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Lawrence, with likely plenty of editorial assistance from TPT,

  Lawrence, with likely plenty of editorial assistance from TPT,  pulled off a shrewd PR move by thanking fans for their loyalty to the Jaguars. What people want most from athletes, other than performing well and helping their team win games, is to feel like they connect with fans. Trevor’s letter conveys that he appreciates the value fan support brings toward winning. It will surely make Jaguars fans feel good about their emotional and financial investment in the team. My belief is Lawrence saw what a critical component the whole team bonding thing did for the Jaguars’ season, enabling them to dig out of a 4-8 record and nearly reach the AFC Championship game. In turn, Lawrence is savvy enough to realize his letter to Jacksonville will intensify the fans' connection with the team , which may well encourage them to support the Jaguars with greater fervor in the future. “This message is another example of Trevor’s strong leadership both on and off the field,” said Jaguars presi...
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That trading may have gone on farther back than widely acknowledged.

That trading may have gone on farther back than widely acknowledged.   "The idea that ancient hominins of this era valued and made special use of obsidian as a material makes a lot of sense," John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who did not take part in this research, told Live Science. "Obsidian is widely recognized as uniquely  valuable among natural materials for flaking sharp-edged tools; it is also highly special in appearance. Some historic cultures have used obsidian and traded it across distances of hundreds of miles." "There has been evidence since the 1970s that obsidian may have been transported across long distances as early as 1.4 million years ago," Hawks said. "That evidence has not been replicated by more recent excavation work, but the new report by Mussi and coworkers may be a step in that direction."
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