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A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

In the south is the Masai Mara, vast, open savanna, teeming with game.

In 1845 he published Mara, a poem in four cantoes (85 pp., Longmans), containing a description of a young poet who printed 1000 copies of his first poem, of which only 10 were sold.

The sheaths (Chamaerops), showing the veins ending in a process 1, called running from the base to the mara ligule; the blade of the gin, and not forming an angular leaf, f.

The next seven days were spent alone in a grove of mango trees 2 The various legends of Mara are the subject of an exhaustive critical analysis in Windisch's Mara and Buddha (Leipzig, 1895).

In 1367 he gathered a great army, entered Castile, defeated the usurper Henry of Trasta mara at the battle of Najera, and restored his ally.

This picture taken by MARA investigator Mark Rosney actually fooled him into thinking he had seen something anomalous for a while.

Fortunately there was a guy from the Kenya Wildlife Service who was apparently having a busman 's holiday from the Mara.

We will then transfer to the famed Masai Mara staying at a lovely luxury tented camp within the park.

Our journey takes us into the valley where we we visit the world famous Masai Mara Game Reserve.

On our last full day of the trip we drove to the Mara River to see the abundant hippos there.

Mara is tolerant and forgiving - always slightly vexing in a fictional character.

Mara, the great tempter, appears in the sky, and urges Gotama to stop, promising him, in seven days, a universal kingdom over the four great continents if he will but give up his enterprise.2 When his words fail to have any effect, the tempter consoles himself by the confident hope that he will still overcome his enemy, saying, "Sooner or later some lustful or malicious or angry thought must arise in his mind; in that moment I shall be his master"; and from that hour, adds the legend, "as a shadow always follows the body, so he too from that day always followed the Blessed One, striving to throw every obstacle in his way towards the Buddhahood."

Despite her efforts to emphasize the importance of eating vegetables, Mara's children refused to eat broccoli.

You can explore worlds, dress up your Mara Doll and battle your pet.

For brides who cannot visit the store themselves, the owners of Kleinfeld, Ronnie Rothstein and Mara Urshel, wrote How to Buy Your Perfect Wedding Dress.

Brendgen, Mara, et al. "Is There a Dark Side of Positive Illusions?

She began modeling with her mother, Mara Lucia Sarahyba, as a child.

Yoga Journal's Yoga Basics by Mara Carrico provides a helpful introduction to yoga.

Mara pants feature a comfortable crossover waistband with a draw cord casing, a relaxed fit, and a polyester/spandex blend that wicks away moisture and dries quickly.

Mara McFalls - McFalls is a journalist who rides along with the team in the Scout vehicles and sometimes handles driving duties.

Perhaps the most powerful character to emerge in the Star Wars universe that did not originate in the films is Mara Jade, the future wife of Luke Skywalker and mother to his son Ben.

And Professor Windisch has discussed the legends of the temptation in his Mara and Buddha, and those relating to the Buddha's birth in his Buddha's Geburt.

An early Syriac document, probably of the 2nd or 3rd century, is the Letter of Mara son of Serapion, which was edited by Cureton in his Spicilegium Syriacum.

A very different animal is the Patagonian cavy, or mara (Dolichotis patachonica), the typical representative of a genus characterized by long limbs, comparatively large ears, and a short tail.

Although occasionally seen in large flocks, the mara is more commonly found in small parties or in pairs, the parties commonly moving in single file.