Federal Tax Policy Regarding Universities

Should federal tax policy towards universities be reviewed and changed? This study is not a comprehensive look at all the issues raised above, but discusses some of the major ones. Special attention is placed on the tax treatment of university endowments, and what are reasonable rules that should be enacted, if any, to assure that monies are expended in a manner consistent with the granting of tax exempt status. Lesser attention is placed on other issues, such as the use of tuition tax credits

Spartan Daily, November 12, 1940

Volume 29, Issue 38https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/3200/thumbnail.jp

Spartan Daily, November 12, 1940

Volume 29, Issue 38https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/3200/thumbnail.jp

Legislative Report: Healthcare Reform

Before Thanksgiving, H.R. 3200 and the Baucus Bill will reach the floor of the House and Senate, respectively, where they will be vigorously debated and are ultimately likely to pass.Marsha Blackburn, health care reform, healthcare reform, healthcare, health care, H.R. 3200, Baucus Bill, Tennessee, insurance

The Dust Tail of Asteroid (3200) Phaethon

We report the discovery of a comet-like tail on asteroid (3200) Phaethon when imaged at optical wavelengths near perihelion. In both 2009 and 2012, the tail appears >=350" (2.5x10^8 m) in length and extends approximately in the projected anti-solar direction. We interpret the tail as being caused by dust particles accelerated by solar radiation pressure. The sudden appearance and the morphology of the tail indicate that the dust particles are small, with an effective radius ~1 micrometer and a combined mass ~3x10^5 kg. These particles are likely products of thermal fracture and/or desiccation cracking under the very high surface temperatures (~1000 K) experienced by Phaethon at perihelion. The existence of the tail confirms earlier inferences about activity in this body based on the detection of anomalous brightening. Phaethon, the presumed source of the Geminid meteoroids, is still active.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures. Accepted by ApJ

Interface study report, DRC 3200-1108

Interface requirements for data transmission from CDC 3200 I/O and telemetry computers to Univac 110

(3200) Phaethon: Bulk density from Yarkovsky drift detection

The recent close approach of the NEA (3200) Phaethon offered a rare opportunity to obtain high-quality observational data. We used the newly obtained optical light curves to improve the spin and shape model of Phaethon and to determine its surface physical properties derived by thermophysical modeling. We also used the available astrometric observations of Phaethon, including those obtained by the Arecibo radar and the Gaia spacecraft, to constrain the secular drift of the orbital semimajor axis. This constraint allowed us to estimate the bulk density by assuming that the drift is dominated by the Yarkovsky effect. We used the convex inversion model to derive the 3D shape model of Phaethon, and a detailed numerical approach for an accurate analysis of the Yarkovsky effect. We obtained a unique solution for Phaethon's pole orientation at $(318,-47)^{\circ}$ ecliptic longitude and latitude (uncertainty of $5^{\circ}$), and confirm the previously reported thermophysical properties ($D=5.1\pm0.2$ km, $\Gamma=600\pm200$ SI). Phaethon has a top-like shape with possible north-south asymmetry. The characteristic size of the regolith grains is 1-2 cm. The orbit analysis reveals a secular drift of the semimajor axis of $-(6.9\pm1.9)\times 10^{-4}$ au Myr$^{-1}$. With the derived volume-equivalent size of 5.1~km, the bulk density $\rho$ is $1.67\pm0.47$ g cm$^{-3}$. If the size is slightly larger $\sim5.7$ km, as suggested by radar data, $\rho$ would decrease to $1.48\pm0.42$ g cm$^{-3}$. We further investigated the suggestion that Phaethon may be in a cluster with asteroids (155140) 2005 UD and (225416) 1999 YC that was formed by rotational fission of a critically spinning parent body. Phaethon's $\rho$ is consistent with typical values for large ($>100$ km) C-complex asteroids and supports its association with asteroid (2) Pallas. These findings render a cometary origin unlikely for Phaethon.Comment: Accepted for publication in A&

Metal Carbide-Graphite Composites Quarterly Report

Metal carbide-graphite composite fabrication by hot pressing at temperatures to 3200 deg