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The 2008 Olympics present both opportunity and challenge for hosting nation China, namely in the area of tourism, says Brent Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. "China, like much of East Asia, remains very foreign to most Westerners, especially from the United States," he says. "Visitors to its larger cities, such as Beijing, are usually impressed by what they'd not expected to see."

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Syracuse University and Universal Pictures have announced that the movie premiere of "The Express" will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, in Syracuse. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. "The Express" stars Rob Brown ("Finding Forrester") as Davis, and Dennis Quaid ("The Rookie") as Coach Ben Schwartzwalder. Gary Fleder ("Runaway Jury") directed the poignant biopic, which opens nationally in theaters on Oct. 3.

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Ithaca College Faculty and Students Working with Olympic News Service Are Willing to Share China Experience with Interested Media.

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Just back from a research trip in Europe with a grant from the World Anti-Doping Agency, anthropologist and cycling culture expert says the media and public unfairly focus on doping as an individual failure of morality. But riders are the product of an entrenched institutional culture with politics and economics at its core. Expert available for comment as the Tour de France ousts third cyclist from race.