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Milton Ramirez

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Milton is an educator, a part-time blogger and advocates for the technology in Education. He holds a Ed. D., translates for GVO and has been working as a Math Teacher back in Ecuador. He lives in NY and his thoughts can be found at Education & Tech. TonNet is his online persona. At least, one of his blogs, is written in Spanish.

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17 November 2010

Ecuador: Preparing for the 2010 Census

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Ecuadorians are getting ready to participate in the 2010 Census that will take place on November 28.

27 October 2010

Ecuador: Seeking Those Responsible for September 30 Uprising

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After almost one month since the September 30 police strike, things in Ecuador have calmed down; but investigations to determine who is responsible for the uprising have continued, and Ecuadorians are still divided over how to define what happened that day.

3 October 2010

Ecuador: Bloggers Try to Make Sense of Chaos Caused by Police Strike

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Days after a police strike caused chaos in the country, Ecuadorians are trying to understand what happened on September 30. Bloggers are asking questions and trying to find answers: Was there really a coup attempt? What did the police want to gain from the strike? and, was the government somehow involved?

27 September 2010

Ecuador: Former Football Referee Caught Smuggling Heroin to United States

Ecuadorians are devastated and surprised by news about one of their citizens: this past week, football referee Byron Moreno Ruales was caught trying to smuggle 6 kilos of heroin strapped to his body through the JFK international airport in New York City.

16 September 2010

Ecuador: President Vetoes Higher Education Bill

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President Rafael Correa recently vetoed a law that aims to reform higher education; the law he received for a final confirmation differed from the original project he had pushed. University officials, students and others involved in higher education are discussing the reform and the different versions of the law.

14 August 2010

Ecuador: Twitter Users Love Their Country

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Ecuadorian Twitter users decided to commemorate their country's independence day by promoting the use of the #teamoecuador (I Love You Ecuador) hashtag on August 10.

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