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.
It is known as both Unakite Stone and Jasper, as is said to be a member of the family of Jaspers, which are stones made up of a mixture of different materials, including quartz.ome Unakite stones may be a very dark almost red color. It is believed that these darker reddish pink stones could have an inclusion of Red Jasper in them. If you have darker stones you may want to read about Red Jasper. Any color of these stones are beneficial to use when you are doing your daily meditation.