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Power is obvious, but the origins may have also had references to magic, or the idea of driving-off evil spirits or omens. A "sacred", or protected area is therefore created, by the action implied and used by the "Arm with Power stick". A term used in later Ancient Egypt was 'ta djeser', the 'land-sacred'.
Throwing baton of a Guanche mencey (king). The ancient Egyptians used throwing sticks to hunt small game and waterfowl, as seen in several wall paintings. The 18th-dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun was a known lover of duck hunting and used the throwing stick in his hunts, and a number of throwing sticks were found in the tombs of pharaohs.
See the Egyptian god Huh. (Senusret I has a famous Lintel relief showing this.) The shen ring is often attached to various types of staffs, the staff of authority, or power, symbolizing the Eternal authority of that power. The Goddess Isis, and the Goddess Nekhbet are often shown kneeling, with their hands resting upon a shenu.
Side view of the mummy. Usermontu is an ancient Egyptian mummy exhibited at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. [1]The name Usermontu—which means "Powerful is Montu"—almost certainly is not the name of the mummified man.
The crook and flail (heka and nekhakha) were symbols used in ancient Egyptian society. They were originally the attributes of the deity Osiris that became insignia of pharaonic authority. [ 1 ] The shepherd's crook stood for kingship and the flail for the fertility of the land.
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The first streamliner powered by a Flathead Ford to go over 200 mph (320 km/h) is the Edelbrock-equipped Bachelor-Xydias SoCal Special; [4] it was featured on the cover of the January 1949 issue of Hot Rod magazine. [5] Bill Burke of the So-Cal Speed Shop was the first to attempt to convert a P-51 Mustang belly drop tank to a hot rod roadster. [6]
Tensions have escalated and arrests have been made as protesters continue to stake out areas on the campuses of many California universities, including UCLA, USC and Cal Poly Humboldt.