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WHY ARE STREAMING KOREAN DRAMAS SO POPULAR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD?

A few bits of news first: President Donald Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran will be signed tomorrow, Sunday. At least it won't be another Groundhog Day, for some progress will be shown, such as another ceasefire, perhaps  discussions to open the Strait of Hormuz and some sanctions relief for Iran. Israel will not sign this memorandum of understanding. Thus, some have called this not a deal, but only signing on to future talks on an agenda to discuss certain items, like that nuclear matter. Where will this signing occur, and by whom?   Not said, although Geneva has been mentioned in the past. Maybe this will occur on Monday or later, as Trump will attend the G7 summit from June 15-17 in the French Alps. Keep in mind that the previous 60-day Islamabad ceasefire agreement was never signed . Yes, Elon Musk is today worth approximately $1.1 trillion, and has become the first trillionaire.  His initial public offering of SpaceX went very well, ending at $161/sha...

EVER HEARD OF SAGUENAY?

I asked Google AI, what percent of the world public is familiar with the city of Saguenay, Canada.  The answer was significantly less than 1%.  I never before even heard of it.  So  yesterday, I toured this city of 170,000 or so, and will do what I can to entertain and educate you.  In a way, my feelings were similar to some of the less exciting cities we visited on the American Melody from Memphis to New Orleans, our previous cruise on this two-month journey.  But there was something special about Saguenay.  Maybe, especially that great ice fishing story at the end. Is in the region of Quebec, Canada. On the Saguenay River, 120 miles north of Quebec City by overland route. Formed in 2002 by merging the cities of Chicoutimi and Jonquiere, and town of La Baie. Population of 152,000, with 5.4% indigenous peoples. The broader administrative region covers a total area of over 41,313 square miles, about the size of South Korea, which has a population of mor...