Quinquennial Plan

The seven-year project was completed a year ago and its objectives were achieved. The last and current year my life goes on by inertia. The sciatica attack has been left behind, and a stronger medication has normalized my blood pressure before my kidneys and eyesight could be harmed. In summary, probably I'll not die in the near future and I need to formulate a five-year plan пятилетний план. 

I am starting to think about the goals.   

Tiangong

China has built a space station that has been offered for use to all humanity.  China also has a vehicle exploring the dark side of the Moon and another one on Mars. It is a very impressive technological achievement. As the European nations are sinking into ugly, murderous wars, China soon may become the ONLY country exploring the universe. 

The Russian Mir space station was launched fifty years ago and the International Space Station is three times larger than the Tiangong (Celestial Palace), but China is coming ahead very fast. As the International Space Station will retire after 2024, the Tiangong is likely to become the only operational space station in the world. Bai Linhou, the deputy chief designer of China's space station, said that China's space station is an inclusive one and has been designed in a way that foreign astronauts can adapt. 

Mearsheimer says that this war may last for years...

 ...because this time America and its NATO allies are deeply involved and failing will embarrass them. America is supplying very sophisticated weapons and will fight "to the last of the Ukrainians" (sic).  Putin cannot stop now, the Americans will not stop and the Ukrainians don't have the agency to stop. M. says that the one winner of this war is China. Russia, India, and the USA are on the same side of the ledger, and they should be working laser-like on containing China. The current situation is bizarre and foolish. 

Youngest daughter engaged

Done! 

Kabul as the future

 The Palestinian Arab village of Kabul (peat in Hebrew) in Galilee has a fertility rate of 1.6 that is, its population is shrinking. The Jewish population in Israel is out reproducing the Arab minority. We are winning the population war. The future is ours. 

Arrested in possession of goats

Two Jews have been arrested today in possession of goats in Jerusalem. They are suspected of intending to enact the ritual of sacrifice on the site of the Temple. 

Then he shall take the two goats and set them before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for Azazel. And Aaron shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the Lord and use it as a sin offering,  but the goat on which the lot fell for Azazel shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement over it, that it may be sent away into the wilderness to Azazel. 

Dystopia in Shanghai

Residents in Shanghai are forbidden to walk out of their apartments now for a full week. They are desperate and hungry. The Government's policy of zero coronavirus in the environment is very hard on the population and they are shouting from the windows.