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Before he died, there were stories about how he'd tried to single-handedly reinvent downtown Las Vegas (not the Strip). Does anyone know what happened to all that?
More than stories. He put $350m into it and it's still going. https://dtplv.com/
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Howard Hughes had severe allodynia in an age in which there was no real medical treatment for it Still, to this day, there is no amazing treatment for it. Especially because there are more than a few not well understood causes of it. Some medications work well for some, but not at all for others. Hughes was, by all accounts, essentially a prisoner of his unrelenting misfiring nervous system. I think he lived out his…
For some of us: allodynia: “Allodynia is a type of neuropathic pain (nerve pain). People with allodynia are extremely sensitive to touch. Things that don't usually cause pain can be very painful. These may include cold temperatures, brushing hair or wearing a cotton t-shirt. Allodynia can result from several conditions.” https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21570-allodyn...