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There was a Latino Atheists meeting out in Warrenville. There were not as many new people as we had hoped. It was me, Jaime, Jose, Martha, Jaime’s wife, and the only new person: Jaime’s sister.

Contrary to predictions, Jaime’s wife did not lay down the law and give us a to-do list and set out some plans. She had to leave early to save the world. That’s her day job.

Jaime talked about the web site, and is thinking about some new layouts. We decided that we should consistenly produce some more content before we worry about the layout.

Martha will write about science fiction (we spent a lot of time explaining “Doctor Who” to Jaime and his wife) and give dating advice. Jose might write about why he started the group and what the plans are.

We would also like some contributions from Latinos in other states. If you would like to write an article about the growing Latino Atheist movement, contact us. You could send us a message on Twitter. I don’t think too many of us are into Facebook.

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• April 2012 #Dividend income: http://t.co/84F4n0iD #
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For my second semester at WIU, I got a new roommate. Two guys on the floor did not get along, so we swapped. My new roommate was a runner in high school, and still ran non-competitively. Most of my other friends were sci-fi and D&D guys. The sort of people that today we would call geeks. Before it was popular.

He got me into running. The first few times he went with me, then I started going by myself. I would run to the center of town, the same center of town that I was not able to walk to for Thanksgiving break a semester earlier. Sometimes I would run to the town square, rest on a bench, and run back. I think it was about 3 or 4 miles total.

Once I had a chat with three high school kids who seemed impressed by my running routine. Perhaps they were stoners.

I also ran during that summer between freshman and sophomore years, and into the fall. I would put my ID in my left shoe, which might have been a bad idea.

When I was in the Austin Amtrak station about to leave Texas, I saw a commercial for David Dewhurst, the Texas lieutenant governor who is running for the Rethuglican nomination for US Senate.

His ad said that his dad fought in WWII. His dad was part of the “greatest generation” that made this country great. According to the ad, the next generation brought this country into financial ruin. And Dewhurst thinks we need to send him to DC to make this country great again.

But according to his own ad, isn’t he part of the generation that is bankrupting the country, and therefore part of the problem?

There were two typos in the RSS feed for Mad Money for the entry for the 2012-05-01 episode.

The Dow closed at a 4-year high today, climbing 66 points after strong manufacturing activity gave the market a boost.  Tongiht, Cramer beraks out his playbook and reveals the methods to his madness.  Learn the tricks of the trade Jim used to evaluate stocks during his over 30 years of money managing experience.

It was a repeat. I was hoping he was going to talk about PSX after it was spun off from COP. I think tonight will also be a repeat. I wish he would do a new episode tonight because there are new issues about the CEO of CHK, and a few new stories about energy.

For April, 2012 my dividend income was $218.56.

For comparison, I will not just list the income from three months ago. I will list the income for three, six, nine and twelve months ago. It is not always good to compare to three months ago since I have some stocks that only pay dividends twice a year, pay special dividends or occasionally shift their payout schedule.

For January 2012, it was $188.68, for October 2011 it was $208.90, for July 2011 it was $204.83 and for April 2011 it was $203.10.

• Automatic Data Processing: $21.64
• Coca-Cola Co: $26.08
• MDU Resources Group Inc.: $8.71
• Chubb Corp: $8.53
• Kimberly-Clark: $38.27
• Illinois Tool Works: $18.33
• Altria Group: $22.12
• Family Dollar Stores Inc: $5.56
• Piedmont Natural Gas Inc: $15.62
• Cincinnati Financial Corp: $17.20
• Valspar Corp: $11.24
• Sysco Corp: $13.98
• RPM International Inc: $11.28

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The next meeting for the Chicago Latino Atheists Meetup is on May 12, 2012. The location will be Warrenville. It will be at the Corner Bakery at 28258 Diehl Road. So if you live out in the Western suburbs and have been wanting to come to a meeting, now is your big chance.

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There was a typo on the Mad Money RSS feed entry for the episode for 2012-04-26:

The Dow soared 114 points today. Rest, relax, recharge and roar: Cramer reveals the four R’s that matter most to this market.  Then, CMG blew pst expectations when it reported.  But, it’s lost some heat – can it go from mild to hot again?  Don’t miss Jim’s exclusive with CMG’s big enchilada.  Plus, the pulse of tech with AVT’s CEO and take a ride with TWI.

There was a typo on the Mad Money RSS feed entry for the episode for 2012-04-27:

The Dow closed its best week since the first week of February, ending todays session 24 points higher.  Cramer arms you with a plan of attack before others sell in May and go away.  Then, does CY have the magic touch?  And, is KMB wiping the floor with its peers?  Plus, Cramer pondrs LIFE.