Mara, mark two

A new Mara is set to stride across the land. Well, the Northern part of it anyway

A new Mara is set to stride across the land. Well, the Northern part of it anyway. Martii Ahtisaari, one of the two newly-appointed weapons inspectors is also known as Mara. But that is not all. The Guardian reported the following on Monday: "He is . . . probably the only world leader to have a sausage named after him; after his election as president his supporters renamed a Finnish delicacy Mara, after his nickname."