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Start the new year with a day of contemplation and meditation on what matters most in our life. It is said if you are going to fill a jar, put the biggest stones in first then the sand. If we allow the details to occupy the space of our mind, we can easily neglect the most important things. Let's begin the new year shining the light of wisdom to investigate the real meaning of our human life. Joy follows meaning. Retreat led by Buddhist nun Gen Lhadron, resident teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center San Diego. Attend online or in person. Replay available for one week.

The coach — who led the Celtics to the NBA finals last season — says he accepts the team's decision. The organization cited "violations of team policies" but did not give specifics.

In the fifth election in 3 1/2 years, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has partnered with fringe elements of Israel's far right to try to unseat centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

CARTA presents, “Humans: The Planet-Altering Apes” FREE & ONLINE: Friday, May 13, 2022 (12-4:30 p.m., Pacific) CARTA is a broad-based consortium of scholars interested in defining and explaining the evolutionary origins of humans and in generating testable hypotheses and new agendas for research on this subject. CARTA public symposia emphasize our primary objectives –– to explore and explain where we humans came from, and how we got here. Given the focus on human origins, we generally limit discussions of current-day implications and questions regarding the future of humanity. However, we now feel the urgent moral and practical imperative to call attention to the long- and short-term impact of humans on the planet that we inhabit, and the consequences for the future of our species. Accordingly, on March 5, 2022, CARTA presented "Human Origins and Humanity's Future: Past, Present and Future of the Anthropocene,” co-chaired by Leslie Aiello (University College London) and Charles Kennel (Scripps Institution of Oceanography and University of Cambridge), which introduced discussion on the current age of human activity, coined the “Anthropocene.” To elaborate upon and extend this discussion, this symposium will address specific examples of how humans have drastically altered the planet. Acknowledged experts will discuss clearly defined global-scale negative impacts on planet earth, our life support system (other than climate change, population growth, and infectious diseases, which are well-known). Each talk will succinctly describe a specific impact, the role that our species has played, and conclude with ongoing or potential approaches to mitigation. In the process, we are coming full circle to Anthropogeny, asking how a single species could have evolved the ability to alter the entire planet so drastically. Presented by The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA), an UC San Diego ORU. This FREE and online-only, public symposium begins Friday, May 13, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific), with LIVE Discussion and Q&A commencing ~ 3:30 p.m. (Pacific). This is an online-only event. Talks and discussions will be recorded and edited by UCSD-TV, including closed captioning, before being posted on the CARTA website in the weeks following the event. Follow CARTA’s Facebook (@ucsdcarta) and Twitter (@CARTAUCSD) accounts for updates. For registration and details: https://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/humans-planet-altering-apes. For more info, contact: Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) khunter@ucsd.edu | https://carta.anthropogeny.org

Celebrate the holiday season with La Valencia's award-winning tea service! Enjoy a variety of DAMMANN Frères teas paired with vanilla fig and ginger spice scones, delectable tea sandwiches, assorted mini pastries, madeleines, and more. $70 per adult, with champagne enhancements available. Reserve your table via OpenTable, select the 11 a.m. “experience.” Dec. 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, and 30th.

The San Diego Diplomacy Council is excited to announce its first in-person fundraiser in two years! Join us for food, drinks, a silent auction, networking, and live music by Mitchum Yacoub, while supporting a great cause. The San Diego Diplomacy Council is a 501(c)3 organization serving San Diego since 1979. Our mission is to create professional, cultural, and educational experiences that connect people and organizations, driving positive changes in themselves, their communities, and the world. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, which aims to connect San Diegans with their counterparts around the world to address common challenges, foster mutual understanding, and create peace. Date | Saturday, April 2 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location | Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens Get tickets here! General admission is $50. For more information, please visit sandiegodiplomacy.org/on-the-road-again or call (619) 291-8105.

Back by popular demand, 24K Magic: Tribute to Bruno Mars returns to the Temecula Theater after a sold out performance in 2020. 24K Magic is the #1 Bruno Mars tribute show in the country! Their high energy show will have you singing and dancing to all the hits you know and love, like “Uptown Funk," “Locked Out of Heaven," and of course “24K Magic”. The lead was the singing voice of “Young Simba” in The Lion King film, and he looks and moves just like Bruno. Date | Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. Location | The Old Town Temecula Community Theater Get tickets here! Regular admission: $37 Senior (55+) and military admission: $35 Student admission: $25 For more information, please visit tickets.temeculatheater.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=1329 or call (866) 653-8696.

World leaders recently announced a $20 billion deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal, because — for one thing — the country is building brand new coal plants.

Join us for an afternoon with Dr. Philip Nitschke, founder and head of Exit International. Dr. Nitschke is the leading world authority on euthanasia, creator of the Sarco death pod, and co-author of the Peaceful Pill eHandbook. He will join us for a live discussion and will answer questions from our audience. Dr. Nitschke is well known for his belief that any individual who has decided their life is no longer bearable should not have to seek approval to end their life. Date | Sunday, January 16 at 1:30 p.m. Location | Online via Zoom Register here! Advance registration is required. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit hemlocksocietysandiego.org/event-directory.

Dr. Ye Tao seeks to explain the mechanistic links between structure and function, across length scales and systems. Educated as a nanotechnologist and instrumentation expert, he brings the benefits of a multidisciplinary background in engineering and science to problem solving. Tao is a former fellow of The Rowland Institute at Harvard University, and serves as the full-time Director of The MEER: ReflEction Framework. In 2020, Tao founded the MEER:ReflEction Framework after grasping the accelerating and ultimate consequences of the climate crisis on Earth’s delicate web of life. Their Fourfold Mission using glass mirrors: 1. Reflect solar radiation away from Earth to cool the biosphere 2. Redirect solar radiation to harness its potential for enhanced food production and carbon-neutral energy generation 3. Facilitate the biological and accelerate the chemical processes endemic to Earth’s oceans and atmosphere for reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane 4. Establish an open education network for promoting panhuman solidarity and justice and supporting them through relentless innovation There will be time for a robust post-presentation conversation during which attendees may submit questions. Please join us for a thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Ye Tao about the work being done by his team at MEER:ReflEction. He will discuss how mirrors can save the world! Date | Thursday, October 14 at 5:30 p.m. Location | Virtual Register here for free! There will be time for a robust post-presentation conversation during which attendees may submit questions. For more information, please visit www.meerreflection.com.