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...Combined, India and China account for nearly 40% of the world's population. Fueled by turbo-charged growth, they are both consolidating their positions as central actors in the international economy. Inevitably, their economic heft will be accompanied by political influence. China is pursuing economic alliances everywhere from Southeast Asia to Latin America; India may well soon have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Taken together, India's and China's rise to prominence is the great story of our time...
...international concern, national policy issue or contentious debate about Harvard, are often hijacked by jokes and short, witty, personal retorts. In Quincy, a proposal for Bush to debate Saddam, quite quickly—and naturally—turned into a forum for American Gladiator jokes and a call for Turbo to come back from retirement. In most Houses, when serious debates arise, they are the exception to the rule. And it is quite clear that they should...
...sports car is no Sunday drive. The vehicles are tricky to get right, requiring greater attention to design, engineering and marketing. Even specialists such as Porsche and BMW can't stay on cruise control. Although Porsche last week reported record profits, powered by sales of its 911 Turbo, competition facing its entry-level Boxster ($45,000-plus) contributed to a 21% falloff in sales for the vehicle. A redesign is expected...
...kind of turbo-pop, ultra-gory movie experience that has won Korean action films a place in the hearts of all action fans, Torontonians had to stay up late for the screening of Volcano High in the Festival's Midnight Madness section. A high-octane cocktail of apocalyptic nightmare and high-school problem drama, Kim's movie has outsized teen demons, punishing stunt sequences and gaudy special effects that kept the night owls' eyes bugged open. At Midnight Madness, school's out forever...
...TURBO TOOTHBRUSH Yes, it's expensive, but the makers of the Dental Air Force ($400) insist it makes sense to put your money where your mouth is. The toaster-size teeth-cleaning device, which you can buy online at www.dentalairforce com attacks plaque with a jet stream of air, water and cleaning fluid in a power wash. It's definitely a gizmo that only a dentist could love...