But first, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met.  There was an early warning from Xi about Taiwan .  Otherwise, click on to read: Secretary of State Rubio on what Trump and Xi discussed Young Chinese facing ‘life pressure’ resist government push to boost marriage rate Chinese EVs take the world by storm — except in the United States China’s Great Wall is being restored one brick at a time The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is underway in Vienna, Austria. Israel is not popular in Europe, but they are competing, causing a serious crisis, for five countries thereby boycotted the event, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Iceland and Slovenia. What is the controversy?  Pro-Palestinian support. Why is Vienna hosting?  Because JJ Austria last year won the contest, singing Wasted Love. Who will win this year?   ChatGPT predicts Felicia of Sweden with My System. How to watch. In the USA, Peacock.  Most of the rest of the world outside of Europe, the official Eurovision You...

I was about to start posting with the title:  How Many Strings Does a Zither Have ?  Classic Arts Showcase on TV in the morning sometimes influences me on what to write.  The first video had Anton Karas playing the zither for The Third Man , and I noticed there were a whole lot of strings.  I have problems with just four of them on my ( wife's ) ukulele.  The zither had to be a greater challenge. But my first duty of this day was to exercise my knees, so I switched the station to the '70's.  I do this on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings before breakfast.  It's been just about a year now, and as might be expected, but nevertheless to my astonishment, my knees are not a problem now when I walk on a golf course.  But more than that: My posture is a lot better when walking. My toes are stronger in the bathtub when taking a shower.  I didn't realize before how important they were in maintaining stability. I've gained a quarter inch in heigh...