@LASportsRadio it is my understanding that each Locals Presale timeslot has their own allocation, so new tix may be made available each day. However, the prices will be the same
#LA28#Olympic locals lottery ticket sales opened yesterday. I had won a slot for 10 am today. I can buy up to 12 tix. Was shocked by the prices and number of categories already sold out. (maybe they're not releasing all tix at this time?). 1/
@LASportsRadio Women's prelims have tix at $28, 57, 82, 165, 197, 286, and the top tier sold out.
Men's prelims have $50 and 89 sold out, but avail for $133, 254, 305, 458, and top 2 tiers sold out.
Men's quarterfinals $82, 120, 178 & 623 sold out, but still some for $349 and 419.
However, ...
Back in #84Olympics I got to see some judo, weightlifting, boxing, and the closing ceremony, (all for free!) but thats because I was a volunteer driver at the Olympic Village at USC (was still a grad student there). Maybe I'll need to volunteer again.
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Closing Ceremony, $2108-4961, unavail $217-1234.
For comparison to non premier sports, Trampoline $204-682 avail, $28 and up not avail.
Lots of $28 tix avail for prelims in water polo, handball, soccer, cricket, rugby, badminton, volleyball, fencing, judo, table tennis.
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Peter Deusberg has died. The biologist is centrally responsible for the HIV denialist movement, which has killed many people and which rages to this day. This despite the fact that combination antiretroviral therapy has been on the market for 30 years and has proven to be one of the most successful pharmaceutical interventions in history.
In the early 2000s, South Africa's president fell under the sway of American HIV denialism and delayed the roll out of HIV treatment. An estimated 300,000 people died as a result.
I interviewed Christine Maggiore, one of Duesberg's most able lieutenants, in 2006, right after her daughter died of AIDS. She was the most paranoid and mistrustful person I've ever met. She died of AIDS herself a few years later.
To put it simply: HIV, left untreated, causes AIDS. AIDS is fatal. But HIV treatment works. It extends life to near normal and it prevents transmission.
This is 8 minutes long. Itโs twitter so few will watch the whole thing-but I did and I now have a much better understanding of what motivated Tyler Robinson.