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Started April 03, 2019 by @AloeVera groupMentallyImInACottage

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Best place to receive a large cut without any great danger except blood loss.

What part of the body bleeds the least when cut?

Best place to receive a large cut without any great danger except blood loss.

These two are similar so imma do em in one post thank you kanye very cool

This particular post gets fairly graphic [discusses blood loss in humans]. Discretion is advised.

Ok first @YeeHaw-Im-Gay

From the looks of it, either the palm of your hand or your lower abdomen without reaching too close to the hips. This is where the veins AND arteries are more faint, but arteries do bleed tons more than veins. It also depends on how deep the cut is. If you know any middle schooler, you might know that specific kid that would take a safety pin or needle and pin it through their skin, not cutting deep enough to even produce the slightest of blood. However, if you cut deep enough, that really increases the chances of hitting an artery, which means bleeding out is your main concern.

Next, @The-Althalosian

Pretty sure it's the head. This is where the skin is the thinnest and the blood pressure is slightly higher, slowing down blood clotting. I also know this because when my older sister was a baby (i don't think i was born yet, but i hear this story often enough), she ended up hitting her head and bleeding a lot. It terrified my mom (the blood soaked about two bath towels, pretty traumatizing for your first child, especially when she was so young) and the hospital was hardly worried about it. They knew it'd bleed a lot but once they stopped the bleeding there was no problem. (Except maybe a small scar, but I'm not sure if the scar is still there, I'm not even positive she needed stitches)

Hope these help!
haha, i have a thesis to research but instead imma look up how to most brutally murder my cat:)

Is it possible to rupture eight or nine vital organs in cats with a slash to the belly?

This particular post gets fairly graphic [discusses blood in cats]. Discretion is advised

Possible? Yes. Plausible? Well…
We're going under the impression that this is deep enough to actually reach the vital organs.
A large, deep slash could probably get the lung, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidney, colon, pyloric sphincter, and both intestines, but that would take a slash that reaches from around his front paws to above his back paws, so it's gotta be large in proportion to the cat. Other than that, you could maybe get the lung, heart and liver from a slash to the belly.
NOTE: I couldn't find anyone who actually makes this conclusion (sorry, it's a specific thing lol). So I looked at the anatomy of a cat's vital organs and,,,,may or may not have used my cat as reference, and drawn the conclusion myself. I myself am not going to say that my answer is wholly correct, but from what I looked up, this is what I could come up with.

Okay that answers my question about the validity of Scourge killing Tigerstar. Thank you!

Okay that answers my question about the validity of Scourge killing Tigerstar. Thank you!

Me, who missed out on a whole generation of a potentially amazing childhood series: is that Warriors

YES.

LOL that is hilarious. just glanced by and thought it was for humans and didn't even question it.

Okay so this is a little random and probably seems lazy of me to ask, but could you find some general facts about Canada? I'm on a little bit of a Pokemon kick and decided that I need to make a Pokemon region based on Canada. Stuff like plant and animal life, geology, and general culture would be great, please! If this is too broad of a topic, than let me know. I don't want to bother you too much. Thank you for your time! :)

Okay so this is a little random and probably seems lazy of me to ask, but could you find some general facts about Canada? I'm on a little bit of a Pokemon kick and decided that I need to make a Pokemon region based on Canada. Stuff like plant and animal life, geology, and general culture would be great, please! If this is too broad of a topic, than let me know. I don't want to bother you too much. Thank you for your time! :)

The more general, the easier it is to search for, haha. Also, do not worry about bothering me. This is my secret evil scheme to learn random facts (i accidentally retain the information that I look up for y'all) and to also productively procrastinate so hey man! I was wanting someone to post another request too haha.
I'll try my best to format this as digestible as possible but I have a habit of formatting things the way I like them so bear with me.
(Edit: I just finished writing the plant life, and,,,I'm so sorry this is a lot of information to take in but hey! It's all in one spot 4 u now so there is that)
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Canada!

Preface
The major biomes in Canada are Tundra, Boreal Forest, Mountain Forest , Grassland, and Deciduous Forest. Tundra is the dominant land type of the Arctic and subarctic regions. Mountain forests are the highest elevation of the biomes in Canada.
Flora
Trees
-Deciduous forest, located in the eastern to central region of Canada, contains trees like vine maple, Douglas maple, red maple, Ohio buckeye and various birch and beech species. These deciduous trees can be found in forests growing around stream banks, shorelines and forest edges.
-Boreal forests, which take of 80% of the country's environment hold conifer trees, under the tundra biome of Canada. Conifer trees are the most common trees of Canada. Some conifers found in Canada’s boreal forests include the Pacific silver fir, the arbutus, and multiple varieties of spruce and cedar.
-Whereas the eastern white cedar can grow to 15 to 20 metres tall, its western relation, the western red cedar, can reach a whopping 60 metres. Both can live several hundred years. If the tree has been growing at high altitudes and on cliffs and in cracks where root growth is limited, however, it appears stunted, like small shrubs. They both have green scaly leaves, and their mature bark is brown and stringy-looking. Their seed cones are both small – about one centimetre - but the western species has outward turning points at the end of the scales, whereas the eastern species’ scales are rounded at the tips.
-Winterberry typically grows to three or four metres tall. Its leaves are widest above the middle with a pointed tip with fine teeth along the edges. Flowers are small and white and either male or female, with only one flower type per plant. Winterberry fruit is bright red-orange and stay on the tree long after the leaves have fallen. They tend to be plump for the beginning of winter but shrivel up by the end of the season.
-The Christmas fern reaches 10 to 60 cm long with fronds (leaves) that have approximately 20 to 40 pairs of pinnae (leaflets). The pinnae are pointy at the tip, while the base has an upward pointing lobe that resembles a thumb in a very long mitten or toes in a sock. The upper pinnae of several fronds are fertile and much smaller, bearing the sori (spore clusters, similar to seeds) on their undersides.

Bushes n' Shrubs
-Bushes and shrubs can be found in upland areas, coastal areas and along shorelines. A few examples of bushes and shrubs found in Canada include green alder, saskatoon juneberry, chokecherry, wild lilac and stinky rabbitbrush.
-Bearberry leaves are dark green and thick with smooth margins arranged alternatively on the stem; they remain on the bush year-round. Small clusters of white-pink flowers hang down from the tips of branches. This low-growing shrub slowly spreads to form mats, making it a useful groundcover for areas that are not suitable for a lawn or flower garden.
-The bog willow enjoys a rich, wet bog like environment and the stem can grow from 50 to 150 centimetres tall. The leaves alternate, smooth, ovate to elliptic, two to five centimetres long, up to two cm wide, with green on top and bluish-green underneath. It carries green to brown catkins from May to June. This shrub has all male or all female catkins. This willow also has oval or pear-shaped capsules that contain woolly seeds in its two halves.
-Our native dogwoods have four-season appeal. With spring come flowers, sometimes showy, sometimes fragrant. Summer brings berries that contrast nicely with the leaves. Autumn leaves are eye-catching, with shades of red and orange and, for some species, a late show of bright berries. For one species, at least, snowy winter affords a stunning contrast of bright red branches against the white snow.
-Ferns are known for their lacy look, with leaves (called fronds) divided into leaflets (pinnae). Some species’ leaflets are divided just once, as with the common polypody and Christmas ferns, while others, such as the lady fern, are divided twice (bipinnate).
-Firs, like spruces, are noticeable from a distance because of a conical form whose base is wider than its crown. Balsam and subalpine firs that grow in the open, they have something of a triangular look with a very pointed crown. When growing in dense stands, lower branches may be absent or without needles, having died off from reduced sun exposure and so having changed the shape of the tree.
-If you look closely at the blossoms of the high bush cranberry, you will see they are clusters of small yellowish flowers in the centre and showy white flowers around the edge. The showy flowers are not fertile and will fall off when the other flowers are pollinated and begin to form fruit. The leaves of the high bush cranberry are similar to a maple leaf but with three distinct lobes, hence the Latin name trilobum. Sometimes the leaves have a smooth margin, or edge, and sometimes they have some teeth or serrations. Variability can exist on the same shrub.
-With Serviceberries, white flowers usually bloom before leaves are fully grown. Each flower has five long bright white petals. The flowers usually grow in clusters at the end of new growth, although at least one Canadian species has flowers growing from the leaf axils. They bloom anywhere from March to June, depending on the species and its location. The red or dark purple fruit are typically sweet and juicy, although some, like Amelanchier arborea are drier and don’t have as much flavour. They are all edible although, with local conditions such as soil and weather dictating their exact taste and juiciness.
-The Virginia Creeper has a woody stem and leaves composed of five leaflets, arranged palmately — like fingers that spread out from the palm of your hand. Its white flowers bloom by the end of the summer producing dark yet bright blue fruit in the early fall. This is in striking contrast to the brilliant red of its fall leaves.

Flowers
So my search brought up about 19 flowers that reside in Canada. I can list them and describe 'em quickly, but I won't go into deep detail. (Unless you want me to, which I'm willing to! I just don't want it to be more than you asked for)
-Asters: Blooming from late summer to late fall, aster flower have many long thin petals. They have composite flower heads which means that each flower is actually a group of smaller flowers consisting of ray flowers (petals) surrounding disk flowers (the centre).
-Bloodroot: The bloodroot flower resembles a water lily and has 8–16 white petals around a golden yellow centre. Bloodroot gets its name from its underground stems, also called rhizomes, that contain a red juice. This also inspired its Latin name, Sanguinaria, which means bloody or blood red.
-Blue Flag Iris: Blue flag grows from 60 to 90 centimetres tall at maturity. Several showy, purple-blue blooms appear from the end of May to early July.
-Cacti of Canada: There are two main groups, or genus, of cacti that grow in Canada. Coryphantha (also known as Escobaria) has one native species. It is round with one or a few showy flowers growing on its top. Opuntia, the other group of cacti in Canada, has three native species all of which have flattened oval pads that branch off from one another, and flowers growing at their tips.
-Canada Columbine: Anywhere from mid-June to early August, their flower stems reach up above the foliage with blooms that are either nodding or upright.
-Common Bluet-Bluets are low-growing perennials whose mound of leaves may reach one or two centimetres while the stalked flowers take the plant height up to 10 or 15 centimetres.
-Dense-Flowered Lupine: They are attached to the stem by very hairy stalks. Each axis carries several pealike blooms which are white but can be tinged with pink or yellow colours and can be seen in bloom from May to October.
-Foamflower: While there is variety within the two species, both species and their respective forms, share some basic characteristics. Foamflowers have white blooms that grow on a spike that rises above large heart-shaped or maple-like leaves that can form an attractive ground cover.
-Harebells: Harebells have bell-shaped purple flowers with five pointed lobes at the tips of each flower. They bloom on thick stalks, from which grow long, thin grass-like leaves.
-Liatris: Liatris have a tall spike of summer blooms that are both soft to touch and in appearance. When in full bloom, some species have the appearance of a solid spire while others, such as Liatris ligulistylis, have blooms that are spaced enough apart to have a knobby look.
-Milkweed: Their leaves and stems typically have a milky sap, hence their name, Milkweed. Ripe milkweed seed pods are elongated and, once hardened, open with a slit along one side to reveal many brown seeds attached to thin silky white fibres that fluff up to catch the wind and carry their seeds farther afield.
-Native Sunflower: One typical characteristic includes leaves that are widest at the middle or base, giving it a pointed look near the outer tip.
-Northern Bush Honeysuckle: The northern bush honeysuckle blooms during the summer with small clusters of tubular yellow flowers found in leaf axils (where the leaves join the stem) and at the tip of the stem. The flowers turn orange-red once pollinated by bees, butterflies and other pollinators that make use of the plant’s nectar and pollen.
-Pasque: Pasque flower grows up to 30 centimetres tall and forms a rounded clump, which increases yearly.
-Pearly Everlasting: Pearly everlasting can grow to up to nearly a metre tall and can eventually bush out equally as wide. The clusters of white flowers have yellow centres and bloom for many weeks from mid-summer through to early fall.
-Philadelphia Fleabane: The flowers are clusters of pinkish, pale purple or white blossoms that can be seen in bloom from May to October.
-Trout Lily: The youngsters are flowerless and have only one leaf, while older plants produce two leaves and a single flower.
-Wild Roses: Native roses have pink blossoms, ranging from very pale to deep tones. They typically bloom around the end of June or early July.
-Wood Poppy: The flower is deep yellow with four petals each 2 to 5 cm long; occur in clusters of up to four, blooming in May and early June. The fruit is a greyish hairy seed pod capsule divided into three or four longitudinal segments. All parts have a bitter yellow sap.

Fauna
Small Mammals
-The Canadian tundra is home only to a few small mammal species, such as lemmings, foxes and rabbits. The forests and grasslands of the country are home to a variety of small mammals like porcupine, rabbits, gray foxes, badgers, raccoons, chipmunks and squirrels.
Large Mammals
-Wolves are one of the most commonly found large mammals in Canada, as they can be found in all regions of the country. Other large mammals that can be found, primarily in the forests and grasslands of Canada, include bobcats, cougars and bears. The only bear not found in the forests and grasslands is the polar bear, which is found exclusively in the tundra region.
-Various species of hoofstock can be found from the grasslands of Canada deep into the tundra. Caribou, musk oxen and reindeer all live in the cold regions of the tundra. Moose, elk, mountain goats and deer all live in the forests and grasslands.
Birds
-The snowy owl, arctic tern, snow bunting and ptarmigan are all found in the tundra region of the country. There are many other bird species that can be found throughout other Canadian biomes, including, woodpecker, black swift, band-tailed pigeon, northern pigmy-owl, bobolink, crow and heron.
Fish
Bluegill, green sunfish, brook trout, bull trout, rainbow trout, common carp, fathead minnow, channel catfish, flathead catfish, lake chub, longnose gar, spotted gar, northern pike, muskellunge, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, ruffe, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch, bowfin.

Geology
The oldest rocks are preserved in the stable Archean crustal blocks of which the largest include the Superior, Slave, Hearne and North Atlantic cratons. These blocks are also the repository for much of Canada’s gold, copper, iron, zinc and diamonds. The Archean cratons were stitched together by Paleoproterozoic mountain belts that resulted in supercontinent Nuna and host important deposits of nickel, copper and platinum group elements. The Mesoproterozoic is dominated by the Grenville orogen another old mountain belt which extends from central Ontario to Labrador. Sedimentary basins of these ages are prominently represented on the opposite (northwest) margin of the Canadian Shield in the Northwest Territories.

The modern geometry of Canada has its origins in the breakup of the super continent Rodinia. Neoproterozoic rifting led to new ocean basins and to trailing continental margins now prominently represented in the Appalachians, western Cordillera and Arctic Islands. Plate tectonics in the lower Paleozoic introduced oceanic crust to the rock record of Newfoundland and southern Quebec and accretion of exotic crustal fragments in Atlantic Canada and the High Arctic. Similarly, warm ocean conditions in Cambrian to Devonian time produced widespread carbonate platforms over the St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Western Interior, Mackenzie Corridor, Hudson Bay and the southern Arctic.

Events of the Mesozoic are prominently represented by the accretion of continental fragments to the western margin of North America. This remained a tectonically active region into Eocene time and during this interval produced important deposits of copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, gold, silver, tungsten and other commodities. The depositional record of these events is partly recorded in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin which is a prolific producer of oil, gas and coal. Hydrocarbons are also an important part of the sediment accumulation story since the Jurassic off the East Coast. Likewise, the tectonically active Cretaceous to Eocene record in the Arctic Islands relates to the origin of the Arctic Ocean and the independent plate motions of Greenland.

Culture
Influence
Throughout Canada's history, its culture has been influenced by European culture and traditions, especially British and French, and by its own indigenous cultures. Over time, elements of the cultures of Canada's immigrant populations have become incorporated to form a Canadian cultural mosaic. The population has also been influenced by American culture because of a shared language, proximity, television and migration between the two countries.

Political Culture
Canadian governments at the federal level have a tradition of liberalism, and govern with a moderate, centrist political ideology. Canada's egalitarian approach to governance emphasizing social justice and multiculturalism, is based on selective immigration, social integration, and suppression of far-right politics that has wide public and political support. Peace, order, and good government are constitutional goals of the Canadian government.

Humour
There are several traditions in Canadian humour in both English and French. While these traditions are distinct and at times very different, there are common themes that relate to Canadians' shared history and geopolitical situation in the Western Hemisphere and the world. Various trends can be noted in Canadian comedy. One trend is the portrayal of a "typical" Canadian family in an ongoing radio or television series. Other trends include outright absurdity, and political and cultural satire. Irony, parody, satire, and self-deprecation are arguably the primary characteristics of Canadian humour.

Visual Art
The majority of indigenous artworks preserved in museum collections date from the period after European contact and show evidence of the creative adoption and adaptation of European trade goods such as metal and glass beads. Canadian sculpture has been enriched by the walrus ivory, muskox horn and caribou antler and soapstone carvings by the Inuit artists. These carvings show objects and activities from the daily life, myths and legends of the Inuit. Inuit art since the 1950s has been the traditional gift given to foreign dignitaries by the Canadian government.

Cuisine
Common contenders for the Canadian national food include poutine and butter tarts. Other popular Canadian made foods include indigenous fried bread bannock, French tourtière, Kraft Dinner, ketchup chips, date squares, nanaimo bars, back bacon, and the caesar cocktail. Canada is the birthplace and world's largest producer of maple syrup.

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ok, I don't need anything researched right now but can I just say @"Aloe Vera" THANK YOU

ok, I don't need anything researched right now but can I just say @"Aloe Vera" THANK YOU

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Can you do some research on the Italian Mafia?

Can you do some research on the Italian Mafia?

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The Mafia began as an extralegal force in the 19th century, coinciding with Sicily's transition from feudalism to capitalism. Under feudalism, the nobility owned most of the land and enforced the law through their private armies. After 1812, the feudal barons steadily sold off or rented their lands to private citizens. In countryside towns that lacked formal constabulary, local elites responded to banditry by recruiting young men into "companies-at-arms" to hunt down thieves and negotiate the return of stolen property, in exchange for a pardon for the thieves and a fee from the victims.
The early Mafia was heavily involved with citrus growers and cattle ranchers, as these industries were particularly vulnerable to thieves and vandals and thus badly needed protection. The Mafia was often more effective than the police at recovering stolen cattle; in the 1920s, it was noted that the Mafia's success rate at recovering stolen cattle was 95%, whereas the police managed only 10%. In 1925, Benito Mussolini initiated a campaign to destroy the Mafia and assert Fascist control over Sicilian life. The Mafia threatened and undermined his power in Sicily, and a successful campaign would strengthen him as the new leader, legitimizing and empowering his rule. The changing economic landscape of Sicily shifted the Mafia's power base from rural to the urban areas.
The 1950s saw the Mafia heavily penetrate the construction and cement industries. The cement business was appealing to the Mafia because it allows high levels of local economic involvement and is a good front for illegitimate operations.
The First Mafia War was the first high-profile conflict between Mafia clans in post-war Italy (the Sicilian Mafia has a long history of violent rivalries). In 1962, mafia boss Cesare Manzella organized a drug shipment to America with the help of two Sicilian clans, the Grecos and the La Barberas. Manzella entrusted another boss Calcedonio Di Pisa to handle the heroin. The 1950s and 1960s were difficult times for the mafia, but in the 1970s their rackets grew considerably more lucrative, particularly smuggling. The most lucrative racket of the 1970s was cigarette smuggling. Sicilian and Neapolitan crime bosses negotiated a joint monopoly over the smuggling of cigarettes to Naples. In the early 1970s, Luciano Leggio was boss of the Corleonesi clan and a member of the Sicilian Mafia Commission, and he forged a coalition of mafia clans known as the Corleonesi with himself as its leader. He initiated a campaign to dominate Cosa Nostra and its narcotics trade.
In the early 1980s, magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino began a campaign against Cosa Nostra. Their big break came with the arrest of Tommaso Buscetta, a mafioso who chose to turn informant in exchange for protection from the Corleonesi, who had already murdered many of his friends and relatives. Other mafiosi followed his example.
Falcone and Borsellino compiled their testimonies and organized the Maxi Trial which lasted from February 1986 to December 1987. It was held in a fortified courthouse specially built for the occasion. 474 mafiosi were put on trial, of whom 342 were convicted. In January 1992, the Italian Supreme Court confirmed these convictions. The Mafia retaliated violently. In 1988, they murdered a Palermo judge and his son; three years later, a prosecutor and an anti-mafia businessman were also murdered. The Catholic Church openly condemned the Mafia, and two churches were bombed and an anti-Mafia priest shot dead in Rome.
Under Bernardo Provenzano's leadership, murders of state officials were halted. He also halted the policy of murdering informants and their families, with a view instead to getting them to retract their testimonies and return to the fold. By the late 1990s, the weakened Cosa Nostra had to yield most of the illegal drug trade to the 'Ndrangheta crime organization from Calabria. In 2006, the 'Ndrangheta was estimated to control 80 percent of the cocaine imported to Europe. In 2012, it was reported that the Mafia had joined forces with the Mexican drug cartels.
In 2015, the Mafia Capitale investigation revealed that the Mafia profits from the European migrant crisis and exploits refugees. In November 2007, Sicilian police reported discovery of a list of "Ten Commandments" in the hideout of mafia boss Salvatore Lo Piccolo, thought to be guidelines on good, respectful, and honourable conduct for a mafioso.

1. No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
3. Never be seen with cops.
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife is about to give birth.
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected. (probably refers to formal rank and authority.)[150]
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.

I hope this helps it,,, is a lso a lot,,,

Thanks!
I technically have family in the mafia…

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I technically have family in the mafia…

im in the mafia

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I technically have family in the mafia…

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heyo, would you mind researching the whole 'pressure points fighting' myth for me? i'm trying to write a character who's good at that stuff, but i don't want it to be all that unrealistic… mainly, is it possible to knock someone out through hitting a pressure point right, and/or temporarily immobilize someone through continuous pressure to a pressure point? it'd be appreciated!

heyo, would you mind researching the whole 'pressure points fighting' myth for me? i'm trying to write a character who's good at that stuff, but i don't want it to be all that unrealistic… mainly, is it possible to knock someone out through hitting a pressure point right, and/or temporarily immobilize someone through continuous pressure to a pressure point? it'd be appreciated!

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To knock someone out with pressure points:
To begin, pressure points are very specific. It's a rule of thumb in fighting that aiming for such small pressure points is almost a risk because of the focus, force, and speed required to hit them, and if you miss, you risk hurting your own finger. Additionally, straight up paralyzing someone (at least for a long period of time) using pressure points did not have very much support from the same people that explained how to knock someone out through pressure points. That being said, here are the pressure points.

Front of body

1. Under the crown of the forehead, directly above between the eyes. The origin of the nose bone. Hard to strike safely, as the crown is the hardest part of the body and people instinctively defend there. But a hardened knuckle straight punch or thrusting elbow can stun or render someone unconscious and blind (if you cause the shockwave to the optic nerve).
2. Directly between the eyes, some people’s noses bridge there. Disorientation and possible unconsciousness can result. Also not easy to strike.
3. The peak of the nose, breaking it is stunning and painful and distracting in the extreme.
4. The canthip. There’s seam in the upper jaw there tied to a nerve and your teeth. Pain deterrence extreme. Be careful - you can cut your fist to the bone if you do it wrong or something goes sideways.
5. The mirror point to that, on the lower jaw. Same effect.
6. The part of the jaw where some people have a cleft. Uppercut or palm strike. Unconsciousness. A cross or hook to the side of the jaw is a classic knockout as well.
7. Center of the throat - good night.
8. Xiphoid process, with the thumb or a straight hard punch. Once broken, breathing becomes difficult and painful until it’s repaired. Break it too hard and organ damage occurs.
9. Solar Plexus, knocks the wind out and possibly turns the lights out too.
10. Diaphragm, again, breathing. Good for 10 seconds to 10 minutes depending on the fitness of the target, your strength and focus.
11. Intestines. Kick. Pain, nausea and inability to walk. Plus they will very likely shit themselves.
12. Groin
13. Inside of the knee
14. Shins
15. Bridge of the foot, toes.

Back of body

1. Base of the skull, instant knockout.
2. Center of the neck, knockout and possibly death.
3. Between the shoulderblades, horrible pain.
4. Small of the back, horrible pain, paralysis.
5. Base of the spine, horrible pain, possible death by poisoning.
6. Back of the knee, folds them down into a kneeling or laying down position.

I also found someone who went into specifics on pressure points in the neck, so here is that!

1. Vagal inhibition
   The vagus nerve travels in the carotid sinus on both sides of the neck, and its function is to slow the heart rate by acting as an emergency brake on speed increase caused by other factors be they chemical or electrical. The nerve is the conduit for the aortal baroreceptor. Vagal inhibition is the term used for traumatic interference with the two nerve pathways, leading to a drastic slowdown (or brief, or permanent, stoppage) of the heart. It is one of the primary causes of unconsciousness and finally death in hanging or chokeholds. It can be achieved by any forceful direct trauma by a hard blow or by chokeholds
2. C-spine impact trauma
   The spine in the neck area is vulnerable to impact trauma, and even a relatively minor impact can cause loss of consciousness. There are two particularly vulnerable points to breakage, C2 and C7, though the whole area is vulnerable to disruption.
   C2 fractures are called 'the hangman's fracture' and a C7 is the 'swordsman's fracture'. C2 breaks in hanging and C7 is where Japanese schools of swordsmanship teach the application of the coup de grace. Even a light blow to the back of the neck will show you how vulnerable this area is. C1 or atlas disruption by point impact trauma is an easy KO or worse. Another example of pinpoint accuracy required.
3. Arterial flow interruption
   The carotid arteries provide the blood supply for the brain. If they are blocked by pressure or receive an impact that causes a flow pulse, unconsciousness is likely to result. There are multiple methods taught to achieve this result.
4. Venous flow interruption
   The blood, having enriched the brain, must drain away. If the blood flow back down is blocked, the pressure buildup results in unconsciousness. The jugular veins - external and internal (within the carotid sinus) - are therefore a target for various types of pressure trauma.
5. Impact to the carotid baroreceptor
   A sensitive area at the lower neck. An impact at the right place can cause unconsciousness.
6. Tracheal impact
   The windpipe, at the front of the throat, is a tube of connective tissue reinforced by rings of cartilage. It is sensitive to pain, and a hard blow of a point impact nature can cause such intense pain that it is for all practical purposes equivalent to unconsciousness, since the recipient is paralysed. In this way it is equivalent to impacts to the testicles and liver, which are all about the same on the pain scale. Note that an effective blow to any of these points on the body is far more painful than a blow to the head. To cause the most excruciating pain, an experienced person would not hit an opponent in the head as there are better targets.
7. Blows to the base of the cerebellum
   The skull projects downward at the side of the neck and can be struck, we know this was a favourite KO shot for ancient Greek boxers 2,000 years ago.

Another thing to note, this is an incomplete list.

thank you so much! this definitely helps me out!

thank you so much! this definitely helps me out!

Glad I could help!

Could you tell me more about the inner-workings of the Irish Mafia in the 90s? I know they were less organized then the Italians and considered more of a prison gang in comparison but that's about it.

Thanks in advance.

Could you tell me more about the inner-workings of the Irish Mafia in the 90s? I know they were less organized then the Italians and considered more of a prison gang in comparison but that's about it.

Thanks in advance.

sO SORRY FOR THE DELAY i have no excuses i've been playing minecraft

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To start, they were actually more present in the US, and didn't make much of an appearance in Ireland until the 1960's
Anyway in the 90's
Veronica Guerin was a reporter who wrote a series of articles in the early 1990s, reporting on multiple members of the Irish mob such as John Traynor, Gerry Hutch and John Gilligan. This led to Guerin surviving multiple murder attempts. On the outskirts of Dublin on the N7, she was killed by Bryan Meehan, Peter Mitchell, Seamus Ward, and Charles Bowden, all members of Gilligan's crime syndicate. As a result of her murder, the Criminal Assets Bureau was formed in Ireland.

With 400 subsequent arrests, this led to the end of Gilligan's mob. But once again this led to factions hoping to replace the leader. This included George Mitchell, Christy Kinahan and John Cunningham, often dealing with their finance overseas, in order to avoid the Criminal Assets Bureau. These events would later be depicted in the 2003 Irish film Veronica Guerin.
During the 1990s Keane's were considered the most powerful crime family in Limerick. The Keane's turf was mainly Saint Mary's Park. They had a neighborhood allies being the Collopys (including Brian Collopy and Phillip Collopy). They'd also hire a violent hitman named Eddie Ryan, to be an enforcer. In the late nineties the drug-trade would have two major mobs. These being The Keane-Collopy (led by Christy Keane and younger violent brother Kieran Keane) and The Ryans (led by Eddie Ryan). There was a dispute between these two factions, and at one stage Eddie Ryan tried to kill Christy Keane, but his gun jammed. With motivations of revenge the Keanes executed Ryan. This would be considered a catalyst in the Limerick Feud. This led to war between the Ryans and Keanes, and eventually McCarthy-Dundon.

Another crime family would appear on the sideline, after Wayne Dundon came back from Hackney, England (as he was deported back to his home country). Wayne would form the McCarthy-Dundon gang which involved his brothers; John Dundon, Ger Dundon and Dessie Dundon. Along with their cousins the McCarthy family. At first they would pose as allies to both The Ryans and Keane-Collopy. But in the background, schemed their own plans to defeat the two gangs. Eventually they would make their move and kill Kearan Keane (one of the bosses of the Keane-Collopy) in 2003. This would result in the demise of the Keane-Collopy's reign. And to be replaced by McCarthy-Dundon. However many murders between the factions would occur, roughly 20 killed and 100 arrested (in relation to the feud).

I need some help with deforestation.
Could you tell me: How much of the rainforest should be allowed to be cut down? What role do rainforests have in the cycling of matter and energy through photosynthesis? What is resource availability for plants and animals in the rainforest?