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June 23, 1986. A quiet night in Poolesville, Maryland, forty minutes outside Washington, D.C. The opossums and raccoons and foxes still living wild there crept through what was left of the hedgerows surrounding the Primate Center Complex. Under the lights of the loading bay at Building 11, a few men worked stealthily, loading monkeys into an air-conditioned truck. Two security guards, a veterinarian, and two administrators stood at the back of the truck watching anxiously as four caretakers and the driver helped load each cage and secure it in place.

Free the Animals 20th Anniversary Edition

Ingrid Newkirk

• The single greatest challenge for any ambitious person is reframing slowing down as an essential part of your performance, not a reward for your effort.

Fwd: How to Change Your Life: The Case for Slowing Down

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disrupts short-term memory and enables musicians to be fully in the moment, allowing them to connect with their music and zero in on each note they play.

To Be Blunt: Cannabis Is an Integral Part of Jazz History in America

NATALIE OGANESYAN

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