The mood of the story is fashioned from the start through names of the participants: Naomi, which means " my gracious one " or " my delight ," later asks to be called Mara, " the bitter one "; her two sons are Mahlon, " sick ", and Chilion, " weakening " or " pining " and Orpah, meaning " mane " or " gazelle ", is from the root for " nape " or " back of the neck ", appropriate for the daughter-in-law who turns her back on Naomi and returns to her people.

A clear rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng, on the northern edge of the Arnhem Land plateau, from the freshwater period For example, Jemima Wimalu, a Mara woman from the Roper River is very proficient at playing the didgeridoo and is featured on the record Aboriginal Sound Instruments released in 1978.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve ( also spelled Masai Mara ; known by the locals as The Mara ) is a large game reserve in south-western Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

It is named after the Maasai people ( the traditional inhabitants of the area ) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: " Mara ", which is Maa ( Maasai language ) for " spotted ," an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area.

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is only a fraction of the Greater Mara Ecosystem, which includes the following Group Ranches: Koiyaki, Lemek, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, and Kimintet.

Unlike most other National Parks in Kenya the Maasai Mara National Reserve is not administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service, but by local authorities.

The more visited eastern part of the park is managed by Narok County Council and the western part, known as the Mara Triangle, by the Trans-Mara county council, which is contracting management to the Mara Conservancy, a local nonprofit organization formed by the local Maasai that contains several anti-poaching units.

The outer areas known as Maasai Mara Conservation area is administered by the Group Ranch Trusts of the Maasai community who also have their own rangers for patrolling the park area.

The only difference to the traditional show is that the Crocodile is replaced with the snake-like alien Mara.

As of August 2012, Jonze's next project is Her, a science fiction romance film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Samantha Morton, Olivia Wilde, and Rooney Mara.

* Following his death, Mara Takla Haymanot is succeeded by Tatadim as the ruler of Ethiopia.

In The Thrawn Trilogy, Luke meets former Emperor's Hand Mara Jade, who is bound by Palpatine's disembodied voice that repeatedly commands " You will kill Luke Skywalker.

" Mara Jade is working with her boss, a fringe-of-the-galaxy smuggler named Talon Karrde, who also plays a crucial role in this era.

Because of this, he is able to overcome his doubts about Mara and defeat Lomi Plo in the final battle of the Swarm War, cutting her into four pieces.

Luke and Lumiya had fought several times over the years, but when Mara is murdered in Sacrifice, Lumiya deceives Luke into believing that she killed her.

) Co-owner John Mara described it as " the greatest victory in the history of this franchise, without question ".

In the Maha Samaya Sutta, the defeated antagonist of the Buddha, Mara also known as " Namuci " or the " Dark One " is described as an Asura whose army consisted of " Sensual passions, Discontent, Hunger and Thirst, Craving, Sloth and Drowsiness, Terror, Uncertainty, Hypocrisy and Stubbornness, Gains, Offerings, Fame and Status wrongly gained, and whoever would praise self and disparage others " ( Sn 3. 2 Padhana Sutta ).

" Guarding the 194 pound barkeep, who described himself as John Mara, was a five-foot prohibition agent who weighed less than 100 pounds.

In a move that constitutional experts have described as of questionable constitutionality, Mara dismissed the government from office ( for being " unable to act ") prorogued Parliament for six months, and assumed executive authority himself.

" Gang Activity in the U. S. Armed Forces Increasing ", dated January 12, 2007, states that street gangs including the Bloods, Crips, Black Disciples, Gangster Disciples, Hells Angels, Latin Kings, The 18th Street Gang, Mara Salvatrucha ( MS-13 ), Mexican Mafia, Norteños, Sureños, and Vice Lords have been documented on military installations both domestic and international although recruiting gang members violates military regulations.

The Rani appears in two Doctor Who classic series serials, The Mark of the Rani ( 1985 ) and Time and the Rani ( 1987 ), portrayed both times by Kate O ' Mara.

Though still a top-10 show, Dynasty dropped from # 1 to # 7 in the ratings for its sixth season, which featured a lookalike woman named Rita who poses as Krystle ( with both roles played by Evans ), introduced Alexis ' sister Caress ( Kate O ' Mara ), and launched the spin-off The Colbys.

* Mara, Lord of Illusion, can project illusions across great distances, a power that the Gods use both for entertainment and in battle.

Announcing that he had deposed both the government and the President, Speight swore in serving ruling government member, Timoci Silatolu as Prime Minister by Ratu Jope Seniloli, whom he proclaimed President in place of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

Early Buddhism acknowledged both a literal and " psychological " interpretation of Mara.

Many commentators believe that a better way forward might have been to set up a " government of national unity ," representing both the Alliance and the NFP, but this was unacceptable to Ratu Mara.

The paradoxical results were both a triumph and a setback for the Fijian Alliance Party of the Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.

In the commentary and documentary for The Mark of the Rani, both Colin Baker and Kate O ' Mara say that " He only ever wanted to play the Master ".

Two of his most famous students were Corona Schröter and Gertrud Elisabeth Mara née Schmeling, both acclaimed vocalists.

Others, both in Fiji and abroad, accused the Governor-General, a high chief in the Fijian chiefly hierarchy, of deliberate bias, and took his usurping of a popular election to preserve the government of his fellow-chief ( and distant cousin ), Ratu Mara, as an indication that the indigenous Fijian elite would not tolerate an Indo-Fijian-led government.

A chief may hold more than one title, just as a peer may in the United Kingdom ; the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, for example, was both Tui Nayau and Tui Lau.

The Nga are more closely related to the Tagin both ethnically and linguistically than to Tibetans, but they claim to be a separate group, like the Mara who live in Limeking.

One village elder, who chose not to be named, said that Mara had both the blood ties and the modern education expected of a Paramount Chief.

Hampanasouane as Mara, the personification of worldly desires who tried to tempt the Buddha during meditation, can be seen in both their searches for lust, power, and material gain.

In November 2003, Ferro released his second studio album, 111, recorded both in Italian and Spanish, produced by Alberto Salerno, Mara Maionchi and Michele Canova.

As a result, the two Mara scripts were Bailey's final broadcast work for both Doctor Who and television in general and he returned to a career in academia.

The Greater Washington Board of Trade and the D. C. Chamber of Commerce PAC both endorsed Mara and raised money for his campaign.

The editorial board of The Washington Post published an endorsement of both Mara and incumbent Democrat Kwame Brown.

Mara still refuses to believe Kirk ; however, the alien entity finally makes an appearance just outside Sickbay.

Luck struck in 2005, when the lead single Nochnaya Kobyla ( Ночная Кобыла, Night mare ) off their second, more pop-infused album Pereval ( Перевал, Mountain Pass ) had been sneaked into rotation on Nashe Radio ( the name and lyrics of the song are a complex allusion to Mara, a Norse mythical entity that caused nightmares ).

Mara, Urthstripe's young adopted daughter, and her hare friend, Pikkle, decide to leave the great mountain stronghold, Mara having become tired of the way Urthstripe treats her.

She accused him of having ordered the burning of the Matailakeba Cane Farm in Seaqaqa ( owned by Ratu Mara ) in the midst of an army mutiny at Sukanaivalu Barracks in Labasa on July 29, 2000.

The dying director of the Encyclopedia wants him to stay on and succeed him, but an Exotic, Padma from the planet Mara, reads him as having no identity with others, no empathy, no soul.