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.
A nutmeg (or tunnel, sometimes just meg in British English slang) is a technique used in association football, field hockey or basketball. The aim is to kick, roll or throw the ball between an opponent's legs (feet).This can be done in order to pass to another player, to shoot on goal, or to carry on and retrieve it. In Australia it is called a nutmeg 2  . In Iran it is called lauyee (ÙØ§ÛÛ) meaning gasket. 3  In Brazil it is called a caneta (pen), janelinha (little window) or rolinho (little roll). 4  In Polish it is called zaÅoÅ¼yÄ siatkÄ/dziurkÄ (set up a net/a hole).