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Napoleon in popular culture Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, has become a worldwide cultural icon symbolizing strength, genius, and military and political power. Since his death, countless towns, streets, ships, and even cartoon characters have been named after him.
Napoleon I of France Napoléon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte) (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) under the name Napoléon I (Napoléon 1er) from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814, and was briefly restored as Emperor from 20 March to 22 June 1815. He was also King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
Napoleon III of France Napoléon III Emperor of the French (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was President of the French Republic from 1848 to 1851, then 2 December 1851 to 2 December 1852 ruler of Dictatorial Government, then Emperor of the French under the name Napoléon III, to 1870. He was the last monarch to rule France.
Napoleon Louis Bonaparte Napoleon Louis Bonaparte (October 11 1804 - March 17, 1831) was the middle son of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (aka Louis I of Holland), and Hortense de Beauharnais. His father was the younger brother of Emperor Napoleon I and king of Holland, while his mother was the daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais, Napoleon's first wife.
Napoleon Murphy Brock Napoleon Murphy Brock is an American singer, saxophonist and flautist who is best known for his work with Frank Zappa in the 1970s, including the albums One Size Fits All, Roxy and Elsewhere, and Bongo Fury. He is perhaps best remembered for his vocal performances on Village of the Sun and Inca Roads; he also played the role of the "Evil Prince" on Zappa's Thing-Fish album.
Napoleon Sarony Napoleon Sarony (1821 – 1896) was an American lithographer and photographer. He was a highly popular and prolific portrait photographer, most known for his portraits of the stars of late 19th century American theater.
Napoleon Săvescu Napoleon Săvescu (born June 24 1946) is a Romanian-American physician famous for being the supporter of some controversial theories regarding the origins and history of Dacians and Romanians. He is also the founder of the New York City-based "Dacia Revival International Society", which since 2000 is the organizer of the annually-held International Congress of Dacology.
Napoleon Symphony Napoleon Symphony: A Novel in Four Movements (ISBN 0-224-01009-3) is Anthony Burgess's fictional recreation of the life and world of Napoleon Bonaparte, first published in 1974. He said he found the novel "elephantine fun" to write.
Napoleon XIV Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of record producer Jerry Samuels (b 1938 New York City) who had moderate success with the song "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!", released in 1966 (reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart that year).
Napoleon Zervas Napoleon Zervas (1891 - 1957) was a Greek general and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and was the leader of the National Republican Greek League, EDES, a resistance organization against the Nazi occupation of Greece.
Napoleon's theorem In mathematics, Napoleon's theorem is a theorem that states that if equilateral triangles are constructed on the sides of any triangle, either all outward, or all inward, the centroids of those equilateral triangles themselves form an equilateral triangle.
Napoleonic era The Napoleonic Era is a period in the History of France and Europe. It is generally classified as the fourth stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative Assembly, and the third being the Directory.
Napoleonite Napoleonite, also called corsite because the stone is found in the island of Corsica, is a variety of diorite which is characterized by orbicular structure. The grey matrix of the stone has the normal appearance of a diorite, but contains many rounded lumps 1 or 2 inches in diameter, which show concentric zones of light and dark colors.
Napoli (ballet) Choreographed by August Bournonville in 1842, Napoli is a ballet often performed by the Royal Danish Ballet which tells the tale of Teresina, a young young Italian girl who falls in love with Gennaro, a local fisherman. The tale that unfolds is full of drama and culminates in the marriage of the two young lovers.
Nappe In geology, a nappe is a large sheetlike body of rock that has been moved far from its original position. Nappes form during continental plate collisions, when folds are sheared so much that they fold back over on themselves and break apart.
Nappy Brown Nappy Brown was the stage name of Napoleon Brown Culp (born October 12 1929)Brown is a gospel-influenced blues singer, whose hits include the 1955] [[Billboard charts|Billboard Chart No 2, Don't Be AngryJoel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (ISBN 0-89820-155-1). His style is readily recognisable; Brown uses a wide vibrato, stutters, melisma and a distinctive "li-li-li-li-li".
Nappy Valley Originally applied to specific areas of Battersea and Wandsworth, between Clapham Common and Wandsworth Common, south London with extremely high birth rates and a "cafe culture" of middle-class, affluent families. The borough of Wandsworth had the highest birth rate in Europe in 2004.
Naprej zastava slave "Naprej zastava slave", (English "Forward, Flag of Glory") a poem in Slovenian language, is the old Slovene national anthem. It was written by Simon Jenko and put into music by Davorin Jenko on 16th May 1860.
Napster Napster is an online music service which was originally a file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning. Napster was the first widely-used peer-to-peer (or P2P) music sharing service, and it made a major impact on how people used the Internet.
NapsterLive NapsterLive, or The Napster Sessions, is a live EP by British band Turin Brakes. Released as a companion to their album Jackinabox, it was a digital download available from the Napster online music service, as well as many other download stores.
Napton-on-the-Hill Napton-on-the-Hill often referred to as just Napton is a small village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. Napton has a population of 976 (2001 census), and is situated off the A425 road between the towns of Daventry and Southam, which is a few miles to the west of the village.
NaPro This technology allows a woman to monitor in an easy and objective way a variety of different biological markers that reflect the occurrence of various hormone events during the course of the menstrual cycle with the help from the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. This then allows women to naturally choice when to have a child.
Naqada Naqada or Naquada is a district and town about 30km north of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile in southern Egypt (Upper Egypt), includes some villages such as Toukh, Khatara, Danfiq and Zawayda. It stands near the site of a necropolis from the prehistoric, pre-dynastic period around 4400-3000 BCE.
Naqada III Naqada III is the last phase of the Naqadan period. It is the period during which the process of state formation, which had begun to take place in Naqada II, became highly visible, with named kings heading powerful polities.
Naqahdah generator In the science fiction television show Stargate SG-1, the Naqahdah generator is a power source which can provide enormous and practically endless amounts of clean energy. The device uses the element Naqahdah to provide power.
Naqibullah Naqibullah is an Afghan boy who was one of those detained by the United States in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp. He was detained following the 2001 war in Afghanistan and had been released by February 2004.
Naqoyqatsi Naqoyqatsi: Life as war is a documentary film released in 2002; it is the third and final film of the Qatsi trilogy by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on society's transition from a natural environment to a technology-based industrial environment.
Naqsh-e Rustam Naqsh-e Rustam (in Persian: نقش رستم Næqš-e Rostæm) is an archaeological site located about 3 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars (Pars) province (Persis), Iran. This place is called Næqš-e Rostæm "Picture of Rostam" because of the Sassanid carvings below the tombs, which were thought to represent the Persian mythical hero Rostam.
Naqsha Bibi Naqsha Bibi is a 40-year-old Pakistani women was found alive in the ruins of her house near Muzaffarabad on 10 December 2005, 63 days after she was originally buried in the 8 October Kashmir earthquake. It is believed that she was buried in the ruins of her kitchen, and rescued two days later.
Naqshbandi Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr (remembrance of God) rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders.
Naqshbandia Owaisiah Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr (remembrance of God) rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders.
Nar Nar Goon, Victoria Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia located near Pakenham in the Shire of Cardinia. It is known locally as "The Mural Town" because of the numerous murals that can be seen around the town.
Nara Line The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It connects Kyoto Station in the city of Kyoto to Kizu Station in Kizu, Kyoto, with service continuing to Nara Station in the city of Nara via the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line).
Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties One of two research institutes that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Established in 1972, the is located in the city of Nara, Japan with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture.
Narad Bhakti Sutra The Narada Bhakti Sutra is a well known Sutra of Hinduism puportedly spoken by the famous sage, Narada Muni. The text details the process of Bhakti, or Bhakti yoga and is thus of particular importance to many of the Vaishnava traditions and Bhakti movements within Hinduism.
Narada Narada (Sanskrit: नारद, nārada) or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Hindu tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, and especially in the Bhagavata Purana. Narada is portrayed as a travelling monk with the ability to visit distant worlds and planets.
Narada Bakmeewewa Narada Bakmeewewa is Sri Lanka's most popular television presenter and a budding actor. Narada Bakmeewewa after making his television debut in the mid 1990s, has gone on to become one of Sri Lanka’s most popular and respected Television Personalities.
Narada Michael Walden Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan USA) is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards.
Naradada NaraDada (Urdu:ناراڈاڈا) (also known as 228 GB (Gogera branch) is a village in Pakistan, located at the Gojra - Samundari road. The exact history of the village is not known but this village existed before the partition of India Pakistan.
Narai King Narai the Great (; 1629 - July 11, 1688) became king of the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam, today's Thailand, in 1656. His reign saw a major expansion of diplomatic missions to and from Western powers, most notably France, England, and the Vatican.
Naraka (Buddhism) Naraka नरक (Sanskrit) or Niraya (Pāli) (Ch: 那落迦 (variant 捺落迦) Nàlùojiā or 地獄 Dì Yù; Jp: Jigoku or 奈落 Naraku; Tib: དམྱལ་བ་ dmyal.ba) is the name given to one of the worlds of greatest suffering in Buddhist cosmology.
Naraka dynasty The Naraka dynasty is a mythological dynasty of Assam that has been sourced to mentions in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Kalika Purana, the Yogini Tantra and local lore. There are no indications when they might have ruled, but they are probably true rulers whose accounts have been greatly exaggerated.
Naraku Naraku (奈落, な らく, "underworld") is the major villain in the manga and anime series InuYasha, although not always a major focus in every episode. Extremely effective, he has had a long staying power through the course of the series, which has occasionally drawn criticism from fans.
Narambi railway station, Melbourne Narambi railway station was a single platform located on the corner of Narambi Road & Richardson Drive, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. It has since been closed, with some of the platform infrastructure having been reused at the new site of Mornington railway station.
Naranja, Florida Naranja is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Many orange groves were once located in this area, so the community name came from the Spanish word for orange, "naranja".
Naranjito, Puerto Rico Naranjito is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and ComerĂ­o; east of Corozal; and west of BayamĂłn. Naranjito is spread over 15 wards and Naranjito Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Naranjo Naranjo is an ancient city of the Maya civilization in the Petén Basin region of the central Maya lowlands. It is located in the present-day department of Petén, Guatemala about 10 km west of the border with Belize.
Naraoiidae The Naraoiidae is a family of soft-shelled trilobite-like arthropods that are known only from the early and middle Cambrian -- primarily from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia and the Maotianshan Shale of China.
Narara Music Festival In 1983 and 1984, an outdoor music festival was held on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. This was called the "Narara Music Festival", however it was actually held at Somersby, not far from Narara (as the crow flies), next to the site of "Old Sydney Town".
Narara, New South Wales Narara (stressed on the second syllable; IPA: ) is a suburb on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, which boasts a railway station, a corner shop and bottleshop, around 1,000 homes, a number of parks and sporting grounds, and a concrete public skatepark. It is located five minutes north of Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.
Narasimha I Narasimha I (1152 - 1173 CE) was an unpopular ruler of the Hoysala Empire. Apart from his victory over his overlord Chalukya Tailapa III which paved way for declaration of independence by his successor, historians dont give him too much credit.
Narasimha Saraswati Shri Narasimha Saraswati नरसिहसरस्वती (Nrusimha Saraswati) is considered the second avatar of Shri Dattatreya. The only way we know about his life is through the remarkable and most influential book in Marathi literature, Shri GuruCharitra written by Shri Saraswati Gangadhar, one of the most talented poet and philosopher ever known in Marathi literature in Maharashtra.
Narasimhan Ram Narasimhan Ram (born May 4, 1945), is an Indian journalist, who is Editor-in-chief of The Hindu since June 27, 2003. Ram also heads the other publications of The Hindu Group, Frontline, The Hindu Business Line and Sportstar.
Narasimhavarman Narasimhavarman, also called Mamallan, was the one who visualised present day Mahabalipuram. Anyone who visited this place near Chennai, the capital city of TamilNadu, could not have not marvelled the excellence of the beautiful rock-cut monuments.
Narayan Debnath Narayan Debnath ()is the creator of popular Bengali comics including Batul The Great, Handa-Bhonda and Nonte-Phonte. Having contributed to the early development of Bangla comics and its growth in a career spanning more than fifty years, he is still read in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh.
Narayan Desai Narayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat. Brought up in Gandhi's Ashram in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad and Sevagram near Wardha, Narayan stopped attending school to be educated and trained by his father and other inmates of the Ashram.
Narayan Iyengar Indian Carnatic musician K S Narayana Iyengar (January 25, 1903-January 11, 1959) was a master of the South Indian instrument, the chitravina (also known as the gotuvadyam). He contributed heavily to the development of the instrument.
Narayan nagbali Narayan Nagbali is a ritual performed at Trimbakeshwar and consists of two different rituals. Narayan bali is done to get rid of ancestral curse (Pitru Shaap) while Nag bali is done to get rid of sin performed by killing a snake, especially a Cobra, which is worshipped in India.
Narayan Pokharel Narayan Prasad Pokharel, (1958-2005), was president of the Nepal branch of the World Hindu Federation. He was killed by gunfire while attending a religious festival after being attacked by six gunmen in Dudrakshya village, Rupandehi District, Nepal (near Butwal) about 300 kilometers west of Kathmandu.
Narayan Rane Narayan Rane (मराठी:नारायण राणे)(born April 10, 1952) is a former Chief Minister Maharashtra. He was a member Shiv Sena until July 2005 when he joind Indian National Congress party..
Narayan Swamy Narayan Swamy an Indian hermit and social worker. In 1936 he established 'Narayan Ashram' situated at an 2734 meters above sea level in between the village of Sosa and Sirdang in the Pithoragarh District in the Indian state of Uttranchal.
Narayana Guru Nārāyana Guru (नारायण गुरु,നാരായണ ഗുരു) (1856 - 1928), also known as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a saint, sage and social reformer of India. He was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when the Ezhava caste, because of its precarious position between the upper and lowest strata in the caste hierarchy, faced much social injustice.
Narayanalayam Narayanalayam is situated at Nalleppilly, a beautiful village in India, just 43 km away from Coimbatore and 20 km away from the district headquarters of Palakkad. This Hindu ashramam, fully functioning since 1988, is wholly dedicated to spiritual and charitable activities, under the auspicious guidance and vibrant leadership of SWAMY SANMAYANANDA SARASWATHY MAHARAJ.
Narayanastra The Narayanastra (IAST: , sanskrit: नारायणास्त्र ) is the personal missile weapon of Vishnu in his Narayana form, this astra lets loose a powerful tirade of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously. The intensity of the shower increases with resistance.
Narayaneeyam Narayaneeyam is a devotional Sanskrit work, in the form of a poetical hymn, consisting of 1034 verses (called 'slokas' in Sanskrit). It was written by Melputhoor Narayana Bhattapathar and gives a summary of 14,000 verses of the Bhagavata Purana.
Narayangarh Narayangarh is a city in Chitwan District lying adjacent to district-headquater Bharatpur in the middle part of Nepal, 100 km due west of Kathmandu, at the Narayani River where it leaves the Mahabharat Range. It has about 90,000 inhabitants and it is situated at a latitude of 27.
Narayaniyam Narayaniyam is a medieaval text that is a summary study in poetic form of the famous Bhagavata Purana. It was composed by Melputhur Narayana Bhattadri, a devotee-poet who lived in the Indian state of Kerala in the sixteenth Century AD.
Narbasi The Narbasi were an ancient Celtiberian tribe of Lusitania, akin to the Lusitanians and Calaicians or Gallaeci, living in the province of Minho (north of modern Portugal) and nearby areas of modern Galicia (Spain).
Narbles Narbles are a round fruit-flavored candy produced by the Ferrara Pan Candy Company, composed of a hard outer shell surrounding a gummy fruit center. They were introduced in 2004 and that year were named Candy of the Year by Candy Buyer Magazine.
Narborough railway station Narborough railway station is located on the Birmingham to Peterborough line, and serves the village of Narborough in Leicestershire. When built it was one of many rural stations built adjacent to the road with a level crossing.
Narc (Narcotics) A narc, also spelled nark, (a contraction of "narcotic agent") is a term for a narcotics agent or police informant who provides information to the police about drug offenders. It's often used to refer to undercover agents, rather than police officers.
Narc-Kenya The National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya is a political party in Kenya. This a party formed after the defeat of the Government sponsored Draft constitution and one that promises to be one of the major contenders in the 2007 general elections in Kenya.
Narcís Oller Narcís Oller (1846–1930) is the Catalan author most noted for the novels La papallona (The Butterfly) which appeared with a forward by Émile Zola in the French translation; his most well-known work L'Escanyapobres (The Usurer); and La febre d'or (Gold Fever) which is set in Barcelona during the period of promoterism.
Narciso Agúndez Montaño Narciso Agúndez Montaño (born October 26, 1958) is a Mexican politician and current governor of Baja California Sur. Elected on February 6, 2005, he took office on April 5, 2005, and is the second member of Party of the Democratic Revolution to hold the office of governor in Baja California Sur, after his precedecssor Leonel Cota Montaño.
Narciso MartĂ­nez Narciso MartĂ­nez, (died 1992) dubbed early on, El Huracan del Valle ("The Hurricane of the Valley"), began recording in 1936 and is the father of conjunto music. The Spanish word conjunto means 'group' and in El Valle de Tejas that means accordion, bajo sexto, and contrabajo (string bass, known locally also as "el tololoche").
Narcisse, Manitoba Narcisse, Manitoba is a rural hamlet in the local government district of Armstrong, in the Interlake region (), in the province of Manitoba. It was originally settled in 1914, two years after the arrival of the now defunct Canadian Northern Railway.
Narcissism (psychology) The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard. The name was chosen by Sigmund Freud, from the Greek myth of Narcissus, who was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.
Narcissu: Side 2nd A direct prequel to the visual novel Narcissu, Narcissu: Side 2nd is currently in production by stage-nana. A preview version was sold at Comiket 70 for 200 yen, and has since been released for download at stage-nana's website.
Narcissus (1983 film) Narcissus is a 1983 Canadian short musical and experimental film directed by Norman McLaren and produced by David Verrall, visualizing the legend of Narcissus in a modern way. It was McLaren's last film for the National Film Board of Canada.
Narcissus (murderer) Narcissus was a Roman athlete and wrestler from the 2nd century AD. He was employed by emperor Commodus as his wrestling partner and personal trainer in order to train him for his appearances in the Colosseum as a gladiator.
Narcissus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Narcissus or Narkissos (Greek: Νάρκισσος), was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. Several versions of his myth have survived: Ovid's, from his Metamorphoses; Pausanias', from his Guide to Greece, (9.
Narcissus and Goldmund Narcissus and Goldmund (ISBN 0-312-42167-2) is a novel written by the German author Hermann Hesse and was first published as NarziĂź und Goldmund in German in 1930. It was the novel directly after Der Steppenwolf, which won Hesse critical acclaim.
Narcissus Flycatcher The Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is native to east Asia, from Sakhalin to the north, through Japan across through Korea, mainland China, and Taiwan, wintering in southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Borneo.
Narcissus Marsh Narcissus Marsh (1638–2 November 1713) was an English clergyman who was successively Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel, Archbishop of Dublin and Archbishop of Armagh. He was born at Hannington, Wiltshire and was educated at Oxford.
Narco Analysis Narco Analysis Test or Narco Test: This is the tool of modern forensics to catch the culprits and trace the criminals and decipher their modus operandi by administering hypnotics or similar drugs into the suspects. The term Narco Analysis was coined by Horseley.
Narco News Narco News is an online newspaper dedicated to covering the United States' “war on drugs” and movements opposing that country's operations in Latin America. Its articles are available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with translations into Italian, French and German as well.
Narco-capitalism Narco-capitalism (derivatives: narco-state, narco-economy) is a neologism and pejorative meant to express criticism of a state's policies and practices surrounding the international illegal drugs trade. The terms narco-capitalism and narco-state currently have no formal definition in official use and are not in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Narcocorrido A narcocorrido is a kind of Mexican music which evolved out of folk corridos, using dance-able, accordion-based polka as a rhythmic base. Corridos have long described bandits and other criminals, as well as illegal immigrants to the United States, and the poor and destitute, but the focus on drug smugglers is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Narcosynthesis In psychology, narcosynthesis refers to a group of techniques which has its origins in the practice of "narco-hypnosis." Narco-hypnosis, as its name implies, is the use of various narcotics to induce various types of hypnotic states.
Narcoterrorism Narcoterrorism is a term coined by former President Fernando BelaĂşnde Terry of Peru in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nation's anti-narcotics police. In the original context, narcoterrorism is understood to mean the attempts of narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of a government or a society through violence and intimidation, and to hinder the enforcement of the law and the administration of justice by the systematic threat or use of such violence.
Narcotic A narcotic is an addictive drug, derived from opium, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behavior. The derivation of the word is from the Greek word narkotikos, meaning "benumbing or deadening," and originally referred to a variety of substances that induce sleep (such state is narcosis).
Narcotic Control Act The Narcotic Control Act, passed in 1961, was one of Canada's national drug control statutes prior to its repeal by the 1996 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. It implemented the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act "Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act" is the title of several national laws designed to implement the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Convention on Psychotropic Substances, including:
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (Estonia) Estonia's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, passed on June 11, 1997, is a law designed to full that country's treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The Act establishes four Schedules of drugs.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (India) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is an act of the Parliament of India which was passed in 1985 and came into effect in India from November 14, 1985. Under one of the provisions of the act, the Narcotics Control Bureau was set up with effect from March 1986.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (Sudan) Sudan's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, passed in 1994, is designed to fulfill that country's treaty obligations under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
Narcotic Thrust Narcotic Thrust is an electronic and house music duo from England consisting of producers Stuart Crichton and Andy Morris. Their song "Safe From Harm," officially credited to Narcotic Thrust featuring Yvonne John Lewis (Lewis sang the lead vocal), hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2002.
Narcotics Rewards Program The Narcotics Rewards Program is a program of the United States Department of State that offers rewards up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of major international narcotics traffickers.
Narcotrafico Narcotráfico is the Spanish term for "drug traffic", although it carries a several nuances of meaning that are not always found in the English equivalent. This is due to the status that drug dealers and drug cartel chiefs enjoy in Spanish-speaking third world countries, where an entire culture has been developed around the business.
Narcovideo The narcovideo is a DVD that was released on December 1 by the Dallas Morning News that depicts an interview to four kidnapped members of Los Zetas, a Mexican paramilitary group dedicated to drug-traficking, by a rival organization.
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