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There was a real feeling of emotion, optimism and hope in the air.

Soon-to-be holders of doctorate degrees, master degrees, bachelors degrees, associate degrees and general education development diplomas from UNM-LA met up with each other at the Crossroads Bible Church for their graduation ceremony Wednesday evening.

They were congratulating each other like old friends on their academic accomplishments before the ceremony began.

Within two hours, UNM-LA’s 32nd annual graduation ceremony would be over and 78 degree holders would be going off into the world to either build on what they’ve accomplished by enrolling in another degree program or finding a job.

Dr. Cedric Page, UNM-LA’s executive director, started the ceremony off by welcoming the graduates, their family and friends to the occasion as well as the event’s special guests, faculty and speakers, including convocation speaker Kathy Keith.

Keith, whose professional specialty is economic development, is the executive director of the Regional Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that promotes jobs in Northern New Mexico. It also partners with UNM-LA to help students find jobs through the organization’s “Accelerate” Program.

Baha’i Faith
For information, email losalamosla@gmail.com. For general information, call the Baha’i Faith phone at 1-800-228-6483.

Bethlehem Lutheran
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the ELCA is at 2390 North Road. 662-5151, bethluth.com. Worship services are at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m., with coffee and doughnuts served between services during our Education Hour of classes for all ages. The preaching is biblical by our Pastors Bruce Kuenzel and Nicolé Ferry, the music is lively, children are welcome and abundant and a well-staffed nursery is provided. All are welcome.

Bryce Ave. Presbyterian
The church is located at 3333 Bryce Ave. The Rev. Henry Fernandez preaches, bapca.org, info@bapca.org. For information, call 672-3364.

Buddhist
Kannon Zendo, 35 Barranca Road. kannonzendo.org. Henry Chigen Finney, 661-6874. Meditation in the Zen tradition will be offered Wednesday evenings at the Kannon Zendo in Los Alamos.

Calvary Chapel
Sunday school classes for all ages at 9:15 a.m. Join us at 10:30 a.m. for worship and a study of the Biblical Jesus as He relates to people in our look at the Gospel of Exodus.

Starting Sunday, a locally produced radio program will be broadcast on KRSN 1490 AM.
The name of the program is the Redeemer Theological Academy.  The speaker and producer of the program is Rev. Brian L. Kachelmeier who is the pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church.  
The idea for the radio program came from the lecture seminars that have been offered at Redeemer Lutheran Church.  
In the fall of 2011, Dr. Reed Lessing opened up the lecture series with the topic of Christ in the Psalms.  
Lectures that followed focused on the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. From the idea of offering free lectures to the community, the concept of making these lectures free on the internet through podcasting was birthed.  
In January of 2012, the Redeemer Theological Academy website was launched.
 Since last fall, the Redeemer Theological Academy has been broadcast on KNGN 1360 AM in Nebraska as a weekly radio program.
Now the Academy will hit the airwaves of New Mexico. Each episode lasts thirty minutes.
Lectures on the Academy are designed to help you better understand how the church has confessed the Christian Faith throughout the ages.
The first series of lectures will concentrate on the doctrine of vocation in which love God by serving our neighbor.  

By now, most Americans have seen a QR code, even if they didn’t initially understand why these two-dimensional matrix bar codes were suddenly appearing on products, advertisements and business cards.
Called QR for “quick response,” the codes were created in 1994 by Japanese automakers to track parts.
Now companies around the world use them to link consumers directly to their websites, where they can shop and find coupons, special offers and product information.
While QR codes are already considered outmoded by the creators of next-generation apps that link the physical and virtual worlds in quicker and more entertaining ways, at least one New Mexico advertising agency believes QR codes haven’t outlived their usefulness and are more reliable than newer so-called “hardlinking” technologies.
Defining the value
Reading QR codes requires a scanner that’s available as a smartphone application. The scanner converts the image to an Internet address, where the digital content is posted.
Without the smartphone, the QR code is unreadable, making it worthless to people whose mobile phones lack Internet connectivity.