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.
Tumbled Howlite (Canada) This Tumbled Howlite is a smooth bright white with attractive gray markings. Howlite is a soothing and calming stone, and helps with an overactive mind and insomnia. Howlite is called the attunement stone, linking the user to higher spiritual consciousness, and opens and prepares the mind to receive the energies and wisdom of attunements. As a stress reducer, Howlite can be helpful in the workplace by keeping a Tumbled Howlite Stone in the pocket or purse.