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much less teach with the machines, software bugs didn't get fixed, Internet access was almost universally absent and cultural disconnects kept kids from benefitting from the machines.
• "In essence, what we did was deliver the computers without preparing the teachers," said Sandro Marcone, the Peruvian education official who now runs the program.
• He believes the missteps may have actually widened the gap between children able to benefit from the computers and those ill-equipped to do so, he says, in a country whose public education system is rated among the world's most deficient.
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'This is really over': Dara Torres just misses out in bid to make a record 6th Olympic team
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Dara Torres is headed back to Florida to watch the Olympics on TV, like a lot of middle-aged folks.
• The 45-year-old mom missed making a record sixth U.S. swim team by nine-hundredths of a second, finishing fourth in the 50-meter freestyle on the last night of the trials Monday.
• "This is really over," she said, smiling. "That's it, I'm going to enjoy some time with my daughter, have a nice summer and cheer on the U.S. team from afar."
• Torres carried 6-year-old Tessa, her blond head buried in her mother's shoulder, as she came off the pool deck and made her way past reporters for the last time.
• "She's bummed she's not going to London now," Torres said. "I told her I'd still take her though."
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Today in History
The Associated Press
Today is Tuesday, July 3, the 185th day of 2012. There are 181 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On July 3, 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle signed an agreement recognizing Algeria as an independent state after 132 years of French rule. (The same day, U.S. President John F. Kennedy sent a congratulatory message to the Algerian (Continued on page 35)
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