Been Googling forever and can't find an answer--can private student loan lending companies (Sallie Mae, specifically) sell defaulted student loans to the Department of Education, thereby making private loans federal loans?

In On Interpretation, chapter 7, Aristotle lays out two types of subjects which can be combined with a predicate to form a proposition: Individuals ("Socrates") and universals ("man"). Propositions with universal subjects can be further split into those of a universal character ("Every man is white") and those not of a universal character ("Man is white").

I have taken "universal subjects of a non-universal character" to refer to the group itself ("man"), as contrasted with a reference to each individual ("every man"), or one individual ("Socrates"). In this sense, Aristotle's statement that "man is white" and "man is not white" are not contrary is sensible, in the sense that there are both white and non-white elements of the group "man." However, other problems arise if this definition is used.

Again, in chapter 7, Aristotle states:

"...the proposition 'man is not white' appears to be equivalent to the proposition 'no man is white'. This, however, is not the case, nor are they necessarily at the same time true or false."

Does this not ruin my definition? If "man is white" means "the group of things that we call 'man' contain within them at least one thing that is properly called white," then surely "man is not white" is equivalent to "no man is white." In what case could they not be both true or both false?

Clearly my understanding of universals not of a universal character is wrong, which is unfortunate, because Aristotle spends a great deal of time on them later on. But then I am confounded by the following statement, in the same chapter, which seems to support my definition:

"...it is possible to state truly that man is white and that man is not white and that man is beautiful and that man is not beautiful; for if a man is deformed he is the reverse of beautiful, also if he is progressing towards beauty he is not yet beautiful."

Finally, is there a better term for these? My translation uses the term "distributed" once in regard to propositions with a universal subject of a universal character. Might I then say "non-distributed universals?" I'd like to avoid inserting modern terminology into my reading of Aristotle, especially since distribution has a very specific meaning in set theory, but he can be a wordy, awkward little bastard.

Are there any potential health effects to erotic asphyxiation?

(Other than the immediately obvious serious implications of taking it too far..I'm talking like creating an issue where somebody feels dizzy throughout the day or internal bruising or ...something?)

Do you understand this fetish?

Am I the only one who thinks it's time for Peter Petrelli to be omnipotent again?

Have any of you been to Savers or Value Village?

Is it like a Goodwill or like a Marshalls?

Have you ever been a manager/supervisor where your team members are considerably older than you?  (By ten to twenty +  years)


Did you encounter any problems or animosity due to the age difference?


Any advice on dealing with this kind of situation?



Thanks!

What acronyms do you frequently use, and what do they mean?

If you need to clean the lens of a camera, how should you do that? Windex +q-tip or what?

What does a group (job) interview entail?

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Another month, another absolutely massive Street View update. The big news is that Google has launched a wealth of imagery for previously uncovered Mexico; but they’ve also added imagery to Hawaii for the first time, added many new places in the Netherlands, and also provided brand new coverage for huge areas of Spain.

Mexico

In Mexico the cities of Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Cancun have all received coverage. So far we’ve spotted the world famous Teotihuacan pyramid, complete with people on top (previously covered in 2005):

The world’s largest bullring, which we viewed from above earlier this year.

And one of Mexico’s greatest exports, character piñatas.

Hawaii

Until now Hawaii was the only US state to not have Streetview coverage – but Google has now remedied that by bringing us imagery of main island of Hawaii. Here, covered in a blue tarpaulin, we can see the nose cone of the plane that was used in the opening episode of Lost – which was filmed around here somewhere…

Netherlands

The Netherlands already had excellent coverage, which allowed us to see all sorts of exciting nudity, prostitution, and other Not Safe For Work antics. The latest update goes on to cover Utrecht, Den Haag¹, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Tilburg, Leeuwarden, Apeldoorn, Deventer and Amersfoort!

All of this means we can now see the brilliant Kubuswoning from ground-level (previously covered in 2006):

The windmills at the popular tourist destination, Kinderdijk, were captured by the Google Trike (turn round for loads more):

Spain

Finally Spain, which already had good coverage, has received an almost total blanket of blue streets. The updates extend right out to the Canary Islands, now covering Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

Here’s the Guggenheim Bilbao, complete with another massive spider (they pop up everywhere on Streetview it seems), which we covered back in 2005:

For continuing Spanish-language coverage of all the new Streetview imagery, you should follow Google Sightseeing Español on Twitter.

Have you found something interesting? Leave a comment below!

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how many q-tips do you use a week?

Good morning, runners! Super cute guest host hbfs here again to fill in for your regular host.

What's everyone up to today? I have class, am epic laundry/room excavation project, and practice, which is going to be some kind of taper-friendly light workout. We're getting ready for NCAA DIII Mideast Regionals on Saturday :)

In lieu of a question today, I thought it'd be fun to play a game. So this is Two Truths and a Lie. In your comment, post two things that are true about you and one equally-credible looking lie (or two equally incredible truths and one lie). And then we'll guess which one's the lie :)

Here are mine:
1. When I was 17, I played a munchkin in a community production of The Wizard of Oz.
2. I once climbed through an open window of a locked building in order to skinny dip in a fountain.
3. I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 18 years old.

So cute!


( Hampster cupcakes! )

Poll #1483422 Poo
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38

What sound do you make when you're taking a poo?

Do you know who Philip Larkin is/was?
What's your favorite poem of his?

I like "Church Going." He reminds me of Modest Mouse for some reason.

What do you have in common with your SO?
If you don't have an SO, what would you like to have in common with them?
If you don't ever want an SO, favorite breakfast food?

How tall are you?
How much do you weigh?
How much does http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm claim that you should weigh? (both 'Peoples Choice' and 'Medical Recommendation')
Does that recommendation seem in any way realistic to you?

- 6'5"
- 245 lbs
- PCI: 219 lbs
- MR: 160-211 lbs
- Anywhere between 200 and 210 sounds about right...I'd be insanely boney if I tried to get down to that 160 lbs range, though.

The book is always better than the movie, yes?

If you don't agree, will you give me an example of a movie being better than the book?

feeling: cold

What's the longest you've stayed in a relationship when you knew in your heart it was not going to be permanent?

What's your preferred way of breaking up a relationship? Text, e-mail, phone call, face to face,  just cease contact,etc.


My answers.
6 years

Face to face at their place (so they don't drive home in shock.)

My really good friend at uni is dropping out, and while I know there's loads of other people out there, it's really swept the carpet out from under me.
What good will come of this? ETA: She'll be moving back home, 6 hours away.
Have you ever dropped out of any level of education?

A little while ago there was a 'recommend your favourite Flash games' post here and someone posted a link to, like, an ~interactive Flash landscape~ that involved getting a little cube from any number of wacky machines and depositing it in a little hole. It wasn't a points-scoring game as such, you just had to get the cube and play with all the clickable parts of the scenes.

This is a serious longshot, but could anyone point me in the direction of said game? It cheered me up last time I played it and I am feeling a bit blue now...

Are you afraid of guns?

Are you afraid of me?

Would you be afraid of me if I had a gun???

What are some good, at least semi-healthy foods and snacks to bring to class?

I'm always at a loss with this.

Poll #1483352 Teeth Care
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 80

How good of care do you take of your teeth?

How often do you brush your teeth?

Just curious because I am very worried about my own dental habits. >.

feeling: curious

Which book has had the biggest impact on you? Positive or negative?

Which movie would you never want to see again, and why?

Which movies, if any, have you seen that were originally books (which you've read)?

Were they better/worse than the book was? Or different?

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what was the first ever question you posted on tqc?

mine was on teeth.

My ex-girlfriend, who I cheated on, recently moved in with an old friend, who is the person I cheated on her with. And she doesn't know I cheated with him.

What mind-blowing revelations have you had lately?

what was the last thing you bought?

sound: Silver Jews - Death of an Heir of Sorrows | Powered by Last.fm

Is it supposed to be funny or is it some kind of serious celebration of puppetry?

What's your favorite recipe for mac and cheese?

Are you like-able?
Do you think there are more people who like you than people who don't like you?
Do you find most people have pretty neutral feelings towards you? As in, whether it be like or dislike, they don't make a big deal out of it either way? Or do people usually feel really strongly about you, either hating your guts or having nothing but good things to say about you?
And lastly, how much do you care about being liked by people?

I find people either love me or hate me, both to the extreme. People rarely think I'm just meh, okay. I think it's because I'm very outgoing and upfront and it can either rub people the wrong way or they love me for it. I don't care if I'm disliked because it's rarely for a good reason, so it's their issue, not mine.

Running enthusiasts, I wish to ask you something.

Let's say you have a friend or an acquaintance, someone who says they want to learn to love to run but can't get over the physical hump of being out-of-shape, on top of bad Fun Run memories from high school and middle school. They don't necessarily dislike running but just can't get into it and get themselves to do it often enough TO get into it.

What advice do you have for wannabes? How would you encourage them or help them adjust to the runner's lifestyle?

I've been searching off and on for months for the account I knew I had with pics of my kids when they were itty bitty puppies. Well, I finally found it and transferred the pics to my current photo hosting.

( Click through for a preview and link to the album. )

These are pics taken from about 3 weeks old to about 2 months old. Note a few pics include the Mom.

okay so heres the story
its long because it actually is dammit!! haha
anyway
7th grade i started having knee problems with my right knee - over time it wound up being in both knees
a feeling of INCREDIBLE pressure right beneath my knee cap (by beneath i mean the gooshy part between my knee cap and top of my shin bone) and pain when moving it (i can feel a slight popping)
over the next 5 years i went tomultiple doctors and specialists and here are some of the prognosees:

"you need physical therapy"
"its patella tendonitis - just rest"
"your faking it"
"the fat pat under you knee swells when you work out - ice it"
"your quads arent strong enough in the right places"
"knee cap out of alignment"
"too much unchecked swelling lets try a cortizone shot"
"im all out of options lets go in and check surgically" <--- yep i got surgery

about a year ago on my right knee they went in and looked around cleaned out some gook and ultimately found out that my meniscus was fraying and probably had been over the past 5 years
this was a year ago and ive been FINE - recovered in about 3 months, ran indoors and outdoors BOTH hurdles! and up until tonight have had NO PAIN

the pain that is back tonight is in my OTHER knee which is also a previous victim of this weird ailment
its not meniscus this time unless its causeing the REST of my knee to swell without it actually hurting
all i know right now is that this specific pain has yet to be diagnosed and no matter whether im moving or sitting/laying still the pain persists
ive iced it, taken meds, etc its always follwed in my right knees footsteps so i dont know if it ALSO needs cleaning out but my right knee is fine no problems at all (good news!) i just dont want to get ANOTHER surgery even if it helps
but this pain is SO crippling and so sudden im concerned
im going to go to the school trainers tomorrow and be like look dont give me that "tendonitis" bull shit i KNOW its not that fake disease :P

my only other observation was that i was having some discomfort when pivoting doing drills today at track
i guess we'll see but if anyone else has any ideas or suggestions
im ALL ears id rather hear from people with experience than doctors who make me pay THOUSANDS of dollars for unsuccessful tests and remedies and a 15 minute session in which they just tell me to rest

hope everyones having a bettter night than i am!
x0 maddie

ps sorry about the length :[

feeling: frustrated

If you have Comcast, and an HD TV, how is your picture?

When you view standard def, how is it? Is it annoying looking at a 4:3 picture on a 16:9 screen? Because it annoys me when I am forced to stretch or zoom the 16:9 HD to 4:3.

I have an HD tube 4:3 TV and my picture isn't that great. I guess the TV probably just sucks but I don't know if it's the signal or the TV so I wanna find out if it's even worth it to get a new TV without satellite TV.

I don't know if this has already been asked, but anyway.

What do you guys think about lip synching?  If you knew an artist was going to lip synch for a concert, would you still fork out the cash to go?

There's been a big uproar here about Miss Britney lip synching at her concerts (she's just started the Aussie leg of her Circus tour).

For the last month or so I've been feeling woozy throughout the day. I guess I feel hungry, but food doesn't seem appealing or tasty to me anymore. I eat and feel full, but then feel woozy again. What's wrong with me Dr. TQC?

What other tabs do you have open in your internet browser aside from TQC?

Do you agree that this is the best macaroni and cheese?

eta: you're all missing out this is like ambrosia.

do you believe in certain parts of religions even though you don't normally identify with that religion? for example, someone who says they're christian but also believes in karma.

if you do, what religion are you normally? what other bits do you believe in? for the purposes of my question, atheist/agnostic/etc can count as the religion.

Have you ever had a nervous breakdown?

What happened?

If kids urinate in public swimming pools, are they barred from getting into heaven?

Do any of you tqc-ers wear hearing aids?
I know there is a huge stigma against them, do you notice people treating you differently because of the hearing aid? (hiring for jobs-wise, social life wise)
Are you able to listen to your music with headphones? Did you have to buy special ones?
How much are hearing aids? I was looking at ones by Siemens but I was hearing that they are $2000 or something. Yikes!!!
And do you speak "differently" because of the hearing aids? Do you hear everything in a mechanical, metallic sort of way? Is there static?

Thank you! I was considering a cochlear implant but apparently you have to be deaf or near deaf for that. I have had ear surgery in the past, but I don't really know how to explain it; the doctor broke my ear drums and they "grew" back, and I was able to hear a lot better but I still cannot hear like a normal person.

Have you ever dated someone 'out of your league'? (someone far more educated, beautiful, wealthy, intelligent or etc.)?

How did you go about 'snagging' this person? How did things work out in the end?

So I have this little 25lbs Rat Terrier. ( Click if you want to see the cuteness. ) Anyway, when I take him for a walk, he'll strain against the leash so hard it'll pull him back until he's literally walking upright. Is this going to hurt him?

What strange characteristics do you notice in your family members?

My mom tries to carry on conversations through closed doors, or from across the house. My friend was taking a bath and my mom was just talking to her through the door for 10-15 minutes. She also has the tendency to go off on tangents and never let you get a word in when she's talking.

If I'm wearing something that my dad thinks is nice, he'll ask, "How long have you had that now?" "When did you get that, again?" as if he should be keeping track or something.

My sister walks on the tips of her toes.


I could go on, but now it's your turn!

sound: Psychill

What happens when you get your OkCupid account to 100%? Something magical, I hope.

Have any of you had a crush on a college professor?
Have any of you followed through on it? Stories, please.

I totally have the hots for one of my professors, to the point where I have a bit of trouble focusing in class.

edit-
A little creative googling has led me to his blog. His personal, I hate dumb students, heres my halloween costume, I love this movie, blog. Tee hee!

For whatever reason my nose is always blocked at night so I can't breathe through it when I'm trying to sleep. Should I resort to being a mouth breather by night? I didn't sleep at all last night and I can't stand the thought of not sleeping again.

What, in your opinion, are the worst lyrics?

Imho,

Got a brand new girl, so I'm feeling all good inside
Feel like I put some brand new 24's on a brand new ride. (t pain)

or hit me like a ray of sun (beyonce) because that just makes me lol.

What are some things you're absolutely unwilling to compromise on in a relationship?

Suppose you met someone who was perfect for you in every sense. They were well balanced, employed but not work obsessed, well off financially--and they were totally head over heels for you, and would give you anything you could ever want or need if you ever asked it. They put up with all your faults and errors completely. The one thing they won't compromise on is how much they love your most hated attribute (this can be physical, mental, personality, etc.), and wouldn't be able to stand it if you changed it. Would you be able to stay in this relationship?