whose Stand has awakened and now her life is in danger.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is, in our opinion, worthy of a spot on your list must-watch anime, as it features “explosive shonen battles, small-town murder mystery, and Elizabethan melodrama, to name a few.”

Jotaro and Dio join a roster that includes characters from many different anime franchises, including Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Bleach, One Piece, Death Note, and so many more.

Jump Force will be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on February 15, and will also arrive with a $260 collector’s edition which features a statue of Goku, Luffy, and Naruto.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer who can’t wait to experience the crazy awesomeness of this game. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.

By Nikki Jamieson, Women’s Representative, Canadian Federation of Students

On my journey of healing from domestic violence, I found help in the last place I wanted to be in.

Gender-based violence is deeply rooted into our institutions, systemically and socially through inequality and power, and deepened through other forms of oppression such as racism, colonialism, ableism, etc. Navigating through systems that were never meant to support you are inherently difficult, even prior to looking into the intersections of our identities and who these spaces were made for. We live in a society that persistently preserves the patriarchy through the perpetuation of gender norms; honours capitalism over compassion, and actively upholds the systems that continuously oppress us.

Speaking from my own experience, I faced more violence than help when trying to navigate the very systems that were made to support me. This isn’t unique to one system or organization but is rather a cultural narrative that we have yet to dismantle. It was a socialization that I was not only facing externally, but personally. My biggest barrier to healing was, in fact, myself.

The first time I stayed in a women’s shelter, it came through a court mandate. I wasn’t ready to come to terms with, or even acknowledge why I was there. I was more upset with the fact that outside organizations and the justice system were involved than able to accept how I ended up there. I was not ready to listen or admit that I needed help. I didn’t see the warning signs and yearned for them to leave me alone and not tread on my autonomy. I now see, this wasn’t a flaw. This is how we are socialized to operate. This was my subconscious way of surviving.

I ignored every resource, every community interaction, every person who was trying to help me. I went home when my time was up and, unsurprisingly, years later, found myself in the same situation.

The second time was different. The second time, I found the strength within myself to acknowledge the violence I was facing. To acknowledge that the systems I had been ignoring were in fact built for me and that, most importantly, I wasn’t alone.

The fact that my experience was so similar to other women, trans, and non-binary folks navigating the same systems was disheartening but also empowering. As was the fact that the resources I needed, the ones I previously refused to acknowledge, were there and waiting for me.

This time, I used the strength in myself that I used to avoid and transferred it to standing up for myself. I was there for an entire year, until I was mandated to leave. I raised my then-newborn child for a year in the shelter. And this time, I utilized every resource they had to offer. With that, I found support groups. I found food drives. I found resources for both my son and myself, but most importantly, I found community.

Six months into my time in the shelter, I started to doubt my community. I thought that while my experience was important and positive, no one outside the shelter would understand — or, more importantly, care. The very next day, I got notice through the shelter that White Ribbon was holding a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event for awareness. I desperately wanted to avoid this as it would mean exposing myself and telling the public about my experiences with domestic violence.

Again, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Showing up to this event reinvigorated me. Seeing the immense amount of support from people outside of our community and from people that wanted to stand with us showed me that I had an internal community and an external community.

I allowed myself to open up and share myself and, with that, others began to open up as well. Reaching out to any external organization and resources, I found peer support. Seeking out others who understood, who got me, and who could relate. These friendships I formed have proven to be lifelong bonds that continue to this day.

Upon my departure from the shelter, I knew that I wanted to be a part of the change. Knowing the power of community, I know this is what we need to build. I want folks to know: you are not alone, no matter what part of the journey you are in.

I face severe PTSD that is triggered upon command from what seems like the smallest of interactions to other folks. I face triggers everywhere that remind me of who I once was. I face violence in other spaces that tell me that the things I faced are still real and valid — but beyond everything, I get to meet the community that I helped create, that I am a part of.

I am a survivor of gender-based, domestic and sexualized violence. I have been homeless. I lived in a shelter at two different periods in my life. I raised my son for the first year of his life in two different shelters.

This does not define me nor do these experiences define all the other women I met while living in these shelters.

Like many other survivors, I am a mother, a daughter, a sister and friend. I am a student. I am a leader. Though at one point I may not have been, I am strong, resilient, loved, and proud of who I am.

To all those fleeing domestic violence and feeling alone, the resources are there. The community is there. They will love, support and hold you. All of us survivors are here. And no one can take that from us.

This blog was written to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

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