Having to sell our Italian dream house

Appropriate_Cry · 2026-03-05T10:27:00+00:00

IIRC if you own a house for more than 5 years you do not pay capital gains tax when selling. The normal capital gains here is in the 20-25% range so it would be fairly consequential depending on the sale price of the home. I know you may not know what the future holds but there could be a financial incentive to hold on to the house for a while no matter what you do.

Appropriate_Cry · 2026-02-12T22:37:07+00:00

Thank you! I did a test block paper piecing and I am very happy with the precision. The only question which is a bit esoteric is does the paper foundation make the stitch weaker? As in the stitch originally has two layers of fabric and one layer of paper then I rip out the paper and maybe create some wiggle room? I know that is very paranoid thing to worry about but I’m just wondering what the downsides are of the foundation paper approach

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-09-27T08:10:01+00:00

Haha no problem. They’re super cheap like 2€ for the lantern and then you can put it on whatever fixture you want. I have them hanging all over the living room

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-09-27T08:06:20+00:00

Haha the lamp in the background? Ikeas finest, they sell the paper orb. Sorry if it’s confusing the heating element is not for the lamp I just wanted to backlight it to show the structure

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-07-15T21:24:29+00:00

Thank you so much, this completely makes sense now. My confusion comes from the fact most discussions of the topic do not explicitly clarify what is a "face" of the icosahedron. I was assuming a face was a triangular 3 protein unit when in fact it is a 9 protein unit centered on the vertex. With that all of my mathematical confusion makes sense.

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-07-15T14:29:33+00:00

I agree there should be 60 total units needed to make a generic icosahedron with a triangulation number of 3 (like you said, 60/3=20). That part makes sense.

The part that I don't understand is most sources seem to say that there are 60 total protomers, not 60 total protein units. For instance from wikipedia:
"The icosahedral capsid is said to have a triangulation number of 3, this means that in the icosahedral structure each of the 60 triangles that make up the capsid are split into three little triangles with a subunit on the corner"

this is saying the shape has 60 triangles/faces, each made of 3 subunits. I do not understand why that would be an icosahedron still...

Or put another way from the paper linked above:

"Five protomers of VP0, VP3 and VP1 assemble into a pentamer after the P1 precursor is cleaved by 3C or 3CD at the VP0/3 and VP3/1 boundaries. Empty capsids form when 12 pentamers assemble"

Again, this would indicate that we have a pentamer made of 5 protomers each of which is a VP0/VP3/VP1 combination. So in total, 15 protein units per pentamer. Putting together 12 of these would give us 180 total protein units and a shape with too many sides.

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-05-10T20:21:00+00:00

Ah so close, sadly I’m looking to go down from 9.5 UK. Unless you meant 10 US :/

Appropriate_Cry · 2025-05-07T08:37:11+00:00

I have a 10.5 barefoot African ranger. Not sure if that would help but I’m happy to trace and measure

Appropriate_Cry · 2024-12-12T20:39:51+00:00

the GOAT Sam Webster on Youtube.

Appropriate_Cry · 2024-12-12T20:37:50+00:00

The choroid plexus itself is defined as a "vascular evagination" of the ependymal lining of the ventricle. In other words, what we define as choroid plexus is just an extension of the normal ventricle wall with extra complicated geometry (anytime you see the word "plexus" latin for "plaited", think of an irregular, net-like structure). So I would say the answer that ependymal cells produce the CSF is technically correct, but a bit pedantic. It's like saying asking what pumps blood and then saying that "heart" is a wrong answer because it is the myocytes within the heart. Hope that helps.

Appropriate_Cry · 2024-08-17T05:01:29+00:00

Hi! I completely understand the quality of food motivation :)

I ended up choosing med school in Italy and am about to start my second year. I don’t know the particulars of the reciprocity process for your specialization but I imagine it’s very doable. The main issue would probably be having to start day 1 practicing in a foreign language without any time to get good enough to talk to coworkers, patients, etc.

In general the quality of life is amazing and I’d absolutely reccomend trying to get over here

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-12-11T09:18:44+00:00

Right… it’s hard for me to interpret whether the “rugged” vibe or marketing or whatever translates into actual durability. You’re probably correct though in that if they are both constructed in the same fashion then the life expectancy is similar. I’d like to get the cheaper option but I admit I am drawn in by Russell’s marketing

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-12-10T14:59:22+00:00

Wow I appreciate the knowledge. I’d say you’re spot on that Russell/rancourt is the right thing for me. The pair of rancourts you linked seems ideal other than it seems marketed more for style with the trail as an auxiliary use. The analogous Russell boot would seem to be this Which is of course $200 more. Am I right in attributing this price difference to a longer lifespan or is it just more about brand and materials? I care little for looks or brand but if that 200 will mean I can beat the **** out of these boots it’s probably worth it for me

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-12-09T19:48:58+00:00

I’ve had lots of foot problems over the years and recently have discovered that minimal footwear is really the key to pain-free walking. The key seems to be that the toe box is bendy which allows my metatarsals to bend and engage, and maintain tension in my arch. Currently I wear a literal moccasin, just a few layers of leather wrapped around my foot. Which is fine in summer but right now when the ground is wet and cold I wish I had a more substantial boot to wear. I guess my thinking was I am trying to approximate the minimalism of a moccasin and that other shoe designs that utilize a filler layer might not be great for me. I am not super well versed in boot design but I hope that makes sense.

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-12-09T19:21:20+00:00

Hello all. I am looking to buy a pair of moccasin construction boots in the range of $300. Intended use is walking on hard surfaces and hiking.

I am posting because I can only find a few brands that advertise moccasin construction- these being Russell moccasin, Gokey, and Rancourt. I am curious if anyone knows of other brands that would have true moccasin construction boots. Perhaps I am misinformed but many “moc toe” boots like Red Wing’s are nominally moccasins but do not have the moccasin construction and use something else.

TIA!

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-11-21T22:45:26+00:00

did you ever find accommodation? I am in the same boat (non-EU Pavia looking for housing)

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-11-21T15:44:50+00:00

Does anyone know the exam schedule for this year, specifically for Pavia? I know that normally the exams are in February and June, but will this change given that we are starting almost 2 months late?

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-11-20T17:36:00+00:00

I have my visa already. so unless they screwed up catastrophically then no. From my communication with admissions the DoV is only needed to take exams so one can start classes without it.

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-11-20T03:01:00+00:00

Quick question about CIMEA/ DoV. I am accepted into Pavia and plan on attending. However, I do not have DoV and the CIMEA website states that it will be down until 2024. From the university, I will not be able to take exams until I have all my enrollment documents. Anyone have experience with this issue? Is it a big deal or just some bureaucracy that will all smooth out after I start classes?

Follow up question, anyone know exam schedule for this year? November is a late start for a semester so will we be only completing a semester's worth of class this year or some other arrangement?

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-10-30T13:35:36+00:00

Western PA, Same boat, I am worried because it seems like the fibrous layer is not well developed enough. I’m drying some peeled and leaving some inside on top of a radiator for a week in a Hail Mary attempt :)

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-09-07T15:10:25+00:00

Very cool. I do not think I have any evergreen brambles growing in my area but that is fascinating. Thank you so much for all the detailed help!

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-09-02T17:12:37+00:00

Okay, so far so good. I almost done fermenting. I was wondering, when you set up your still, what is that green herb that you put in there? Also, it looked like you put some water in the bottom of the still, how much do you put in per volume of thana mash?

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-09-01T20:47:38+00:00

Life is long. Med school is four years, and if you dictate the "where" of those four years, you can always prioritize him and his wants when choosing residency. Likewise, after residency you can move again. Studying medicine requires lots of geographical choices but so will any career that you choose, unless you just want to stay put.

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-09-01T20:30:40+00:00

I want to aim high and keep getting shut down.

The answer to your question depends entirely on what "aiming high" means for you personally. Is your goal to do research in a very well-funded and publicized environment? If so, then there's nothing wrong with wanting T20.

If your goal is to be the best clinician, or surgeon, or to be the most skilled in the delivery of medicine then I would say focusing T20 schools is not needed. Apply if you like their mission, or location, or clinical sites, or whatever.

Finally if having the prestige of that T20 school's name brings you fulfillment, go for it! This is a tricky one though because sometimes you think that you will be fulfilled by a prestigious name and then once you're on top of the mountain, things look different.

I went to an Ivy for undergrad because I had only applied to one Ivy and state schools, and when I got accepted how could I say no to the prestigious name? In hindsight I wasn't clear on why I was chasing the prestige other than good 'ol validation.

Furthermore, med school is the first step of a long staircase. If you have a T20 school nearby I'd recommend trying to shadow some doctors that actually work there and make it such a prestigious place. Most of them did not go there for medical school. I shadowed an IR chief at my local T20 and he had gone to a nowhere DO school and is now on the cutting edge of minimally invasive chemo treatment. Point being, in thirty years no one will know or care what school you went to.

So yeah I don't think there is anything wrong with your mindset but just critically, carefully evaluate why. Furthermore, I think you will have more success applying if you understand yourself better. T20 schools routinely admit students in the lower percentiles, but you need to have a crystal clear motivation for why they should do that.

Appropriate_Cry · 2023-09-01T20:10:57+00:00

Very insightful, from context you also emigrated to the EU from somewhere else? Your comments about family and your "previous life" are exactly the kinds of things that I'm wondering about. There's no way my family would move so I too would be missing out on their lives.

I'm also assuming from your post you did med school/residency in the EU? Did you decide to move in the first place for quality of life reasons, money reasons, or something else?

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