Governor: None.
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Embassies: Texas, Forest, 10000 Islands, and Formula 1.
Tags: Casual, Democratic, Enormous, Featured, Governorless, Injuncted, LGBT, Neutral, Offsite Forums, Regional Government, Silly, and Social.
Regional Power: Very High
Canada contains 148 nations, the 195th most in the world.
Today's World Census Report
The Largest Publishing Industry in Canada
The World Census tallied social media complaints from students regarding overpriced textbooks to determine which nations have the largest book publishing industries.
As a region, Canada is ranked 1,757th in the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
 | Nation | WA Category | Motto | |
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| 1. |  The Desert People of Mirahge | Authoritarian Democracy | “It's not enough that I succeed; Others should fail” | |
| 2. |  The Protectorate of Ishmiel | Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | “Come Get Some” | |
| 3. |  The Zombie Hunters of Almonaster Nuevo | New York Times Democracy | “Libertad y Justicia” | |
| 4. |  The Mildly Oppressive Republic of SLAM-ER | Democratic Socialists | “Resistance is futile.” | |
| 5. |  The Republic of Maple Islands | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Pax et Justitia” | |
| 6. |  The Commonwealth of Mojaguay | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “Your mom . . .” | |
| 7. |  The Confederation of Cowland5 | Left-wing Utopia | “Moo” | |
| 8. |  The Royal Maritime Union of New Vinland | Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | “L'étoile du nord est toujours fidèle.” | |
| 9. |  The Evergreen Island of Stormaen | Civil Rights Lovefest | “Sempervirens” | |
| 10. |  The Parliamentary Republic of British Canuckistan | Democratic Socialists | “A great place for architects and dilettantes.” |
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Regional Happenings
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The Free Land of The Guess Who arrived from The Pacific.
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The Zombie Hunters of Almonaster Nuevo altered the region's flag.
- : The Zombie Hunters of Almonaster Nuevo rejected The United Independent States's request for regional embassies.
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The Holy Empire of Canada-Greenland of the region The United Independent States proposed constructing embassies.
- : The Zombie Hunters of Almonaster Nuevo altered the region's flag.
- : Niagara-on-the-lake ceased to exist.
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The Republic of Yonge and Elgin Mills East arrived from The South Pacific.
- : Ottawa city ceased to exist.
- : The ontario ceased to exist.
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The Community of Kerrocam arrived from The Pacific.
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Please note: the regional rankings are way off base. Probably as a side effect of the general NS meltdown.
Go Leafs Go!
Crash Max, crash!
He didn't.
Today was the sprint race, we have qualifying later tonight and the full race tomorrow.
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 8pts
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 7
3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) - 6
4. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) - 5
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) - 4
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 3
7. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) - 2
8. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) - 1
Lando Norris crashed out at the start, otherwise he was likely to have been challenging for one of the top spots.
A long overdue and welcome return to form for Ricciardo, and a good result for the RB team with Tsunoda picking up the final point. Haas will also be happy - Hulkenberg's 2 points will help to keep them clear of Alpine, Williams and Sauber at the foot of the table.
Quali was a bit odd. Everyone was struggling, particularly on the soft tyre. No surprise for pole, but Ferarri managed to get 2&3 ahead of Perez, then Norris, Russell, Lewis Hamilton. Hulkenberg, Tsunoda and Piastri.
Stroll pipped Alonso for a change, with the Alpines of Gasly and Ocon filling that sandwich. A good day for Alpine, a poor one for Aston Martin.
The tail end were Albon, Bottas, Sargeant, Magnussen, Guanyu and finally Ricciardo, who only qualified 17th then got hit with a penalty.
Hello everyone!
The Forest Poetry Fantasia starts today!
Everything you need to know is on this dispatch
Forest Poetry Fantasia
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Poetry has been a form of sharing stories since the beginning of time. In the 3rd millennium BCE, the oldest surviving poem was written - "The Epic of Gilgamesh". This ignited a spark which led to some of the most famous poems ever, such as Homer's "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad", being written.
As empires fell and new languages were developed, poetry remained an integral part of culture. Poetry became a way of recording history and sharing tales of gods and goddesses. Poets would often share their epics at large gatherings and festivals where hundreds of people would come to listen. Throughout time, poetry has continued to be a way of bringing people together, particularly in the Roman times when poems would be recited in front of thousands in famous amphitheatres.
Fast forward a few thousand years and poetry has evolved from the epics of old to the shorter forms which we know and love today. It's these shorter forms which we are celebrating in this competition. We invite everyone across the NationStates community to channel their creativity and let their imagination run wild!
Format
- The competition shall start on 5th May
- Participants have until the 21st May to submit their poems
- The results will be announced on the 26th May
Categories
- Haiku
- A Haiku is a poem that comprises of seventeen syllables across three lines. With line one having 5 syllables, line two 7 syllables and line three having 5 syllables.
- Although Haikus traditionally are about the natural world, your Haiku can be about whatever you wish
- Freeverse
- A freeverse (or freeform) poem is a poem that has no set structure or length, no consistent rhyme scheme and no set metrical pattern. In other words, you can do whatever you like!
- Your freeverse poem can be about anything you like! This is more of an open category for you to let your thoughts run wild
- The Environment
- This can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!
- The only requirement for this category is that it must be about the environment. You could write about anything from forests to mountains, from pigeons to cheetahs! It's completely up to you! Let your imagination run wild!
- Vision
- Again, this can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!
- The only requirement for this category is it must be about vision. This is a broad topic so let your imagination run wild! You could write about what you see, visions of the future, how lucky we are to be able to see, perhaps even Eurovision! There are no constraints and with such a broad topic, I'm sure you could write a moving poem...
Submissions
- Participants can submit a maximum of 5 poems across the 4 categories
- However, each participants may submit only 2 haikus
- Participants do not have to submit all their poems at once. You can submit them one at a time if you so wish!
- To submit a poem(s), participants should telegram Forest Poetry Judge. You can either attach a dispatch with the poem(s) in or write out the poem(s) in the telegram - either is fine...
- All poems shall be proudly displayed in a dispatch throughout the event
- The deadline to submit poems is 21st May
Judging
- All poems shall be judged based on three criteria by a panel of 7 judges, comprised of forestians and foreign trees alike...
- Each of the three criteria shall be marked out of 10, with each poem receiving an overall total out of 30. The criteria are as follows:
- Effectiveness
- How effectively is the point gotten across?
- Is it clear what the poem is talking about?
- Are there certain techniques the writer has used to get the point across?
- Thought
- How much thought has been put into writing the poem?
- Has the writer thought about the words they have used?
- If there is a rhyme scheme, are the rhyming couplets forced?
- Has the writer included any literary techniques?
- Resonance
- Has the writer thoughtfully used literary techniques to make the point more meaningful?
- Is the poem moving in any way? Does it resonate with the reader?
Judges
We're still waiting on confirmation from a few judges from our embassy regions but here are the judges we have so far -
Our esteemed Forest Keeper... Having been hailed as a "literary genius" by all, Zerphen is a great choice to be on this judging panel. |
An ex-Forest Keeper and our current Deputy Forest Keeper! There are rumours that Garbelia may be a direct descendent of William Shakespeare! Those literary skills have definitely passed on through the generations and that's why Garbelia is an integral part of the judging panel... |
They're not a Forest Keeper, or a "literary genius" BUT they do have an 8 at English GCSE. And that's why they are the best, worst part of this judging panel... |
The Region That Has No Big Banks's foreign minister and chess master. Their poem "Back to Banks" has been lauded as one of the best poems of the 21st century by many and that is why we are honoured to have them on our judging panel. |
Rules
As with all great writing comes a few rules...
- Participants must write the poems themselves. NO AI SHALL BE ALLOWED, it won't help you anyway and ruins the point of the event...
- Do not plagiarise the work of others
- Keep all writing PG-13, in line with NationStates's T&Cs
- And most importantly, Have fun!
Deadline for submissions are May 21. Results will be released on May 26.
The 4 categories are: Haiku, Freeverse, The Environment and Vision. Participants can submit 5 poems across 4 categories, but only 2 can be Haikus. You must write the poems yourself, using plagiarism and/or AI is strictly forbidden.
IT WASN'T MAX!!
Let me give you a moment to let that sink in...
IT WASN'T MAX!!
Norris looked after his tyres, then was able to pit under a late safety car, but was pulling away throughout the remaining laps for a convincing win.
1 Norris (McLaren) 25
2 Verstappen (Red Bull) 18
3 Leclerc (Ferrari) 15
4 Sainz (Ferrari) 12
5 Perez (Red Bull) 10
6 Hamilton (Mercedes ) 8
7 Tsunoda (RB) 6
8 Russell (Mercedes) 4
9 Alonso (Aston Martin) 2
10 Ocon (Alpine) 1
11 Hulkenberg (Haas)
12 Gasly (Alpine)
13 Piastri (McLaren) *
14 Guanyu (Sauber)
15 Ricciardo (RB)
16 Bottas (Sauber)
17 Stroll (Aston Martin)
18 Magnussen (Haas)
19 Albon (Williams)
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Sargeant (Williams) DNF (28)
* Piastri took the fastest lap, but finished outside the top 10 so does not get a point for it.
My favourite moment from BBC commentary: "Some random celebrity is waiting to wave the chequered flag."
🐼 papa forgot to log in! I hwade to remind him!
\o BP, good to see you.
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