In 2008, the Democratic Party gathered in Denver for its 2008 convention. There, a donkey named Mordecai became the first official live mascot in the history of the party, giving a new meaning to the expression political animal. This Democratic symbol aimed to provide a few light-hearted moments at the convention.
Variously known as cupstones, anvil stones, pitted cobbles and nutting stones, among other names, these roughly discoidal or amorphous groundstone artifacts are among the most common lithic remains of Native American culture, especially in the Midwest, in Early Archaic contexts.
Miner's or lamp grade which is the consistency of pea gravel, and is used in carbide lamps, and sight smokers. 3. Nut grade which is larger yet in size, and can be as large as 1 1/4 diameter rocks. This grade can be used in larger lamps, and agricultural use such as pineapple growing.